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NHL March 2016 |OT| It's not tanking, it's losing with style

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Marvie_3

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Socreges said:
I would buy you Neapolitan ice cream and as you're enjoying it ask you accusingly about that time you said you weren't big on vanilla.
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jello44

Chie is the worst waifu
Its now officially official.

For a full decade now, the Flyers/Penguins rivalry has been can’t-miss hockey. From Sidney Crosby’s debut at the Wells Fargo Center through two playoff series and the Flyers’ recent successes at CONSOL Energy Center, just about every game catches the attention of the hockey world when it arrives on the calendar.

Next year, one of the meetings will be of even more significance. The NHL announced Wednesday night that the Penguins will host the Flyers in a Stadium Series game in Pittsburgh on Saturday, February 18, 2017. It will be part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations for both clubs, which came into the league together back in 1967. It’ll be the third outdoor game for the Flyers and their first since hosting the 2012 Winter Classic against the New York Rangers.

“I was fortunate enough to be at the Winter Classic here in Philly,” said Flyers general manager Ron Hextall. “They’re exciting. I think anyone – it’s funny, even in my position, if there’s an outdoor game, you tend to want to watch it. I think it’s great.”

The Flyers were pretty excited upon hearing the news Wednesday, as word leaked out ahead of the NHL announcement.

“The first one I played in was against the Rangers,” said Wayne Simmonds, who joined the Flyers along with Brayden Schenn and Jake Voracek the summer before that Winter Classic. “To play Pittsburgh, another huge rival of ours – that would be unbelievable too.”

It would be the first experience for several other Flyers, including Steve Mason, who didn’t join the Flyers until a year after the Rangers game.

“I think it’d be a really neat experience,” Mason said. It’s something I’ve never been a part of. Growing up in Canada you play on the outdoor ponds and that’s always fun. To potentially have a chance to do that in the NHL would be pretty cool.”

Dave Hakstol, however, does have outdoor experience. His North Dakota team took a 5-2 win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha back in February 2013 in a game played at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, the home of the College World Series.

“It was a tremendous experience,” Hakstol said. “There’s a lot of different elements and things that are in play during an outdoor game. It’s a neat experience and a cool game to be a part of.”

Granted, the Flyers won’t have their CONSOL-ice advantage. But they’ll definitely enjoy the spectacle and experience of an outdoor game as they gun for their first outdoor win.
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Yawnier

Banned
User33 said:
So that Grabovski contract is looking pretty bad right now. Hockey analytics writers are still somewhat blind to aging curves. Big part of sabremetrics, but not weighted nearly enough by hockey guys.

Kulemin contract pretty laughable as well.
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I looked up the islanders on capfriendly and hadn't realized how many UFA/RFAs they have this summer on forward.

Those Grabo/Koolman contracts could fuck them up there. Garth Snow has his work cut out for him.
 
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zroid

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lol Romanuk is such a god damn idiot

He says Kadri didn't have a chance to be the #1C while Bozak was in the lineup this season, but with him injured Kadri has gotten the job

errrr, Kadri has been getting more ice time and tougher matchups than Bozak all season
 
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