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

[swami24]

No, because he was part of that piece of shit Edmonton team that crushed my dreams in 87. I hate that guy.

A POS team with 7 HOFers if you count the coach. That years flyers team had one. Twas a miracle they made it to seven games on pure heart.

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Smh no Ed Van Impe or moose Du Pont

 

[BiggE]

On this day in 1973, GM Keith Allen swapped goalie Doug Favell to Toronto for the rights to goalie, and former Flyer, Bernie Parent. Believe it or not, the majority of the media and fanbase weren’t happy with the move.

Then again, looking at today’s media and the current fanbase, it’s really not surprising.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

On this day in 1973, GM Keith Allen swapped goalie Doug Favell to Toronto for the rights to goalie, and former Flyer, Bernie Parent. Believe it or not, the majority of the media and fanbase weren’t happy with the move.

Then again, looking at today’s media and the current fanbase, it’s really not surprising.

top 10 flyers prospects who never panned out. Go......

In no order only going back to the 80's

kimbi daniels
Kerry huffman - though had a nhl career
Patrik Juhlin
Jukka Pekka Seppo
Stefan Ruzicka
alexander Drozdetsky
Shayne Kenny
Vyacheslav Butsayev
Jason Beckett
Jean-Marc Pelletier

Bonus: Ryan Sittler

 

[mja]

Based purely on my own personal enjoyment and appreciation of said players, with at least one player and only from every year since I started watching in earnest, 1986-87 up to and presumably including next year's squad.

John LeClair Eric Lindros Mikael Renberg
Simon Gagne Peter Forsberg Claude Giroux
Wayne Simmonds Rod Brind'Amour Jeff Carter
Shjon Podein Pelle Eklund Sami Kapanen
Daymond Langkow

Mark Howe Chris Pronger
Kimmo Timonen Eric Desjardins
Steve Duchesne Shayne Gostisbehere
Dan McGillis

Ron Hextall
Carter Hart

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Based purely on my own personal enjoyment and appreciation of said players, with at least one player and only from every year since I started watching in earnest, 1986-87 up to and presumably including next year's squad.

John LeClair Eric Lindros Mikael Renberg
Simon Gagne Peter Forsberg Claude Giroux
Wayne Simmonds Rod Brind'Amour Jeff Carter
Shjon Podein Pelle Eklund Sami Kapanen
Daymond Langkow

Mark Howe Chris Pronger
Kimmo Timonen Eric Desjardins
Steve Duchesne Shayne Gostisbehere
Dan McGillis

Ron Hextall
Carter Hart

No order off the top of my head:

Brown - Lindross - Brashear
Sandy McCarthy - Mel Bridgeman - Berube
Dan Kordic - Joel Otto - Gino Odjick
Shultz - Daniel Lacroix -

Glenn Cochran - Big Ben
Hospodar - Richardson
mcgill - Carkner

 

[swami24]

top 10 flyers prospects who never panned out. Go......

In no order only going back to the 80's

kimbi daniels
Kerry huffman - though had a nhl career
Patrik Juhlin
Jukka Pekka Seppo
Stefan Ruzicka
alexander Drozdetsky
Shayne Kenny
Vyacheslav Butsayev
Jason Beckett
Jean-Marc Pelletier

Bonus: Ryan Sittler

How about "best player in the world not in the NHL" Radovan Somik? He played 2 seasons and totaled 12 goals.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

How about "best player in the world not in the NHL" Radovan Somik? He played 2 seasons and totaled 12 goals.

never once heard that said about him. You mean Dopita

 

[BiggE]

How about "best player in the world not in the NHL" Radovan Somik? He played 2 seasons and totaled 12 goals.

I think you are referring to Jiri Dopita.

top 10 flyers prospects who never panned out. Go......

In no order only going back to the 80's

kimbi daniels
Kerry huffman - though had a nhl career
Patrik Juhlin
Jukka Pekka Seppo
Stefan Ruzicka
alexander Drozdetsky
Shayne Kenny
Vyacheslav Butsayev
Jason Beckett
Jean-Marc Pelletier

Bonus: Ryan Sittler

Considering Sittler went 7OA in 92, he deserves to be at the top of the list. Also former 1st round picks Bob Currier, Glen Seabrooke and Jason Bowen would have to be up there as well.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

I think you are referring to Jiri Dopita.


