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Message at 7:42 p.m. from Omaha Flyer. Captioned, "Worse period of hockey I've ever seen."
Body of same message, on the Flyers Fan Forum: "What's sad is that there is still time left."
It was only 4 to nothing when Omaha Flyer wrote that, shortly before the end of the first period. Sabres tucked one more in before the horn.
The message before his was captioned: "Beaten in every aspect of the game!"
And before that: "I think I am going to puke."
Let's look somewhere else.
Sound up on TV. Gary Dornhoffer is saying, "If you would have been clocked by a policeman, the Buffalo Sabres would have gotten a lot of speeding tickets.... You've just got to be a lot better as far as checking is concerned."
Game back on. Second period. Antero Niitymaki in goal for Robert Esche. Gagne wheels and fires -- scores. Has good sense not to celebrate. Buffalo's speed forces another penalty, and the rink plays Carmina Burana again. Pretty civilized for a place known for spicy wings, a big fall and record snow.
After the second period. 6-1. Hockey analyst Al Morganti: "I don't want to go back to the cave days, but somebody's got to hit somebody now."
It's not for a lack of trying. So many Sabres power plays - 9 so far - they're going to wear out that copy of Carmina Burana.
Meanwhile, Omaha Flyer has left the building. Announced he was off to read some Henry Rollins. Pelle31 replies: "We need Henry to lace 'em up."
Tv talent (and former goalie) Neil Little fills, saying at this point all he wants to do is watch Ben Eager deliver another few hits.
A Fans Forum poster named lrg51 disagrees. Has a comment titled "Eager:
Well... a smiling Eager checked from behind... got 2 & 10. Eager is smiling all the way to the box. Yeah, that's discipline and class! Just emphasizes stupid play...
Gagne finds the net in the third, but it's off its mooring, so the goal is waved off. Hard to get too excited. But Nedved gets it back. 6 - 2. That was the Phillies score last time I checked. (Colorado has since pulled to 6 - 4.) Fourteen minutes left to play. Isn't the Soprano's showing again?
Fans board wags are saying, Rest Peter Forsberg, Fire Bobby Clarke, find some fast players for the modern era. One, named YoungFlyerzFan, is trying to rally the crowd for a 7 to 6 come back. It's a lone voice.
Now it's 7 - 2. I think the Sabre who scored was named Zeppo Marx. Over on HBO there's murder and intrigue "If we are to prevent him from being a danger to himself we must know these things."
Tony Soprano? It's Helen Mirren playing a very pale Queen Elizabeth I. She could deliver a hit.
Yo Omaha, You're more likely to see Henry Rollins lace up a teddy than a pair of skates.
The front page headline for tomorrow: STUPID IDIOTS I prefer WIMPS!!! Flyers have all but put their own topsoil and headstone in place. What a wasted night.
THE FLYERS THOUGHT THEY WERE BACK IN THE 70'S OR 80'S,THE SPEEDY SABRES OF THE NEW MILLIENUM LET THE FLYERS HAVE IT, THEY MIGHT NOT SWEEP THEM BUT THEY WILL WIN IT IN NO MORE THAN 5 GAMES, AND IF FLYERS KEEP GIVING THE #2 RANKED POWERPLAY OVER THE SEASON THE MAN ADVANTAGE, THE SABRES WILL EAT THEM ALIVE AND SWEEP THE SERIES!!!!
Hey JR Don't talk trash about Buffalo just because the Flyers play the most undisciplined, slow hockey in the league. Philly can only dream about wings and Mighty Taco and Wegmans and Black Rock pop while the Flyers dream of clutching and grabbing and hooking and boarding. It's ok, it's just not your year.
For all my fellow intelligent Flyer fans with tix for the next two games: STUB HUB!
Flyers fans, time to give it up. Captain Kangaroo built a team for pre-lockout. Buffalo has a Cup Winner, and we can't skate with them. Buffalo has 4 good lines and a solid goaltender. Sorry Robert, but Miller should have made team USA. He may have brought some glory to our country. The Flyers are a joke and it's too late to fix it not. Maybe Ruff was right. We are a bunch of idiot. The Flyers are a bunch of quiters!
It's ok JR, you can always go and hug your great city's Rocky statue, yo Adrien lace em up....
THE SABRES SPEED IS 2 MUCH FOR THE FLYERS!, BOBBY CLARK IS STUCK IN THE PASS. A BIG TEAM DOESN'T WORK IN THE NEW ERA OF HOCKEY!!! AND GOING BACK 2 THE BROAD STREET BULLIES WILL END THE SERIES IN 4!!! THE SABRES DON'T NEED 2 DRESS ANDREW PETERS IN GAME 4 WE WILL JUST KEEPING LETTING "THE IDIOTS" DO WHAT THEIR DOING AND IT WILL BE OVER IN 2 MORE!!! THEY TRIED TO BULLY US BUT MY BOYS DIDN'T RESPOND THE WAY "THE IDIOTS" Had hoped!!!
-"Its so sad to see the great city of Philadelphia lose to such a joke of a city." Spend alot of time in Buffalo? My recommendation: Find a (way) better time to rip on Buffalo, as the entire city is going to spend the next 2 days laughing at your hometown and the sluggish, vapid team of neanderthols representing it. sabres win it back at the joke of a city in 5 games.
ben eager is a goon!!!! who shouldn't have dressed 4 this game!!! the big pussy, why didn't he go after somebody like mike grier!!! his punk ass went after brian campbell, and thomas vanek!!!
ESCHE was horrible in this game. What is it going to take for us to realise that he is a huge part of the problem? The balance of the team starts with it's goaltending. His teamsmanship is lousy. Clarke will need to send him packing, and get someone to replace Johnsson if he is lost. I'm not sure canning Hitchcock is the answer, although his handling of the goalie situation has been a disgrace. I've been a Flyer fan for 24 years. Never seen someone so pathetic as Robert Esche daunt the colors.
The Flyers are a disgrace, what a total embarassment. These thugs try to pass for a legitimate hockey team but its not working. Sabres in 4, unless the Cryers start pulling out baseball bats on the ice which wouldnt surprise me.
Once again speed killed. I enjoy a good hard hitting game as much as anyone, however, that era is over. This is something that Clarke has never understood. This man continues to acquire slow players and players past their prime. For some reason he seems to think that the big bruisers are the way to go. I've come to believe that this team will NEVER win the cup while Clarke is in charge.
I'm so tired of this "new" NHL. There is no flow to the game, every ten seconds there is some soft penalty called. If I wanted to see a bunch of 5 foot 6 foreign people skate "gracefully" I'd watch figure skating. It really has lost all it's appeal to me. I don't know why the league feels the need to create European style hockey in America, it's not interesting.
My adoring Flyers Fans, Don't worry, I will respond to this total humiliation next year by bringing in bigger, slower, not as smart (dumber),players. I have been making some phone calls and I think I can get Shultzey to put # 8 back on for another run. I'm also pretty sure Battleship is ready. Besides I talked to the Commish and I'm certain that the NHL has decided that the game is "too fast" and "too exciting". Forever yours in hockey, Boobey
Hey sabresfan, you're an idiot. How many times has that sissy Lindy Ruff sent players out to throw cheap shots... I recall six instances right off the top of my head. Stop calling the Flyers goons, they are no different than any other team in the league.
typical Buffalo fans to start celebrating now... Brett Hull, Scott Norwood(I understand tho-it was 47yds and on grass), Dallas twice (those games were close), Washington (Thurman, find your helmet yet? Use Andre Reeds, he didn't want his apparantly)... We all understand that when you never win ANYTHING, you have to savor the moment whenever you can! Didn't the Buffalo Bandits win a championship? What was I thinking, congratulations!! P.S. When did you pull those drunk fans out of the 300 level and put them in the box to announce your games? All that is missing from those clowns is a big red nose... Although Jeanneret makes up for it with 17 chins. Stick a 2-2 series in your suitcase on your way back to Buffalo- The atmosphere is going to be a touch different here than your generic white shirt wearin HSBC panzies
I am a Sabres' fan and was proud of how my boys played tonight, however I am not proud of the moron's that call themselves Sabres' fans on the comments above. Now, JR, shouldn't have been so harsh on the city when he is just hurt by his teams poor performance, but our fans bashing the city where democracy started isn't very classy as well. I still think my team will win it, however I realize that the Flyers are not as bad as the idiots above (from both cities) are acting like. I think the Sabres will win this in 6 and I am looking for some good hockey...more like Saturday's game!!
I really enjoyed the first game between these two teams. It was exciting and close. The second game was another story. As a Buffalo fan, Im glad we won, buts its a little embarrassing to see the game turn into a World Wrestling Federation match. Although, it couldnt happen too a nicer guy than Bobby (The rat) Clark. Ive been watching these two teams play for 30 years and I remember that cheap shot artist. Whats Bobby going to do next, unretire Dave (The Hammer) Schultz to beat up the Sabres? Lets face it Philly fans, its time to get rid of Clark and get him a job coaching womens Roller Derby.
