Serious question

[mall3013]

What would you do if it was your decision playing Bryzy or Bob versus the Devils? Bryzy is red hot now, but should possibly rest for this game to give Bob some time. I think it's a tough call for Lavi here. Personally I play the hot goalie Bryzy, but I would hate to run the risk of him having a stinker. No need to ruin his confidence. Bob has to get in at some point to stay somewhat fresh if something were to happen to Bryzy. Thoughts?

 

[KS32790]

The last 3 seasons in Phx he has played 68, 69, 65 games. Hes at 49 currently. Bob should get the start tonight. Lavi has to play bryz the majority of the remaining games besides the back to backs.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

I think you sit Bryz down and ask him if he really wants to play and if he truly thinks he is able to play at his best. It is his net right now, so don't just take it away from him.


I think Bob should start

 

[soulxflare]

It's a tough call ... the guy has a 130 minute shutout streak going. I'd pose the question to Bryz about whether he wants to start.

 

[SuperFlyer13]

I think you leave it up to Bryz, I don't think physically he will be hurting at all and has been playing awesome, He will start I feel. I think he has finally cleared out all the mental fatigue and is just concentrating on hockey, it definitely shows. I think Bryz's whole problem has been getting a grasp on his situation mentally and it looks like through some veteran leaders(Briere) he has been told he is fine and that the team is 100% his and he has reacted to the challenge, should be a great run if he keeps it up..

 

[awaz]

oh lovely, harry Z called back up.. another guy wounded?

harry z
wellwood
couturier
schenn
manning
gustaffson
rinaldo
read

all potentially in the lineup tonight? wowzers. i believe that ties our season high of rookies taking the ice at 8

why doesn't that ever get talked about? the flyers are dressing almost half a roster in rookies on a nightly basis, but get no love in the media.

 

[4thstreet]

Go with the hot goalie IMO.
Bobs hasn't played since Feb.18th,has lost 4 of his last 5 and was giving up 4 goals a game on average.

The points are too crucial now,so until Bryz starts faltering you ride him out.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

BOB it is


good call.

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

BOB it is


good call.

 

[awaz]

for those who dont venture to the main board, i added it up

man-games from rookies this season:

Phi 353 (26% of their total man-games.. that means on average they are dressing 5 rookies/night)
Min 258
Ott 249
Buf 245
Mtl 219
Nsh 207
CBJ 200
Cal 159
NJ 156
Chi 142
Col 139
Edm 135
Ana 127
Tor 116
LA 104
NYR 98
Det 96
TB 92
Car 88
NYI 87
SJ 84
Wash 83
Dal 82
Van 71
Phx 67
Bos 62
Fla 60
Pit 45
Wpg 45
Stl 31

 

[dspice07]

awaz, i would like to see a stat on the man games lost to injury for the teams in the league if u have that handy...


also i am glad they started bob last night, he played well and i dont think you could fault him for anything. the team was just due for a stinker and im glad it was with bob in net.

 

[awaz]

awaz, i would like to see a stat on the man games lost to injury for the teams in the league if u have that handy...


also i am glad they started bob last night, he played well and i dont think you could fault him for anything. the team was just due for a stinker and im glad it was with bob in net.

i dont have it handy, but a couple weeks ago i saw it and the flyers were surprisingly low on the list.. i wanna say they were somewhere between 5 and 10

i'll look for the numbers though now, not like i have anything to do anyway...

 

[awaz]

this is from a few weeks ago (Feb. 17th), but:

Rank Team MGL
1 Pittsburgh 278
2 Montreal 279
3 NY Islanders 270
4 Buffalo 252
5 Columbus 252
6 Florida 244
7 Calgary 247
8 Winnipeg 238
9 St. Louis 229
10 Minnesota 219
11 Philadelphia 204
12 Edmonton 195
13 Vancouver 183
14 Toronto 183
15 New Jersey 176
16 Washington 175
17 NY Rangers 170
18 Colorado 174
19 Tampa Bay 168
20 Ottawa 165
21 Anaheim 156
22 Carolina 129
23 Dallas 120
24 Detroit 118
25 Los Angeles 112
26 Nashville 102
27 San Jose 97
28 Phoenix 93
29 Chicago 64
30 Boston 41

 

[dspice07]

i assume though we have climbed up the list drastically at this point, February 17th was when we hit our second waive of injuries.

 

[awaz]

i assume though we have climbed up the list drastically at this point, February 17th was when we hit our second waive of injuries.

well we've only played what, probably 15 games since then, we'll say average of 6 guys missing.. 90 more man-games lost.. we've probably climbed a bit, but other teams have had guys out for that time too, and i dno if we've made up 90 games either..

pronger
betts
lappy

missed all the games

timo / mesz have missed what 3 now? or 4?

kubina's missed 2

voracek's missed 2

jvr i think has missed all those, and sestito has missed most if not all

so i guess 90 might not be a bad guess

 

[dspice07]

ha also to go back on a point u made last week, detroit is ranked 24th on that list and the yahoo writer was crying how hurt they are when the flyers beat them. screw off dude haha.

 

[awaz]

ha also to go back on a point u made last week, detroit is ranked 24th on that list and the yahoo writer was crying how hurt they are when the flyers beat them. screw off dude haha.

exactly.. i mean ya they had some star power out, but half the flyers team was out.. what a clown, at least mention the flyers are hurt too

boston's luck is certain to run out soon here..

 

[Vadered]

i dont have it handy, but a couple weeks ago i saw it and the flyers were surprisingly low on the list.. i wanna say they were somewhere between 5 and 10

i'll look for the numbers though now, not like i have anything to do anyway...

That's not really that surprising. Don't get me wrong, one of the reasons we've had so many rookies play is because we keep having injuries, but there are guys like Couturier and Schenn and Read who are in the lineup even if everyone's healthy.

Also Lilja plays like a rookie.