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Re: Ryan Parent will have surgery Monday

Lumbar spinal surgery — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:06:46 -0000

My best wishes to you Ryan. Hope you are fine back now.

Re: Riley Cote ends NHL career, will assist in Adirondack

Andy G — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:00:15 -0000

It's upsetting, but the man had zero impact in the NHL.

I'm almost a little concerned that he'll be able to assist in coaching. He wasn't the smartest hockey player I've ever seen.

Class act, though.

Re: Riley Cote ends NHL career, will assist in Adirondack

Lsanna3 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:42:21 -0000

Glad that he is staying with the Flyers organization but it's sad that he decided to end his carrer so young.

Re: An ode to you, Simon Gagne: a Philadelphia idol

Andy G — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:01:05 -0000

Heh. I got yelled at when I told someone I was buying a Gagne Tampa jersey. Then again, 90% of Philadelphia fans are blatant homers.

Re: An ode to you, Simon Gagne: a Philadelphia idol

DL16 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:48:31 -0000

Andy G., I was at that NHL all Star game you are reffering to. I will always remember Gagne blowing away his competition during the skills competition when he was weaving in and out of those cones. Me, wearing my Lindros jersey had several people in the stands asking me who this Simon Gagne player was. I was so proud that we wore the orange.
Like you, I can't wait to get my Gagne/Lightning jersey.
Good luck Simon!
PS-I'm selfish and am still holding on the the hope that our Flyers will go after Gagne in free agency next summer.

Re: An ode to you, Simon Gagne: a Philadelphia idol

scs42 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:56:00 -0000

I'll never forget how amazingly cool Simon was to my then 6 year old son, who had just recently started playing hockey. We were at the Flyers' Carnival and after getting Gagne's autograph, my son gave Gagne one of his mite team "trading cards" from his team pictures. Simon played it off as though it was the coolest thing in the world to get a card from him. He told Brandon to always try hard and have fun, and genuinely wished him luck with a wink and a smile for dad. Nicest sports figure I've EVER met.

Re: A Trip to Prospect Camp 2010

arossi12 — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:42:19 -0000

No Erik Gustafsson today? I'm interested to see his progress this year.

Re: Another quick Gagne rumor update…shoot me now, please

Andy G — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:05:36 -0000

When Ed Snider realizes that he needs to hire a GM from outside the Flyers organization, because everyone is seemingly still in Bobby Clarke mode.

Re: Another quick Gagne rumor update…shoot me now, please

arossi12 — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:17:02 -0000

When are the Flyers going to get that trying to grab a big name #1 only results in failed experiments like Jeff Hackett and Roman Cechmanek?

Re: Several sources beginning to confirm: Simon Gagne asked to waive NTC (UPDATED)

Andy G — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:28:55 -0000

I wish I had Simon Gagne's telephone number. =/

Re: Several sources beginning to confirm: Simon Gagne asked to waive NTC (UPDATED)

arossi12 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:25:39 -0000

Hopefully he knocks some sense into Homer and says no.

Re: Flyers Free Agency Opening Day Round-Up & Grades

arossi12 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:09:28 -0000

Good God, the Shelley signing is going to give me an aneurysm. Save the even worse Boogaard signing, this is easily the leading candidate for "Biggest Waste of Space/Money/Time/Effort/Hating on Arron Asham" award this offseason. And I <3333333333333 Asham too, so right there with you Andy.

I like the Meszaros trade, simply because he's gonna look great in a supporting role. I think Coburn got too much, because he's still raw, but Meszaros is a nice insurance policy, and is mobile to boot.

The Sean O'Donnell signing is great. Anybody who can help groom the likes of Carle, Coburn, Bourdon, Marshall, and the other young blueliners coming up through the system is a welcome sight in my eyes.

Re: An idea for next year’s sweaters……..

Imsoawesome — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:30:34 -0000

Rossi, this was is genius great stuff. Ive never really been a fan of old school jerseys making a comeback but i dont mind the flyers, its pretty sick. I did enjoy the black jerseys when they first came out, it was something different. The original black one was my favorite, once the rbk edge remake hit i didnt like it as much. Before the rbk edge remake of the jerseys, i loved the style the flyers had, maybe im biased cuz i grew up with it but it was solid. I wouldnt mind seeing this beauty come back http://espn.go.com/media/nhl/2... minus the whole eric lindros thing. I also loved the 3-d third jersey they had for a few years, i really wanted a scottie upshall one, but they changed stylers and traded him too fast before i could buy one. If u have anymore ideas let me know.

