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I voted no for the use of Hybrid icing because it doesn't work. For those that don't know what it is, Hybrid icing is a mixture of touch and no-touch icing. It gives a linesman the discretion to blow his whistle and stop the play if he believes a defending player will reach the puck first. If the linesman believes the attacking player has a chance to reach the puck first, he lets the race to the puck play out. The linesman always will side with the defending player and will blow his whistle if he feels the race is a tie by the time the players reach the faceoff dots. The AHL was using Hybrid Icing this year until the NHL lockout ended and they scrapped it. Here is their *public release* reason: "We believe that 564 games has been a sufficient test period for 'hybrid icing,' and that the application of the rule has been positive for the most part," AHL president Dave Andrews said in a statement Tuesday. "But because we have more than 300 players recalled to the National Hockey League each season, it is our view that these players should have the benefit of a consistent application of the icing rule in both the AHL and NHL." The problem was the rule and it's application was very confusing. The players were confused because there is too much subjective judgement on the icing plays and no consistency to the calls. Players were always questioning/arguing with the linesmen after the calls. The only way to prevent the injuries in to use the same icing rule that is used by youth hockey & the NCAA...No Touch Icing. When the puck crosses the icing (goal) line, the whistle blows.

There isn't much difference between the two. They are almost the exact same player. Go compare their stats for this year and their careers. Yandle is a little more offensive but he takes more penalties. Otherwise, no difference.

Keith Yandle = Matt Carle. Would you trade those guys for Carle?

No instigator with visor penalty in the AHL.

Interesting. I didn't think of interference. 5 & game was the correct call. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=419690 (Sorry, I can't paste the entire article...just the link)

He'll be in the lineup on Wednesday. Book it.

Prior to the instigator rule, you didn't hit a player of Giroux's caliber like that. I don't have a problem with the fight.

I see the boxscore says the last 2 goals were shorties but I don't believe that is correct. Flyers had a full compliment of players on the ice for both goals and no one in the penalty box. The goal to tie the game was 6 skaters on 5 because the goalie was pulled and the winner was 4 on 4 in OT. I wonder if the scorekeeper was confused with the Voracek misconduct?!?

The link that was posted earlier is not working for me. I watched the hit yesterday during the game and I thought they got their feet tangled and that is what caused Bailey to lose his balance. Not suspension worthy.

And his other brother "Yank" McCrank.

I would get a heavyweight like Tom Sestito.

@jammer2, Have to agree with you. Looking at Capgeek, The GM will have $14mm to improve the team, assuming thet Briere and Bryz are bought out. That will be 17 players under contract and 4 RFAs. About $3mm to qualify the RFAs and you have $11mm remaining to sign (or pick up their salary after a trade) 2 goaltenders to fill out the 23 man roster. That sounds good right now. But that doesn't improve the team except (hopefully) the goalie position. I have a gut feeling that it won't play out that way though.

He is UFA at the end of this season and only $750K salary, that is obviously pro rated for the rest of the year. They did call up Oliver Lauridsen. He is in the line up today.

SHEDULE THE PARADE!!! http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=419462 FLYERS ACQUIRE D HUSKINS FROM RED WINGS FOR DRAFT PICK The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired defenceman Kent Huskins from the Detroit Red Wings for a conditional seventh round draft pick in 2014. Huskins has appeared in 11 games for the Red Wings this season without registering a point and is a minus-3 on the season. Huskins is in the final year of his contract and has a cap hit hit of $750,000.

@EDI-Flyer, I've always heard that and believe in that philosophy, too. It isn't just Homer's perception, but all of the Flyers' scouting team perception and where they have the players ranked. What we read on the internet and see on TV can be a whole lot different than what the scouts are seeing.

Fixed it for you. In case you haven't been paying attention, the Pens are poised to win the cup again this year. Their GM added 3 of the top players available in the last week and he may not be done yet. They still have $4.4MM in cap space. The Flyers GM has done nothing but handicap the team by over paying players and giving them NMC/NTC to everyone. And has eliminated any semblance of cap space.

So...now that Iginla is going to the Pens, is the Briere to the Bruins trade back on?

This is the 2nd time you've posted this. Whare are you getting that crap from? Lucic isn't going anywhere.

FIRE HOMER ON April 4th! He can remain in place until the day after the trade deadline and the new GM (Hextall would be my choice) can watch/evaluate the team for the remainder of the year and prepare for the off season trades and draft.

Out indefinitely does not necessarily mean out for the rest of the season. http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philadelphia-flyers/andrej-meszaros-out-indefinitely-shoulder-injury

Can they trade all the Flyers for all the Ducks? That way AndyS could still watch one of his favorite teams!

You're spending too much time talking with Flyers fans and now you're exaggerating like one! The face was in the glass and shoulder in the back with no arm extension. As I said earlier in the thread, the refereeing was horse sh!t. They missed this call. It probably should have been a 2, possibly a 5 & game if the referee deemed it as dangerous (or if there was a facial injury, can't see it in the video). I don't believe it was a suspension worthy hit though. Dupuis was only a foot or so away from the glass and kind of put himself in that position by admiring his pass. If he would have continued on his original path, there wouldn't have been a check at all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRZ7zvjWjeA

We're going to have to disagree on this. Rarely is a penalty called when a player only has one hand on his stick and it gets knocked out of his hand. In fact, I think that's the 1st time I've seen that call this year.

@jammer2, Stop making sense. Did you forget you're on a Flyers forum?

@mojo1917, I understand what you're saying but the lockout and him going to "play hockey in das fatherlund" was only temporary. A trade is permanent.