Well done JR...One statement simply proves that the Philadelphia Flyer fan has as much class as the Philadelphia Flyer player.
well living in buffalo and being a flyers fan is not easy today, i mean if you look on paper buffalo should not even be in the playoffs no talent bums but thanks to gary bettman and the new nhl teams like this aregoing to play good ,lets just call the nhl powwer play hockey,and put messages on the board no hitting allowed no fighting 2 min for a hang nail,this league is a joke it is ruined with there power play league the game wasa great with teams like montreal boston chicago detroit toronto and all other teams even the sabres team that lost to philly,smaller equipment , golies with no masks cmon could bobby orr play in this new league? sure but bums like pmmmenville and gausted would be better because there faster and have no banged up legs this is sicking just listen to larry robinson on his post press conference awhile back shuve this league or ask donaLD BRASHEAR ITS GAY,thats ok buffalo you might win but your cinderella season end in the next round have a nice day, oh by the way that emblem on your shirt is not a buffalo its a goat you should be called the buffalo goats
Just because your team is an embarassment doesnt mean you need to bash the city of Buffalo. Or mabey it does, casue thats all youve got. On the topic of cities, when I come to think of it your hockey team is well representative of your city. Arent you the same goons who were hooting and cheering when Michael Irvin was being carted off the field after almost being paralyzed? The city of brotherly love? More like the city of classless thugs.
Hey Dave, I recall dispatching the Flyers last time we met in the playoffs fairly simply in the "old NHL" you loved so much.
emmbaressement lets talk about you new rink scoreboard falls down way to go wide right ooppps wrong sport, no goal by thre way how many championships do you have and i live in buffalo so tell me more what i dont know oh by the way ill put 2.00 at otb on another homicide on the east side
Philly, get this guy off the board! He is your representative?? HAHAHAHAHAHA
typical goat fan were great everyone stinks fluffy ruffy is god wqell beg to differ ted nolan was coach of the year then given the shaft this guy ruff could not manage a wallmart
And Ted Nolan is relavant how?
Hey letsgoflyers26, Phillie hmmmmmm, I been on this planet for 29 years and I don't recall any parades in your fair city to honor any championships. I do remember the Eagles losing a Super Bowl, also 4 NFC championship games (Ouch!). 76ers, hmmmm, oh yeah they got to the Finals and lost there. Phillies I do remember seeing the Jays beat Kruc and the boys when I was in my teens. Oh and last but not least the Flyers, yeah they have done well in last few years, Lindros and boys did well against us a few years back (choker). So back up about Buffalo fans, because Philly is also in a wonderful place in sports, "1st place Losers", like Buffalo. I have been to alot of nice, beutiful, cities in my travels and your city isn't one of them. P.S. - Tell Captain Kangeroo and his Dino Goons that the Niagara Falls region have some beutiful golfing, and tee times are available for next week!
The losers in Philly just suck, look at these goons play, what a joke. They cant pass the puck, they cant shoot the puck, They suck! I can't believe they made the playoffs. They wont win diddly poo!
Hopefully this will finally be the series that gets Clarke fired. He still thinks it's 1977. Anyone that's surprised about how this series is going clearly doesn't follow hockey. The Flyers limped into the playoffs, unable to win back-to-back games for the last month of the season and they've won one game in Buffalo since 2001. Clarke put together a team ill-equipped to handle the rule changes in the NHL. Besides, the only reward for winning this series will be losing in five games to the Devils.
city of buffalo has good things here county executive that want to make drugs legal, control board because the city is in debt, no raises for employes, the perry projects,outrages prices at sporting events,rodney dangerfield doing the hockey commentary,a stupid show after the hockey games with rob ray hall of famer for sure,drive byes,yea ok glad i live here
Hey Dave...you can always move
oh yea i forgot that stupid radio station 97 rock where they play supertramp 20 times aday
Hey dave, this is the land of the free home of the "move if you dont like it"...
whatever jim go to your new websoite loser for life in buffalo
I did go to that website, saw naked pictures of your mom there. giving legs up service to all of us losers here in buffalo.
All you Buffalo fans say Philadelhia Cryers, yet all I read is Buffalo fans whining and you're up two games. I'm sure your just warming up those whining vocal cords for when the one of your speedy little pussies gets caught in a crushing check, ending their season and turning the momentum around and ending the Buffalo season. Save those tee-times for the home team.
thats original jim your iq is very high i see
I can no longer stomach the Flyers announcers...they defy reality constantly and are a disgrace to the profession. 2nd...when does Clarke get held accountable for the yearly failures... Sheep!
I think she was wearing a Devils jersey..
Hey, Buffalo Ass Rammer, the sabres have a quality team here in Buffalo, and the Cryers are a bunch of men humping losers. Go screw a philly cheese steak you queer.
The Cryers have to catch them first, azz gasket. /////////////////////// "Help, I am surrounded by blackness, these things are everywhere, I can't catch them!!" - Flyer Defensemen
That's where you are wrong..it is not about momentum at all...Philly needs to get alot better and need to do it quickly. Maybe Primeau plays and you get a shot in the arm, but the fact is this is a ill conceived team and had been for several years now. You have no one to blame or be angry at other than Bobby, should have been fired 5 years ago" Clarke
Hitchcock has lost it. I think he has to be frustrated when he realizes what he's been given to work with by his ego-driven GM. Esche was the only reason both games in Buffalo didn't end 8-2. Having said that, I think this series can turn around as soon as the flyers learn to pass, skate, defend, backcheck, and kill the 20 stupid penaties they take. JR, don't worry about having to return to such a joke of a city for game 5.
I am getting sick of hearing the same rhetoric from flyers fans over and over again. Just because you constantly hear that Bobby Clarke has put together a team of bullies you begin to believe it, and everytime the flyers lose, you fans go back to your same statements... "Catch up to the new NHL, this isn't the Broad Street Bullies" Please tell me which of these players you really consider a bully. Peter Forsberg, Simon Gagne, Joni Pitkanen, Eric Desjardins, Kim Johnsson(granted he's hurt), Niko Dimitrakos, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Branko Radivojevic, Mike Knuble, Sami Kapanen, Michal Handzus, Freddy Meyer, Eric Desjardins, Brian Savage, Mike Rathje(he's big but hardly a bully), RJ Umberger. This list is almost the entire roster for the flyers that I can name off-hand (with the exception of a few players that actually do play physical), and really you tell me if you consider any of these players real bullies. Maybe if the flyers had some guys that were some bullies, and actually played with some energy they wouldn't be in this spot, but don't accuse them of losing because they are bullies when they are not.
Sorry, I left out Peter Nedved. How in the world could anyone ever forget Peter Nedved in a list of non-bullies. Maybe in a list of NHL scorers he could easily be forgotten, but certainly not non-bullies.
Greg, You're right. They're not bullies. They're just the worst team to make the playoffs.
Ben Eager has Been whipped, the flyers are women.
I would like to apologize to the city of Philadelphia for being such a pussy. I have a headache.
As a Sabres fan, I was of course thrilled to see them crush the Flyers last night. Reading the messages posted here I expected to see fans bashing each others city given the history between the 2 teams. What I don't understand and hadn't expected was to see all the comments from Fyler fans LONGING to see slow boring hockey again. Maybe I should have expected that this is what they'd want to see given that their team can only play that style, but seriously to say that the league is now just about constant power plays is ignorant. The Sabres spent all night on the power play because the Flyers kept committing stupid penalties. STOP gooning it up and we'll beat you 5 on 5 !
I've been a Flyers fan since day one. It would be easy for me to stick up for them, but I can't. The Sabres speed is too much for the Flyers. They hit the holes in blinding speed, and are constantly moving to open areas much quicker than the Flyers. I have to admit it; the Sabres are solid players, and may go all the way this year. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Tony
I forgot to add that the Sabres will win this series in 4 games.
Robert Esche and Tony...Two guys from the other side of the ledger showing a little calss in a series that has certainly lacked it.
Oh and I'd also like to add. Philly fans, please swallow your pride, and eat what the Sabres are dishing out to our team right now. The Flyers have been physically beat up all year, and were never consistent players once the injurie bug began. Players have been in and out of the lineup all year. THe Flyers began the playoffs against a healthier faster Sabres team,and the outcome of both games were rather obvious to begin with.
The Sabres just keep on getting better and the Flyers should all be wearing dresses. Buffalo is underrated and has 4 great lines. The cup is ours!
And again, you need to blame Bobby Clarke for that. the Sabres were hit pretty hard with injuries this year as well, but good drafting a quality depth has allowed them to overcome those injuries. the days of building teams in the mold of the NYR, Flyers and Maple Leafs are gone...maybe it's petition time in Philly. Www.firebobbyclarle.com, that websire has to exist out there somewhere.
