2011-12 Flyers Season Thread: Now With Less Alcohol!

[Geowhizzer]

Apparently Laviolette needed someone new to take out his frustrations on with the drunk boys gone.  JVR was a healthy scratch last night after getting ripped in a team meeting earlier in the day

My understanding is that he's got a knee injury. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I wore a Richards jersey to the liquor store tonight.

[SD]

Laviolette benched him a few years ago and it worked well.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Jagr has kind of been playing a bit ok.

[Geowhizzer]

Apparently Columbus is just what the doctor ordered.

[ice grillin you]

id like to thank the flyers for wrapping this game up before eight so i can concentrate on the game of the century

[rjs246]

Geriatric Jagr has turned Giroux into a full fledged superstar. It's been fun to watch.

[Seabiscuit36]

gotta give Holmgren credit for both the Jagr pickup which i hated, and for believe Giroux was ready to be the feature player.  He rolled the dice with JVR's contract, but in the long run if he finds his game consistently it's a steal. 

[Munson]

JVR's got the size and the skill, just a matter of putting it together for a full season.

I think they shoulda kept him with Jagr and Giroux, but can't argue with how Hartnell's been producing since being moved up there.

[SunMo]

coburn extension 4 years 18 million

[Geowhizzer]

Tampa is trying to play a 1-3-1 trap.  Twice (so far) the refs have blown play dead because the Flyers just stood still with the puck.

[Seabiscuit36]

The first whistle i can see, Coburn just stoped moving, his money was weighing him down.  Pronger was moving around with the puck and the refs were making up a whistle. 

[Munson]

They're still doing it. I say good for them. The Lightning are playing like chickens.

[rjs246]

Voracek is fast and talented but he seems really unfocused or unpolished or something. I can't put my finger on it but he's missing something important from his game.

[ice grillin you]

I can't put my finger on it but he's missing something important from his game.

finishing

ive been very impressed with him all year...especially his effort...i guess because hes eurotrash and was a high pick after seeing the pavel brendls and nik zherdevs i expected the worst....but he isnt afraid to go in traffic he works really hard and obviously has talent...he just can find the net...he doesnt have a great shot which contributes to that but hes had tons of chances this year that didnt require a great shot to finish...like lots of chances around the net and in the slot...hopefully its just bad luck and bounces not going his way