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Great hit, thanks for the link.pk500 wrote:The hit of the year so far, from Dion Phaneuf on Denis Hamel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSZTel1 ... ed&search=
Take care,
PK
Nice to see a defenseman smash someone silly without driving their concrete-plated shoulder pad into a guy's ear.
Pretty cool, but you're NEVER going to see a sicker shootout move than this one by Oilers' top prospect Rob Schremp. It's almost too insane to believe -- defies physics:Naples39 wrote:Anybody see the spin-o-rama shootout move by Ryan Shannon the other day? I missed it, but here's a clip of his previous, successful, AHL attempt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7Zkx2ISOAE
Gotta give the kid credit...that takes guts. And yes, it is legal.
You know, I was gonna post that you kind of missed the point, as Shannon's move was in a regular season NHL game, while Shremp's was in a preseason charity game, but that move was so insane I'll give you a pass...pk500 wrote:Pretty cool, but you're NEVER going to see a sicker shootout move than this one by Oilers' top prospect Rob Schremp. It's almost too insane to believe -- defies physics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHrtUtjotmA
Take care,
PK
The 2nd and 3rd periods by the Flyers was one of the most inept performances I have ever seen by an NHL team. It's really looking like the Flyers will miss the playoffs at this rate.10spro wrote:Shades of last year's playoff between the Flyers and Sabres. You know the fans are having a blast when they start chanting "We want 10".
Phillies' D was pathetic and looked like they were playing with running shoes instead of skates. Some highlight reel goals were scored tonitght in BUFF. They still have a perfect record. (Love their classic Unis).
The change needs to start with Clarke. What exactly the f*ck has he done with this team in the last 10 years since the Flyers lost in the Finals?Feanor wrote:I stopped watching when it was 1-0 to play an Xbox game, and when I turned the TV back on an hour later I just kept staring at the "8" thinking there must be some mistake. Shame they gave Hithcock an extension really, I think he's done his dash with this group and they need a change.
My question remains, how many coaches can the Flyers go through before someone realizes that St. Bob might be a problem, too? What did Clarke do to address the Flyers' defensive and goaltending problems during the offseason?Feanor wrote:Got to game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals twice - 2000 and 2004, never missed the playoffs, usually a top 4 seed, but don't let facts get in the way of your hatred of Clarke.
But, I wouldn't mind Clarke going if they got a good replacement as GM. I just think it's obvious the team is not responding to Hitchcock anymore, and replacing the GM now won't help this season. The Flyers defense is poor, but they have a lot of good forwards who should be able to get this team into the playoffs. Gagne, Knuble, Forsberg, Calder, Sanderson, Richards, Carter, Kappanen, etc.
Now that's simply not true. Of the pre-lockout, 2004 conference finals team, only 4 players remain (Gagne, Kapanen, Esche and Pitkanen). I don't know the figures, but I would think that would be among the most drastically changed rosters in the entire league. The team has been completely retooled, even if the the rebuilding hasn't been successful.10spro wrote:Philly needs to maybe start from scratch as they hardly did any tweaking to compromise with the new NHL.
Kind of like this?10spro wrote:Again if this team was based in Canada, alarms would be sounding everywhere and heads rolling, even when the season hasn't even reached the 10 games mark.
He's made some changes, but not enough to compete in todays' market. Getting rid of Brashear is a no brainer, since there's not too much fighting in todays' NHL. The other three players are solid skaters but with the exception of K. Calder, Robitaille and Sanderson are over 30. Sanderson hasn't done much since his best days in BUFF and I can't say much about Robitaille.Naples39 wrote: I think Clarke made a number of solid acquisitions this summer, moving slower players such as Brashear and Handzus, and bringing in guys who can really skate like Geoff Sanderson, Randy Robitaille, and Kyle Calder.
You left off Stanley Cup Champions and certain Hall of Famers Cam Ward & Martin Gerber from that list of goalie duos.pk500 wrote:Esche and Nittymaki? Sorry, but that's not conjuring images of Nabokov and Toskala, Miller and Biron or Bryzgalov and Giguere. Hell, not even of Roloson and Markkanen or DiPietro and Dunham.
Fact: Neither Flyers' goalie this season had a save percentage last year of .900 or better. That's not exactly confidence-inducing, as 24 of the 30 teams in the NHL had at least one goalie with a save percentage at .900 or higher last season.
Agree with your evaluations of Baumgartner and Nedved, but I still think Calder, Sanderson and Robitaille were nice additions. They were brought in to play the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines respectively and help build team speed, not be the core of the team.10spro wrote:He's made some changes, but not enough to compete in todays' market. Getting rid of Brashear is a no brainer, since there's not too much fighting in todays' NHL. The other three players are solid skaters but with the exception of K. Calder, Robitaille and Sanderson are over 30. Sanderson hasn't done much since his best days in BUFF and I can't say much about Robitaille.
P. Nedved is over the hill, and N. Baumgartner (30) is definitely not worth the million and change he's getting paid, one of the reasons the Canucks let him go.
I was about to say Sanderson is a fossil, but then I realized the Oil brought in a 36-year-old at the trading deadline last season who helped them reach the Stanley Cup Finals.Naples39 wrote:Agree with your evaluations of Baumgartner and Nedved, but I still think Calder, Sanderson and Robitaille were nice additions. They were brought in to play the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines respectively and help build team speed, not be the core of the team.
