sorry flyers fans

[ToTheIX's]

so you made the palyoffs and your all on a high right now...i understand im in that boat right now too.......but ive been praying for this matchup all season.....and im sorry......but you guys are going down

[doug]

Pretty sure the Penguins got shut out today?

Or are you a Crapitals fan?

[Scapegoat]

**** talking = fail, seeya next season

[ToTheIX's]

crapitals fan, should be a good series...but nobody is playing as well as washington right now

[Tigawoods]

im in pittsburgh country so everyone is bitchin at me

[99SL2_Modder]

Originally Posted by Tigawoods

im in pittsburgh country so everyone is bitchin at me

Pittsburgh takes it up the ass, doo dah, doo dah...

[doug]

Originally Posted by ToTheIX's

crapitals fan, should be a good series...but nobody is playing as well as washington right now

theyre on a tear for sure, i didnt want the flyers to have them first round.. but hey.. whatever, playoffs are playoffs.

[SpEcRv9]

Originally Posted by doug

theyre on a tear for sure, i didnt want the flyers to have them first round.. but hey.. whatever, playoffs are playoffs.

yeah anything can happen...remember that team that won the superbowl? remember the team that was the hottest team in the league?....howd that one end again

[ToTheIX's]

you cant even compare football and hockey......the giants couldnt beat the patriots in a seven game series

[doug]

apples and oranges.. hockey is essentially nonstop.. heart has a lot more of play in hockey than football. Series playoffs FTW!

[SpEcRv9]

Originally Posted by ToTheIX's

you cant even compare football and hockey......the giants couldnt beat the patriots in a seven game series

im not comparing football to hockey...im saying look what happened there...anything can happen on any particular day or in this case series in sports....theres a reason for the playoffs, to find the best team out of the best teams in said sport...anyone can win....otherwise playoffs would be pointless and they would just give the championship to the team with the best record at the end of the regular season...

i dont care how well the capitals ended the season, because in reality it doesnt mean ****...playoffs are a different thing...the phillies ended last season the hottest team in the majors and crapped out in the playoffs...

no im not comparing hockey to baseball im saying look what happened.

thats the great thing about sports...its not over until its over. come talk to us at the end of the playoffs...well see who the hottest team in the leauge is then.

[doug]

Originally Posted by SpEcRv9

i dont care how well the capitals ended the season, because in reality it doesnt mean ****...playoffs are a different thing...the phillies ended last season the hottest team in the majors and crapped out in the playoffs...

Nah.. they just ran into a more hot team aka a buzzsaw!

[yelofevr]

Philadelphia will never learn that you cannot win games through physical play anymore. That hockey was over decades ago. The NHL of today is practically European hockey which focuses more on talent and skill than brawn and muscle. This is what Ed Snyder and all of the other Philadelphia Flyers' big-wigs fail to grasp. Sure, big hits thrill the brain dead, Neanderthal fans, but do those hits win games? No. Until the Flyers begin to build their team around the young guys like Briere, they will continue to fall short of the ultimate goal.

Once again, the Flyers will go to the playoffs and once again they will fail.

[doug]

Originally Posted by yelofevr

Philadelphia will never learn that you cannot win games through physical play anymore. That hockey was over decades ago. The NHL of today is practically European hockey which focuses more on talent and skill than brawn and muscle. This is what Ed Snyder and all of the other Philadelphia Flyers' big-wigs fail to grasp. Sure, big hits thrill the brain dead, Neanderthal fans, but do those hits win games? No. Until the Flyers begin to build their team around the young guys like Briere, they will continue to fall short of the ultimate goal.

Once again, the Flyers will go to the playoffs and once again they will fail.

You obviously are watching the wrong team. The Flyers have one of the youngest teams in the league.. and have the most players over 20 goals in the season.... they have like one tough-guy, and that's Riley Cote. You fail, try again.

[BradC]

IIRC, the Flyers vs. Caps this year were 2-1-1. Don't talk like your Caps are all hot ****, we did beat you more often than not this year.

