GDT: ECSF Gm 6 | FLYERS (A) vs. Islanders (H) | Thu., Sep. 3, 2020 | 7:00 pm ET | NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS

[ajgoal]

Those boys wear large pants. You cannot replace that kind of heaviness with guys like Frost and Ghost. Frost is still in pull ups and Ghost has been seen in shorts.

BIG BOY PANTS FO LIFE!

Do Cooperalls count?

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Do Cooperalls count?

Both versions. With the orange stripe, sans logo and the other with the Flyers' logo but without the orange stripe.

@BiggE

Trivia question: Who was the netminder that criticized the Cooperalls because he said the puck got lost in the black pants and it was a disadvantage for opposing teams?

 

[BiggE]

Do Cooperalls count?

I’ll allow it

 

[BiggE]

Both versions. With the orange stripe, sans logo and the other with the Flyers' logo but without the orange stripe.

@BiggE

Trivia question: Who was the netminder that criticized the Cooperalls because he said the puck got lost in the black pants and it was a disadvantage for opposing teams?

Probably someone like Chico Resch, but I don’t remember.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Probably someone like Chico Resch, but I don’t remember.

I think it was multiple goalies but I seem to recall Mike Liut being vocal.

 

[Larry44]

I think it was multiple goalies but I seem to recall Mike Liut being vocal.

I never liked my own D wearing them either.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

I never liked my own D wearing them either.

Due to the puck blending with the pants?

I have a hazy memory of Ilkka Sinisalo's tailbone smacking a goal post -- before the current flexible design -- in a preseason game vs, Montreal. Supposedly, the construction of the pants prevented serious injury because there was an attached pad inside. But the pants were generally disliked by those who wore them.

 

[Larry44]

Due to the puck blending in with the pants?

I have a hazy memory of Ilkka Sinisalo's tailbone smacking a goal post -- before the current flexible design -- in a preseason game vs, Montreal. Supposedly, the construction of the pants prevented serious injury because there was an attached pad inside. But the pants were generally disliked by those who wore them.

Yes. As a goalie, the solid black made it hard to pick up the puck in a crowd.

They fell out of favour because they were too slippery and you couldn’t stop easily if you fell down. I knew guys who loved them though. The new velcro jock shorts make wearing socks easier than the old garter system.

 

[Hextallent63]

this needs coaches heads, and hagg witch

 

[Hextallent63]

go back to your room, the players will see you...ill be up later, wink wink

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

@BiggE

At one point in NHL history, it was a class of two: Jacques Plante and Robbie Moore.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I don't think we're at Maximum Pain here yet so I think the Flyers win.

Hopefully the boys packed more than one pair of big boy pants.

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Clearly G only has one pair of big boy pants, per above, but you can always just wear the same pair again.

Fits well with hockey superstitions, anyway.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I was told I'm not allowed to do that anymore.

Accurate.

 

[pit]

@BiggE

At one point in NHL history, it was a class of two: Jacques Plante and Robbie Moore.

Jacques Plante and Journeyman's Row.

 

[Krazed Flyer]

What do we think? Will AV fix the lines?

 

[eaglesfan0366]

I caught a little bit of the Avs game - old friend Bellemare was used to start at least the 2nd period. The disease with being obsessed with 4th liners spreads well past AV.

Also, I would definitely take PEB over Thompson or Grant. We didn't know how good we had it with him lol

 

[flyerslducks]

I caught a little bit of the Avs game - old friend Bellemare was used to start at least the 2nd period. The disease with being obsessed with 4th liners spreads well past AV.

Also, I would definitely take PEB over Thompson or Grant. We didn't know how good we had it with him lol

id rather just take laughton as our 4c. We have it fine next year

 

[Swic21]

Without Couts, this game becomes incredibly difficult. Is he scoring? Not a ton. But for the folks out there screaming for points, wait and see what happens with Couts gone. All the little things is does so damn well, they will be abundantly clear.

 

[dats81]

If Couts reinjured his knee, that changes everything.
Not many, if any teams, can compensate for losing their 1C. Even if they somehow squeeze in for a GM7 not much hope to get any further.

 

[flyerslducks]

Without Couts, this game becomes incredibly difficult. Is he scoring? Not a ton. But for the folks out there screaming for points, wait and see what happens with Couts gone. All the little things is does so damn well, they will be abundantly clear.

especially with thompson and grant getting more responsibility

 

[TheKingPin]

I won’t write them off yet. You see it all the time when a star goes down. All the other guys know they need to step up and bring that intensity. Not something that is sustainable but could certainly take effect for one game which is all we need right now.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if G, JVR, TK and a dman scored. That would go a long way to a win even if it is more of a shootout

 

[Swic21]

especially with thompson and grant getting more responsibility

Exactly. They were already getting too much. Wait till the 3rd period when they play more than the top line.

 

[BernieParent]

Should we try being positive

I tested positive for Flyers optimism years ago, but I still have antibodies.

 

[BernieParent]

Nicely done.

 

[Tripod]

That is the bad part...the increased icetime falls to Laughton, Thompson, and Grant as 3 of our 4 C.

All should be on the 4th line....at best for 2 of them.