What the Flyers have done--head hunting in Phila--with intent to injure 2 players--in incredible in 2016. You don't have to wonder why from Vancouver to NY...they are the most hated franchise in hockey.
Criminal activity in Phila
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And the fans live up to their reputation...booing an unconscious player off the ice who could barely skate..
Then throwing their commemerative wristbands honoring Ed Snider onto the ice, giving the Flyers a penalty.
Lol.
Then throwing their commemerative wristbands honoring Ed Snider onto the ice, giving the Flyers a penalty.
Lol.
No. The Flyers need to stop the violence WITH intent to injure. But claim "it's the nature of the sport"
Embarrassing night for Philly. The team and the fan base. Hard to defend that garbage.
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It's philly...par for their trashy course! Have been and always will be the same...
Some asshole fan even threw something at Orlov while he was being tended to by the trainer on the bench. I'm glad they were given the delay of the game that allowed Washington to continue the onslaught.
Agreed. Throwing something at the guy while he is on the bench goes beyond the pale.
Also, little doubt that the Flyers player will be done for the rest of the playoffs, and probably the beginning of next season -- and rightfully so. I don't think he really meant to hit the guy like that, but its just completely irresponsible. Have to be smarter and more careful than that.
He will definitely be suspended, but I think the fact that it wasn't malicious (although obviously very reckless), it's the playoffs, and that he hasn't been suspended before will work in his favor. Then again, even if they give him two games, that could very well be "the rest of the playoffs, and probably the beginning of next season." Hopefully that is the case. Too bad they can't suspend the fanbase.
Also for those who don't know, John Carlson, who scored Washington's fourth goal, is from Colonia, NJ and went to St. Joe's HS in Metuchen.
Simmons sucker punch of a player who would never fight (McDonough) earlier this year was another example of the Flyers complete lack of class.
I don't want to be defending plays like this, but I really don't think he meant to throw such a dirty hit. After Orlov hits the boards, Bellemare immediately stops playing and shows concern for Orlov. You don't see that often, especially in the playoffs. He should definitely be suspended, but this isn't like Matt Cooke a few years ago who did this on a seemingly regular basis. Bellemare is near the bottom of the list in Flyers' PIMs. His 15 PIMs he picked up in that one play were more than half of what he had throughout his 74 games this season, and last year he only had 18 PIMs. I think it is very unlikely he went in looking to make such a dirty play, but it was absolutely reckless, careless, and suspension-worthy.
Grew up in South Jersey, went to Rutgers New Brunswick, now work in NYC.
Philly fans get a bad rap, but Philly, NJ, & NYC fanbases are much more alike than different.
Anyone suggesting otherwise hasn't gotten out enough.
Philly fans get a bad rap, but Philly, NJ, & NYC fanbases are much more alike than different.
Anyone suggesting otherwise hasn't gotten out enough.
If you want to read up on some real criminal activity check into the guy who was wearing a Devils hat and stabbed a 20 something your old to death in Rittenhouse park in Center City Philly the other month because an argument ensued over hockey.
There are morons and scumbags from every fan base. Let's stop acting like it's just isolated in Philly.
I'm not condoning the behavior of the fans last night but do we really need a Philly bashing thread every month of the year when probably over 20% of our fanbase is Philly fans?
There are morons and scumbags from every fan base. Let's stop acting like it's just isolated in Philly.
I'm not condoning the behavior of the fans last night but do we really need a Philly bashing thread every month of the year when probably over 20% of our fanbase is Philly fans?
So true every town every fan base and unfortunately I have meet a few of our own. So long as there are sports and fans (fanatics) you will always have that certain few.
Both of you need to stop.
Philadelphia sports fans are the worst-behaved, period, end.
The NFL keeps internal stats on stadium incidents. It's not even close. Like seriously not even close.
4Real: that's as closed-minded a sentiment as those who believe that the Rutgers fanbase is the armpit of the league because we're made up of NYC & Philly fans and cite the Navy game incident and the PSU parking lot signs as evidence.
BTW: if we're going to talk about actual criminal activity -- like the title of the thread is suggesting -- I believe NYC has more per capita crime than Philly. Obviously, that's a bigger problem than stadium shenanigans. Are we now supposed to make conclusions about New Yorkers as a whole based on that?