-beck

Re: Sleeping Flyers lose to Minnesota, 2-1

mattcarson — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:28:07 -0000

Agreed. With every single thing this recap said. That was a disgusting game...and its NOT the way to head into 2 home and home series'. Jersey will make us eat this if we don't shape up, and quick, and so will Montreal.

Re: Introducing the We Believe In Orange Podcast!

mattcarson — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:53:21 -0000

Good stuff! I'd be happy to subscribe! As for the Listener Mailbag segment...thats an awesome idea. My only problem is trying to come up with ONE thing to mention! lol there's so much! For some reason the main thing that jumps out to me to mention is the depth of our team. The fact that the teams like the Penguins and the Capitals have their big names like Crosby and Ovechkin, and we don't have BIG names...but we have widespread scoring. We've got Richards, we've got Breire, we've got Giroux, JVR, Hartnell...(you get my point lol) all high point contributors. It makes for some very good lines and gives more options for lines (as proven by the recent line-shake-up that had awesome results). Thats more of an "in general" topic though, not game specific. Oh, that and the fact that the past 4 Flyers that have had birthdays on game nights, have scored at least once that game, and how good Carcillo has been doing all around. (Like I said, I can't pick just one lol) Looking forward to the podcast! GO FLYERS!

Re: Flyers embark on another trip to the West, kick off with new-look Flames

Andy G — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:11:17 -0000

They're coming. Don't worry. =)

Re: Flyers embark on another trip to the West, kick off with new-look Flames

mattcarson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:06:31 -0000

Looking forward to the game tonight. I like the new lines. Shanking things up like that every now and then gives the team a fresh feeling that has proven to make results. As for the Flyers homestand, I agree with the "semi-sucessful" comment. It wasn't BAD...but it could have been better. Great report. Wondering when I'm gonna be seeing the podcasts mentioned last month?!?! lol. As always...GO FLYERS!

Re: Flyers Sign D Lukas Krajicek

arossi12 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:59:12 -0000

There's a reason why Tampa Bay gave up on him. :/

Re: Flyers give up effort…I mean, the lead, and lose to the Thrashers. Again…

arossi12 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:19:41 -0000

The no calls in the Thrashers zone were brutal. Especially with the flurry of calls against them early in the third.

Richards and Hartnell are still taking too many shifts where they stand around and do nothing. I'd like to see someone take a game off to send a message, and maybe let Pyorala get a game. At least he backchecks.

Re: We’re playing the Thrashers again. Can we beat ‘em this time, please?

Andy G — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:10:29 -0000

I would be, but I'm poor. :[

Re: We’re playing the Thrashers again. Can we beat ‘em this time, please?

arossi12 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:52:57 -0000

I'll be at this one :)

Re: Better effort helps Flyers swat away Jackets

arossi12 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:45:38 -0000

Everytime I'm reminded of the 2008 playoff run, I miss RJ Umberger :/

Re: Mike Richards is the leader of this team, but is it a little too soon for him?

arossi12 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:44:14 -0000

I agree with Andy here. He has been fine for the first two years, but his play has been uninspired this year, and he seems immature. For a franchise that has had some great leaders, to see the captain acting childish and dishing out giveaways in the neutral zone is a bit saddening, and it might be time for a change somewhat. I thought last night's game was a great example. Richards just looked lazy and uninterested in a game the Flyers needed to win to take advantage of their homestand and erase a couple of bad losses. Stuff like that drives me crazy, and while it might not be time to completely write him off, some pressure needs to be put on him.

Re: Mike Richards is the leader of this team, but is it a little too soon for him?

Andy G — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:45:39 -0000

Can you justify your thoughts on why you think he's a good captain? I'm interested.

Re: Mike Richards is the leader of this team, but is it a little too soon for him?

steven — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:56:50 -0000

I disagree. I think Mike is a great player and developing into a great captain. Everyone needs to back off and stop putting so much pressure on him. After all he is a young guy and he will improve, but hes still easily the future of the Flyers