Considering Sittler went 7OA in 92, he deserves to be at the top of the list. Also former 1st round picks Bob Currier, Glen Seabrooke and Jason Bowen would have to be up there as well.

that was just my list of players I thought would be NHL players. Pat Murray and Craig Fisher as well

 

[swami24]

never once heard that said about him. You mean Dopita

I believe it was said about both of them. Those people were wrong of course.

 

[Jack Straw]

I believe it was said about both of them. Those people were wrong of course.

I think I remember hearing that said of Braydon Schenn too.

 

[BlackandOrange]

Didn't think it belonged on the roster thread so I put it here. Anyone remember Mark Laforest? His 88-89 season with the Flyers had an impressive 4 pts in 17 games for a 0.235 PPG, giving him the most prolific scoring goalie season in Flyers history. His stats may have been garbage that season, but they shockingly were better than Robert Esche's 06-07 fiasco.

 

[Appleyard]

Thought would revive this thread... this was a fun little half hour activity or so to put together that team aha. Albeit mainly picked itself.

Fwds were easy, best 13 are clearly best 13 I think.
Dmen... trickier with Zhitnik, Yandle, Seidenberg, McCarthy, Niskanen all getting Norrris votes over career... and Ellis being very good too... but think all a slight cut below Samuelsson career wise.
Goalies? Hackett and Larocque maybe #3 and 4.

 

[swami24]

Darryl Sittler.

 

[Appleyard]

Darryl Sittler.

Played 156!

 

[GKJ]

Zhamnov was such a joy that short time he was here

 

[BiggE]

Thought would revive this thread... this was a fun little half hour activity or so to put together that team aha. Albeit mainly picked itself.

Fwds were easy, best 13 are clearly best 13 I think.
Dmen... trickier with Zhitnik, Yandle, Seidenberg, McCarthy, Niskanen all getting Norrris votes over career... and Ellis being very good too... but think all a slight cut below Samuelsson career wise.
Goalies? Hackett and Larocque maybe #3 and 4.

I might throw in Flyers inaugural captain Lou Angotti as a spare forward.

 

[Embiid]

Didn't think it belonged on the roster thread so I put it here. Anyone remember Mark Laforest? His 88-89 season with the Flyers had an impressive 4 pts in 17 games for a 0.235 PPG, giving him the most prolific scoring goalie season in Flyers history. His stats may have been garbage that season, but they shockingly were better than Robert Esche's 06-07 fiasco.View attachment 577775

He made a few cameos at my Tim Kerr camp in Bristol.....a big dork.

 

[Embiid]

We gave up a huge haul for rental Oates..luckily none of them panned out if I recall correctly.

Gilbert Dionne and Pavl Brendl were two other notable names from Flyers past...

 

[Kermit the Prog]

No Al Secord or Dennis Ververgaert? Willie Huber? He never had a positive +/- in any season of his 10-year career, but did go 4-9-13 in 10 games as a Flyer (he was a defenseman)

How about Jari Kurri? Technically, he was a Flyer at one time.

 

[BiggE]

No Al Secord or Dennis Ververgaert? Willie Huber? He never had a positive +/- in any season of his 10-year career, but did go 4-9-13 in 10 games as a Flyer (he was a defenseman)

How about Jari Kurri? Technically, he was a Flyer at one time.

I think Secord was included, but it was autocorrected to “second”, lol

 

[Kermit the Prog]

I think Secord was included, but it was autocorrected to “second”, lol

Ah, I see that now. I might have thought that was a placeholder.

Or not.

 

[Beef Invictus]

We gave up a huge haul for rental Oates..luckily none of them panned out if I recall correctly.

Gilbert Dionne and Pavl Brendl were two other notable names from Flyers past...

I always completely forget Oates was a Flyer for several minutes

 

[BiggE]

I always completely forget Oates was a Flyer for several minutes

He was the final piece of the puzzle. Sadly, the puzzle was: how to yet again get eliminated in the 1st round