Trust me, I am a realist, and I can see Buffalo winning this series. I have been a Flyers fan since forever, but right now the Flyers are a long shot at best. Buffalo is faster, and aside from an overhaul, Philly is out matched. The game last night was an embarassment, I'm glad it wasn't televised in my area, otherwise I would be a Circiut City looking for a new TV today. As much as I would love to see Philly even it up, its going to take a whole bunch of Buffalo players to get hurt to slow them down. PS - Earlier post just stirring the pot. LOL
I dont know about wearing dresses. The Flyers totally lost it last night out of frustration. The game was over in a blink of an eye,and their emotions just got the best of them.
But I admit...this series will not be over until we win a 4th game...Philly will come hard, and I expect, a little cleaner tomorrow night.
Tell Lindy Ruff to f**k off! I am such a cry baby!
Woah guys, it's 2 games in a best-of-seven series. Calm down. Yeah, the Flyers got stomped in game 2, but in game 1, we saw two very evenly-matched teams go toe-to-toe for 5 1/2 periods. Hitch is a smart coach, this is a talented team (unless we forget, they lead the most competitive division in the East for a good chunk of the season and they lead the Conference for a while, too), and they'll get the ship righted for game 3. Sure, a two-game deficit is tough to handle, but after an embarassment like that, coming back to Philadelphia, you know that the Flyers will come out and play with some energy. Could they use a little more snarl, a little more toughness? Sure, losing Primeau for the season really hurt them in that department. But this is still a well-coached, talented team, and they will make a series of it yet.
I think Mike took a bong hit before that last post. Philly sucks, you suck, and it wont be much of a series. I expect we will be peeling you off our boots like the cockroaches you really are.
Yes the Flyers will be better on Wednesday night, but they have to stay out of the penalty box,and play five on five. That's their only chance against the Sabres.
Point taken Mike except that the Flyers didn't go toe to toe with us for 4 1/2 periods in game 1. Their same weeknesses were present during that game and they were very lucky not to be down 5-1 in the 3rd period. THIS Sabres team will not lose this series, they've shown us all season they have more heart than that.
I dont think Mike said anything to warrant such a nasty reply. He's just an optimistic fan who hasn't given up yet; there's nothing wrong with that.
But CAN they stay out of the penelty box..They knew full well going into last night that they had to stay out of the box and were not able to do so. They cannot dictate the game tempo and have prooved that they cannot dictate the game physically...They are simply overmatched in this series and Knuble, Forsberg and Gange need to start playing like the world beaters they can be...It just seems to me thatthere is very little interest on their part to do so.
Hey Esche, U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A, !!! Robert you couldn't spark your team last night in that meltdown, and you didn't do squat in Torino. Ryan Miller has to be thinking....... A medal in the Olympics or a chance to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup? I think I'll lift the Cup instead.
Wow, the iq is a tad low. The city of Buffalo was a great place to grow up. It is not a bad city. I have lived all over the world and I am not ashamed to be from Buffalo. I think Philly is a great city as well, so lets leave it at that. AS far as sports in those cities, ya, neither city has been real good in recent years. To Hockey. The first game was very exciting, your goalie was hot and that kept the game close. You have the right forwards for a team in the new NHL. Other than a couple guys I see you have a good squad up front. It is your Defense that is bad. We in Buffalo were clamering for a big physical D man, And still think we need one but that is all you have, you need more guys that can skate and make good breakout passes to your wingers. Mostly your team needs heart. They are a proud team that cant keep up with the Sabres. The Sabres have been a good team all year. They were third in the east for points and tied with Ottawa and Carolina for games won. you dont do that by being a fluke. Speed kills. Your team needs to regroup, settle down and try to change the gameplan a bit. Look at what Jersey did to us all year. It is worth trying. I think the wheels fell off after you got down to us in the first. Esche chocked and so your team got frustrated. Dont be haters of the game. I have seen some great games this year were there was vey few penelties and the periods flew by because the lack of whistles. Punch counter punch hockey. It was how the game started, not the 70's and 80's version but the 50's an 60's. I like it, Clark is an ass but he will transition your team into a tream that can play in this "new" NHl. It takes time. I think it is over for you and the team will be swept, I just home they play hard and make the next two the same exciting games that game one was. By the way, Forsberg is very frustrated when he is on the ice. I have never seen him play like this. He is given no room to create and has no one but Gange to work with, Your other players need to step up and clearly they havnt. Lets get back to good exciting hockey!
But at least Esche went about trying to fire up his team the right way...there was nothing ceap about what he did, which is more than can be said for guys like Eagers and Gauthier
I have to agree with Sully about the Flyers staying out of the penalty box. It's almost impossible against a much faster team like the Sabres. I dont think the Flyers are the only team to play classless when their opponent is handing their asses to them. It's just the frustration getting to them in such an emotional game.
I see the trash from both cities is right here. At least it is keeping it off the streets. For those that are not just trashing for trashing sake, I commend you. The rest can do what Hitch said last night...figure it out.
Trashing for trashing sake is fun though...really no other reason to do so.
Who cares about the Flyers, if the roles were reversed they'd be running their talentless annoying mouths like they usually do. They have no place in the playoffs, I am sure now that the series is shifting to the warm atmosphere of shit-ville, PA that the Flyers will gain some sort of edge, but humping sheep in your backyard hardly relates to hockey. Sabres in 4!
Boarder is gay.
Wow Boarder that is a really cryptic post. I wonder what that could mean? Clearly you must have just read the Davinci Code, or you have a degree in applied mathematics and code breaking, or... your'e just a moron.
LOL. Sometimes fans can be a little ridiculous on both sides of the arguement. Looking forward to some homecooking on Wednesday night and with a coach like Hitch and players like Forsberg, Hatcher, and Gagne we will get this fixed. Over- celebrating Sabres fans prepare for a series, and doom and suicidle Flyers fans, go jump in a hole and come out after the flyers season is over....
Thank god for Az Sabres fan, or this board would be completely devoid of any sensible rational thought. There are several ignorant statements posted here that have no merit whatsoever, and should probably be chalked up to frustration, like the Flyers last night, more than anything. For anyone to complain that the game is not exciting anymore and that it is just a trade of power-plays, did anyone not see the Canadiens- Hurricanes game last night? (Sadly, I had to watch for quite awhile cause TSN decided to take the Sabres game off). Did you miss the Stars- Avalanche? How about the first game of this series? Give me a break. This is what hockey was designed and intended to be played like. It was born on the frozen surfaces of Canada with swift skaters and deft passers flying up and down the ice. That was and is what made the game great. It took a special skill to be able to lace up a pair of skates, and be able to maneuver gracefully about the ice, while attempting to work some magic with a little black rubber disk. Bobby Orr not like the new NHL? Have you completely lost your mind or are you concussed? How many more end to end rushes would we be able to enjoy of Orr's in the new NHL? The famous photo of him soaring through the air after scoring would be just one of many. Did you seen Niedermayer's end to end spectacle in the Flames-Ducks series? The Sabres have thrived and will contiue to do so, because Regier (who does not receive enough credit- Briere for Gratton? thanks) had the foresight to see how the new NHL would unfold and hedged his bets that he had the right personnel to be successful. As has been stated Clarke held true to his and longtime Flyers beliefs that the bigger more physical players would wear down the opposition. Trouble is, you can't tire them down if you can't catch them at all (Hatcher on Nedved last night?) and when you do illegally you pay for it, which is precisely the way that it should be. I have no idea at what point it became acceptable to impede someone for trying to skate freely, but I am all too happy that it has been sighted and corrected, because it absolutely makes for a better brand of hockey. I not only say this for this year because the Sabres are playing well, but this axiom will hold true for years to come, so long as the game is called the same as it is now.
If Mick is hoping that Hatcher is doing to help get this thing righted than Philly may be in more trouble that I thought. Hatcher has not been nearly the same player he was back when he was in Dallas (see Detroit giving him 16 million just to leave town) Hatcher is a shell of his former self and has been thoroughly frustrated by his inability to keep up with the pace of today's NHL. Funny how one could think the slowest defensemen on a slow defense being dominated by speed would be the lynch pin of a Flyer turnaround... STAY OUT OF THE BOX...start there.
You'd think after an 82-game season that someone in the coaching staff would realize a few things about the Flyers: 1) Desjardins is older and slower. Every time he blows his coverage, count on a hooking penalty. 2) Rathje is a 6'5" waste of a uniform who is nearly as stupid with the puck as Therien. 3) Attempting to gain the offensive zone along the boards and maintain puck control DOES NOT work. 4) All three forwards below the goal line leaves no one in a scoring position. 5) God forbid a defenseman challenge anyone at the blue line. Frustration has finally set in. I'm making my plans as to what to do with my time between 7-9:30 pm after Friday.
super duper!! Neato gang!!
you people sound like 14 year old kids. lets face it Buffalo is better. thats it. glad we had all four games to choose from
Louis is also a gay man, if he is a man at all.
