2011 Flyers Offseason Thread

[BigEd76]

Holmgen was hospitalized after a serious bike accident.  Broken ribs, broken shoulder and stitches...

[SunMo]

a plane carrying a the KHL Team Lokomotiv crashed and everyone died except one person who they aren't identifiying.

Brad McCrimmon was the coach of the team and was on the plane.

[SunMo]

now they are saying 34 of 37 dead, 3 survivors

[PhillyGirl]

Pavol Demitra confirmed dead as well

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/pavol-demitra-among-43-killed-in-russian-plane-crash/article2156297/

[DH]

alexander karpatsev also

[PhillyGirl]

farg, really? Horrible day.

3pm on WIP...Mark Howe will be on to talk about #10

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Let's go Flyers! (NSFW)

[ice grillin you]

im the king of being late on the internets but that post makes me look like nostrodamus

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Oh, I just didn't like the depressing tone the thread had taken on.

[Munson]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Dynamo-Minsk-8217-s-hockey-funeral-for-L?urn=nhl-wp12157

[Eagaholic]

Chris Pronger took to the ice for a 25-minute skate on Friday and he was able to take some slap shots.
However, he isn't sure if he'll be ready for the regular season opener. "We'll see how I feel tomorrow," he said. "Having not skated and done anything on the ice in four and a half months, you have to take it slowly and see how you feel day to day. I felt pretty good out there, but usually the first time on the ice is when you feel good _ and then it's day two, three, four and five where you're a little suspect, so we'll see how it goes tomorrow." The veteran defender said his surgically repaired right hand felt completely healed, but he'll probably need a couple weeks before he will be able to practice with the team.

[ice grillin you]

as far as im concerned pronger can sit till christmas....i dont want his old ass playin 75 games this year...let the team gel...then when you get him back around mid season it will be like pulling off a big trade

[SD]

as far as im concerned pronger can sit till christmas....i dont want his old ass playin 75 games this year...let the team gel...then when you get him back around mid season it will be like pulling off a big trade

Agreed. They showed him skating this morning on sportsrise and this is what went through my head. They're going to make the playoffs even if he doesn't play this season, and home ice advantage in hockey isn't worth the fight.

[SunMo]

Pronger was named captain today with Briere and Timmonen as the alternates.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Why isn't Bryz playing tonight?