Indeed.
- Crimsoninja

- ob18

and just sick (frank)ing mitts on g on these SO goals - what happened to him this year?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GgwJKffC8I
- hammarby31

he had 32 surgeries leading to the room where the paint don't want to dry

- Crimsoninja

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOz2-l19tJ8

my god, i wish we were in the playoffs.
- hammarby31

How people put the Rangers above the penguins in their level of hate Ill never understand. Yea maybe I'm younger and didn't live the 80's. Well guess what old timers time to live in the now. If rather the Penguins lose than the flyers win

How people put the Rangers above the penguins in their level of hate Ill never understand. Yea maybe I'm younger and didn't live the 80's. Well guess what old timers time to live in the now. If rather the Penguins lose than the flyers win
- Just5

meh

https://vine.co/v/eWLHIelqXVx
- wilsonecho91

How people put the Rangers above the penguins in their level of hate Ill never understand. Yea maybe I'm younger and didn't live the 80's. Well guess what old timers time to live in the now. If rather the Penguins lose than the flyers win
- Just5

i did live in the 80s and went through it. i HATE THE (frank)ING RANGERS AND THEIR ENTIRE (frank)ING FAN BASE. (frank) THEM NOW AND FOREVER.

THAT'S HOW I PUT THEM ABOVE THE PENGUINS.

There was nothing wrong with that gif. See?

mrs. craaaaaaane....i'm looking at you.

Bill, were opinions on Akeson's season really monolithic within the organization?

Chief was fired expressly for failing to get the most out of his players, with more than a few guys not being put in the best position to succeed... his treatment of Akeson this season seems like a microcosm of that.



29 other teams also thought MDZ/Schultz/White/Coloiocovo weren't worth a damn.
- Tomahawk

I've posted extensively on the topic, but just to reiterate my view, I don't care what any scout or Flyers staffer says, you cannot properly analyze an offensive oriented, finesse player like Akeson based on how he played as a grinder, in limited minutes with the fourth line, with the most offensively ineffective players on team.

I feel pretty confident in saying that it was no coincidence that Akeson had an impact and looked like he belonged in the NHL when he was deployed alongside better players in last season's series against the Rangers, where he got more meaningful minutes, including pp time.

With that said, it would behoove the Flyers to, at the very least, put Akeson into a position to make the most of his offensive talents rather than in one that wastes them before they make any conclusions about his long term potential in the NHL. That should be part of the vetting process and would help prevent a mistake being made. I mean, what's the downside really, to giving Akeson a shot in the top nine and some pp time for something like 25-30 games next season? I don't see any. The kid has paid his dues, give him a legit shot.

Also, I don't buy this notion of "well, Akeson didn't do anything productive when he was playing the fourth line to earn a move up" B.S. First of all, what about when he DID show what he could do when he DID play up with more of a scoring line on the big stage of the SC playoffs the season prior? Shouldn't that count even more than a handful of reg season games playing in limited minutes with stiffs? Yeah, White did well in that role this season and Laughton looked ok there too, but Akeson is a different player (OMG players differ!?!?). He's undersized, and doesn't have the gritty, checking game of a Ryan White or Scott Laughton, so should we be surprised that he's not going to perform well in that role? Akeson's game is producing offense. Playing seven minutes a game with the likes of Umberger and Rinaldo and getting no PP time is simply not the way to tell if an offensively talented player can translate his game to the NHL. I'm sorry, it's just not. This seems like common sense to me and frankly, it is disconcerting to know that a flyers "team source" cannot realize the flaw in making such conclusions about a talented young player based on how he played in a role for which he was ill-suited and one that did nothing to exploit his natural abilities.

i did live in the 80s and went through it. i HATE THE (frank)ING RANGERS AND THEIR ENTIRE (frank)ING FAN BASE. (frank) THEM NOW AND FOREVER.

THAT'S HOW I PUT THEM ABOVE THE PENGUINS.
- hammarby31

How people put the Rangers above the penguins in their level of hate Ill never understand. Yea maybe I'm younger and didn't live the 80's. Well guess what old timers time to live in the now. If rather the Penguins lose than the flyers win
- Just5

When I was a kid, the Penguins were a joke. It wasn't a rivalry, it was a one sided ass kicking. The Pens were generally two points in the bank-and were pretty much an automatic win at the Spectrum.

The Rangers though...1974 was a brutal series. Then those bastards stole Freddy Shero. Then the Smurf Rangers beat the Flyers in the first round when Bob McCammon had his head up his ass. Toss in guy like Sandstrom and James Patrick and it was so easy to despise those (frank)ers.