My head hurts!! How do I get back to Pennsyl-Tucky?!?!
HELP!! Anyone seen my game??
I will kick Daniel Briere's ASS!
when you win ANYTHING Buffalo please let me know!! Plain and simple... How long can you hang your hat on 0 Super Bowls, 0 Cups, 0-oh wait thats it - Bisons are good, right and what about the Bandits? Oh I know, who gives a crap!! So your team full of 26 130 pd midgets make the playoffs every 5th yr - so what - talk to me when you are actually considered a reputable winning franchise year in and year out!! Welcome to Philly! Bring It!!! LETS GO FLY-ERS!!!!
Rocky kicked my ass maybe he can suit up and take on Campbell
I just wanna go golfing and look at the pretty flowers.
Where is the guy that hit Cindy Fluff in the face with a cup of beer a few years back? I hope to see you there - buy you a beer?
Clubber Lang? Clubber Lang!
Hey Umburger how's it feel to be turned into Campbell's soup??
I am the dumbest gay man alive!!!
Only losers live in the past you idiot cryers fan. Your franchise and city sucks. Great football team you got there, oh and that so called hockey team is getting wasted by us midgets here in Buffalo.
no i think i have the market cornered on horny gay folks - kissy poo all
I like to beat off, mostly cause I cant get a woman, cause I am a flyers fan.
Dude, Philly hasn't won a cup since '75! Your football team blows. Donovan McNabb choked in the Super Bowl. Your Phillies lost to Toronto in their last WS appearance! You city hero is a FICTIONAL BOXER!! Yo ADRIAN!! We need a goalie!! And your cheese steaks suck too!
actually compared to the Bills we ARE a great football team. Speaking of living in the past, have you seen all the pouting losers that have those gay "NO GOAL" stickers on all of your Yugos?
Brian Propp, you are my hero. Well put!
Too bad the refs wouldn't let Esche drop the gloves and fight. I haven't seen a Flyer goalie get his ass kicked since I beat up garth Snow back in '98!!! Uh yeah we beat you that year too!
be nice mr c. i am becoming very sad and emotional. I thought we were closer than that?
The Eagles went 6-10 last year. Real good team.
How do you like your umberger? I like mine well done then chilled on ice.
can everyone please just shut your yap?
I am so freaking embarassed right now.
Do they allow trucks on the ice!
Stop saying the Bills suck, you are making me wanna kill someone
Can someone call 911, I just got a hit and run!
UUUUGGGHH! Me like hockey. Me like to hit people!! Ugggh! Me not like small fast sabre player!!!
Oh you Flyers fans are just silly. Buffalo bashing is what its come to now, youve got nothing else. Classless like your sports teams. SPeaking of which, hwo about a quick review: Eagles - You cant even call this team the Buffalo Bills of the new era. That would be doing that Bills team a disgrace. Terell Owens? You guys deserved him, and when he's lighting you up while youre rebuilding again I'll be laughing it up. Phillies - The redheaded stepchild of baseball. The first two weeks of the season will once again be a microcosm of your season. What a joke. 76ers - You guys deserve Iverson. He is a microcosm of your whole city. This is a mirror of your hockey team except on hard wood. Flyers - Well, we all know nothing needs to be said here. They speak for themselves. Better get ready to dump more beers on Lindy tomorrow, cause thats all youll have to celebrate.
I will kick Ken Hitchcocks ass!!
F off Lindy...mind your own effin business
I will tear you to shreads fot fat bastard!! I still owe you one from '99, bitch!
Good website here. http://www.phillysucks.com/flyerssuck.html
Be careful Lindy...I still bring the undertaker wherever I go.
Does anyone know why there was no goalie in net for the Flyers yesterday? I mean it just seemed kinda silly...
I can't top that Ken!!! Paul Bearer is alive and well!!
yeah...that's what I thought!
I watched a dirty movie last night. Ooops nope that was just a hockey game... did not think spankings could be showed on tv like that...
Actually, you may have seen the Undertaker last night...he was wearing a #2 Flyers Jersey
I hear the series has moved to Philly? Did not think they had a pro team???
You Flyers are a disgrace!!!
You suck Pelle...I was way better than you
My dad was better at hockey than all of your dad's!!!
I spelled my own name wrong...obviously I spent time with the Flyers
Anyone seen my keys...I gotta get outta here
Flag on the play...unnecessary reference to Pelle Lindbergh!
I agree...bad call on Lingergh
That Lindbergh could stop a puck, but not that car!
I am BIGGER tah Derian Hatcher!!!
Kjell, stop and get some milk on the way home
I got 50 bucks on Philly to come back and tie the series...any takers?
all the flyers need to do is replace 4 defensemen, get a 3rd line that can actually put the puck in the net, hire a coach who knows what the word 'adapt' means, find a gm who is actually aware that the nhl put the new rules in place, and get a goalie who can stop the puck more than 90% of the time. other than that,we're golden. how much room do we have under the cap?
100 bucks says they don't
Did anyone else enjoy Esche's impersonation of Ron Hextall last night?
I was pretty good too Kelly
thats not nice to talk about Pelle that way Jim Mora. Remember when I tried to save time and cut myself shaving during that game years ago?
Hey folks...I decided to stop by here for a bit...really have nothing better to do for a while.
I would personally buy any sabres fan a ticket to Philly where you can sport your black and red uniforms with the big cute goat on the front!! It will be fun. Im sure 20000 of my closest friends would agree!! I go to Buffalo with the Black and Orange and none of your gutless pukes say a word!!
Spoken by the Internet giy with no chance of dealing with any reprecussion...hey, it's santa claus, why don't you go boo him.
I have no penis.
Like I just said I go to Buffalo every year and none of your gutless pukes say a word.. it is spelled "guy" and not "giy"... Start slow, dont hurt yourself
maybe youre catching on "iamawuss"
oh no..he called me out on a typo...must have offered advanced typing at your community college.
The sad thing is that Buffalo won the physical battle in Game 1 AND the speed "battle" in Game 2. If we were back to old, slow hockey, the Sabres would win that series too. The only thing the Flyers have done better is goon it up. I can at least understand the frustration, but it sure is a stupid way to try to play a hockey game nowadays. I have to admit, seems like Ruff is right. As far as minding his own business, keeping his players healthy to play the inevitable second (and third) rounds seems to be a business.
I know the keys are pretty small for your fat fingers on your Leap Pad
I think that flyers26 homo is about to bust, pretty funny... I was in Philly once, your women look like my uncle dave.
Hey Sully, dont get into a battle of wits with letsgohomos26, he is clearly unarmed...
leap pad? That may be a kick ass burn, but I have no idea wat the hell that is.
Seems like some Flyer frustration here, cant blame them. They suck!
Jim and Sully - the dynamic duo - ok girls your internet hour is up - time for mom to use the commodore 64 now.
a leap pad is what his mommy beats him with for not pleasuring her!
thats because I am too busy pleasuring your mom!
I just looked up Commodore, ha, Youre old! and your team sucks...
Commodore 64 humor..I suppose that is funny to some people
Your Flyers remind of the big, slow, hockey players on International Hockey for the Commodore64!!
Ha, Jim Moras mom is slutty...
But still....what the fuck is a Leap Pad!?
The Flyers really suck!
There are no doughnuts in hell...
I'm sorry when did the bedwetting four-year-olds from my daughter's pre-school class start writing their comments on the Flyer's blog? It's only one bad game you friggin' nancy-boys. Doesn't matter how fast Buffalo skates when they've got a man advantage for most of the game. Flyers win in 7.
I feel better that Bill Gates doesn not know
Buffalo has a man advantage because noone in Philly knows how to play hockey, and in an unrelated note your daughter is a slut.
We started this morning
all the flyers need is to get desjardins, meyer, rathje, and hatcher off the ice, and play 5 forwards. if they did that theyd at least win one game. our defense is so damn bad and Bob clarke is the biggest joke ever. it aint esches fault. our defense cant skate so what are you supposed to do as a goalie gettin 15 odd man rushes a game against you. oh yea Desjardin Suxx
Jim...you seem bored...you need a coaching job?
one more thing is PRIMEAU back tom nite, cause if he is its a whole new series????
I live for Philly but wow is this team bad, the sabres can skate but we should at least be competitive. Time for an overhaul. Hope there is room on the Ottawa bandwagon.
I could coach, but not a bunch of Yard Apes like the Flyers. what a freaking joke. They really have no chance against a class team like Buffalo.
Keith Primeau will totally change the series, you mark my words!!! GO KEITH!!
I'll believe you if you can tell me how, exactly, Primeau makes a difference?
Primeau give the sabres one more guy to humiliate!
...cause he's my brother?
Put Primeau in net, that should make a difference!
