As DGB and Bloge Salming did for the Habs, I will eulogize the Flyers. Here we go.
Philadelphia Flyers Eulogy 2010
Flyers Season 09-10 Campaign:
Born October 1, 2009
Died June 9, 2010
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to remember, or possibly forget, a season that was magical, and sucktastic, all at the same time.
We had our ups, trading for Chris Pronger, signing Ray Emery, beating the Rangers in a shootout to earn a playoff birth, spotting the Bruins 3 game and 3 goal leads before crushing their dreams and aiding and abetting riots on the streets of Montreal, having Lavi call the perfect timouts, losing Stevens, Danny Briere and Ville Leino’s post season play, and Dan Carcillo meeting Marian Gaborik for the first time
Word Just In: Montreal riots would have happened anyway…
Then there were the downs: Having to look at Sidney Crosby, listening to Pierre McGuire during the Finals on tv, wondering what happened to the offense, losing Stevens, the regular season play of Leino and Briere, seeing Rick Tocchet on my TV.
And of course, the downright wacky: the goaltender situations…Emery, Boucher, Leighton, Backlund, Duchesne, will be remembered for getting onto the ice, while, Hutton, Caron and Teslak will be remembered for dressing, Pittsburgh’s video guy not sending in the goal, Stephane Auger getting Carcillo, Pronger waving at Eager, Leighton tossing 3 SOs against the Habs, Lavi magically turning games around with a timeout, Chris Pronger stealing pucks and Dan Carcillo flopping around like a fish out water, Cindy Crosby.
But with all that said, it doesn’t surprise me that the Flyers bowed out the way they did. Coming so close, teasing us the whole way with great comebacks and pulling miracles out of helmet-masks. I guess it’s time to talk about some of the memorable moments from birth to death of this season. So without further ado, let’s run down [DAMMIT CARCILLO, NOT THAT WAY!] the biggest moments of the season.
Opening Night:
To be honest I didn’t know what to expect, I knew we had Pronger on D and that made me happy. We had Ray Emery in net, a huge risk and a backup in Boucher which I thought was a huge mistake. Razor had a shutout to open the season and I was happy.
And then it unraveled rather quickly, December rolled around and Stevens was out. Hartnell was sucking, Emery got hurt and Boucher sucked a lot. But then Leighton was claimed on waivers and I felt like the towel was tossed in on this year.
Boucher went down and there was Leighton and, he’s not bad…he’s winning…WE HAVE A GOALIE! Leighton is here to save us all…and OH MY GOD HE’S DEAD! Err…crippled. NO! NO! NO! NOT BOUCHER! Please NOT BOUCHER! Give us Backlund please! Hell, give us Toskala…wait, I’m not gonna say things that I cannot take back. Granted, I think Toskala had a higher save percentage than Jeremy Duchesne...so...but Duchesne stopped every shot from over 150ft.
The ultimate highlight...what if Broad St didn't fight back?
Humor aside, it was a great year, and to everyone else, I leave this season with a few questions.
1. What if Carter didn’t have 2 broken feet during the post season?
2. What if Gagne didn’t have 2 broken toes during the post season?
3. What if the goalies were healthy?
Fact is, we’ll be back next year. BACK WITH A VENGEANCE! LOOK OUT NHL, Flyers will win it all in 2010, and starting next week, I will explain why.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
35 Coincidences Regarding the number 35
Yes, you read right. The Number 35 has been coming up quite a bit for the Flyers this year. Just to prove it here are the 35 coincidences involving the number 35 this year for the Flyers.
1. Flyers top 2 centers Jeff Carter, 17 and Mike Richards, 18 have numbers that add up to 35
2. Jeff Carter was taken 11th overall in the NHL draft, Richards, 24th overall, 11+24=35
3. Sebastian Caron and Jeremy Duchesne both wore #35 at times this year, 2 different players both dressing with #35
4. The Flyers came back from being down 3-0 in a series to win it, the last time that happened, 35 years earlier in 1975
5. The Flyers last Stanley Cup win was in 1975, see 35 years ago yet again.
6. Flyers season team MVP was Chris Pronger, he's 35 years old
7. The Flyers top D-pairing on the PP unit is Chris Pronger and Kimmo Timonen, both are 35
8. In November, 2009 Ian Laperriere took 105 stitches to the face after being hit by a puck, 35x3=105
9. In April, 2010, Ian Laperriere needed 70 stitches to close up yet another shot block wound, 35x2=70
10. Flyers top rookie James van Riemsdyk finished the regular season with 35 points
11. When Mike Leighton relieved Brian Boucher due to Bouch's injury against Boston, Leighton played 35 minutes
12. So far in the playoffs, Mike Richards, the top scoring forward has 21pts and Chris Pronger, the top scoring D-man has 14pts, 21+14=35
13. In 17 games to get to the Finals, the Flyers have allowed 35 goals.
14. Lord Stanley's Cup weighs 35 lbs.
15. The Flyers own the NHL record for consecutive games without a loss, 35 games in 1980.
16. The Flyers lost 35 regular season games this season.
17. The Flyers dressed 35 different combinations of forwards during the regular season.
18. The Flyers dressed 35 different players this season, 28 skaters, 7 goalies.
19. So far in the playoffs, the Flyers have only 3 players with 10+ assists, Richards, 15, Pronger, 10, Carle 10, 15+10+10=35
20. So far Mike Leighton has faced 210 shots in net, 35x6=210
21. Ville Leino's line since coming in for the injured Jeff Carter:
13GP 12P +4 6PIMS 13+12+4+6=35
22. Simon Gagne, the longest tenured Flyer, has 35 shots on goal so far this postseason
23. The Flyers got 35 regular season goals from the Defense position, 32 by D-man, 3 PPGs by Richards in a defenseman's spot on the powerplay
24. Michael Leighton has played 35 [Regular season and playoffs] games for the Flyers since being claimed on Waivers in December.
