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Striiker
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 10.09.2020

Nov 3 @ 12:56 PM ET
Might as well build the whole roster:

Barber-Clarke-Kerr
Leclair-Lindros-Recchi
Propp-Macleish-Tocchet
Giroux-Couturier-Leach

Howe-Desjardins
Pronger-Dailey
Timonen-McCrimmon

Parent
Lindbergh

- BiggE

No order:
Center: Lindros, Clarke, Rod, Mel Bridgeman
LW: Leclair, Propp, Barber, Giroux
RW: Kerr, Recchi, Renberg, Holmgren.
LD: Pronger, Howe, Kim
RD: Desjardin, Kimmo, MCrimmon

Pete Peters in goal
Bendecko
Location: Cave Putorium
Joined: 02.29.2020

Nov 3 @ 1:01 PM ET
if you guys wondered where MJL is he's standing back and standing by
- 2Real

Then don't you mean Bill is standing back and standing by?
RustyPipes
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Joined: 03.09.2018

Nov 3 @ 1:05 PM ET
RustyPipes
Philadelphia Flyers

Location: Williamsburg, VA
Joined: 03.09.2018

Today @ 11:16 AM ET
I find it really kind of funny how most of the inputs right now have Kerr in their lineup. I can't possibly understand this - didn't his scouting report say something like that he was a slow skater and wasn't very motivated?


Not sure if you remember Tim Kerr or maybe you are younger and he was before your time but he was one of the best Flyers of all time in my estimation.
Kerr had 4 seasons back to back to back to back of 54, 54, 58, 58, goals scored in less than 80 games played before shoulder injuries took its toll on him when he played in only 8 games in 87-88, he than bounced back with 48 goals in 69 games in 88-89 and that was pretty much the end because of many more shoulder injuries.
Kerr ended up 655 games played 370 goals, 304 assists, 674 pts for his career.
The N.H.L. has Kerr listed at #17 out of the 25 all time dynamic goal scorers in N.H.L. history.

- Dr. Pepper

It was supposed to be sarcastic
Pelle31Forever
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.20.2014

Nov 3 @ 1:10 PM ET
LeClair Clarke Kerr
Howe Rico
Pelle

It was hard not having my boy Kimmo on the list but IMO Rico was the better player.

Forsberg is my all time favorite hockey player but a short stint here, while though fairly decent, just wouldn't cut it. Especially over Bobby and Eric.
Pelle31Forever
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.20.2014

Nov 3 @ 1:12 PM ET
Bill, do we get "I voted" stickers for participating?
Keith25
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: DANBURY, CT
Joined: 02.07.2017

Nov 3 @ 1:16 PM ET
Cechmanek?

To this day I know there are people who look at his numbers and are amazed, but he was a terrible NHL goaltender. Some people even compared him to Hasek, which is amazing by itself, but he had zero puck tracking ability and barely knew where the puck was most of the time. Most saves really just hit a big body and he proved that even more when he was shipped to LA.

- Glak18


Agree on full front, yet regardless I do not care what is your style and how you do it. You have 1 job to do as goaltender and that is to keep the puck out of the net.
And he was the best in the last 25 years in Flyers uniform doing that. And yes I exclude Carter yet from this equation :-)
ClaudeFather
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: west haven, CT
Joined: 08.14.2015

Nov 3 @ 1:17 PM ET
What a loser Tanner is haha! Well done everyone
landros 2
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Centre of universe
Joined: 02.07.2007

Nov 3 @ 1:25 PM ET
You know who doesn't care? Laine. Probably playing Fortnite right now!

(frank) him.

- PT21


Tomahawk
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Nov 3 @ 1:25 PM ET
Giroux - FORSBERG - Tocchet
Pronger - Desjardins
Hart

- Dr_Bryzgalov


It was (frank)ing amazing how dominant he was, even on one foot, at age 30-something when he was here. As amazing as #88 was, #21 was better.
corduroy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: “How many times is she gonna ask this f'n question?”, NT
Joined: 12.09.2006

Nov 3 @ 1:26 PM ET
Shelley/Daigle/Zherdev
R. Jones/A, Lilja
Bryzgalov

- PLindbergh31



Petr Nedved is upset that you left him off this list. So is Mike York
landros 2
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Centre of universe
Joined: 02.07.2007

Nov 3 @ 1:27 PM ET
Just stopping in to say that Trump is garbage and his supporters are no better than Nazi Collaborators and that Hockeybuzz is too cowardly to stand up for what is right because it makes almost all its money selling ads to mid-40s right wing losers who haven't got laid since the 90s.
- James_Tanner


So your not all in on the “red wave”..?...
landros 2
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Centre of universe
Joined: 02.07.2007

Nov 3 @ 1:28 PM ET
LeClair Clarke Kerr
Howe Rico
Pelle

It was hard not having my boy Kimmo on the list but IMO Rico was the better player.

