The Philadelphia Flyers 2024-2025 Season: Progressing Towards Lord Stanley's Cup

[Retroram52]

DAMN IT!!!

 

[Chris p Bacon]

Can someone honestly justify why Zamula is even playing? That dude is straight garbage.

 

[Maverick426h]

Well, we absolutely just gave that one away. 3-0 lead and then again a 4-2 lead eventually blown. This game just became way too wide open in the 2nd period. Clearly Nedeljkovic throwing a fit after getting pulled fired up the home team.

I'm not sure wtf Konecny is doing in overtime. Was he just completely gassed!? He has Malkin covered and then just leaves him, which directly led to a 2 on 1 and the easy, short range goal by Malkin. Perhaps he and Michkov got confused on who was covering Malkin and both left him, but that was a massive fucking error that essentially gave the Pens the W.

Literally, Michkov and Konecny went for a skate on their own (without the puck, mind you) on the game-winner. It almost looks like they hung their defenseman (and goalie) out to dry on purpose. Just terrible.

Either way, that's pretty much the season for both of these squads. Nothing left to play for. Sure, neither team will be mathematically out of it for awhile, but neither of us can keep the puck out of our net enough to make the playoffs.

 

[Maverick426h]

For what it's worth, I believe we did clinch the season series against these fuckers with 5 points to their 4. That and they are still 3 points behind us, all while having played an extra game.

I do find it interesting them mentioning how slim our playoff chances are on the broadcast but literally nothing about how Shitsburgh (with Crosby, Malkin, Letang and Karlsson) is sitting dead last in the division.

 

[Retroram52]

I'll take your second post, Maverick. I hate Shitsburgh!!

 

[Sparhawk]

Not playing good enough to make the playoffs.
Not playing poorly enough to get a bottom 5 pick.

 

[Maverick426h]

Not playing good enough to make the playoffs.
Not playing poorly enough to get a bottom 5 pick.

At the moment, yes, but I still think we will pick top 5. Probably 4th overall is a good bet. The teams we've just beaten recently are struggling. Can we beat teams like Winnipeg, Tampa, Washington, Carolina, Dallas or Toronto? Well, 8 of the next 13 games are against those teams. Really tough road ahead. The schedule is easier after that, but then there's only 3 weeks left in the season.

We do this every damn season lately anyway. We lose a lot of games late in the season and miss the playoffs. It's probably going to happen again.

 

[Sparhawk]

At the moment, yes, but I still think we will pick top 5. Probably 4th overall is a good bet. The teams we've just beaten recently are struggling. Can we beat teams like Winnipeg, Tampa, Washington, Carolina, Dallas or Toronto? Well, 8 of the next 13 games are against those teams. Really tough road ahead. The schedule is easier after that, but then there's only 3 weeks left in the season.

We do this every damn season lately anyway. We lose a lot of games late in the season and miss the playoffs. It's probably going to happen again.

Not that I would wish ill will on anyone, but a timely Ersson injury would really help.