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Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 21 @ 5:36 PM ET
I don't like the idea of complaining about bias, but I am at a loss for the absolving of every non-Flyer for even more egregious and malicious hits. Virtanen straight throws a guy's head into the glass, Justin Williams performs a wrestling takedown, Shaw gets suspended preseason games and responds by immediately purposefully slew footing someone late...he gets a "teaching moment" punishment. Not to mention the at least 3 awful suspension worthy hits against Flyers last year which had no punishment.
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Oct 21 @ 5:37 PM ET
That costs you a lot more. They'd ask for Gostisbehere or Provorov.
- MJL

I get that, and it doesn't have to be Trouba. I just think it would be unwise to expend assets right now to acquire a winger when their real need is for another center and/or a RH Dman
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 21 @ 5:38 PM ET
What is poop may never die.

BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Oct 21 @ 5:39 PM ET
I don't like the idea of complaining about bias, but I am at a loss for the absolving of every non-Flyer for even more egregious and malicious hits. Virtanen straight throws a guy's head into the glass, Justin Williams performs a wrestling takedown, Shaw gets suspended preseason games and responds by immediately purposefully slew footing someone late...he gets a "teaching moment" punishment. Not to mention the at least 3 awful suspension worthy hits against Flyers last year which had no punishment.
- Mononoke

It does make one wonder, it really does.
Streit2ThePoint
Seattle Kraken
Location: it's disgusting how good you are at hockeybuzz.
Joined: 09.20.2013

Oct 21 @ 5:41 PM ET
I feel the Read, the Read for speed
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 21 @ 5:41 PM ET
It does make one wonder, it really does.
- BiggE


(frank) wondering. It's a fact
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 21 @ 5:44 PM ET
I feel the Read, the Read for speed
- Streit2ThePoint


Andrew Ladd has 0 points and is -2 in 4 games so far. $6 million VandeVelde.
TobyFlenderson
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: The Annex, Scranton, PA
Joined: 06.13.2013

Oct 21 @ 5:47 PM ET
Will CSN rescind the 'great check of the game'?
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 21 @ 5:59 PM ET
Will CSN rescind the 'great check of the game'?
- TobyFlenderson


Yes. They have officially changed it to the one on the Perry goal where Getzlaf completely interferes with Provorov.
dozerD10
Anaheim Ducks
Location: long beach, CA
Joined: 01.29.2014

Oct 21 @ 6:18 PM ET
3 Games... that does surprise me - they sure are consistent huh....

thank god he wasn't wearing 87 gold and black they would have banned him for life -
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Oct 21 @ 6:19 PM ET
I get that, and it doesn't have to be Trouba. I just think it would be unwise to expend assets right now to acquire a winger when their real need is for another center and/or a RH Dman
- BiggE



That's true, and I agree with that, but there is also the future to think about. Having a surplus of quality wingers can be used to make a separate deal, to fill a need. Honestly, I don't see LA giving up Tiffoli for a rental goaltender.
arichardson22
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philly, PA
Joined: 06.10.2013

Oct 21 @ 6:31 PM ET
That's true, and I agree with that, but there is also the future to think about. Having a surplus of quality wingers can be used to make a separate deal, to fill a need. Honestly, I don't see LA giving up Tiffoli for a rental goaltender.
- MJL


That's why I didn't chime in with the eavesdropping. I don't he understood who Toffoli is as a player nor his scoring ability. I wanted to chip in that we'd need to add prospect and/or pick(s) but I adamantly sipped my Stella instead
Streit2ThePoint
Seattle Kraken
Location: it's disgusting how good you are at hockeybuzz.
Joined: 09.20.2013

Oct 21 @ 6:37 PM ET
Andrew Ladd has 0 points and is -2 in 4 games so far. $6 million VandeVelde.
- Mononoke


He's still my baby
YuenglingJagr
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: under the bridge
Joined: 10.05.2015

Oct 21 @ 6:57 PM ET
He's still my baby
- Streit2ThePoint

Maybe try letting him get a little more sleep, eh?
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 21 @ 7:47 PM ET
Brian Campbell LW. Hmm.
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

Oct 21 @ 7:55 PM ET
Brayden Schenn suspended 3 games

Radko Gudas suspended 6 games

Dale Weise suspended 3 games

The broad street bullies are back!

SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

Oct 21 @ 7:56 PM ET
Brian Campbell LW. Hmm.
- Mononoke


Reverse Sami Kapanen
Mordecai
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: not very poggers
Joined: 08.27.2015

Oct 21 @ 7:57 PM ET
Brayden Schenn suspended 3 games

Radko Gudas suspended 6 games

Dale Weise suspended 3 games

The broad street bullies are back!

- SuperSchennBros


#goonsquad
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Oct 21 @ 8:05 PM ET
2Real has affected me in ways I don't yet understand
- Mononoke


You'll never understand
MikesPillBottle
Joined: 07.01.2015

Oct 21 @ 8:26 PM ET
You'll never understand
- ob18


The doctor can explain it to him. It's a pretty common infection...
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

Oct 21 @ 8:30 PM ET
So, with Weise getting suspended probably, there's litirilly a 100% chance VDV stays in some more.

I have a funny feeling he will eek out a full 82 games by having someone get injured or suspended every handful of games.

- Mononoke


I don't think it matters. If Raffl doesn't get hurt and Schenn comes back, the penalty killing specialist Chris Vandevelde who 29 different teams are breaking down the door for would stay in over Nick Cousins due to Cousins not being a special teams guy. I think the press box is the home of Cousins and number 13. I think the writing was on the wall even before Schenn's return.

The question was answered when it was asked why Couturier wasn't on the PK as much as he should be. Bottom six forwards have PK value to Hakstol. Vandevelde is apart of that whether we like it or not.
Landsbergfan
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Gävle, Sweden
Joined: 07.15.2014

Oct 21 @ 8:50 PM ET
BJ look a lot better than the flyers against the Hawks
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 21 @ 9:04 PM ET
You'll never understand
- ob18


Some mysteries are better left unsolved
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