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tangent_man
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey
Joined: 11.28.2007

Mar 15 @ 3:48 PM ET
Today's find - if you watch the replay, and watch the goalie from straight on, well, you just don't see goaltending like that anymore.


- wilsonecho91


I was actually more impressed that they weren't discussing how many dollar dogs Bobby Taylor could fit in his pockets during the game.
funmaster18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine.
Joined: 03.15.2009

Mar 15 @ 3:49 PM ET
This is playoff weather. doors and top are off the jeep = Flyers playoff feel
- FrankDrebbin


I find that beer goes down a lot easier/faster/more often this time of year as well
Marc D
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: best smile, 14 without fake tees
Joined: 03.28.2008

Mar 15 @ 3:49 PM ET
I dont think we can just ignore the good that Rinaldo does as well. Having him in the lineup in the playoffs would add some jam, which surely benefited the Bruins last year..

Honestly... come playoff time, I hardly believe that Wellwood would be seeing substantial PK time.

More likely that G, Schenn, Read, Coots, Talbot and co would take on those responsibilities.

EDIT: With that being said, I wouldnt mind either of the two playing...

- jak521

Rinaldo/Couts/Talbot would be a great 4th line for the playoffs
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

Mar 15 @ 3:49 PM ET
Cheating on your wife or significant other
- FrankDrebbin


Why cheat on your wife? Whats the point of getting married then? Stay single.
funmaster18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine.
Joined: 03.15.2009

Mar 15 @ 3:50 PM ET
Rinaldo/Couts/Talbot would be a great 4th line for the playoffs
- Marc D


JoeRussomanno
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: me bitter? F-no i think it's hilarious
Joined: 12.14.2011

Mar 15 @ 3:51 PM ET
Why cheat on your wife? Whats the point of getting married then? Stay single.
- stveshdy

TO play my ever so admired role of Devil's advocate, So you can have your cake and eat it too
JoeRussomanno
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: me bitter? F-no i think it's hilarious
Joined: 12.14.2011

Mar 15 @ 3:52 PM ET
I was actually more impressed that they weren't discussing how many dollar dogs Bobby Taylor could fit in his pockets during the game.
- tangent_man

I just miss the way Gene said score. Quite the contrast from say, Tim Saunders
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

Mar 15 @ 3:53 PM ET
TO play my ever so admired role of Devil's advocate, So you can have your cake and eat it too
- JoeRussomanno


Sounds like nothing but a headache and drama. I rather avoid all of that by not getting married.
FrankDrebbin
Location: PA
Joined: 02.27.2012

Mar 15 @ 3:53 PM ET
Why cheat on your wife? Whats the point of getting married then? Stay single.
- stveshdy


This age old question has never been answered. in all seriousness im just kidding
tangent_man
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey
Joined: 11.28.2007

Mar 15 @ 3:53 PM ET
TO play my ever so admired role of Devil's advocate, So you can have your cake and eat it too
- JoeRussomanno


You mean Kate and Edith?


Schenn2shine
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 07.26.2011

Mar 15 @ 3:53 PM ET
I dont think we can just ignore the good that Rinaldo does as well. Having him in the lineup in the playoffs would add some jam, which surely benefited the Bruins last year..

Honestly... come playoff time, I hardly believe that Wellwood would be seeing substantial PK time.

More likely that G, Schenn, Read, Coots, Talbot and co would take on those responsibilities.

EDIT: With that being said, I wouldnt mind either of the two playing...

- jak521

Schenn has seen very little of any PK time since he broke his foot early in the season. I highly doubt he sees any PK time. That's something he'll probably have to work into next season, unless key pieces to the PK begin to drop like flies.
funmaster18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine.
Joined: 03.15.2009

Mar 15 @ 3:54 PM ET
Why cheat on your wife? Whats the point of getting married then? Stay single.
- stveshdy


Why sign Shelley to a 3 year deal worth 1.1 mil per? Some things we will never understand.

(that should help get things back on (off?) track)
Bill Meltzer
Editor
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.13.2006

Mar 15 @ 3:55 PM ET
Today's find - if you watch the replay, and watch the goalie from straight on, well, you just don't see goaltending like that anymore.


- wilsonecho91


Edwards was a good goalie, too, but he looked about 3-foot-5 by time Poulin pulled the puck to the backhand. He made a perfect shot to the top shelf (would probably have been a goal even today), but Poulin even had room to stuff inside the post. So much open net!