Forsberg is my all time favorite hockey player but a short stint here, while though fairly decent, just wouldn't cut it. Especially over Bobby and Eric.

- Pelle31Forever


Almost identical....picked Barber over Leclair on a coin flip.
Letterkenney
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Dementia Patient in the White House, DC, PA
Joined: 03.20.2020

Nov 3 @ 1:48 PM ET
Shelley/Daigle/Zherdev
R. Jones/A, Lilja
Bryzgalov

- PLindbergh31


The perfect Flyers team..... 0 - 82
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Nov 3 @ 1:48 PM ET
Just stopping in to say that Trump is garbage and his supporters are no better than Nazi Collaborators and that Hockeybuzz is too cowardly to stand up for what is right because it makes almost all its money selling ads to mid-40s right wing losers who haven't got laid since the 90s.
- James_Tanner


LMAO, man I love you Tanner!
PT21
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 木糠布丁, PA
Joined: 03.04.2008

Nov 3 @ 1:48 PM ET
So, businesses are boarding up in case Biden loses....what does that tell you about Joe's supporters?
- DaveofYork


Rioters are no more representative of Joe's supporters than the mouth-breathing Proud Boys are of Trump.

Are you comfortable with that comparison?

Right, I didnt think so.

Political discussion doesn't have to devolve to buffoons trading insults.
Letterkenney
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Dementia Patient in the White House, DC, PA
Joined: 03.20.2020

Nov 3 @ 1:49 PM ET
Bill, do we get "I voted" stickers for participating?
- Pelle31Forever


You can find extra "I voted" stickers in graveyards around Philly!
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Nov 3 @ 1:50 PM ET
It was (frank)ing amazing how dominant he was, even on one foot, at age 30-something when he was here. As amazing as #88 was, #21 was better.
- Tomahawk


Not that there is a big difference but #21 was not better than #88 here, sorry.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Nov 3 @ 1:51 PM ET
Rioters are no more representative of Joe's supporters than the mouth-breathing Proud Boys are of Trump.

Are you comfortable with that comparison?

Right, I didnt think so.


- PT21


How absurd.


Bendecko
Location: Cave Putorium
Joined: 02.29.2020

Nov 3 @ 1:52 PM ET
LMAO, man I love you Tanner!

- MJL

Hey MJLBill:
You didn't include an "other" option for both the goal and right wing like you included for the other positions. Can you fix this? Thanks, MJLBill.
Pelle31Forever
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.20.2014

Nov 3 @ 1:52 PM ET
You can find extra "I voted" stickers in graveyards around Philly!
- Letterkenney


I'm sure in other graveyards around the country too.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Nov 3 @ 1:53 PM ET
I understand it is completely subjective and I love Lindros but he does not deserve to be ranked ahead of Clarke as not only the best center the franchise has ever had but also the best player period.
DrMidnite
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: False-Positive, Texas
Joined: 12.10.2010

Nov 3 @ 2:03 PM ET
It was (frank)ing amazing how dominant he was, even on one foot, at age 30-something when he was here. As amazing as #88 was, #21 was better.
- Tomahawk


Lindros was ruined by the rules back then.

All things being equal, and you put a 23 year old Lindros and Forsberg in the league now? I don't think Forsberg can do what Lindros was capable of.

I'm am NOT saying Peter was bad in any way, but Lindros was a freak.

He could honestly be a positionless player on the ice.

Put him anywhere with that shot, speed, size and IQ.

Edit: before you say Forsberg played in the same period? There were rules for Lindros, then everyone else. Just like Shaq, you could have called a penalty on the opposition almost every time he was out there.
Letterkenney
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Dementia Patient in the White House, DC, PA
Joined: 03.20.2020

Nov 3 @ 2:04 PM ET
I'm sure in other graveyards around the country too.
- Pelle31Forever


Especially Illinois in the Chicago area. They perfected that constituency.
Dave21Brown
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: NJ
Joined: 12.09.2018

Nov 3 @ 2:15 PM ET
Not that there is a big difference but #21 was not better than #88 here, sorry.
- MJL

Even at the peak of their careers you’d be splitting hairs as to which one was better. They were both great players who played different styles.
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Nov 3 @ 2:26 PM ET
In hindsight I find it weird people refer to Lindros being whiny about his head injuries. He ended up being completely right.
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