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Danny Briere, Yet Another Dirty Flyer?
If you ask Anaheim's James Wisniewski to list dirty players on the Flyers' roster, you'd be surprised to hear that forward Danny Briere might make the cut. Wisniewski injured his shoulder in the third...
The Phaneuf-Okposo hit: Split-second of dirty
Was Dion Phaneuf's hit on Kyle Okposo dirty? Ultimately, yes. He led with his elbow. End of story. (Seriously. Watch it again. Which part of Phaenuf makes contact with Okposo's face? Watch Phaneuf the...
Naughty! Naughty! **smack of the wrist**
TSN.ca - NHL - Canada's Sports Leader TORONTO (CP) - Payback cost Mark Messier a two-game suspension Monday. The league handed the Rangers captain the ban Monday, one day after Messier was ejec...
Jack Edwards is an idiot, part two
From an interview he gave to Puck The Media, discussing his idiocy. Okay, first of all, everybody has a right to his opinion, and I enjoy strong opinions. What I don’t respect is people w...
Sidney Crosby throws a cheapshot, punches guy in the ass
Gloves on. Third man in. Blindside. From behind. Kidney shot. Nut shot. Etc. Way to fight like a man, Sid. If this were any other player, especially a Flyer, he'd be suspended. The hypocrites runn...
Scottie gets a call to the principals' office
From the Delaware County Times today: Scottie Upshall didn’t think he was going to be penalized for his check on Tampa Bay’s Evgeni Artyukhin, but the morning after being slapped with a major pena...
It's About Accountability
"It’s because we’re the Flyers," Gagne said. "I don’t want to start anything, but us doing a hit like that, it’s at least a two-minute [penalty]." Let's look at some history. Last season, fi...
Jared Allen Should Know Who The Hell Kubes Is Now
A $50,000.00 fine hardly offsets losing your franchise QB for at least a month, but at least it shows that the league thinks Jared Allen's two (2) shots to The Schaub's knee were dirty. It ain't much...
Clean As A Whistle
Observers can say what they will about your Houston Texans. They can lambast them for compiling a record of exactly twice as many losses as wins (32-64) since the inception of the franchise. If they...
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