Sunday, October 29, 2006
Sunday Massacre: The Sequeal
The Flyers got embarrassed again tonight. So for those of you counting that is twice in two weeks they have given up eight or more goals in a game. Simply embarrassing. I can only imagine what Ed Snider is thinking and if he is going to raise hell again tomorrow morning. Maybe we can call it Sunday Massacre: The Sequeal. Here is how it goes.
The Flyers call a 10:00 news conferance for the second Sunday in a row (I guess after 40 years Snider still has realized the fall Sundays belong to the Eagles)
10:05 Snider approaches the podium with Bobby Clarke and Ron Hextall
10:07 Snider stands up to announce the radical changes he is instituting
10:10 Snider announces the Clarke is here, not to become GM again, but instead to announce that Bobby Clarke has signed a 2 year/10 million dollar deal to join the team. Peter Forsberg immediately surrenderes his captain status to Clarke
10:22 After saying a few words, Clarke guarentees that the Flyers will win the the Stanley Cup this year, saying a week ago gave him a renewed energy for the game
10:25 Clarke then brings out Paul Holmgren and announces that Holmgren is also joining the team and leaving his interim GM post
10:30 In the biggest announcement of the day, Snider announces that Ron Hextall is returning as the starting goaltender.
10:39 Snider then makes one more stunning announcement. Ed Wade approaches the podium and is introduced as the new GM of the Flyers. In his first move he replaces John Stevens with Derian Hatcher (apparently that is the only way to get this guy off the ice)
10:50 Snider gives his finishing remarks, saying that this overhaul should get the team going in the right direction. Snider says he came to these decisions thinking long and hard after last night's lost. Snider then admits to actually being angry at John Smallwood's critisms in the Daily News this week.
11:02 The Flyers distribute a press release announcing the firing of 3 ushers, the scoreboard operator and the zamboni driver (Snider announces he will drive the zamboni because it looks fun)
Well I am obviously frustrated with how the Flyers season has gone so far. They have been dismal and when it is not yet Halloween and their season appears over, it will be a long year. At least the Sixers start on Wednesday.
The Flyers call a 10:00 news conferance for the second Sunday in a row (I guess after 40 years Snider still has realized the fall Sundays belong to the Eagles)
10:05 Snider approaches the podium with Bobby Clarke and Ron Hextall
10:07 Snider stands up to announce the radical changes he is instituting
10:10 Snider announces the Clarke is here, not to become GM again, but instead to announce that Bobby Clarke has signed a 2 year/10 million dollar deal to join the team. Peter Forsberg immediately surrenderes his captain status to Clarke
10:22 After saying a few words, Clarke guarentees that the Flyers will win the the Stanley Cup this year, saying a week ago gave him a renewed energy for the game
10:25 Clarke then brings out Paul Holmgren and announces that Holmgren is also joining the team and leaving his interim GM post
10:30 In the biggest announcement of the day, Snider announces that Ron Hextall is returning as the starting goaltender.
10:39 Snider then makes one more stunning announcement. Ed Wade approaches the podium and is introduced as the new GM of the Flyers. In his first move he replaces John Stevens with Derian Hatcher (apparently that is the only way to get this guy off the ice)
10:50 Snider gives his finishing remarks, saying that this overhaul should get the team going in the right direction. Snider says he came to these decisions thinking long and hard after last night's lost. Snider then admits to actually being angry at John Smallwood's critisms in the Daily News this week.
11:02 The Flyers distribute a press release announcing the firing of 3 ushers, the scoreboard operator and the zamboni driver (Snider announces he will drive the zamboni because it looks fun)
Well I am obviously frustrated with how the Flyers season has gone so far. They have been dismal and when it is not yet Halloween and their season appears over, it will be a long year. At least the Sixers start on Wednesday.