BTW: if we're going to talk about actual criminal activity -- like the title of the thread is suggesting -- I believe NYC has more per capita crime than Philly. Obviously, that's a bigger problem than stadium shenanigans. Are we now supposed to make conclusions about New Yorkers as a whole based on that?
Jealous?
I used to have access to those statistics because I worked for the League Office for 10 years. Pretty much everyone here knows that. I was directly in charge of everything that was remotely statistical.
I went to every single NFL venue many times. Philly is the worst. The only city that even comes close to threatening Philly's title is Oakland. The difference is that in Oakland the Raiders fans fight among themselves.
I call BS on your statistics within the stadium story. I attended the game last night and there was as much physical play coming from Washington which is a bigger stronger team than Philadelphia including cross-checks text to the head and checks where the players weren't even in in the play trying to take out Philadelphia's a young defenseman.
This is beyond embarrassing. A summary of the disgraceful things that occurred in game 3
http://www.russianmachineneverbreak...ful-things-flyers-fans-did-during-game-three/
http://www.russianmachineneverbreak...ful-things-flyers-fans-did-during-game-three/
I didn't know that or maybe I forgot. Are you also the guy who worked for the NFL?
Another little gem that shows your ignorance.
We do that too:
And that was during a win against the Redskins.
Your credibility is crumbling.
Yea so Jealous.
I knew this because you like to talk about it so much but clearly you don't have access to that data anymore so you're point means nothing as of 4/19/16. Or if you did have access then then you would be committing criminal activity.
The point is these threads are dumb as shit. There are morons and scumbags everywhere. I guess everytime I witness an asshole Rutgers fan they have to be a Philly fan?
I'm not going to come at you with statistics because I don't have them. But look at @MrsScrew's post above and tell me how often this kinda stuff happens outside Philly. Yes, it's anecdotal, but there's a reason everyone other than Philly fans think Philly fans are the worst. Today is not the day to be defending this by saying "there are morons and scumbags everywhere." Own up to the embarrassment.
Maybe you should read up on some stories from San Francisco...
And no comment on my post about the guy wearing a Devils hat who stabbed a kid to death over 10 times in Rittehouse square last month in Philly?
I'm not defending the behavior of Flyers fans last night. I'm saying how tired the Philly bashing threads are when a good chunk of our fanbase is Philly fans.
The hit was bad and definitely a cheap shot. All of the players know not to do that. They have respect for each other, and it's not like it's a new rule either. That being said, the player knew immediately that he screwed up big time. As for the Flyers fans, they should be embarrassed, but then again that assumes they care. When the Phillies and Yankees were playing each other in the World Series (2009), all of the Philly fans were unbearable when I was at RU. They were talking so much crap after the game 1 win (I think they won game 1), but they were such miserable POS when they lost a game. In general they couldn't handle their own medicine.Their misery and overall douche attitude made me want to root for the Yankees. I've hated the Yankees all of my life, but the Philly fans actually got me to root for the Yankees.
Whatever, dude. You obviously have some kind of Philly Little Dick Syndrome thing going on, so I'll leave you to rant and rave at somebody else.
That was Philly on Philly violent crime.
A few drunks jumped a crazed homeless dude and one got shanked to death unfortunately.
Last night was a disgrace by the fans and especially the players, 6-1 loss and then attempting to injure.
It was a guy wearing a Devils hat that got into an argument with 1 Flyers fan and pulled out a knife and stabbed him over 10 times. He didn't get "jumped" by a few drunks so get your facts straight.
If the roles were reversed and this happened in NYC there would have been a thread 5 pages long on this board about what a disgrace Flyers fans are.
I think a good chunk of our fanbase sucks. Hate to say it, but it is what it is. Thankfully, collectively, we don't come across as bad as Flyers fans do (or Eagles). I don't have much opinion on the Sixers of Phillies.
Check the police report.
Eyewitnesses saw a group having a verbal dispute with a man over his hat, they were taunting him for a bit and a physical confrontation ensued with 2 of the young men and the homeless guy (who was also from the Philly area, PHILLY ON PHILLY VIOLENT CRIME).
Sad, but it shows that when you're drunk and you run your mouth in Philly it can be deadly.
Flyers fans are the worst in pro sports with their tough guy syndrome, this bad karma has led to zero Cups since 1975, NONE.
Physical confrontation is not the same as getting jumped so thank you.
LOL at anyone comparing NY/North Jersey fans to Philly.So jersey fans. Please its not even in the same stratosphere.
