I immediately changed Jari's name to Ilkka. I'm headed off to court this morning.
- wilsonecho91

it's about (frank)ing time. jfc. i can now officially call him a marksman.

I'm glad the Heritage Nights are all like that after the first one. Tough guys was the same way. It's no pregame ceremony so our crappy record with those things isn't affecting the Heritage Nights.
- dragonoffrost

i hear you. i mean, how many pre-game ceremonies do we need? i was just excited because it was for the goalies.

and yeah, they generally play like ass and lose those games. not a fan.

I enjoy the rivalry that is being made between the Oil and Flyers.

They are a team one can hate easily.
- flyer_nutter

After Draisaitl scored the first goal last night I blamed you.

I want you to know that.

i hear you. i mean, how many pre-game ceremonies do we need? i was just excited because it was for the goalies.

and yeah, they generally play like ass and lose those games. not a fan.
- hammarby31

It was cool to see Boosh, Pete, Bernie, and Pelle's gf. They should have showed Hextall but I think they feared for the roof if they did. Yes the crowd was louder with each one.

Showing Hexy might have been deafening if it got louder than Pelle's cheer.

Limiting it to 5 kinda sucked but the pregame montage of all the goalies between the video game history pump up and the entrance to Metallica was way cool.

Manning's goal wasn't to fight McDavid. It was to get in McDavid's head and throw him off his game. He got in his head and the Flyers won the game. Guess his mission was successful.
- Jsaquella

I keep reading this "off his game"

Did you actually watch the game ?

Connor was absolutely dominant. Kid had a goal and apple and was dangerous all night long.
If he not already the best player in the world, it won't be long till he's that by a country mile.

The flyers winning the game (and congrats on it) wasn't because manning got him off his game. It's because the oilers gave up 6 goals.


If that's Mcdavid off his game, then the rest of the league is totally fuked when he gets back on his game.


I also read some posts saying Connor shoulda fought manning. Is that a joke?
Connor Mcdavid is gonna drop mitts with Brandon no name plug manning ?
How in any way is this a wise move from the oilers side

I don't see it as defending him. I see it as looking at it objectively. He response was competitiveness and fire on the ice, and he was the best player on his team last night. He answered a question from the press calmly, and professionally when he was asked what was going on. Not sure how that's coming across as a baby. I'd speculate that if he wasn't asked, he wouldn't have said anything about it.
- MJL

if that was a Flyers I would have cringed. I am being objective. I thought it was whiny.

I keep reading this "off his game"

Did you actually watch the game ?

Connor was absolutely dominant. Kid had a goal and apple and was dangerous all night long.
If he not already the best player in the world, it won't be long till he's that by a country mile.

The flyers winning the game (and congrats on it) wasn't because manning got him off his game. It's because the oilers gave up 6 goals.


If that's Mcdavid off his game, then the rest of the league is totally fuked when he gets back on his game.


I also read some posts saying Connor shoulda fought manning. Is that a joke?
Connor Mcdavid is gonna drop mitts with Brandon no name plug manning ?
How in any way is this a wise move from the oilers side
- HB77

You watch that tone missy!

You watch that tone missy!
- hockeylover

Connor totally shoulda fought Brandon manning !!

He answered a simple question in a calm and forthright manner. What a Baby!
yay home team !!

- aightwebang17

I keep reading this "off his game"

Did you actually watch the game ?

Connor was absolutely dominant. Kid had a goal and apple and was dangerous all night long.
If he not already the best player in the world, it won't be long till he's that by a country mile.

The flyers winning the game (and congrats on it) wasn't because manning got him off his game. It's because the oilers gave up 6 goals.


If that's Mcdavid off his game, then the rest of the league is totally fuked when he gets back on his game.


I also read some posts saying Connor shoulda fought manning. Is that a joke?
Connor Mcdavid is gonna drop mitts with Brandon no name plug manning ?
How in any way is this a wise move from the oilers side
- HB77

Well at the end of the day he won. Of course he's not going to fight but to go to the press after the game to say manning is classless because when I challenged him he wouldn't fight one of my guys sounds absolutely ridiculous and not the actions or words of a captain. It's like he's saying I'll start poop and then get one of my guys to clean it up. Just seems entitled. Would have been better to leave the issue on the ice but I'm sure he'll learn. I'm sure Crosby and other star players like Giroux have been challenged like this but didn't go to the press and complain that someone didn't fight his goon.

Connor totally shoulda fought Brandon manning !!

He answered a simple question in a calm and forthright manner. What a Baby!
yay home team !!
- HB77

Cause you always hear the stars saying that mean guy wouldn't fight my designated goon. Hahaha yay home team oilers.

Connor totally shoulda fought Brandon manning !!

He answered a simple question in a calm and forthright manner. What a Baby!
yay home team !!
- HB77

Your boy was rattled and now you are too

Connor totally shoulda fought Brandon manning !!

He answered a simple question in a calm and forthright manner. What a Baby!
yay home team !!
- HB77

Yet the Canadian Press , see TSN, is having a field day with it.

All's that really matters here folks is that Bundy got Jake's home country correct this time.

All's that really matters here folks is that Bundy got Jake's home country correct this time.
- hockeylover

But Lou couldn't get Leon's name right

Matt Henderson now trying to call out Manning.

Matt Henderson now trying to call out Manning.
- J35Bacher

Let's fight his ass

Matt Henderson now trying to call out Manning.
- J35Bacher

Matt Henderson now trying to call out Manning.
- J35Bacher

He called Manning a coward and said that he basically tackled McDavid last year, causing the injury. He also said Manning doesn't belong on the same ice with McDavid. What a douche!

Matt Henderson now trying to call out Manning.
- J35Bacher

Who the heck is Matt Henderson?

Your boy was rattled and now you are too
- PhillySportsGuy

If that's him rattled- he's gonna get 120+ if he can manage to stay calm !

Who the heck is Matt Henderson?
- Scoob

Never mind. I figured it out.

I love when bloggers use their soap box to try to belittle professional athletes. lol!

If that's him rattled- he's gonna get 120+ if he can manage to stay calm !
- HB77

If that's him rattled- he's gonna get 120+ if he can manage to stay calm !
- HB77

by the time he is old enough to stay calm, he will be over peak point production years. so in other words....he's doomed

Im literally amazed that this situation , McDavid+Manning, is becoming what it is.
It's almost like a WWE build to a PPV.

Im a fan of hockey first , Flyers second and if anyone says that McDavid should be fighting Manning then that doesnt make sense because the game is less exciting with McDavid not playing. It's my same argument for fans that scream they want Crosby hurt. On the other hand McDavid saying basically "I called him out but he wont fight one of our other guys" is just as ridiculous.

I hope that Manning and designated fighter for McDavid handle it the way Simmonds and McIlrath did..Start of the game, get it out of the way and move on.