Absolutely. 1980 left me furious, 1987 left me in tears.
I will never get over 1987 or 2000.
Absolutely. 1980 left me furious, 1987 left me in tears.
2000 really was the end of an era. Still hurts.I will never get over 1987 or 2000.
Working on this one. JFC, it’s gonna be a bitch! I’m up to 1995 and I’m already looking at about 15 or so games!@BiggE
Next task? There's always more.
10 biggest (or most memorable) regular season games/wins [or the finale losses in 1970 and 1972 if you want to include those as needed victories to make the playoffs]
You can reiterate some individual and/or rare achievements (Bladon, Hill, etc.) but more so important wins. What comes to mind immediately...
- Shootout vs. Rangers.
- 1974 vs. Boston that ended the 27 game winless streak (before the Cup Finals).
- The record-breaker in Boston Dec. 1979.
- First win?
- First game post-Pelle Lindbergh's death vs. EDM.
- The game during the same week against the Islanders that extended the massive winning streak.
- Lindros's first?
- The game in Vancouver the same night the US beat the Soviets in the Olympics. 314 PIMs including 20 5-minute majors. That was when the Canucks started games at 11:00 p.m. ET. I think the game ended after 2:00 a.m. Best double header in hockey history.
Thanks buddy. I will (hopefully) get the final top 10 up this afternoonThat is intensive research. Far more than what I anticipated. I added some to my original list. Excellent work.
Use mine as a guide but your own recollections are preferred. It is a good category and I just remembered the 1989-90 season finale which will get added to my unstructured list.Thanks buddy. I will (hopefully) get the final top 10 up this afternoon
You are way too kindWhen the book is ready, I'll Venmo you for a first edition.
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1. Rick Tocchet 1815 2. Paul Holmgren 1600 3. Andre Dupont 1505 4. Bobby Clarke* 1453 5. Dave Schultz 1386 6. Dave Brown 1382 7. Bob Kelly 1285 8. Gary Dornhoefer 1256 9. Craig Berube 1138 10. Glen Cochrane 1110
Dude really, the BroadWAY Bullies! Please, slap yourself. Hard.BiggE, please use [ quote]example[ /quote] like I did below.
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Clarke is the best Flyer, but those are my top 10 Flyers in the most important Flyer stat. The Broadway Bullies rule!
I thought you were a Flyers fan. Broadway is just a nickname. The correct name is the Broad Street Bullies. Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia | Broad Street BulliesDude really, the BroadWAY Bullies! Please, slap yourself. Hard. ...
I thought you were a Flyers fan. Broadway is just a nickname. The correct name is the Broad Street Bullies. Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia | Broad Street Bullies
It’s tough with regular season games. With 2000 or so to choose from, you’re gonna overlook a few. But I’ll stand by my top 10 thoughTremendous effort and extensive research. Well done.
I will re-read the specifics later but I do think some early games deserve recognition especially the game against St. Louis in which arrests were made due to the fight in the stands. It helped set the tone for the early franchise.
One minor correction was the 1979-80 record-breaker against Boston was played on a Saturday afternoon. Later in the run, the game at MSG in which the Flyers went undefeated for a 34th game which broke the North American team sports record (Lakers won 33 in a row) without a loss.
1973: Good job on recalling the returning Parent game. I overlooked that one inadvertently.
1985: The game against the Islanders which gave the Flyers a 13-game winning streak, two games following the win vs. EDM post-Lindbergh. One of the most exciting games I recall and could be important due to the streak and significance of the tragedy. Islanders were up by three goals late in the second period. Won in OT.
I may add to this.
It’s tough with regular season games. With 2000 or so to choose from, you’re gonna overlook a few. But I’ll stand by my top 10 though
This was both the first Flyers and the first NHL game I ever watched so I would definitely consider it personally significant. I think Richie scored his first goal in this game too (I wanna say it was a shorty)!October 5, 2005: NY RANGERS 5 - Flyers 3
The game was forgettable, but finally seeing future Hall of Fame member Peter Forsberg in a Flyers uniform, over 14 years after drafting him 6th overall, was simply surreal and totally amazing.
