Philadelphia Flyers Mount Rushmore

[Craft Beer Lover]

Oh, I forgot...you’re an EXPERT.

Clarke, Hextall, Lindros, Giroux with an HM to Parent.

Parent was the primary reason the Flyers won their only two Stanley Cups.

 

[Hasbro]

Where's The Hammer?

 

[Voight]

Not surprised at your analysis, being that you looked up his counting statistics, rather than having actually watched him play. He was indeed the best left wing of his era which included Rick Martin, Steve Shutt, and Clark Gillies, and was a two-way and possession wiz. Giroux, not so much.

Barber was a good player. But even if he was indeed the best LW of his era, he wasn't head & shoulders above everyone else.

Clarke, Hextall, Lindros, Giroux with an HM to Parent.

How can you possibly put Hextall over Parent?

 

[MasterofGrond]

Only ding against Howe is he only spent 594 games in a Flyers sweater. On every other metric he's undeniable. And that's still 100 more than Lindros.

 

[Candyman]

Barber was a good player. But even if he was indeed the best LW of his era, he wasn't head & shoulders above everyone else.



How can you possibly put Hextall over Parent?

Defintely a sign of my age, but I vividly remember Hextall slashing the F*$% out of Nilsson. and that is Flyer's hockey.

Parent has the stats and the cups, but I don't know of a "moment" like Hextall has several of.

 

[Voight]

Defintely a sign of my age, but I vividly remember Hextall slashing the F*$% out of Nilsson. and that is Flyer's hockey.

Parent has the stats and the cups, but I don't know of a "moment" like Hextall has several of.

Yea, he fits the "mold" of the Franchise however without Parent they aren't nearly as successful.

 

[Kranix]

Robert Esche, Simon Gagne, Rod Brind'Amour, John Slaney

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

I forgot...you’re an EXPERT.

I must say, you Claude Giroux apologists are so quite amusing! All this effort to build up a guy who, as captain, led his team to the playoffs a whopping 4 seasons out of 11.

In fairness to Giroux, that was one player the Flyers did very little with when compared to others. They absolutely shit the bed with him.

 

[wetcoast]

Clarke, Lindros, Parent, Giroux

First 3 were fairly straight forward, #4 was very tough between Giroux/Barber/Howe

Yes I thought about Howe for a long time before going Giroux.

 

[Hennessy]

For me Clarke, Parent, and Barber were locks. I ended up staying in that era with Leach, but there's a lot of Flyers that all sort of fit in that same space. Howe, Kerr, Propp, Lindros.
In the end it's probably Giroux for talent and longevity, but in these things it's always tough to vote for guys who are still active unless they're towering over everyone else.

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

Mail in for Rick MacLeish

 

[Ratelleitlikeitis]

Barber, Clarke, Parent, Leach

 

[Bouboumaster]

Lindros
Parent
Clarke
Hextall

 

[Nordekes]

Not saying they make the Mount, but I'd have Primeau, Lindbergh, Brière, Timonen, MacLeish, and Pronger all above Couturier

 

[treple13]

Flyers are tough. I feel like you need to have 2 of 4 from the Cup winners, and then split the other two among the other Cup finalist teams.

Clarke and Parent would be the two from the 70's

I think Lindros feels like an important Flyer, so I'll put him there.

So the last one comes down to whether you put Giroux on there to represent the 2010 team, or Howe/Hextall for the 80's teams.

 

[Xspyrit]

As usual 3 easy ones in Clarke, Lindros and Giroux

4th is as usual hard with Barber, MacLeish, Parent, Hextall, Propp, Howe, LeClair and even a few others

How is MacLeish not an option?

5th in games played
5th in points
5th in playoffs games played
4th in playoffs points

And it was in the 70's when scoring was not close to the 80's

He was instrumental in the Flyers 2 Cups with 24 goals in 34 games...

 

[Craft Beer Lover]

As usual 3 easy ones in Clarke, Lindros and Giroux

4th is as usual hard with Barber, McLeish, Parent, Hextall, Propp and even a few others

How is McLeish not an option?

5th in games played
5th in points
5th in playoffs games played
4th in playoffs points

How can Bernie Parent, the primary reason your organization has any Stanley Cups at all, not be on your list?

 

[Xspyrit]

How can Bernie Parent, the primary reason your organization has any Stanley Cups at all, not be on your list?

He's there and voted for him as 4th

Damn internet is so stupid lol

 

[Craft Beer Lover]

Defintely a sign of my age, but I vividly remember Hextall slashing the F*$% out of Nilsson. and that is Flyer's hockey.

Parent has the stats and the cups, but I don't know of a "moment" like Hextall has several of.

“Flyers’ hockey” is the reason your organization hasn’t won a Stanley Cup in 48 seasons.

 

[Ceremony]

Robert Esche, Simon Gagne, Rod Brind'Amour, John Slaney

Sami Kapanen in for Slaney and you have my picks.

 

[Candyman]

“Flyers’ hockey” is the reason your organization hasn’t won a Stanley Cup in 48 seasons.

I'm not a flyers fan. My team has won more cups in the last 30 years than any other.

 

[Craft Beer Lover]

I'm not a flyers fan. My team has won more cups in the last 30 years than any other.

In keeping up with the times, Detroit won those four Stanley Cups with speed and talent. Philadelphia has followed the same size and physicality recipe for 48 years, despite the fact that the game has totally revolutionized since then.

 

[Candyman]

In keeping up with the times, Detroit won those four Stanley Cups with speed and talent. Philadelphia has followed the same size and physicality recipe for 48 years, despite the fact that the game has totally revolutionized since then.

Please re-visit your list of champions over the last 30 years and discover Detroit does not have the most either...

At least we agree that the Flyers brand of hockey of the last 48 years hasn't evolved.

 

[Weztex]

Please re-visit your list of champions over the last 30 years and discover Detroit does not have the most either...

Please revisit which year we're in.