A Word on Reactions to The Banana Incident

Firstly, let me state the obvious - something that shouldn't even need to be said. Whoever threw that banana on the ice during Wayne Simmonds shootout attempt is disturbed, confused, and challenged. What he did was terrible and while Peter Luukko only went as far as to "not condone" the actions I will go as far as to condemn them to hell and back. I'd like to deliver a Brad Pitt on Jared Leto style ass whooping on the person who did that.

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Flyers Prospect Derek Mathers Defends the Belt

It took Flyers prospect Derek Mathers 1:58 into the new OHL season to drop the mitts and 45:28 to notch his first tally of the season. Here's the fight, in which he shows mercy on his opponent, and during which I realize how dumb we sound as Philadelphians as we gave a guy with the last name MAthers (not Mathers) the nickname Marshall, as in the Eminem. And here's an interview Mathers did when he got back to Peterborough after rookie camp:

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Flyers Preseason Gameday: 9/23/11 @ Red Wings

The Flyers are back in action for the fourth time in as many nights when they travel to Detroit to take on the Red Wings in a preseason game. Last night in London, Ont., the Flyers battled back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-1 to take their game with the Red Wings to overtime, courtesy of a pair of goals from James van Riemsdyk and a tally by Wayne Simmonds late in the third period. Detroit ultima

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Shanny Sets An Example

Brendan Shanahan sent a message across the NHL by suspending Jody Shelley to a whopping 10 games for his board hit from behind on Toronto's Darryl Boyce. Shanhan admitted that, as a repeat offender, Shelley's past factored in. Shelley told me during an interview that he heard that was a huge mark against him. He also told me he was surprised at the number of games, nonetheless

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Leafs x2 Observations

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Courtesy: buy-jerseys.us The results of the first two preseason games don’t mean anything.  The coaches and GM’s are simply looking at individual players, and judging whether or not they can hack it in the NHL. Two games is a small sample size, but that’s all we have for now. After watching the first game on TV, and going to the second game in person, here are my observations: … [ visit site to read more ] Leafs x2 Observations - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Blog

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