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

[SD]

I'd trade every player on the Flyers except Giroux and Courtier for Lundqvist

[Geowhizzer]

Good news:  The Flyers outshot the Islanders 41-17.

Better news:  Bryzgalov shut out the Islanders through regulation.

Bad news:  Nabokov stands on his head to shut out the Flyers as well.

Overtime. You just know this is going to end up in a shootout loss.

[Geowhizzer]

Good news:  The Flyers outshot the Islanders 41-17.

Better news:  Bryzgalov shut out the Islanders through regulation.

Bad news:  Nabokov stands on his head to shut out the Flyers as well.

Overtime. You just know this is going to end up in a shootout loss.

[SD]

Even when Bryzgalov gets a shutout he still manages to suck

[Don Ho]

Overtime. You just know this is going to end up in a shootout loss.

Wonderful.  Guess this is becoming a new tradition, the annual post All Star break suckfest.

[phattymatty]

nothing like getting two points for scoring zero goals.  so dumb.

[MDS]

be proud

[Don Ho]

Flyers recall Bacashihua Phantoms goaltender recalled on emergency conditions Thursday, 02.09.2012 / 2:41 PM / News   

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have recalled 5-11, 175-lb goaltender Jason Bacashihua (buh-KAH-shoo-wuh) from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, according to general manager Paul Holmgren. 

Bacashihua will wear #33 for tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs (7pm, CSN, 94 WIP).

Bacashihua, 29 (9/20/82), signed with the Flyers as a free agent last summer.  He has appeared in 17 games for Adirondack this season, recording a 7-6-1 record with a 2.98 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage.

Bacashihua appeared in 38 NHL games for the St. Louis Blues from 2005-07, going 7-17-4 with a 3.19 GAA.  He has appeared in 292 AHL games over a 10-year career and has a record of 129-125-22 with a 2.74 GAA, .907 save percentage and 19 shutouts.  He won a Calder Cup in 2010 with the Hershey Bears. 

[SD]

Bryz is out with the flu, hopefully it's something more serious

[Don Ho]

Yes, I was hoping the "emergency condition" was something along the line of self inflicted gunshot wound.

[SD]

Flyers traded a 2nd [from LA]and 3rd [from Minn] to Dallas for Defenseman Niklas Grossman. 6'4 230.

http://stars.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=612423

Wednesday, 01.18.2012 / 3:42 PM / News
By John Tranchina

Despite the fact that Nicklas Grossman usually flies a bit under the radar as far as media recognition is concerned, there is little question that the 26-year-old Dallas Stars defenseman has played a significant role in the club's strong start this season.

He isn't very flashy and the casual fan probably doesn't notice him too much - which means he's likely doing his job as a top-notch shutdown defensive defenseman.

Now in his fifth full season with the Stars, the 6-foot-4, 230-pound native of Stockholm, Sweden has developed into the type of defensive anchor that every successful team needs to have success.

Grossman has been an integral part of the club's 24-19-2 start that has seen them hovering around the Pacific Division lead for much of the year.

"He's playing exactly the way we want him to - he defends hard, he plays hard, he's a heavy guy," said Stars coach Glen Gulutzan. "I thought he's been a really solid player for us. I'm really pleased with his play and he's given us everything."

"Grossie's a big body and he uses his body very well and when he crushes them, they feel it," added veteran defenseman Stephane Robidas, who spent much of last season paired with Grossman. "He's using his stick very well, and he's got good mobility for a big man. I think sometimes guys get surprised by his mobility, because he's a big body but at the same time, he can move and that's not always the case with big guys. He's a smart player, he knows how he needs to play and obviously, he's getting older and he's adding more stuff to his game. He's got patience with the puck, he's got poise where he can make plays. You can see him retrieving the puck in the corner, he's not just going to throw it away, he's going to make plays. To me, I just look at him and he's been a very, very effective player."

While he doesn't show up too often on the scoresheet, as his five assists in 42 games indicates, Grossman has provided the crucial element of physicality in the Dallas zone, both at even-strength and while killing penalties. With the Stars third in the NHL with 1,236 hits through Jan. 17, Grossman's 73 ranked third among Dallas blueliners.

Grossman also led the squad with 86 blocked shots, hovering around the league's top 25 individually and well within range of his career-high of 100 set in 2008-09 and matched the next season. He has also registered a +6 plus/minus rating, while averaging 19:11 of ice time per game, including 16:40 at even-strength, good for third on the club.

"You always want to go for the big hits, it pumps me up and it pumps the team up, but once you get running around and looking for it, you get out of position and in today's game, you just can't do it," Grossman said of his approach towards hitting. "If you go for the big hit and guys get by you, you get burned and you're just chasing all game. If it's there, I take it, I try to be physical more just using my body in front of the net, being tough to get around, instead of maybe going for the big, open ice hit all the time. It's really more being in control."

[Geowhizzer]

Sounds like (one of) the physical d-men they're looking for.  They have to get tougher on the blue line, and this is at least a start.

Believe he's a UFA at the end of the season, so it'll be interesting to see what happens.

[SD]

Bryz with another solid start. What a farging bum.

[Geowhizzer]

Bryz with another solid start. What a farging bum.

Whole team seems to be mailing it in tonight.  Good time to make a test.

[Geowhizzer]

Way to go Briere, you damn midget.  Stupid penalty.