Flyers will be scary for years to come

[orpchar]

They got outstanding rookie seasons out of a handful of players. How many of those types of players pull that off their next year?

They got an outstanding series out of a handful of players. Nobody was talking about Giroux for Hart, Couturier for Selke, etc. The Penguins made them look good through a combination of a lack of coaching adjustments on the PK and the flakiness of Geno and MAF.

The Flyers had a decent year, but unlike the Pens, they have sacrificed the future for the present. Their window is closing, not opening. Considering the contracts they are stuck with (Pronger, Briere, Bryzgalov,) even IF Simmonds, Schenn, Couturier, and Read continue to look as good as they looked against the Pens, there's no way they will be able to afford them.

Not to mention that Laviolette's in-your-face coaching style gets old really quick if it doesn't produce results.

[IMFC]

Not to mention that Laviolette's in-your-face coaching style gets old really quick if it doesn't produce results.

Was so great watching him QUIT in the 3rd period tonight. No emotion, no answers, no 'brilliant' time-out. Nothing. He just gave up. Awesome.

[littlemoonboot]

Hockey has a way of delivering payback. I don't know how or when, but Philly will get theirs.

They just did.

[Malkamaniac]

Not to mention that Laviolette's in-your-face coaching style gets old really quick if it doesn't produce results.

Was so great watching him QUIT in the 3rd period tonight. No emotion, no answers, no 'brilliant' time-out. Nothing. He just gave up. Awesome.

He also sent out Rinaldo countless times in the third that enabled the Devils to continue to just dominate.

[PfanTN]

They got outstanding rookie seasons out of a handful of players. How many of those types of players pull that off their next year?

They got an outstanding series out of a handful of players. Nobody was talking about Giroux for Hart, Couturier for Selke, etc. The Penguins made them look good through a combination of a lack of coaching adjustments on the PK and the flakiness of Geno and MAF.

Uh, what? Yes there were. A lot of people. Take off your blinders. Not saying everyone thought he'd deserve it more than malkin or stamkos, but Giroux was in the hart discussion.

[shmenguin]

They got outstanding rookie seasons out of a handful of players. How many of those types of players pull that off their next year?

They got an outstanding series out of a handful of players. Nobody was talking about Giroux for Hart, Couturier for Selke, etc. The Penguins made them look good through a combination of a lack of coaching adjustments on the PK and the flakiness of Geno and MAF.

Uh, what? Yes there were. A lot of people. Take off your blinders. Not saying everyone thought he'd deserve it more than malkin or stamkos, but Giroux was in the hart discussion.

not that you're talking nonsense or anything, but i have this suspicion that you might be an undercover philly fan

[Malkamaniac]

Giroux was in the conversation with a few pundits around the league. Honestly, I think Giroux was more deserving of the discussion over Stamkos. I really have no complaints either way though.

[shmenguin]

giroux should definitely be in the hart discussion. his team was successful, and he absolutely elevated the play of those around him. he's still a turd of course.

[IronDukes37]

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[Sam's Drunk Dog]

Don't forget that Gyro had a concussion that kept him out for a long time.

[SolidSnake]

Maybe the title should be changed to "The Flyers will be sorry for years to come." with that Bryzgalov contract

[meecrofilm]

Giroux was in the conversation with a few pundits around the league. Honestly, I think Giroux was more deserving of the discussion over Stamkos. I really have no complaints either way though.

I don't think I can have an unbiased opinion of Stamkos, because every time he plays the Pens he sucks.

[Pitt87]

giroux should definitely be in the hart discussion. his team was successful, and he absolutely elevated the play of those around him. he's still a turd of course.

Should be, but hard to say he didn't benefit a great deal from a former Hart and Art Ross winner on his line. He was more awesome when Jagr was awesome, but he was also awesome on the PP. He factored into more of his teams PP goals than two teams even scored. Pretty sick.

[littlemoonboot]

Giroux is a hell of a player.

That being said, regarding that "Mario/Little Mario" discussion coming from Jagr -- I wish Le Magnifique would call #68 up and say "Hello, old friend. About all that...you need to stop."

But I know Mario's too classy and all that.

[Malkamaniac]

Giroux will win the Hart one year purely because he's so good at doing everything on the ice. 5man, PK, PP. Dude just does everything so well.

[llipgh2]

Giroux is a hell of a player.

That being said, regarding that "Mario/Little Mario" discussion coming from Jagr -- I wish Le Magnifique would call #68 up and say "Hello, old friend. About all that...you need to stop."

But I know Mario's too classy and all that.

Brett Hull isn't too classy, and did tell Jagr to stop.

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

Giroux is a hell of a player.

That being said, regarding that "Mario/Little Mario" discussion coming from Jagr -- I wish Le Magnifique would call #68 up and say "Hello, old friend. About all that...you need to stop."

But I know Mario's too classy and all that.

Jagr isn't classy enough to listen, even if Mario did call him.

[Pitt87]

Not to mention that Laviolette's in-your-face coaching style gets old really quick if it doesn't produce results.

Was so great watching him QUIT in the 3rd period tonight. No emotion, no answers, no 'brilliant' time-out. Nothing. He just gave up. Awesome.

He also sent out Rinaldo countless times in the third that enabled the Devils to continue to just dominate.

Noticed that too... I was also interested in Jagrs 3rd period minutes but I couldn't find them.

Everyone was also fairly disappointed by Giroux's absence but no one blamed him.. publicly anyway. Wonder what the offseason looks like

[CERV96]

The Flyer eulogy is up.


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck- ... 25z;_ylv=3

[MRandall25]

Loved the Zolnierczyk headstone. Lost it.

[shafnutz05]

That was one hell of a eulogy.

[SolidSnake]

The Flyer eulogy is up.


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck- ... 25z;_ylv=3

Only 8 more years I got this

[penny lane]

[DudeMan2766]

I loved the little add on to Hartnell's. "He is also a dumbass"

[JS©]

That's how the eulogies should be done. That Flyers one towards the Pens had the same tired Cindy/baby/pacifier jokes that they've been using since 2006.