Wanyne Primeau...they goy who all he does is get tradede for other guys
sorry dude, another typo...don't chastise me please
stupid buffalo goats if you win this series it is over for you in the next whats next jp loserman and company even your old goldtender when he got traded said i want to be retired in a ottawa senator shirt you all are idiots buffalo
I heard the first 30 folks to show up for the Philly/Sabres game get to start. You know cause the original team is so freakin bad. hehhehehehehehehehehehe.
Dave cant type cause he is retarded. Giggity, giggity. giggity...
I wish i was a buffalo goat fan
Dave likes punctuation!!! How 'bout a period or comma?
peter is on the welfare system in buffalo he lives in the perry projects
The only period in Dave's life is the one his wife has been on for 7 years cause she wont have sex with a Flyers fan...
i use your wife jim
Dave your keyboard is broken. Oh no, nope that's not it you are just a retard...
of course he is on the welfare system, isnt everyone in Buffalo on it? Ive been there, not a pretty site. More boarded up buildings there than ones that actually are in business.
This is good reading, cant believe there are still Flyers fans in the world after getting raped on TV last night...
your next buffalo cant wait for your great games against the senators if you play them usa usa ryan miller has sunburn on the back of his neck from the red light
I stopped in Philly a while ago, that city epitomizes the growing level of openly gay men and retards that city produces. Most of them are outwardly obtrusive to most likely make up for having a small penis or getting beaten up in HS. Sabres 2 Philly cheese dicks 0.
Miller is good enough to hand philly there ass, enjoy golfing while we are cruising to the cup you losers...
your right lets go flyers lindy house is boarded up to
my editorial on the great aspects of Buffalo........ the end
Sorry I was gne so long. My mom needed to use the commodore 64
go have another genesee jim you loser
Dude...Genny Light is good man..it's all fun and games until you start messing with the beer...beer has never done anything bad to you.
I would have another beer if I could get your mom off of me... But hey she likes to wear the Sabres Jersey, so she is not a total slut.
at least other cities build there sports arenas in there city like philly cleveland , in buffalo the football stadium is in orchard park good profits for the citylets go for joe giambra what a bunch of idiots in buffalo
genny light suks
only jackasses build their stadiums in the city like you homosexuals! and you are right genny does suck, just like your mom.
OK...assuming it matters, which I don't think it does...New England has done alright with a stadium outside the city. You're a bad man Dave...the beer gods won't soon forgive your heresy and a DWI you will get coming home from the game tonorrow night.
Dave sounds like a self loathing buffalonian.
poor dave...pretty sure he's a virgin
buffalo cant afford a good beer like anheuser world lager
What a fag!
rocky go play with your nuts
all the time
Good Dave, drink up...your DWI is coming.
sabres suck have a nice day
thanks, you have a nice day too...practice that alphabet...as much of it as you know anyway.
ok sucky have nice sucky day
FYI - The National Hockey League will not be suspending Flyers defenceman Denis Gauthier for his hit from behind on Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek in the second period of Philadelphia's 8-2 loss to Buffalo on Monday.
GOATS SUCK
you bring "sucky" I take that DWI thing back...I mean, you'll still be getting one, but in probably about 8 years when you are old enough to drink
I think it is a ditch pig on their jerseys. I love how they can all talk shit this year, when the last season, they almost lost the team altogether. I guess the sun shines on a dogs ass every once in a while. FUCK BUFFALO!!!
So tell me all about how, exactly, we almost lost the team.
Does Bankruptcy ring a bell? If it wasn't for the league bailing the Sabers out, they'd be gone. Thanks God for the cap. http://espn.go.com/nhl/news/2003/0113/1491754.html
I love that commercial for the hockey hall of fame where that little chubby guy in glasses in getting smoked in the face with pucks!! I think he is a goat fan and a Cindy Fluff lover. BUFFALO SUCKS - the sign at the city line says "Buffalo - an all american city" it should say welcome to panzieville LETS GO FLYERS!! 2-2 at 10pm Fri
It's because of piss ass markets like Buffalo that we missed a whole season. So enjoy it while it lasts, you'll fuck it up just like all the other Buffalo atempts at having a legitimate contender in any professional sporting league.
Ottawa went bankrupt, they didn't almost lose the team...So our owner got indicted and eventually convicted and a richer owner bought the team, now we are more stable than we have ever been...no where in that we theyever close to leaving town...and, I really don't recall the sun shining on the fLyers ass any time recently.
I love when Philly fans talk about having contenders as if they have ever actually had one.
you almost lost the team because Regis couldn't keep his hand out of the company cookie jar - How are those games going on the Empire Sports Network? Oh, the station folded you say? Now you get that nerd Howard Simon and those other bunch of pansie Sabre jock sniffers to listen to on the radio. WGR550 sucks too!!
I don't recall Buffalo ever hoisting the Cup or the Lombardi trophy. Does any one else remember that? You all will be watching it from the couch again this year.
Right, Regis stole, oh well...what the hell does that have to do with anything?
Hey guys I was out slapping around the Flyers hockey team, did you all know what a bunch of pussies they are? I mean, they really suck! I mean the really, really suck.
it means that he is a dirty old man and a thief and the Goats suck.
Proof: http://www.donovanindex.com/
are you old enough to remember Philly winning it...and o Lombardi trophies for the Flyers either...and I believe you LOST 3 conference titles in a row
I guess that ass raping last night was not enough to shut up all the dumbass flyer fans huh? you guys are really pathetic!
Lombardi for the Eagles that should have said.
No more pathetic than you. I just keep writing to see how many times you dumb ass Buffalo ass pumpers will respond. And as predictable as the Bills losing the Super Bowl, you don't disappoint.
wgr radio 55 and all the jocks who live there all suck so does fluffy ruffy
If the sabres suck, then how bad are the Flyers, pretty damn bad. I was laughing my ass off last night. man that was some funny shit watching the cheese dicks try to play hockey.
jim mora is a dumb goat fan a typical bufflo loser
Almost as predictable as the Eagles playing NOT winning a damn thing! I refer you back to www.phillysucks.com now this is some genius at work ha ha your team sucks.
Oh, I admit, last night game the Flyers sucked. Game One they sucked but Esche carried them. I just love fuckin' with you fans that think your opinion matters to any one. It is pure comedy. Just like Buffalo.
hey buffalo ditch buffalo has a contender that 3erd franchise baby joe mesi another buffalo loser
Bufalo Bills Conference Finals (4 year span) 4-0 Philadelphia Eagles Conference titles (4 year span) 1-3 No one here can talk shit about winning a superbowl until one of the franchises wins one... But you should be concerned about your cities more urgent athletic crisis
Buffalo is up 2-0 stick that in your ass you philly loser! that team is really bad!
I am old enough to remember the Goats last cup win!!
buffalo goats and there fans are one of a kind stupid
I think that ditch pig dude has some serious "we all suck dick in philly" issues. our opinion does not matter what matters is 8-2 man that is some comical shit. philly sucks.
welcome to buffalo city of losers and mayor eddie murphy
wow at all the people flexing their e-peens on the intardent ;/
hey philly you always have 75 good job with that....
There goes the philly loser talking about the past, keep living in the past. and of course you remember the last time the class of the nhl sabres won the cup, it was the same day you last got laid. philly sucks.
sabres won the cup where on the playstation thats as close as you get
Too many people that want to talk about too much shit that doesn't matter (Regis, Football, Ted Nolan etc) All that really matters is that our crappy city is both out playing and out classing your wonderful city...and that HAS TO SUCK.
we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass we kicked phillys ass
Ok. No shit talk about the Super Bowl or football for that matter. But I do think it is hilarious that the Flyers are 23 - 16 in the playoffs versus the Sabres, including this years series. You're just still pissed that the Flyers won the Cup in Buffalo in '75. Boo F'n Hoo.
to compare philly and buffalo as citys is like comparing apples and oranges philly is 10 times the size as buffalo... lets compare salaries 27 million buffalo 37 million philly maybe you should go to the value section and buy some fast players
the only thing you got good in your city is mr pizza
I would love to see a goat jersey in Philly tomorrow night! No sack tho - just a bit too scared to bring your pansie pathetic loser asses to a real city...
damn, what sully said is all true, that has to really suck! The reality of the whole thing being you are a bunch of losers!!!
people wont sit next to a goat fan goats stink dont they just like the buffalo sewers outside the hsbc rink
New Rule no more mention of anything that happened or didnt happen 10+ years ago....oh wait they would have to shut this website down philly would have nothing to talk about
come to philly and we will kick your ass come to philly and we will kick your ass come to philly and we will kick your ass come to philly and we will kick your ass come to philly and we will kick your ass come to philly and we will kick your ass come to philly and we will kick your ass come to philly and we will kick your ass come to philly and we will kick your ass
there goes ditch pig homo talking about the past again, it must suck to be a loser.
fluffy rufffy always crying about the hits his boys take mr ref mr ref he hit my players i need a penalty
leave buffalo to go to philly? that is like dumping the hot chick for the fat broad!
