Almost 3 weeks later and I still can’t watch the replay of Boston Bruins’ captain Zdeno Chara’s check on Montreal Canadiens’ forward Max Pacioretty without holding my breath. It was a violent hit and one that will stay fresh in my memory for a while. Pacioretty lost consciousness on impact and in the few seconds that he lay motionless on the ice after impact, I’m sure a few thousand fans (at least) were hoping that they didn’t just see a man die on the ice. Medical personnel were efficient and careful as they immobilized his neck and secured him to the backboard …
Faceplant
The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions. This feature should run weekly on Mondays, just to try to make your Monday a little brighter.
Tapping the Pipes
I looked at my calendar today and did a double-take at what I didn’t see. March, on my calendar, wasn’t labeled “Flyers Goalie Controversy Month”. I was shocked. How could this be? The time in the stretch run of the NHL season where the historical goaltending woes of the Flyers rear its ugly head. Since the start of the month, the goaltender play which had been relatively solid throughout the season has started to fall apart. In the month, the Bobrovsky/Boucher tandem (as that’s the order it seems Coach Laviolette wants it to be) has combined for a .889 SV%, …
Five Reasons I Love The Flyers: Flyers Goal Scored By…
1. Trent Klatt’s Breathe Rite Trent Klatt was without a doubt the best Flyer of all time. Had he not been traded to Vancouver for a conditional pick two games into the 1998-99 season he surely would have topped all of Bobby Clarke’s totals. One category that Clarke could never hope to catch Klatt in was total number of horse faces on your shoulders – 1. And when Klatt-a-tat-tat threw those little useless stickers on his face to stretch out his nostrils it looked like Seabiscuit was bearing down on you on the forecheck. You know how many defensemen in …
RICE & MICE: Hand fractures
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman, Chris Pronger was originally sidelined with some swelling in his hand after being hit by a puck on February 24, 2011 in a game against the New York Islanders. After x-rays failed to show a fracture, he returned to play after missing one game only to hit that same hand against the boards in a game on March 8, 2011 against the Edmonton Oilers. They are not sure if the break was initially caused by being hit with the puck in February, or if the fracture happened in the game against the Oilers, but a CT scan …
How has Carcillo been playing?
Dan Carcillo has the second lowest scoring total of any regular Flyer forward this season and he has a team-worst -10. Still, his ice time has been increasing in recent games. Do you think he’s earning the increased time or he’s just filling in to give other forwards a rest before the playoffs? How is he playing?
Finish this sentence
Kris Letang on Matt Cooke: “I know him personally. He doesn’t want to ______________.”
He Has a Little in Him
The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions. This feature should run weekly on Mondays, just to try to make your Monday a little brighter.
What’s wrong with the goaltending?
Both Brian Boucher and Sergei Bobrovsky have been letting in more soft goals recently. Neither goalie has been able to really steal games for the team. Tell us what you think is wrong.
Forged Dialogues: Scott Hartnell
Scott Hartnell took the time out of his hectic schedule to sit down with Flyers Faithful and opened up about his personal and professional life for our Forged Dialogues series. We thank him for his time and look forward to talking to other players in the near future. FF: Hello, Scott. Thank you for joining us at Flyers Faithful headquarters, atop One Liberty Place (where we currently live as squatters), to answer a few questions. SH: No problem, Marsello. I’m always willing to make time for a blogger. FF: Thanks. It’s Mar-chel-lo. SH: Mark Shello. FF: Mar-chel-lo. SH: Marsh-el-lo. FF: Listen, …