Game Thread: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets 1/23/14 | 7:00pm

[awaz]

How did Hartnell get 4 minutes I wonder? That was one penalty that they called 2 different things on.

Oh well. Good kill.

 

[awaz]

And they explained it. Weak call.

Flyers need more Simmonds', great hustle on the 2 on 1 back check.

 

[Retroram52]

Jackets up 1-0. I am not sure if its because we are incapable of scoring in the first period or just don't want to, this pattern of no score in the first and allowing the opposition to score first or often in the first period continues with consistency. In the last 8 of 12 games, we have not scored in the first period. If we are to go anywhere as the season progresses including playoffs, this will have to change.

 

[Cobiemonster]

A miracle they're only down a goal after one period

 

[Retroram52]

We have outlined a number of the dynamics involved in contributing factors, but sometimes, we just seemed mentally disconnected in the first which results in mental errors that lead to scores. We are getting good goal tending as Philly goal tending historically goes but it just appears that one or more players don't show up mentally until midway through the second period. I thought that was me, but now, I am not so sure.

 

[Retroram52]

Another consistent pattern is we continually throw the puck away and spend a great deal of the time in the first period in our end of the ice appearing to wait for the opposition to make a mistake by either losing the puck or just putting it out there to see what happens rather than aggressively taking the puck to the opponents net and then slowly the opponents down on the backcheck as they try to get the puck out of their zone.

 

[Retroram52]

Blue Jackets out shot us 14-9. This is another factor. We are slow to get shots on goal as well.

 

[Retroram52]

There ya go. B. Schenn!!!

 

[Cobiemonster]

Brayden Schenn! Game is tied at 1-1

 

[Cobiemonster]

Power play for the Flyers

 

[Cobiemonster]

Vinny!!! About time he does something

 

[Retroram52]

Nice goal.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Figured the Jackets wouldn't be done

 

[Retroram52]

Damn it. There it is the same lolligagging around that we saw earlier.

 

[Retroram52]

No body picked up McKensie!

 

[Retroram52]

Nice saves by Emery.

 

[Cobiemonster]

That was a matter of time

 

[flyersfan4706]

I totally forgot about this game. Have we been better?

 

[Cobiemonster]

Late period power play for the Flyers

 

[Retroram52]

Maybe they'll do something on the PP.