I do not remember the 75 series so I am not at all bitter about it...What I do know, is that right now, in the 2006 series, the Flyers are pretty much screwed
looks like jay mckee, gausted, campbell, briere pommenville will be in the hall of fame with orr, esposito clarke barber, parent dryden hull yea right that will be the day hall of shame for the goats
New rule... that's funny. Who the fuck do you think you are. But, I won't mention it, because you're probably some snot nose Buffalo teen, just got home from school, trying to feel like a man by getting onto this blog, and you don't know about 10+ years ago, because at the time you were a squirt in your mamma's crotch, or you don't care to remeber when Buffalo didn't have shit, 10+ years ago.
you should know about fat chicks your married to one
Never seen so many loser philly fans in one place. must have been hard to get whacked around like that. but hey at least the team got a break from that shit hole you all live in down there. what a dump.
at least the fat broad has a pussy between her legs and not a dick fag boy
Not married at all, I am just a kid, insulting your dumbasses and there is not a fucking thing you can do about it except watch the Cryers get whipped ha ha philly sucks..
if your a goat fan you are a fag and fat to
I can remember going back about as far as when we were in the Adams division when Michelel Burgeron was coaching the Nordiques...so what's that...25 years ago...and in all that time I can say for sure that Buffalo and Philly has won the same amount of cups
I wish I had never played for Philly, they will never win shit!
all goat fans do yourself a favor call 1 800 go fuk yourself
I wish I had played for a good team before my ass got killed.
hey, does anybody no how umbergers feeling ..hehehe
He's feeling great. He just got done fuckin' your mom down at the Women's Prison.
Nothing like charity work.
thats where he must have been, i was wondering why he didnt play last night
Why wonder? You were trying to lick his nuts while he did you mom. You can admit it.
well i have determined ditch pig is between the ages of 15 and 26... people are just on here talking shit for the team they root for and your taking it personal. i have nothing agianst flyers fan except there playing buffalo... so calm down buddy go finish you homework then come back tonight and instant message people
What's even funnier, is your wrong. A. Ages are wrong. B. I'm actually a Buffalo fan having a blast screwing with people. It is actually easier to get you Buffalo fans going than it is the Philly fans. Buffalo - good team - pathetic fans. Philly - bad team - embarrased fans.
Oh, and if anyone takes anything personal on a web blog, they are pathetic. I have no beef with anyone, just talking some shit. Sorry if YOU took it personal.
Hey, Remember Brett Hull's OT goal in 1999. You know, the goal that won the Stanley Cup for Dallas over, now who did they beat? It's on the tip of my tongue. Can anyone help me?? Some team that has not won a Cup.
1999?
hey mark remember the civil war and there was the that battle...its on the tip of my tounge i cant remember
You had to ask? You're not a Buffalo fan.
Gee, I think I found out who it was Hull scored on. My bad. http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/readers/worstcalls.html
Brett Hull's OT goal...good one...and Norwood missed FG..hahahaa...yeah, bring it up to date boys...that was a long time ago
wow they beat buffalo...this i did not know thanks mark
sully dont forget music city miracle...we dont need mark providing us with another website
Brett Hull = GOAL Buffalo Sabres = STILL NO STANLEY CUP
remember in 1987 when the Oilers beat the Flyers...that was awesome, and totally relevant to this series
I think it is hilarious when Flyer's fans or analysts say that "the teams looked good on paper before the season started." No it didn't. From the very start Hatcher and Rathje and the rest of the lumbering slow defense was a questionable factor in competing in today's league.
BTW, how have Buffalo's MLB and NBA teams fared? Oh, they don't have any??? Even Milwaukee has the NBA.
All you philly fans, oh I'm sorry WWE fans!!! You say youre the bruisers in the NHL and we have the speedy little guys??? Well ask Hamburger how he feels after the hit Saturday night... We'll be in town Wednesday and Saturday to cheer on the Sabres as they are set to sweep the dirty Filthadephia!!! Who knows you might be a cleaner city after all!
Sorry, forgot to change my name from Buffalo Ditch Pigs before sending last post. My Bad. lol
I really don't think anyone here misses the NBA...Although if we did have a team, I only hope they could be as accomplished as the sixers..and MLB..we're just not a big enough city...oh well.
Some how I think if the Community College in Buffalo had a basketball team and a baseball team, they could compete with the Philly teams.
You mean your name is: Buffalo is Loser Central.
There are colleges in Buffalo?
I think the name Hitchcock is perfect since Bobby is leading Ken around by it.
I would like to hear the Flyers fans talk about right now...this series...can you get back in it and how? Don't say Primeau because I just heard on teh way home from work that he is a no go for tomorrow night.
The only way the Flyer's even have a chance, is if their goaltending is another miracle attempt like Game One. That won't happen. I think Esche's psyche is broken, and Nitty is not experienced enough. Just because he helped them win the Calder Cup and was MVP don't mean shit in the NHL.
you could say the same for Miller
And talk radio, like the internet, is always a trusted source for news and information.
True, but you have to be able to keep the puck in the offensive zone to test Miller. You have to get shots on goal. Philly isn't doing that. The way things are going, Buffalo will probably play New Jersey (providing Ottawa wins their series and the rest contiue as they are going). New Jersey will be a different test for Buffalo. Brodeur can stop Buffalo, and their defense is no joke either, ask the Flyers. If Ottawa doesn't win, then Buffalo gets Tampa Bay. They are just as quick and would be some fast high scoring games to watch.
Wow! What am I going to do now? Keith Primeau in the lineup...(still pondering) Oh I know...whoop some more Flyer ass. Then maybe Capt. Kangaroo can make up a line with Primeau, Umberger and Brashear. The three all have bruised brains....unlike me. The smartest man on the planet. Too bad I can't dress myself and hand out a Flyer ass kicking myself...
Ok so he plays...how big a difference do you think he could make...He would be limited to 8-10 minutes because the conditioning would not be there and he is really not a difference maker to begin with..but I am certain he will not be in the lineup tomorrow...18 goals in 128 playoff games...not much to hang your hopes on
And Miller has won what? A midget championship?
NJ is scary, but they have to lose sometime...Buffalo matches up ok there, though the regular season series was 3-1 NJ...but we can worry about that after the Flyers are dispatched
No championship for Miller, just an outstanding college resume and an undefeated mark as an NHL playoff goalie
Funny thing is that the Flyers would kill to have the guy sitting at he end of the Sabres bench
True. Bringing Primeau back is a mistake. It would be exactly like bringing Lindros back when Steven's cleaned his clock in the playoffs. He would be a distraction at best, and they would run the chance of losing him for good. It is best to lick the wounds and prepare to revamp the team into a team that can live up to the term "Flyers" instead of being a slow ass team.
An outstanding college resume don't mean shit in the NHL. Sounds like something I heard above.
no it doesn't, but you gotta start somewhere...Roy didn't have any resume in 86, he did alright
It may not mean shit, but he has two wins, and that does mean shit. Things may get interesting tomorrow, but I still think Buffalo will win in 5, I have to at least think the Flyers can squeek one out, granted they have a better Road record than Home one.
A few things 1. Use a dictionary: The spelling on here is tragic. Understand that Philadelphians are stereotypically inarticulate. Why give other cities a reason to believe we're stupid? 2. Accept the fact that the Flyers are finished: They can't skate with the Sabres. The Flyers' physical (i.e. penalty-causing) attempt to counteract Buffalo's speed was ineffective. Put this one in the ever-growing collection of Philly team disappointments. 3. If you're from Buffalo and your life is so sad and unfulfilling that you have to taunt Flyers fans on a local paper's web-board, keep this in mind: Philadelphia may not celebrate a championship this year, but you still live in Buffalo. Let me repeat that: You still live in Buffalo. Sports aside, that is its own tragedy.
Where am I ?? - R.J.Umberger
Screw your dictionary.
Is that the best you can come up with? How about intelligent chat about the series? Those posts are the ones that make Buffalo fans look bad. I don't mind any fan that comes on here and is respectful to the teams and hockey. Don't be an ass.
hey Tom...your right...it's sad, but I really have nothing better to do than try and fire you guys up right now...it's fun, and it has been a while since we have been in the playoffs and I have had a chance to...I really just came for the stories in your paper, but I stayed for the enjoyment it has provided...that being said, it is rather ignorant to talk bad about a city you haven't lived in...ask anyone who has lived here and they will tell you it is a great place to live...Know, it's not a large metropolis, but it is a great town to be from.
Dearest Mark, To answer your question...I've won a Hobey Baker award, a Calder Cup championship, my Friday night mixed bowling league, I also have a pair of your momma's drawers which cover all the rest of my hardware on the mantle or I would keep listing. P.S. I can't count the fact that I'm an undefeated playoff goalie..way too easy. Winning my midget championship was way tougher.
