Flyers' History: Top 10s in Flyers history and other recollections

[renberg]

MacLeish
Clarke
Barber
Parent
Timonen
Howe
Lindbergh
Lindros
Kerr
Couturier

 

[Beef Invictus]

MacLeish over Dornhoefer was difficult for me. Dorny took a beatin out there

I've also simply seen fewer 70s games than I've managed 80s games.

Also Clarke The Office Tyrant has destroyed that era for me

 

[chadateit]

Top 10 favorites all time not in order...
Lindros
Howe
Lindbergh
Tocchet
Kerr
Kapanen
Brindamour
Timonen
Hextall
Clarke

(the last two on this list could easily be replaced now after their front office time soiled the memories of them as players)

Honorable mentions:
Podein
Propp
JR
Giroux
Ragnarsson

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Peter Zezel
Scott Mellanby
Derrick Smith
Dave Poulin
Doug Crossman
Ron Hextall
Mark Howe
Ilkka Sinisalo
Mike Ricci
Pelle Eklund

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Top 10 favourite Flyers (starting in '92, since that's when I became a fan):

Just missed the cut: Forsberg, Knuble, Carter, Briere, Biron, Sanheim

10) Shjon Podein
9) John LeClair
8) Jake Voracek
7) Rod Brind'Amour
6) Eric Desjardins
5) Sean Couturier
4) Simon Gagne
3) Kimmo Timonen
2) Claude Giroux
1) Eric Lindros

My post from 2019. Don't think anything changes in my top 10 after 4 years.

 

[renberg]

I think that Couturier deserves consideration. He came up young and drew the difficult job of being the defensive C. He did it too well so Lavy was content to leave him there and ignored his offensive potential for years. It’s been interesting that ever since his role has changed that his line mates see their production increase when they are played with him. Then the injuries hit.
I get that non Flyer fans don’t appreciate his play; they don’t see him that frequently. That Flyers fans are slow to bang his drum disappoints me. He’s a huge impact player. Last year when he was out, the club was unwatchable. This year with him back, they’re competitive. That speaks volumes.