GDT: Game #2| Jan. 20, 2013|Flyers at Sabres |12:30 p.m. ET

[Haute Couturier]

Every team that didn't make the playoffs has a chance at #1 overall. I think overall record does still help the odds though?

Did they change the rules? It used to be only the bottom 5 teams could get the first pick.

 

[SgtJoseph*]

The officiating was certainly bad etc.......BUT over the course of the season it typically evens out for the most part in my opinion........With a short season though i hope there are enough games to center the scale.

 

[TheLegendkiller]

Tuesday vs NJ

0-3

 

[Krishna]

Did they change the rules? It used to be only the bottom 5 teams could get the first pick.

Yep, now it's all the non-playoff teams have a chance

 

[Laveuglette]

Yep, now it's all the non-playoff teams have a chance

17th have a 0,5% chance I think. That's once every 200 years, probably won't ever happen.

 

[El Emperor]

Yep, now it's all the non-playoff teams have a chance

Yeah. Too many #1 picks going to EDM.

 

[DenverBoone]

My biggest concern is the blueline.

They are proving to be everything we expected them to be - slow, immobile and defensively inept. All the opposition needs to do is dump and chase, we're going to lose all the races - and many of our defensemen are left with nothing to defend with beyond their sticks, which frequently results in penalties.

Either the personnel or the system needs to change to survive.

Please bring back Matt Carle!

 

[Top Cheese Danish]

We need Briere back.



Also, gonna go ahead and say it: Schenn needs to prove he can finish or Lavy needs to pull him off the top line NOW.

 

[The Couturier Effect]

Laughton looked great and so did bryz

That's good to hear. I'm not too worried then. I think as long as Bryz plays well, we'll be fine. We'll get our groove back eventually and then we should roll from there.

 

[Beerz]

What's the point? It's not about Flyers or Sabres, it's about rules and reffing.

Point is everyone gets screwed by the refs at some point.

 

[RoDu]

Remember when Roy scored the GWG in 4v4 OT as the fifth skater years ago?

Maybe Briere can play Voracek's spot on the point

 

[Krishna]

I'm fairly sure the rest of the users on the main board didn't watch the game

'The goaltender interference call on the disallowed was an obvious call. Hartnell ran Miller over. That call gets called every time and Hartnell should have gotten a penalty'

What.

 

[Laveuglette]

Point is everyone gets screwed by the refs at some point.

Yes, and that is a problem.

 

[kimmofan44]

because the refs disallowed a goal in the first that they know they messed up on, they usually let it go the next time. the fact that they waived off a reeeeeaally close goal that couldhave made it 4 to 3 later, when they technically " owed us one" speaks volumes of they subtle bias that certain refs have toward certain tens. the same ref took both goals away.

 

[sa cyred]

My biggest concern is the blueline.

They are proving to be everything we expected them to be - slow, immobile and defensively inept. All the opposition needs to do is dump and chase, we're going to lose all the races - and many of our defensemen are left with nothing to defend with beyond their sticks, which frequently results in penalties.

Either the personnel or the system needs to change to survive.

Heres the thing. ALOT of people here wanted these HUGE 6'5 defenders who hit hard. Well for the most part thats all our defense is now. We have 5'11 Timonen and everyone else is 6'2 (or so) and taller (and slower). Their hitting hard!....but they dont defend to well.

 

[kimmofan44]

hartnel isn't the one who hit Miller fetetanko did. who didn't watch the game? even the NBC guys said it was a bad call and that it they owed us one.

 

[Swic21]

As much as I hate to say it, I see a very very very slow start resulting in a Lavy firing. Sucks and he doesn't deserve it but we don't have the personnel to play his system.
And is it just me or does the loss of Carle and Jagr look as though its leaving a glaring hole?
This teams offensive and defensive game with or without Briere just are not good enough. Coburn has looked awful when I expected a big step up from him. Giroux though he has 2 goals seems lost to me.
Read,Couts, and B. Schenn have looked very ordinary and we need them to play much better.
Bryz finally is playing well and the team is not. Go out and sign a veteran like Arnott or Sykora. We need some veteran help up front.

 

[kimmofan44]

oh wait you were quoting the main board. sorry my bad.

 

[Krishna]

hartnel isn't the one who hit Miller fetetanko did. who didn't watch the game? even the NBC guys said it was a bad call and that it they owed us one.

Go check out the thread on the main boards.

That's basically half the responses

 

[BleedOrange]

How long before Brian Burke is the flyers new GM..

 

[kimmofan44]

just checked the mains, you are right. geeeeeeezzz. at least watch the game if you are going to post.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

we looked good in 2nd, got screwed on 2 goals.

but I thought it might take a week or so go get in better game shape.

I hope laughton stays he was good

 

[4thline4life]

I'm fairly sure the rest of the users on the main board didn't watch the game

'The goaltender interference call on the disallowed was an obvious call. Hartnell ran Miller over. That call gets called every time and Hartnell should have gotten a penalty'

What.

that is great.

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

Hartnell was the one who ran into miller in the 3rd, he was driven to the net by Regher, miller flopped like a true gold medal diver as always, and Hartnell got a penalty. I think that's what they're referring to.

 

[iamcanadian23]

Heres the thing. ALOT of people here wanted these HUGE 6'5 defenders who hit hard. Well for the most part thats all our defense is now. We have 5'11 Timonen and everyone else is 6'2 (or so) and taller (and slower). Their hitting hard!....but they dont defend to well.

Not sure I heard too much of that recently, but years ago sure.
Either way, people with that opinion should have learned their lesson from Hatcher/Rathje.