I just have to ask - what the hell is up with your announcers? Rick Jeanerett and Lorentz? Could he over react to everything? I can just hear him at home right now... "Honeyyyyyyyyyyy, what a grrrrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaat bowl of soooooooooouuuuuuupppp!!"
And your email addess says Flyers_Suck?
Since there is a snowballs chance in hell the Flyer's can get past Buffalo, who would like to take a stab at how it could happen, besides the Buffalo bus crashing on the Turnpike? I think it is possible if, the Flyers move some speed onto defense. They didn't do too bad previously when Kapenen was playing defense, I'm sure they could swing that again and possibly put someone else on a different defensive pairing. Rathje needs to sit.
Jeanneret is a legend, the longest tenured play by play man in the NHL and a sure fire media wing hall of famer
pretty neat miller, you still have all of those same midgets on your pussy ass team now!! 2-2 by Fri Nite bitch!!
Well, Ryan Miller, Bobby Clark's A Douche said none of that matters so take it up with him.
TomLaRom I would like you to elaborate on your knowledge of Buffalo plight??? Please educate us with your Filthadephian superiority. Sabres in 4 no contest
a legend? what a misuse of that word - he is a fuckin clown with 17 chins, a mock turtleneck and suspenders.. he is a joke outside of buffalo - a mere sideshow with no talent whatsoever... a real LEGEND is Gene Hart!!
with a case of tasty cakes!!
My email does say Flyers_suck, and right now they are, that would be the part that says "Realistic Flyers Fan." Ever been to an Eagles game? Ever boo your home team? Don't comment on me until you can be a true hardcore Philly fan. You haven't said anything that is nearly worth repeating, so what is your deal? Are you still clinging to the hopes that Philly will pull it off? It will be a miracle if they make it past this round, then it would be a harder team next round. I'm a Flyers fan, and they suck this year. Injuries and lack of speed made that happen. That's a fact.
hey didn't you use to be Peter Forsberg?
must be...never heard of him.
outside of te HNIC guys, Jeanerett and Maik Lange are consistently rated as the top play by play men in the NHL...bar none ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Mark
Realistic Flyers Fan, Don't care squat about Eagles or other Philly teams. Don't care about being a stupid, 'hardcore', fan. Your problem, not mine. My day goes on win or lose. My 401k is more important than wins and losses. As it should be.
not surprising that you haven't heard of him - Jeanneret's a legend and the Goats are good - that is f-in hilarious... Buffalo SUCKS,SUCKS,SUCKS...
Mike Lange that is
Constantly rated by whom?
sorry sully, I didn't mean to upset you and talk about your hero.. maybe someday you can grow up to be just like him... you may even be able to get little boy mock turtlenecks and suspenders and run around yelling and over-reacting to every single thing that is happening... he sucks .. period...
I would have to say Mark, that is the first thing you wrote that I agree with. But, to clarify, you are on here and you are posting. Last I checked, this was a Philly blog and not Merrill Lynch.
marks mom!
Dear flyer fans, Step back from the ledge...You can always watch the sixers..Sorry my bad... The Eagles win another superbowl...sorry my bad...The Phillies?? How pathetic can it be living in Philadelphia and getting crushed by the wee little Sabres....Flyers suck, Bobby Clark sucks, cheese steak sandwiches suck and Capt. Kangaroo only wishes he was half the coach as me.
It really doesn't matter how you feel about RJ, fact is, I'll get to listen to him call round 2 while you are lamenting what went wrong with yet another brilliantly conceived Bobby Clarke team
And, Realistic Flyers Fan, there were 3 other games last night to watch, too. Life doesn't end when the Flyers or Sabres lose. You flip the channel and watch some more great playoff action. 4 games tonight. Life is good. And that's what it's all about.
I have to say, you can attack the teams but don't disgrace the cheese steak. Buffalo wings were created in a bar, and you have to like that. So I respect the Buffalo Wings, you respect the cheese steak. Besides, have you ever had a real one?
Mark, you are right. I had a blast watching the Rangers get spanked... again.
Jim's Steaks and John's Roast Pork a few times.
Remember when the Flyers traded some future Stanley Cup championships to Quebec for Eric Lindros? That was pretty funny.
Bisons? Bandits? Amerks? Im pumped - what a fantastic place to be with so many world class teams - topped off by the Goats!! you must be proud Buffalo!! thats sad
I never care who wins. Just root for OT.
Jim's Steaks on South Street by far much better that Gino's or Pat's.
remember when Buffalo won ANY championship and an unemployment rate under 50%? thats pretty funny as well
Buffalo is pretty sweet place to live man...I have been all over the country and Buffalo is a small town, not a big city...we know that..and that is perfectly fine...
And where are all these Philadelphia championships?
You guys must havea serious pittsburgh complex
Who had took more balls off the chin, Mickey Mantle... or letsgoflyers26?
Not many but at least 4 more than Buffalo!!
Oh the ever had a real cheese steak question was directed to those Buffalo fans ripping on them who probably had the California version, you know the one with Mayo and lettuce and tomatoes. Real Cheese steak... steak, peppers, onions and provolone. No need for anything else. Oh, and don't forget the grease.
****TomLaRom I would like you to elaborate on your knowledge of Buffalo plight??? Please educate us with your Filthadephian superiority. Sabres in 4 no contest**** Cradle of Liberty vs. Glorified Outpost. I think I'll stay here, thanks.
peak your head inside the Wachovia Center and look up at the rafters and you will have your answer....
and colorado got the cup and then disposed of forsberg back to Philly
Who gives a rat's ass about the unemployment rate?
gimme a year...most recent championship banner...you understand that there is a 10 year statute of limitations on bragging rights. as a matter of fact, not one of those championship banners was actually earned in that building
well - just about time to call it a day - thank you all for makin it an entertaining day!! take care - fuck buffalo lets go FLYERS!!
Sully, Name a building Buffalo earned one in?
letsgoflyers26 - You're leaving... awesome
if there is a 10yr limitation then you have yet to have anything to brag about - you obviously have to WIN something to begin the 10yr period, right?
I have a tattoo on my ass that says "Property of Henry Rollins" Spank me, baby.
Good Luck Tom, It appears you have no real knowledge of the city you're trying so hard to hate... I'll catch you at the King of Prussia mall with all your boyfriends.. But to me you sound like you would be at Fat Tuesdays watching hockey with the other losers...oh and wake up cradle of Liberty!!! that was soo 1776, i believe all of our country's "liberty" takes place in Washington, so unless you're 230 years old you have nothing to stand on...
we haven't...but, for all intensive purposes...neither have you...as I said...no one gives a rats ass abount what happened in 1975..you have 10 guys on your roster that were even alive last time Philly won a cup.
you posed the question and theres your answer- and one of the cups was a basic gimme in 75
actually I understand that the 75 series was a pretty good one...but again, we are talking about right now, and tomorrow night, unless your teams finds some heart between now and then, you guys will be embarassed again.
hey letsgoflyers26, if you werent born can you still say you've celebrated a championship???
celebrated and loved it - especially against your 75 version of pansies -
then I feel especially bad for you that you remember that championship, so long ago, and will wait at LEAST one more year for another chance...and our pansy team, they are young and just taking their first run at it, so I suppose they will be standing in your way for a long time to come.
so you're old then huh!! sorry we've had to play against your 1998 2001 and 2006 pansies
cmon... we all know a team like buffalo, as in football... get lucky every 4 or 5 years and then dissappear into obscurity... no different here. Cindy Fluff and co. will be long forgotten within the next week or so. As is your city each and every day...
anyway, away from the topic, I am interested....what do the Flyers fans thnk of Brian Gionta from New Jersey? He is a tiny little guy from around here that is becoming a pretty feared scorer and it is pretty sweet to see him doing well. You guys seem him alot this year...any thoughts?
aaron, you have doo doo in your diaper.. have your mom change you... talk to you soon. PS - Buffalo sucks ass, hey just like you.. neat!!
I do know a team like that...The McNabb era Philadelphia Eagles
that son of a bitch is a nice little player... props to that from your area.
oh man, did you go to wharton to learn those words... poo poo wee wee! You just labeled your city in 1 post doo doo!
I worked at the rink where he played juniors...AT any level I have never seen a player that so dominated the level of competition he was at....this kid will only get better...every bit the player Theo Fleury was
just trying to have an intelligent coversation with you and that was the ONLY way! feel better with a fresh pull up on?
Stempniak from St. Louis is another one that might develop into a decent player...another Buffalo kid...great hands, real smart
i agree that he is going to be one hell of a player and he hasn't come close to maximizing his potential yet. Dirty Devil tho!!!
send him our way...
maybe he'll get traded to Buffalo Then you can like him. :-)
now you're just talking crazy sully!! I will keep an open mind tho!! Hey, Im gonna get up outta here for the day!! Not getting OT pay.. Holla at ya 2moro - gameday!! probably wont be pretty on the blog! take care. Go Flyers!!
i had your mom stop over to my house on sansom, she changed me and made me feel better... little rub and tuck for 5 bucks, She usually only does that behind Jim's steaks but she decided i was worth the trip, i gave her 2 bucks for the cab
take it easy...3-0 tomorrow!