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by yelofevr

Philadelphia will never learn that you cannot win games through physical play anymore. That hockey was over decades ago. The NHL of today is practically European hockey which focuses more on talent and skill than brawn and muscle. This is what Ed Snyder and all of the other Philadelphia Flyers' big-wigs fail to grasp. Sure, big hits thrill the brain dead, Neanderthal fans, but do those hits win games? No. Until the Flyers begin to build their team around the young guys like Briere, they will continue to fall short of the ultimate goal.

Once again, the Flyers will go to the playoffs and once again they will fail.

you fail as a hockey fan...

One of the best parts of the sport was how physical it was. Same reason Rugby is a blast to watch. It's a physical sport... its just ****ing fun.

What we have now is pussy hockey... but we've got players that grew up watching hockey in the late 80's into the 90's... They want to play the way those guys did.

European sports are a whole hell of a lot more physical than our sports... rugby, football... that's what people love over there... not hockey, not baseball, not cricket.

What do we have? ****ing basketball, our football, baseball...

booooring (well, football is fun to watch)

This country is to damn PC for fun sports to stay fun or be made popular. Rugby could make a killing in this country, we've got awesome teams (the philly men's team is actually very good and one of the top ranked).

[yelofevr]

Originally Posted by doug

You obviously are watching the wrong team. The Flyers have one of the youngest teams in the league.. and have the most players over 20 goals in the season.... they have like one tough-guy, and that's Riley Cote. You fail, try again.

Just because they have one of the youngest teams in the league doesn't mean they are skilled as opposed to tough. And "like one tough-guy"!? Obviously YOU are watching the wrong team. So you're telling me that Downie, Smith, Tolpeko, Upshall, Hatcher, Modry, and Coburn are little cherubs? C'mon man.

It's obvious that we aren't going to see eye to eye about this and I could go on all night about this topic, but I won't. Good luck to your Flyers.

Peace

Matt

[yelofevr]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

you fail as a hockey fan...

One of the best parts of the sport was how physical it was. Same reason Rugby is a blast to watch. It's a physical sport... its just ****ing fun.

What we have now is pussy hockey... but we've got players that grew up watching hockey in the late 80's into the 90's... They want to play the way those guys did.

European sports are a whole hell of a lot more physical than our sports... rugby, football... that's what people love over there... not hockey, not baseball, not cricket.

What do we have? ****ing basketball, our football, baseball...

booooring (well, football is fun to watch)

This country is to damn PC for fun sports to stay fun or be made popular. Rugby could make a killing in this country, we've got awesome teams (the philly men's team is actually very good and one of the top ranked).

Hey, I like big hits and brawls just as much as the next guy, but the point that I was ATTEMPTING to make is that in order to win the cup, you need a team built around skill.

Sure, European sports are more physical than ours—but not ice hockey. One of the few times that true European players touch each other is if they have to shake hands at the end of the game...that's no secret.

Was it the Neanderthal comment that pissed everyone off?

[Scapegoat]

Originally Posted by yelofevr

Was it the Neanderthal comment that pissed everyone off?

it's like saying we're all a bunch of idiots for liking the old style of game play and are unable to understand the new style w/o those hits...

I understood the previous style of play, and I understand the new style.

Luckily I can see old school hockey when the flyers play the Penguins, Rangers, or Devils

Its also bull**** that teams can get rough and ref's don't let the players "work things out"

I was at the thrasher's/flyer's game a couple weeks back and was astonished at the number of dirty hits on the thrasher's side... but when the flyers went to have a chat with them the ref's were all over it like white on rice and broke things up.

[ToTheIX's]

Originally Posted by BradC

IIRC, the Flyers vs. Caps this year were 2-1-1. Don't talk like your Caps are all hot ****, we did beat you more often than not this year.

essentially 2-1-1 = 2-2 you still won 2 and lost 2, and if you watch hockey you know the caps are all hot ****.....at the moment yes....but they are nonetheless...either way its gonna be a good series, ill be at atleast 2 games, and this is prob the best thing that could happen to the nhl this yr....this and ovechkin bringing home 4 major postseason awards at this point