i honestly feel for froyotech at the moment, especially b4nny. pretty shitty.

I'm biased obviously since I'm a fan, but I have to disagree with you here. Will the Flyers win the cup this year? Most likely not. Will they win one soon? No way to know for sure, but looking at their current situation I'd say yes.

First off, the Flyers have Hextall as GM, who has done incredible things for the organization, and I suspect he'll continue to do so. Secondly, they have a whole herd of promising prospects waiting to make their appearance in the pros, many of which will help fill the void in our defensive end. Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim, Travis Konecny, Sam Morin, Robert Hagg, to name a few. Plus, Gostisbehere is up with the team now and is playing fantastic, hopefully he continues to do so and stay healthy. The Flyers goal tending situation is also wonderful at the moment. Steve Mason is underrated in my opinion and is a great tendy, and on top of that we have Neuvirth as a backup, who is an absolute stud. Of course none of this means they will win a cup in the next five years for sure, but you can't deny they have one of the best lineup of prospects out of any team in the league. I'd say they will definitely be a contender for the cup soon.

As far as these playoffs go, I think the Flyers are one of the last teams the caps would want to play in the first round. Caps are struggling a bit right now, and the Flyers are playing pretty damn good for the most part. I don't think the Flyers are a pushover in that series by any means. Caps definitely have a lot more talent all around, but I think from what we've seen this season, the Flyers can skate with them. Couturier will be key for the Flyers in shutting down Ovechkin. It'll be tough and physical, but the Flyers are a dangerous team. Now that Ed Snider has passed, I think that will just fuel them even more to play as hard as they can. Take it for what it's worth, but there are some stat nerds out there that have the Flyers beating the Caps in the first round as well.

You call the Flyers goons, I call the Pens a bunch of pussies. Wonderful rivalry, isn't it? The Flyers have weeded out the goons on the team. However, I can't deny the fact that the Pens have a lot of talent, are playing hot right now, and will certainly be a contender for the cup, especially when Fleury gets back in net. As a side note, you guys have a fantastic record without Malkin in the lineup.

Sad to hear Chairman and Founder of the Flyers, Ed Snider passed away today. The guy was a Flyer in every sense. Did so much for the organization and hockey in general. At least he got to see the boys make playoffs before he passed.

It's crazy, Lauren Hart was face timing him on the ice while she sang God Bless America on Saturday for the game against the Pens as he laid in his bed at home. This certainly makes the playoffs much more meaningful for the Flyers.

Dallas is my team in the West. Hopefully for them Seguin is feeling good after his achilles injury.

oh shit, i misread what you posted. i thought you were saying duwatna is going to get dumped on if he plays like that lol

idk man he dumpstered those guys at the end 1v9

duwatna to go large

As much as I hate casting a team that's parking the bus, like blue said, you play to win. In a match, completely acceptable, but if you do it in a scrim please don't.

It is quite sad, a tremendously talented player. However he was on the downswing a little bit. I mean he is pretty old, plus I'm sure the fact that he just wants to go home hasn't helped either.

I don't if anyone here is a stat/math nerd, but this guy offers some pretty good statistical analysis for NHL related stuff.
https://twitter.com/IneffectiveMath

Here's his analysis from a couple days ago of post-season chances, considering all games through April 6th.
https://twitter.com/IneffectiveMath/status/718400639890558976

Yeah I hear ya, lol. Although I think with the talent coming up for the Flyers, it'll be hard to blow it

*knocks on wood*

classic

https://twitter.com/dril/status/670963270317154304?lang=en

Yeah I wouldn't mind seeing them sit Giroux as well, just to make sure. I agree, Mason will definitely get to sit for once, Neuvirth I'm sure will get the nod to stay fresh going into playoffs. It would be fun to see some Stolarz, but gotta keep Neuvy sharp here since he hasn't started in a while. The future is very bright in many areas for the Flyers though.

This was a "rebuilding season" and ended up making playoffs. Not too shabby.

Hell yeah thank god someone else on here is a Flyers fan!

I agree on your points there. Couturier is REALLY good against Ovechkin, he has been shutting him down all season when they are on the ice together. Hopefully he sees a lot of ice time to neutralize him. Like you said, it'll be a ridiculously physical series, and a hell of a lot of fun to watch.

Edit: Will also be fun to see Wilson against guys like Gudas, White and Simmonds in the physical play department.

I mean the Pens have been playing really well lately. Get Malkin and Fleury back out there and I think you guys are definitely a contender, as much as I hate to say it.