4-0 friday, we're making the trip from buffalo for the sweep, thanks stubhub!!!!
getting all decked out in Sabre gear I hope
2 bucks? that was generous - I usually only give your mom a token for the bus!! thanks
Letsgoflyers26, I can honestly say I never banged your mother. I couldn't stomach the sight of the sewage-smelling snatch you fell out of. So I just kept telling her no, no matter how much she begged or offered to pay me.
it's funny reading the philly fans bashing the Bill for losing 4 superbowls, how many have the eagles win?, Now I'm laughing at your flyers get whipped by my Sabres.the flyers are slow sore losers,and a dirty bunch. oh yeah philly you have no class chearing a football player who was being carried off the field on a stretcher,nice touch.
Hey, anyone see that new commercial I'm in for Campbells? Its for the new Campbells Cream of Umburger Soup. Its Delicious!!!!
What's a Gene Hart?
all sabres fans are idiots go to hell
This is the worst team I have ever seen in the playoffs, they have no buisness being there. You fags also got the most overrated fat fuck of a coach. Your team is a disgrace to hockey much like your city is a disgrace to the U.S.A. Speaking of which how bout u guys get a goalie with a save % over 90. way to go boys, have fun golfing.
I dont know what all the philly bashing is about, I think its a great city with an even better baseball team!
Thank God they're playing real hockey again. When the Broad Street bullies began their assault on the Cup, hockey as we knew began an evolution of its own. From free wheelin high flyin, hard open ice hitting, unbelievable stick handling to the pile of shit we called hockey 2 years ago. The league finally did something about it. They started enforcing the rules. Allowing talented players to showcase their talents and skating ability without having some big dufus catching free rides up and down the ice. Weeding out the ham and eggers that litter the NHL is the best thing for this game. I'd rather watch young 170lbs guys flying up and down the rink and crackin each other in the open ice than 220lb goons trying to violate each other all night. It truly is a better game now ask anybody.
yea mickey mouse you know alot alot of shit
yea mickey mouse you know alot alot of shit
yea mickey mouse you know alot alot of shit
Just a few reasons why Philadelphia is better than Buffalo 1975 Stanley Cup Finals (you tried to blind our boys with fog, they said PHOG you!) The Birds only choked twice in Super Bowls in two separate decades Bills stunk out the first half of the 90s going 0-4 We have Chris Matthews, you have Tim Russert We have Kevin Bacon and all those people six degrees removed from him. You have Vincent Gallo all by himself. We have The Hooters, you have the Goo-Goo Dolls, no need to expound David "automatic" Akers vs. Scott "the wind took it right" Norwood Our best football players just choke; they never committed double homicide in tight fitting gloves You sleep with uglier women that you never want see again Last call here 2:00 AM Last call Buffalo 4:00 AM
You only have a football and a hockey team to disappoint you every year. We have yearly losers in all four major sports and horses too.
You had Orel Hershiser; who was born in Buffalo, we stole him; raised in Cherry Hill, NJ he played for the little Flyers and would have been teased about his name no matter where he was from
You had Grover Washington Jr; who was born in Buffalo, realized you cant play jazz in Buffalo and be taken seriously, then came to Philly. We also have that black dude Kevin who plays guitar for Leno.
The I'm Rick James Bitch skit from Chappelle's Show only happens because a man from Buffalo was so messed up on cocaine. Scoreboard Philly.
hey DAVE.....shut up and fall off another ladder *ouch MY BACK* you are a loser and BUFFALO pays your doc bills *faker*
hey Dave watcher...grow up and get a life...obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.
Gameday!!! Lets Go FLYERS!!! Starting to feel a bit queezy Buffalo? You held serve in your building - but it is a whole new game in Philly. 2-2 Series come friday nite
Man...Gameday sure makes work long...Should be a big opening 10 minutes to this one
I think I am taking the afternoon off to pre-game a bit earlier!! Sitting at a desk at work is no place for playoff game preperation- then off to the Wachovia Center!!
Can't go to a game wiithout a proper pregame...Should be a good one tonight...I would imagine the Flyers will come out hard, but a little cleaner this time...I hope it is a better game...not to sound like a dick but it got a little boring to watch once we were so far out in front...Playoffs games are supposed to keep you on the edge of your seat..that's when they are fun.
last game I had sort of an eery calmness through the mayhem that was making me a bit nervous... but all it took was a couple calls after the game from a couple friends who live in NY to remind me how pissed I was!! Better game tonight I am sure!
Sully!! What is up broseph?
one of my co-workers got a hold of the keyboard - it was his first time using one - usually he is napping at his desk or staring at the vending machines.
Not much LGF....Cooling it on the trash talking on game day...not about to offend the hockey gods...any word on Umberger playing tonight?
Will Teullive, you put a lot of effort in that post, and I'll admit some was funny even for me, a sabres fan. But why would you make fun of our bars being open till 4? Thats by far the best thing we have going in our city(I know, not saying much) philly we'll come out strong on home ice but I think were to fast...sabres in 6
I don't understand what the big deal is about the cheap shots. The flyers did exactly what I would want the sabres to do in that situation. Its HOCKEY! other then the hit by Gautier(which was cheap) they just took runs at us and threw some punches trying to send a message for game 3. As long as we don't get sucked into your game, there is no way you guys can beat us...sabres in 5
I will say, LGS, that probably most Sabres fans think that they would want their team to react that way but at least you admit it!! up top for that.... as far as buf in 5, the agreement stops... Flyers will take the next two - go to buf for game and see what happens. It WILL be a series!! LETS GO FLYERS
LGF, I agree that it will be a series if the flyers play smarter, which I'm expecting they will on their home ice. The die hard sabres fan in me says sabres in 5, however at the same time I'am realistic. Even in this "new" hockey I dont think we are tough enough for 16 playoff wins. I do think we are a better all around team then philly, but if you guys stay out of the box while still playing physical, anything can happen, especially when momentum shifts. Either way its gonna be fun to watch.
LGF, I agree that it will be a series if the flyers play smarter, which I'm expecting they will on their home ice. The die hard sabres fan in me says sabres in 5, however at the same time I'am realistic. Even in this "new" hockey I dont think we are tough enough for 16 playoff wins. I do think we are a better all around team then philly, but if you guys stay out of the box while still playing physical, anything can happen, especially when momentum shifts. Either way its gonna be fun to watch.
please excuse the double post, we are not computer savey over here.
The Flyers have a well deserved reputation as a tough physical team. They've spent over thirty years building up that reputation. They're mean, they're nasty, they're the "Broad Street Bullies." But at the heart of every bully is a sniveling coward who knows that his prominence is a sham because he only picks on the weak and defenseless. When you stand up to a bully and punch him in the nose, he runs away crying to his mommy about how horribly unfair life is. And that's exactly what happened to the Flyers in Game 1 and especially in Game 2. They were not only outskated, they were outhit and badly too. They didn't just lose at the Sabres' game...they lost at their own.
hey letsgoflyers26, if you don't quit badmouthing the sabres, I'll get my sister to come to your shitty city and slap the shit out of your greasy philly cheese covered face....
being a sabre and bills season ticket holder, I can tell u from experience that nobody takes a beating at ralph wilson stadium like asshole philly fans...
Anybody got crack?
"being a sabre and bills season ticket holder, I can tell u from experience that nobody takes a beating at ralph wilson stadium like asshole philly fans..." -what an interesting sentiment from a follower of teams that can't even motivate their fans to travel. Btw, here's an interesting parallel in comparative class: the idiots running the scoreboards in Buffalo were so amused at the sight of a fallen player on the ice, they felt the need to replay the hit on Umberger ad nauseam. Meanwhile, when the Flyer fans cheered Dumont being down last night, at least the Flyers had the P.A. announcer ask people to stop cheering the sight of a downed player. That should tell you all you need to know about the quality of the Sabres' and Flyers' organizations respectively.
hey sean e, then i will bend your sister over and give it to her like no one in your pathetic homer goat lovin city!! Lets go FLYERS -
YOU ARE SO LUCKY TO BE A BILLS AND SABRES SEASON TICKET HOLDER SEAN E, CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH? GOSH I ADMIRE YOU. - SABRES STILL SUCK THO -
YEAH BITCHES! Forsberg sucks a fat babies dick and cryers fans are the biggest pussies on the face of the earth...way to throw those hats down on the ice for the gagne goal, maybe you should be able to recognize your own players by now...idiots.
ha ha, flyers suck! going down tonight, seasons over losers.
Flyers suck, got real lucky in Filtydelphia and now they get to go home as the class of the NHL goes for the cup. Flyers suck.
Why am I so dead?
gotta admit, sabres are damn good. wish we had a quality team here in this fine city.
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