25. Michael Leighton debuted this season in Flyers game #35
26. 35 is a multiple of 7: Ian Laperriere, 14, JvR, 21 Claude Giroux 28, Jared Ross 42, Ryan Parent 77 all are skaters who wear numbers that are multiples of 7, there are 5 of them, 7x5=35
27. Mike Richards won the Toyota Cup for the Flyers, he had 35 first place points in that.
28. In getting the Flyers to the cup, maligned forward Scott Hartnell had 3 goals and 5 assists, 3/5.....35
29. Hartnell also had 20 shots and 15PIMs 20+15=35
30. 35 is also a multiple of 5: Coburn 5, Nodl 15, Pronger 20, Carle 25, Backlund 30, Duchesne 35 Asham, 45 are all on the playoff roster, 7 players with a multiple of 5 on their number. 5x7=35
31. Lukas Krajicek finished the season with 35 PIMs
32. Chris Pronger/Kimmo Timonen both take 35 shifts a game
33. Matt Carle was voted the most improved Flyer on the team, he had 35pts this season
34. In the finals, Ville Leino 22, will replace Dan Carcillo 13, on the top line, 22+13=35
35. There are 35 facts on this list.
1. Flyers top 2 centers Jeff Carter, 17 and Mike Richards, 18 have numbers that add up to 35
2. Jeff Carter was taken 11th overall in the NHL draft, Richards, 24th overall, 11+24=35
3. Sebastian Caron and Jeremy Duchesne both wore #35 at times this year, 2 different players both dressing with #35
4. The Flyers came back from being down 3-0 in a series to win it, the last time that happened, 35 years earlier in 1975
5. The Flyers last Stanley Cup win was in 1975, see 35 years ago yet again.
6. Flyers season team MVP was Chris Pronger, he's 35 years old
7. The Flyers top D-pairing on the PP unit is Chris Pronger and Kimmo Timonen, both are 35
8. In November, 2009 Ian Laperriere took 105 stitches to the face after being hit by a puck, 35x3=105
9. In April, 2010, Ian Laperriere needed 70 stitches to close up yet another shot block wound, 35x2=70
10. Flyers top rookie James van Riemsdyk finished the regular season with 35 points
11. When Mike Leighton relieved Brian Boucher due to Bouch's injury against Boston, Leighton played 35 minutes
12. So far in the playoffs, Mike Richards, the top scoring forward has 21pts and Chris Pronger, the top scoring D-man has 14pts, 21+14=35
13. In 17 games to get to the Finals, the Flyers have allowed 35 goals.
14. Lord Stanley's Cup weighs 35 lbs.
15. The Flyers own the NHL record for consecutive games without a loss, 35 games in 1980.
16. The Flyers lost 35 regular season games this season.
17. The Flyers dressed 35 different combinations of forwards during the regular season.
18. The Flyers dressed 35 different players this season, 28 skaters, 7 goalies.
19. So far in the playoffs, the Flyers have only 3 players with 10+ assists, Richards, 15, Pronger, 10, Carle 10, 15+10+10=35
20. So far Mike Leighton has faced 210 shots in net, 35x6=210
21. Ville Leino's line since coming in for the injured Jeff Carter:
13GP 12P +4 6PIMS 13+12+4+6=35
22. Simon Gagne, the longest tenured Flyer, has 35 shots on goal so far this postseason
23. The Flyers got 35 regular season goals from the Defense position, 32 by D-man, 3 PPGs by Richards in a defenseman's spot on the powerplay
24. Michael Leighton has played 35 [Regular season and playoffs] games for the Flyers since being claimed on Waivers in December.
25. Michael Leighton debuted this season in Flyers game #35
26. 35 is a multiple of 7: Ian Laperriere, 14, JvR, 21 Claude Giroux 28, Jared Ross 42, Ryan Parent 77 all are skaters who wear numbers that are multiples of 7, there are 5 of them, 7x5=35
27. Mike Richards won the Toyota Cup for the Flyers, he had 35 first place points in that.
28. In getting the Flyers to the cup, maligned forward Scott Hartnell had 3 goals and 5 assists, 3/5.....35
29. Hartnell also had 20 shots and 15PIMs 20+15=35
30. 35 is also a multiple of 5: Coburn 5, Nodl 15, Pronger 20, Carle 25, Backlund 30, Duchesne 35 Asham, 45 are all on the playoff roster, 7 players with a multiple of 5 on their number. 5x7=35
31. Lukas Krajicek finished the season with 35 PIMs
32. Chris Pronger/Kimmo Timonen both take 35 shifts a game
33. Matt Carle was voted the most improved Flyer on the team, he had 35pts this season
34. In the finals, Ville Leino 22, will replace Dan Carcillo 13, on the top line, 22+13=35
35. There are 35 facts on this list.
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