Sorry, Darling, but they’re gonna be screaming for Danny-boy’s head. You’ve got to blame the coaching for not even trying to get the team playing some sort of defensive system when it was obvious after Friday night that the Flyers were not going to be beaten playing end-to-end frenzied hockey.
Saturday everyone on the team is saying “oh, we don’t have to change anything, just eliminate mistakes.”
Think again.
Funny how Friday’s game was probably one of the most exciting I’ve ever seen. Physical, yes, but not dirty. Up and down the ice action, lots of scoring, some remarkable individual efforts.
Take the same game to Philly and things turn into a brawl.
“Goonito ergo sum” is the Flyer motto.
OMG, do not blame the venue for the Pens behavior. Asham crosschecking the previously concussed Braden Schenn to the FACE and then punching him in the head when he was down for good measure is NOT to be blamed on the venue. Even ardent Pens fans were ashamed of their behavior yesterday. I’d seen a tweet saying that Dan prob told them to initiate the first fight, to get something started, if that’s true that’s bad. But i think he’s a good coach, and their mistakes and goonish behavior is all their own.
Moronbury thinks the only reason your team is tanking is because Malkin isn’t scoring. Can you tell him what is obvious to the rest of the world, that DEFENSE wins championships and without it they don’t stand a chance?