Despite all the shit we've witnessed over the past decade I think this might still be the lowest I've felt as a Flyers fan and I was only 9 at that point, lol. Though the Ed Snider bracelet fiasco in the 2016 playoffs probably takes the cake6. October 17, 2006, BUFFALO 9 Philly 1: Sunday, Bloody Sunday
In a season that reeked of sunbeaten shit, the Flyers drop to 1-6-1 in the worst start in team history. But that Sunday in Buffalo took it to a whole new level of feces as the Flyers were outplayed, out hustled, flat out out everything'd by the Sabres that day. GM Bob Clarke had been, going by the gist of his own words, depressed, disconnected and frustrated, and had been thinking about stepping down since the summer. Clarke was burned out from the job itself to some degree, but more in the changes to it and the men who played it. Clarke didn't like the softer direction the game was going and even more, he detested the new breed of player (where it's all about the money) that was becoming more prevalent in the NHL. Either way, Clarke had basically sleepwalked through the 2006 offseason and, for that reason alone, he needed to go. Clarke would step down after this game and the Flyers would also fire coach, Ken Hitchcock. Chairman Ed Snider would name Paul Holmgren interim GM and they promoted AHL coach, John Stevens to the top job. It wasn't a good day in Flyers history, but a crucial one nevertheless
Well done, @BiggE! Thoroughly enjoyed this list. I cannot imagine the volumes of research that went into it.
You and I are the same age, so we generally see events through the same age-respective lens. I remember - I think it was the 29th or 30th game of The Streak - when the Flyers were playing the Penguins and Behn Wilson shot/nudged (with his skate) the puck in the net from the crease to salvage a 2-2 tie very late in the game. It may have been in the last minute. That was a stressful game to watch.
When Steve Payne, Al MacAdam, and the rest of thee Northstars ended the streak to the tune of a 7-1 score, I was okay with it. First, because I, as a fan, was feeling the pressure of The Streak, and secondly, because the game was so well out of reach by the third period that my stomach wasn't tied in knots, which made letting it go much easier.
Working on my book, it's a labor of love.
I have about 30 lists that are basically done other than final editing and proofreading. I need to still finish the following lists, some of which have not even been started yet:
Best all time left wings
Barber, Leclair and Propp are easily the top 3, but then it gets fun. FYI, Giroux, though already on the centers list, will get considered here as well
Best all time right wings
Kerr, Leach, Tocchet, and Recchi are stone cold locks, then it gets to be fun!
Best playoff series comebacks
Obviously 2010 vs Boston is #1, but after that it gets interesting
Best single playoff series performance by a player
Parent vs St. Louis 1968, Barber vs Minnesota 1980, Leach vs Boston 1976, Parent vs Boston 1974 are 4 likely choices, narrowing this to 10 will be a bitch!
Best single playoff run performance by a player
Obviously it's hard to top Leach in 76 and he'll be followed by the other 3 Conn Smythe trophy winners but then it gets interesting. The early odds on faves are Macleish 74&75, Barber in 1980
Clarke in 74, Kerr in 89, Primeau in 2004 and Briere in 2010. JFC, I'm already up to 11!
Best pure playmakers
Clarke, Forsberg, Recchi, Lindros and Giroux for sure!
Best defensive Dmen
Look for Van Impe, Howe, McCrimmon, Marsh, Samuelsson, Desjardins, Timonen, and Provy here.
Best offensive Dmen
Dailey, Howe, Duchesne, and Desjardins are locks, a lot of guys will be battling for the other 6 spots
Best Trades
The acquisitions of Parent, Leach, Mark Howe and Leclair/Rico come to mind
Worst Trades
There are so many, too many, I'm going to hate researching this list
Best overall seasons (regular and playoffs combined)
Choices: Clarke 72-73, 74-75, 75-76 Parent in both Cup years, the other 2 LCB linemates in 75-76, Macleish 72-73 and both Cup years, Barber 79-80, Howe 82-83, 84-85, 85-86 Kerr 83-84 through 86-87 and 88-89, Lindros 94-95, Leclair and Renberg 94-95, Lindros 95-96 and 96-97, Leclair 95-96 and 96-97, Forsberg 05-06, Giroux 13-14 and 17-18. Sheesh, this one should be fun!
and finally,
Best all time Flyers
Figure at least 4-6 weeks to finish the lists and another 2-3 weeks to proof and edit. So hopefully, by mid April, I can get this bad boy published and out. I'll keep y'all up to date as best I can, cheers!
Did villains a while back, but not the comeuppanceThis is great! Love seeing you putting this into play. I want a signed copy when it is ready to roll.
Quick question - did you already do a Top 10 Villains as well as a Top 10 Times a Villain Received His Comeuppance?