- Thinking that all the attention being given to CES is foolish; until the Apple Tablet announcement is made, nothing else matters!
- Wants to know – “When?”
- Quick visual count – 62 people on this R6 train car … I see no less than 19 iPhones, 3 Blackberries and a guy with a Palm Pilot!
- Don’t know who those boys in Orange & Black were, but I liked it! I knew 7 goals were going to be needed though!
Tags: Apple, Flyers Hockey
- If you want a Jack Bauer fix, there is a 3 minute teaser of a season 8 episode now avail on iTunes for free! Look for “24 Season 8″
- I rest my case on the “Fighting in Hockey is Stupid!”; This Flyers game tonight is exhibit A, B & C! This is BORING and TIRED!
- Dave Spadaro is a DOPE! http://tinyurl.com/dopeySpadaro
Tags: 24, Eagles Football, Flyers Hockey, TinyURLs
- I’ve never seen a 9 minute power play! Not in 30 years of watching hockey!
- … and that makes it 8-2 … Washington!
Tags: Flyers Hockey
- Sitting over in the Bourse during a later than usual lunch break …
- Flyers have fired John Stevens!
Tags: Flyers Hockey
- John and I in the city for the Flyers game against Buffalo!
- Scottie Hartnell looks like a ZOMBIE!
- Flyers lose by 2 ; Lapperiere loses 7 teeth and returns to play in 3rd period!
Tags: Flyers Hockey
Make no mistake about it – as the Flyers inducted goalie Ron Hextall into the club’s Hall of Fame last night, a chapter was being closed in the history of this storied franchise. The story began back in 1986 when a tall, skinny kid from Brandon, Manitoba was given the starting goaltender’s job for the Philadelphia Flyers. This particular Flyers hockey team was still emotionally raw from the loss of Pelle Lindbergh less than 2 years earlier. To expect that all the pain and hurt would be cast aside by this rookie would have been foolish. To even imagine that the Flyers would ride the shoulders of this combative, energetic rookie all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals would have earned you a spot in a mental hospital. But as we all know – all these things did happen and a little less than 22 years later, the final words of a great chapter were penned by none other than Hextall himself during his induction on Wednesday: ” … To the fans of Philadelphia: …. We Were Tailor-Made for Each other.”
Tags: Flyers Hockey, Videos
As Eric Lindros announces his retirement today in London, Ontario – I find myself reflecting on what was an intensely exhilarating, frustrating and controversial 8 years as a Philadelphia Flyer. From the moment that Larry Bertuzzi awarded the “Next One” to the Flyers in a bizarre arbitration case, the hopes of an entire city starved for another Stanley Cup were placed on the broad shoulders of the man-child from Canada. Short of winning a Stanley Cup (which of course he never did), there was almost no chance that he was going to fulfill the gargantuan expectations that befell him. What he did give us however was a story almost as epic as many of the great Greek tragedies.
Tags: Flyers Hockey
I almost can’t believe that I am saying this; but it has slowly been brewing in my mind for a couple of years now. The NHL needs to OUTLAW all fighting in the game. There is NO place for it anymore. This is a holdover from an earlier day; a brutal memento to a completely different game. This cannot possible be about CODE, DUTY, HONOR or any other nonsense. Are you still wondering what brought this rant on? Well take a look at this:
http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=271025001
This is by far the most brutal, most ridiculous, and most damning indictment of what the NHL has been unable and unwilling to overcome in recent years. Although it is true that the players have gotten bigger and faster (while the rinks have stayed more or less stationary in size) – who in their right mind can possibly defend this type of barbarism in professional sports? The players have to learn that if this game is truly worth playing, then it MUST promote the fundamental respect for each and every professional who straps up a pair of skates. I love hockey & the NHL, but I would never want my son to play a game where this type of behavior is simpy brushed aside as being “part of the game.” I don’t know Zdeno Chara personally, but I am sure that I would be embarassed if I had to try to defend this type of behavior.
Hockey is a fast, intense & at times physically punishing sport. However if we find ourselves making excuses for a practice which is silly (@ best), then all we do is to promote and encourage these deviant traditions to continue. By the way, here’s a thought: if we (as fans) were to turn our backs away from the fighting and face towards the boards, do you think that the NHL will realize that its silent approval of fighting is nothing more than a hit from behind?
“Penalty to # 1, NHL – 10 Minutes for Gross Misconduct!”
Tags: Flyers Hockey
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