The goaltending today is miles ahead of where it was in the 1980s, in terms of technique, equipment and the size of most goalies nowadays. A 5-foot-9 goalie like Edwards would never get a sniff of the NHL draft anymore, much less winning a Vezina as Edwards once did.

BTW, that sequence also goes to show that even a HHOF defenseman like Al MacInnis sometimes gets beaten badly -- hockey keeps you humble, for sure.



stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

Mar 15 @ 3:57 PM ET
Why sign Shelley to a 3 year deal worth 1.1 mil per? Some things we will never understand.

(that should help get things back on (off?) track)

- funmaster18


The Flyers arent married to Shelley. His contract runs out after next season. How crazy would that be if you signed contracts while getting married (number of years)?
tangent_man
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey
Joined: 11.28.2007

Mar 15 @ 3:57 PM ET
I just miss the way Gene said score. Quite the contrast from say, Tim Saunders
- JoeRussomanno


I miss the way the games were called back then. Focused on the play, no BS.
FrankDrebbin
Location: PA
Joined: 02.27.2012

Mar 15 @ 3:57 PM ET
Why sign Shelley to a 3 year deal worth 1.1 mil per? Some things we will never understand.

(that should help get things back on (off?) track)

- funmaster18

In many ways Shelly is like a wife. Both can take a punch
JoeRussomanno
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: me bitter? F-no i think it's hilarious
Joined: 12.14.2011

Mar 15 @ 3:58 PM ET
Sounds like nothing but a headache and drama. I rather avoid all of that by not getting married.
- stveshdy

In all seriousness From my experience those that do just don't appreciate what they have and are too young or immature to be married. It makes for good humour to joke about when you've been married for 10 years or more like myself ( I sounds crazy) so there you go.
FrankDrebbin
Location: PA
Joined: 02.27.2012

Mar 15 @ 3:58 PM ET
In many ways Shelly is like a wife. Both can take a punch
- FrankDrebbin


This was a joke
JoeRussomanno
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: me bitter? F-no i think it's hilarious
Joined: 12.14.2011

Mar 15 @ 3:59 PM ET
I miss the way the games were called back then. Focused on the play, no BS.
- tangent_man

YOu ain't kidding. I have game 6 of the 87 scf's dvrd and man what a relief to listen to those guys. To think that was the cup round and how non-circus they were.
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

Mar 15 @ 3:59 PM ET
In all seriousness From my experience those that do just don't appreciate what they have and are too young or immature to be married. It makes for good humour to joke about when you've been married for 10 years or more like myself ( I sounds crazy) so there you go.
- JoeRussomanno


True. What about the people who have been married for 20 years and are mature but still cheat on their wives?
funmaster18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine.
Joined: 03.15.2009

Mar 15 @ 3:59 PM ET
The Flyers arent married to Shelley. His contract runs out after next season. How crazy would that be if you signed contracts while getting married (number of years)?
- stveshdy


3 years of Shelley seems like a lifetime to some people
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

Mar 15 @ 4:00 PM ET
This was a joke
- FrankDrebbin


Tell em Franky!
JoeRussomanno
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: me bitter? F-no i think it's hilarious
Joined: 12.14.2011

Mar 15 @ 4:05 PM ET
True. What about the people who have been married for 20 years and are mature but still cheat on their wives?
- stveshdy

Just bored I guess.
Look marriage isn't for everyone. It's an old world institution that I think over the next 100 years or so society will have to change the way it is perceived. I don't mean to highjack the thread either so that's the end of my input on the subject here.
jak521
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Buckle Up.
Joined: 02.19.2008

Mar 15 @ 4:07 PM ET
Schenn has seen very little of any PK time since he broke his foot early in the season. I highly doubt he sees any PK time. That's something he'll probably have to work into next season, unless key pieces to the PK begin to drop like flies.
- Schenn2shine

I think in a 3-2 playoff game with 2 minutes left... you would be seeing Talbot-Coots
G-Read.

If one of those were in the box.. id be willing to bet Schenn would be the next to get the nod.
stveshdy
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 06.28.2010

Mar 15 @ 4:08 PM ET
Just bored I guess.
Look marriage isn't for everyone. It's an old world institution that I think over the next 100 years or so society will have to change the way it is perceived. I don't mean to highjack the thread either so that's the end of my input on the subject here.

- JoeRussomanno


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