The Official 5,000 Posts Thread for a 2017 Flyers Stanley Cup

[TheRobotDevil]

Heck ya man. Got the pregame on now. Very excited, though it's quite an uphill climb tonight.

How ya been man?

Been busy but doing good. I won't be able to watch the game. But I'm going to try to keep tabs on the score. Lets Go USA

 

[awaz]

Been busy but doing good. I won't be able to watch the game. But I'm going to try to keep tabs on the score. Lets Go USA

Heh. That didn't go as well as I'd hoped. Man is Argentina good.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Heh. That didn't go as well as I'd hoped. Man is Argentina good.

I didn't get to see the game i'm out. How bad was it?

 

[awaz]

I didn't get to see the game i'm out. How bad was it?

4-0 Argentina. Didn't play terrible, but could've played better. Argentina was just too fast for em. Every time we got a touch they were right there to take it off us. I think possession was 65/35 or so, no shots for the us. Just couldn't get anything going.

Messi had a beauty of a free kick goal, again.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

4-0 Argentina. Didn't play terrible, but could've played better. Argentina was just too fast for em. Every time we got a touch they were right there to take it off us. I think possession was 65/35 or so, no shots for the us. Just couldn't get anything going.

Messi had a beauty of a free kick goal, again.

Still gotta be proud of team USA

 

[EVille3]

That game was painful. I don't know what is worse, losing because you play poorly or losing because you are just flat out not as talented as the other team. It is still mind-boggling to me that the USA is not perennially competitive. I realize our best athletes don't go towards soccer, but man...

 

[awaz]

Still gotta be proud of team USA

definitely. getting to the semis in that tournament is a good showing.

 

[awaz]

That game was painful. I don't know what is worse, losing because you play poorly or losing because you are just flat out not as talented as the other team. It is still mind-boggling to me that the USA is not perennially competitive. I realize our best athletes don't go towards soccer, but man...

heh no kidding. that was men against boys last night. the US let Argentina in their head to i think. the first touches were just lousy for the US. they were panicking even when Argentina wasn't 2 inches away from them.

i'm hoping soccer really starts growing in the US. i personally think football has reached its pinnacle and will start to come down now. with all the concussions and long term injuries guys suffer through. more important, the significant impacts it has on kids. i think the younger generations will stop playing as much and leaning towards other sports instead, and i think soccer probably has the most to gain from that. i know down here it's crazy. my adult league, in just the coed portion, has 7 divisions of 8 teams.

 

[EVille3]

heh no kidding. that was men against boys last night. the US let Argentina in their head to i think. the first touches were just lousy for the US. they were panicking even when Argentina wasn't 2 inches away from them.

i'm hoping soccer really starts growing in the US. i personally think football has reached its pinnacle and will start to come down now. with all the concussions and long term injuries guys suffer through. more important, the significant impacts it has on kids. i think the younger generations will stop playing as much and leaning towards other sports instead, and i think soccer probably has the most to gain from that. i know down here it's crazy. my adult league, in just the coed portion, has 7 divisions of 8 teams.

You may be right, but unless soccer gets some money behind it it won't make much headway.

 

[lasgop8]

Still gotta be proud of team USA

What's up Clarkson. Yes definitely proud to get a chance in the Semis but I though we could've put up a little better showing. Hope we get third after winning next game.

 

[lasgop8]

4-0 Argentina. Didn't play terrible, but could've played better. Argentina was just too fast for em. Every time we got a touch they were right there to take it off us. I think possession was 65/35 or so, no shots for the us. Just couldn't get anything going.

Messi had a beauty of a free kick goal, again.

The difference in that game last night other than Argentina just being better was they ran at the ball on defense and we jogged on defense

 

[lasgop8]

Flyers free-agent target: Bruins RW Loui Eriksson

 

[lasgop8]

The draft is in two days im getting really excited to see what we are going to do.

 

[lasgop8]

What about trading some picks for Rick Nash and have the Rangers retain half his salary?

 

[EVille3]

What about trading some picks for Rick Nash and have the Rangers retain half his salary?

that is a win now move...not Hextall style at this point

 

[lasgop8]

that is a win now move...not Hextall style at this point

It would also probably take more than a couple of picks if they are going to retain his half salary.

I also would rather the Rags not get Lucic.

 

[EVille3]

It would also probably take more than a couple of picks if they are going to retain his half salary.

I also would rather the Rags not get Lucic.

yeah, or give them any young value. let them rot in salary cap hell

 

[TheRobotDevil]

The draft is in two days im getting really excited to see what we are going to do.

Theres A lot of potential excitement. Especially with Columbus shopping that 3rd overall pick.But its going to come at a heavy cost. If they trade it it will not just be giving up a solid young player. But picking u some massive cap hits. Columbus needs to dump bad contracts bad. Their cap is a disaster.

 

[awaz]

Theres A lot of potential excitement. Especially with Columbus shopping that 3rd overall pick.But its going to come at a heavy cost. If they trade it it will not just be giving up a solid young player. But picking u some massive cap hits. Columbus needs to dump bad contracts bad. Their cap is a disaster.

If I'm a Columbus fan I'd be livid if they used the 3rd pick to move bad contracts. The 3rd pick is probably the most valuable asset/player they've had since Rick Nash, to use it to get out from under bad contracts.. man.. that's basically signing up that this is the start of a massive rebuild that will take a year or two to even get started.

 

[lasgop8]

Theres A lot of potential excitement. Especially with Columbus shopping that 3rd overall pick.But its going to come at a heavy cost. If they trade it it will not just be giving up a solid young player. But picking u some massive cap hits. Columbus needs to dump bad contracts bad. Their cap is a disaster.

We definitely do need another bad contract. Hextall pulled off some magic by getting rid of some and we don't want to go back down that road.