Even now, I joke about Mark Pavelich...but I really do hate that (frank)er.

How people put the Rangers above the penguins in their level of hate Ill never understand. Yea maybe I'm younger and didn't live the 80's. Well guess what old timers time to live in the now. If rather the Penguins lose than the flyers win
- Just5

Guess what? I hate the Rangers more than the Penguins and nothing you can say will ever change that. I've got decades of hate for that franchise. The Pens are just an afterthought.

So that guy Panarin is going to the Hawks

(frank) them

I've posted extensively on the topic, but just to reiterate my view, I don't care what any scout or Flyers staffer says, you cannot properly analyze an offensive oriented, finesse player like Akeson based on how he played as a grinder, in limited minutes with the fourth line, with the most offensively ineffective players on team.

I feel pretty confident in saying that it was no coincidence that Akeson had an impact and looked like he belonged in the NHL when he was deployed alongside better players in last season's series against the Rangers, where he got more meaningful minutes, including pp time.

With that said, it would behoove the Flyers to, at the very least, put Akeson into a position to make the most of his offensive talents rather than in one that wastes them before they make any conclusions about his long term potential in the NHL. That should be part of the vetting process and would help prevent a mistake being made. I mean, what's the downside really, to giving Akeson a shot in the top nine and some pp time for something like 25-30 games next season? I don't see any. The kid has paid his dues, give him a legit shot.

Also, I don't buy this notion of "well, Akeson didn't do anything productive when he was playing the fourth line to earn a move up" B.S. First of all, what about when he DID show what he could do when he DID play up with more of a scoring line on the big stage of the SC playoffs the season prior? Shouldn't that count even more than a handful of reg season games playing in limited minutes with stiffs? Yeah, White did well in that role this season and Laughton looked ok there too, but Akeson is a different player (OMG players differ!?!?). He's undersized, and doesn't have the gritty, checking game of a Ryan White or Scott Laughton, so should we be surprised that he's not going to perform well in that role? Akeson's game is producing offense. Playing seven minutes a game with the likes of Umberger and Rinaldo and getting no PP time is simply not the way to tell if an offensively talented player can translate his game to the NHL. I'm sorry, it's just not. This seems like common sense to me and frankly, it is disconcerting to know that a flyers "team source" cannot realize the flaw in making such conclusions about a talented young player based on how he played in a role for which he was ill-suited and one that did nothing to exploit his natural abilities.
- exlund

Good to hear from you exlund

Guess what? I hate the Rangers more than the Penguins and nothing you can say will ever change that. I've got decades of hate for that franchise. The Pens are just an afterthought.
- Doc_Sarcasm

mrs. craaaaaaane....i'm looking at you.
- hammarby31

This guy gets it.

When I was a kid, the Penguins were a joke. It wasn't a rivalry, it was a one sided ass kicking. The Pens were generally two points in the bank-and were pretty much an automatic win at the Spectrum.

The Rangers though...1974 was a brutal series. Then those bastards stole Freddy Shero. Then the Smurf Rangers beat the Flyers in the first round when Bob McCammon had his head up his ass. Toss in guy like Sandstrom and James Patrick and it was so easy to despise those (frank)ers.

Even now, I joke about Mark Pavelich...but I really do hate that (frank)er.
- Jsaquella

Just hearing the name "Tomas Sandstrom" makes we want to punch someone

Just hearing the name "Tomas Sandstrom" makes we want to punch someone
- BiggE

Or cross check them across the back of the head

Some of my earliest memories were when the flyers lost in 95 in the playoffs to the Devils. Then in 2000 when I knew we were going to the finals the (frank)ing Devils come back from 3-1 after Stevens murdered lindros. Then they win 2 more cups on top of brodeur another 15 (frank)ing years.

But I've evolved. Ever since that puke Crosby got drafted. The 2012 series sealed it. (frank) the pens

So that guy Panarin is going to the Hawks

(frank) them
- PhillySportsGuy

I know. And I have to cheer for these (frank)s?

Guess what? I hate the Rangers more than the Penguins and nothing you can say will ever change that. I've got decades of hate for that franchise. The Pens are just an afterthought.
- Doc_Sarcasm

Yup, its not even close. There is no team, in any sport, that I hate more than the NY Rangers. No one.

Just hearing the name "Tomas Sandstrom" makes we want to punch someone
- BiggE

and Barry Beck and Ron Dugay. (frank) them.

I mean look at this (frank)ing guy

Or cross check them across the back of the head
- Jsaquella

Hell yeah!!
LOL