GDT: #82 | Rangers at FLYERS | Sat., Apr. 7, 2018, 3:00 pm ET | NBC

[Cootsfanclub]

The problem won't be the coach, it'll be the players.

They know how they should play, but especially with the kids, when the other team is playing fast and loose, it's hard to resist the temptation to try and force a play. Because they got used to playing that way in junior hockey. And it's more fun.

I don't know if some of the personnel really do know how to play at the NHL level.

 

[Qyburn]

Everyone has a plugger they love for some reason. Podein was my guy.

Yeah there is a certain selflessness and almost nobility to players who block a ton of shots and kill penalties while never getting the glory of cashing in offensively, or really even the glory of fighting and hitting a lot. Robbie Dimaio was another one from that era (though Shjon was the king).

 

[Jtown]

Ranger fans speculating a lot of their top forwards not playing

nice try ranger fans. You have no top forwards

 

[Hakroach]

Podein was great, but he was no Lehterä.

 

[deadhead]

They know how to play, some of the younger players tend to get out of control, some like Manning and Voracek are prone to mind farts, and some like MacDonald and Filppula and Lehtera know what to do, they just can't always physically do it. But that holds true for most teams, even the better teams in the league have a half dozen players who are marginal talents.

Fans here are hypercritical of this team, given the talent, especially the goal tending, if they win today that's a pretty darn good season.
If Neuvirth stayed healthy for a couple more weeks this team would have ended up with 100+ points, which makes them one of the better teams in the league.

The whole season has been pretty similar, any game when a Flyer goalie plays as well (not better) than the opposing goalie, the Flyers have a good opportunity to win, and in fact, have won the majority of those games.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Everyone has a plugger they love for some reason. Podein was my guy.

You have excellent taste in plugs. I still have my Podein jersey somewhere.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Obviously it was long before message boards like this we're popular when Podein was a Flyer, but I had no idea he was so popular.

 

[NJ07102]

I honestly wish you luck tonight. Beat the Rangers and get in the Playoffs, just like you guys deserve after a strong season.

 

[Qyburn]

Obviously it was long before message boards like this we're popular when Podein was a Flyer, but I had no idea he was so popular.

Things would be different if they could figure out a way to statisticize Heart

 

[FLYguy3911]

Ranger fans speculating a lot of their top forwards not playing

Flyers are huge favorites according to the oddsmakers.

 

[FlyTimmo]

I honestly wish you luck tonight. Beat the Rangers and get in the Playoffs, just like you guys deserve after a strong season.

Debatable.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I’m sick to my stomach over this game. I just know they’re giving up a bad goal off the bat. The child who believed in the tooth fairy still wants to believe, but the 38 year old lifelong Flyers fan knows the goaltending is going to be it. It’s going to be as crushing as when I was supposed to coach Donte DiVincenzo in 8th grade CYO and he decided to play AAU at the last second.

 

[deadhead]

Not to me, given the debacle in goal, getting 98 points is one heck of a season.
Two years ago, Mason and Neuvirth carried a mediocre team into the playoffs.
That team wasn't nearly as talented as this team.

Since it's much easier to replace goalies than 18 starters, I figure that's progress.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

our season in microcosm...should be over...but its going down to last nerve-rattling desperate situation...due to flailing inept coach.

 

[Alex K]

I’m sick to my stomach over this game. I just know they’re giving up a bad goal off the bat. The child who believed in the tooth fairy still wants to believe, but the 38 year old lifelong Flyers fan knows the goaltending is going to be it. It’s going to be as crushing as when I was supposed to coach Donte DiVincenzo in 8th grade CYO and he decided to play AAU at the last second.

But we also have G, Jake, Coots, Provy who can clean the s*** up.

 

[kudymen]

Podein was great, but he was no Lehterä.

No kidding, game 7 of a play off series, you are up by one late in the 3rd, who do you send out there with 30 seconds left for a defensive zone change? Yeah, I thought so

The correct answer is Manning anyway

 

[Foggy14]

My heart still races when I watch this even if I know the outcome. Can't believe it was 8 years ago already.

Fun to watch that again.

Danny, G and Boosh; très formidable!

And I had forgotten that the final save was against Olli.

 

[Foggy14]

Yup, and if we lose by 2 goals and Florida wins both in the shootout, that's when we get the 1 game play-in.

Interesting.

I was wondering what the odds of that happening were. Have to be less than 1%?

Then I remembered that it would be an extra revenue event for the League, a really hot ticket and Uncle Gary would just love it.

So, the odds of it happening are probably 50/50.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Wow Chris Chelios and Rod BrindAmour among almuni who played at Humbolt what a sad day.


this is like Marshall 2.0 sucks

 

[RANKKA]

we are winning, resting they're best players are devils and jackets so they losing. We face pens in round1

 

[bennysflyers16]

Wow Chris Chelios and Rod BrindAmour among almuni who played at Humbolt what a sad day.


this is like Marshall 2.0 sucks

Don't think Rod played there, he played for Notre Dame

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Don't think Rod played there, he played for Notre Dame

They Just Mentioned Rod on SportsCenter

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Fourteen killed in Canadian hockey team bus crash: media

Also Ron Hextall played in the SJHL not sure what team though



'' The Saskatchewan league is a feeder system for higher levels of hockey with many graduating to play at US and Canadian colleges and major junior league level, while some go on to the National Hockey League. Former NHL players like defenseman Chris Chelios, goaltender Ron Hextall, forward Rod Brind'Amour and hall of fame goaltender Glenn Hall all played in the SJHL."

 

[Alex K]

we are winning, resting they're best players are devils and jackets so they losing. We face pens in round1

We're 0-4 against them, I would prefer WSH or at least TBL)

 

[deadhead]

Doesn't matter who we play, either we find a hot goalie or we're road kill.
Just look at two years ago when Mason laid an egg, then Neuvirth almost stole the series from Washington.