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2Real
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA
Joined: 07.14.2007

Jan 16 @ 5:49 PM ET
Hopefully the Flyers are at work today! A 4 hour practice.
- PLindbergh31

don't worry they're lined up for a snoozer when they come back against the devils it's their mo
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jan 16 @ 5:52 PM ET
best offensive line you'll ever see and they can't hold it together for the playoffs
- 2Real


Rodgers is so good. That throw he made on the sideline yesterday was incredible. He's the only QB in the NFL that can make that throw. That was insane. He's the most physically talented QB I've ever seen. Mobility, accuracy, arm strength, command of an offense. He's unbelievable.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 16 @ 5:52 PM ET
I was a big fan of Lauridsen....and still thinks someone should give him a shot.

Kent Huskins did yeo mans work when he was here, all without a complaint.

- Just5


At no time was Lauridsen NHL caliber.
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jan 16 @ 5:53 PM ET
don't worry they're lined up for a snoozer when they come back against the devils it's their mo
- 2Real


The Devils have been sticking it to the Flyers for 20+ years.
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Jan 16 @ 5:54 PM ET
The Devils have been sticking it to the Flyers for 20+ years.
- PLindbergh31

1995, Claude (frank)ing Lemieux, will it ever end?
opeth_pa
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: The Implication
Joined: 12.13.2011

Jan 16 @ 5:54 PM ET
I dont know anything about basketball but just watching Embiid he seems like a monster in the making..
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Jan 16 @ 5:55 PM ET
I dont know anything about basketball but just watching Embiid he seems like a monster in the making..
- opeth_pa


You Sir, are correct. Can't wait to see what they look like once Simmons joins the party.
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jan 16 @ 5:55 PM ET
1995, Claude (frank)ing Lemieux, will it ever end?
- BiggE


That was tough to swallow. And 2000 was worse. Flyers win the Cup if that hit doesn't happen. They would have beaten the Stars.
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Jan 16 @ 5:56 PM ET
That was tough to swallow. And 2000 was worse. Flyers win the Cup if that hit doesn't happen. They would have beaten the Stars.
- PLindbergh31

Yup. The highlight of the 04 run was beating those (frank)ers.
Landsbergfan
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Gävle, Sweden
Joined: 07.15.2014

Jan 16 @ 5:58 PM ET
https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/flyers

I'll let you do the math

- dragonoffrost

PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jan 16 @ 5:58 PM ET
Yup. The highlight of the 04 run was beating those (frank)ers.
- BiggE


Yep! Esche outplaying Brodeur was fantastic. 2010 they beat them as well. Carcillo.
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jan 16 @ 5:59 PM ET
I dont know anything about basketball but just watching Embiid he seems like a monster in the making..
- opeth_pa


The have been pretty competitive. There is a chance they could be really good in a few years.
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Jan 16 @ 6:02 PM ET
It is horrifyingly scary how good JoJo already is.
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jan 16 @ 6:09 PM ET
It is horrifyingly scary how good JoJo already is.
- Mononoke


He's better than AD.
konalover711
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PHX, AZ
Joined: 10.20.2015

Jan 16 @ 6:11 PM ET
er

I got ya, and you're probably right. D usually take longer to develop than forwards. But as some mentioned earlier, I wouldn't mind seeing Leier get another chance and Cousins should be in the lineup every game. I also want to see Laughton hopefully get another shot before the end of the season.

The Flyers had some pretty good success in 84-85 with kids like Tocchet, Smith, Zezel, etc.., none of them spent any time in the AHL at all.

- BiggE

i don't think Hak has the same size shoes as Keenan did to kick those kids in the nads to get the most out of them....
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jan 16 @ 6:20 PM ET

- Landsbergfan


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

Jan 16 @ 6:25 PM ET
He's better than AD.
- PLindbergh31


You strike me as a guy that hopes he gets injured again
opeth_pa
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: The Implication
Joined: 12.13.2011

Jan 16 @ 6:27 PM ET
You strike me as a guy that hopes he gets injured again
- Mononoke



Nah , the Sixers dont have orange and black in their jerseys..lol!!
Landsbergfan
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Gävle, Sweden
Joined: 07.15.2014

Jan 16 @ 6:33 PM ET
The WOS. The Wiese of poop.
- PLindbergh31

Agree
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jan 16 @ 6:41 PM ET
You strike me as a guy that hopes he gets injured again
- Mononoke


Nope. I never root for anyone to get injured. That is bad karma.
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Jan 16 @ 7:12 PM ET
1995, Claude (frank)ing Lemieux, will it ever end?
- BiggE


no
dragonoffrost
Season Ticket Holder
Location: The East Coast Dump, NJ
Joined: 10.12.2015

Jan 16 @ 7:30 PM ET

- Landsbergfan

My work here for today is done
nastyflyergirl
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: this space for rent, PA
Joined: 09.19.2006

Jan 16 @ 7:58 PM ET
But, to your point, they may want to let him play more meaningful minutes at the AHL level. But a guy like Weal will do little to improve his game by racking up points in the AHL.

Also, in my opinion, Hextall errs too much on the side of caution with his young players. Yes, let them develop in the AHL and don't shuttle them back and forth. But at the same time, they need to show that they can handle the NHL at some point. You can't keep them in the AHL forever.

Yes, yes, I know, the coaches "know" more than we do, but it's my opinion.

- jmatchett383



(agreeing with you) NHL coaches, GM's and scouts know more than us but that doesn't mean they don't make mistakes and wrong decisions at times. also sometimes the cap, roster, waiver situation comes into play. I don't think its always as simple as saying if they thought he would help they would call him up. Maybe they aren't giving a kid like Leier a longer look because they simply don't want to risk losing a player via waivers and don't want to send the one player down who doesn't have to go through waivers.
nastyflyergirl
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: this space for rent, PA
Joined: 09.19.2006

Jan 16 @ 8:09 PM ET
Rodgers is so good. That throw he made on the sideline yesterday was incredible. He's the only QB in the NFL that can make that throw. That was insane. He's the most physically talented QB I've ever seen. Mobility, accuracy, arm strength, command of an offense. He's unbelievable.
- PLindbergh31



I listened to a Dallas fan call WIP and say Rodgers is overrated
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 16 @ 8:11 PM ET
(agreeing with you) NHL coaches, GM's and scouts know more than us but that doesn't mean they don't make mistakes and wrong decisions at times. also sometimes the cap, roster, waiver situation comes into play. I don't think its always as simple as saying if they thought he would help they would call him up. Maybe they aren't giving a kid like Leier a longer look because they simply don't want to risk losing a player via waivers and don't want to send the one player down who doesn't have to go through waivers.
- nastyflyergirl


The Flyers just waived and sent Gordon down. Hextall has repeatedly said that when a young player is ready and will improve the team, he will make the moves necessary to bring that player up. It's not about infallibility. They know their players, and who is ready, and who can improve the team. If they thought Leier was that player, he would be on the team.
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