RE: Phi@Pit. That was one of those game that was hard fought by both teams. Those types of hard working games are entertaining to watch and that is one that I would have enjoyed no matter the outcome. I'm happy the Flyers won. They looked sloppy in the 1st but started to get their legs under them.
Mezz was a mess out there though. At one point I stopped counting his turnovers and fanned on passes. Uncharacteristic for him I think.
The Jagr goal was real nice. Didn't do anything to silence the boo birds. I know why they are booing him,...but you'd think a player that helped a franchise win 2 Stanley Cups would get a little more respect from the fans.
I've said it before; Bobrovsky is a bit more reliable goaltender then Bryz right know. I know Bobs is capable of being a number one. He certainly does take advantage of his opportunities and just seems to be more solid and consistent of the two Flyer goalies.
I don't know the specifics of Bryz's deal,...but if he doesn't straighten up and start playing some better than average hockey at the goalie position, he may be finding himself with less and less game time. Bryz is touted as an elite goaltender and yes there are a lot of fluky goals that you can't really fault him on but what I'm seeing is average and inconsistent goaltending from him. At this point I'd rather see Bobs start the WC.
JVR,...c'mon man,...please don't turn into Jeff High and Wide Carter. If you are gonna get off the sneid you need to start hitting the net.
RE: Fights. Yeah it bugs me when I tell a new acquaintance that I'm a hockey fan and watch an awful lot of it and their response is something to the effect of,..."gotta love the fights". That's like saying I only watch Nascar just for the crashes. It's at that point that I just chalk it up to the person being ignorant of the sport and purpose of fighting within the game. I'm with Darth Handsome,...like it or not fighting in the NHL has it's place.
While I haven't seen the NHLN commentary on the fights,....I think it may be less of a commentary on fighting an more just an opportunity to criticize the league. I'll admit that there is likely some validity to NHLN's commentary (I shouldn't really be talking as I haven't actually heard it) but I think that so little is known about concussions and head injuries that it is very much still a work in progress and to be honest,....I haven't seen a whole lot of concussions or any other injuries occur as a result of a fight. Not saying it doesn't happen,...but I think they are making a mountain out of a molehill.
I don't know,...if any of you guys follow say;...NCAA Hockey where fighting more heavily penalized,...is the respect level higher or lower than the NHL? Do players still fight even they they know it's an automatic game misconduct (and I think a fine)? What say you?
Mezz was a mess out there though. At one point I stopped counting his turnovers and fanned on passes. Uncharacteristic for him I think.
The Jagr goal was real nice. Didn't do anything to silence the boo birds. I know why they are booing him,...but you'd think a player that helped a franchise win 2 Stanley Cups would get a little more respect from the fans.
I've said it before; Bobrovsky is a bit more reliable goaltender then Bryz right know. I know Bobs is capable of being a number one. He certainly does take advantage of his opportunities and just seems to be more solid and consistent of the two Flyer goalies.
I don't know the specifics of Bryz's deal,...but if he doesn't straighten up and start playing some better than average hockey at the goalie position, he may be finding himself with less and less game time. Bryz is touted as an elite goaltender and yes there are a lot of fluky goals that you can't really fault him on but what I'm seeing is average and inconsistent goaltending from him. At this point I'd rather see Bobs start the WC.
JVR,...c'mon man,...please don't turn into Jeff High and Wide Carter. If you are gonna get off the sneid you need to start hitting the net.
RE: Fights. Yeah it bugs me when I tell a new acquaintance that I'm a hockey fan and watch an awful lot of it and their response is something to the effect of,..."gotta love the fights". That's like saying I only watch Nascar just for the crashes. It's at that point that I just chalk it up to the person being ignorant of the sport and purpose of fighting within the game. I'm with Darth Handsome,...like it or not fighting in the NHL has it's place.
While I haven't seen the NHLN commentary on the fights,....I think it may be less of a commentary on fighting an more just an opportunity to criticize the league. I'll admit that there is likely some validity to NHLN's commentary (I shouldn't really be talking as I haven't actually heard it) but I think that so little is known about concussions and head injuries that it is very much still a work in progress and to be honest,....I haven't seen a whole lot of concussions or any other injuries occur as a result of a fight. Not saying it doesn't happen,...but I think they are making a mountain out of a molehill.
I don't know,...if any of you guys follow say;...NCAA Hockey where fighting more heavily penalized,...is the respect level higher or lower than the NHL? Do players still fight even they they know it's an automatic game misconduct (and I think a fine)? What say you?
