Total agreement on the officiating. For the youngsters who complain about NHL refs now....no comparison with the "culture" (and of course lack of our current rules in hockey back then) of NHL officiating back in the 70s. Snider was loved in Phila but detested by the rest of the league. The mentality of the Phila fan has not changed in spite of the rule changes. Yes, the "style" worked in the 70s....but has not worked for the past 20 plus years.
OT: Your Most Disliked Philadelphia Flyer
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The Flyers put a blemish or stain on the sport. The other teams mentioned Cowboys, Boston, Yankees, etc are passionate rivalries. But the rest of the NHL received scars from the Phila Flyers. It is a generational issue.
The Flyers we're disliked because they exploited a hole in the rules. Exactly the same as the Yankees did in their dynasty run by exploiting the lack of a salary cap by buying free agents and outspending everyone else.
Did the Yankees, Cowboys, Lakers change their sports? Yes. But buying free agents is light weight compared to taking out other teams' best players (yes, hockey is a contact sport). It is a big stretch to say the Cowboys, Yankees scarred the game. The Flyers did scar the game "within the lawless NHL of that time".
LOL @ comparing taking advantage of free agency to injuring guys skating on ice. I can't even believe I'm reading this shit right now. Wow!
Grew up 15 min south of Philly and was 12 years old when the Flyers won their first cup in 74 and I was a huge hockey fan. Used to play pick-up street hockey (not cold enough for ice, usually) all the time and we had local teams who played each other in the neighborhood without and parents involved. Of course we all loved the Flyers and I went to the first parade after winning the Cup - think there was over 2 million fans there (Philly hadn't won anything in years).
Loved Clarke, who was brutal, but very talented, and enjoyed the Bullies, especially Moose DuPont, but my favorite player was the fluid Rick MacLeish, who had one of the most amazing wrist shots ever in the NHL (I would work on my wrist shot for hours and it was pretty decent). While I loved those teams, looking back, yeah, I think the NHL erred in allowing that kind of brutality - I much prefer watching what a beautifully fast and skilled game hockey can be.
Loved Clarke, who was brutal, but very talented, and enjoyed the Bullies, especially Moose DuPont, but my favorite player was the fluid Rick MacLeish, who had one of the most amazing wrist shots ever in the NHL (I would work on my wrist shot for hours and it was pretty decent). While I loved those teams, looking back, yeah, I think the NHL erred in allowing that kind of brutality - I much prefer watching what a beautifully fast and skilled game hockey can be.
Yeah I don't know what kind of busted math I was doing earlier haha. 41, not 29. Even worse.
Anyone that wears that orange and black qualifies. Funnily enough, there isn't one team I like that wears orange and black, pro or college.
Anyway, Clarke is always at the top of my list, but I would have loved him to be on my team.
Dave Schultz is a close second in being most hated, Best moment ever was in 75-76 when Larry Robinson knocked him out with one punch, Knew then that the flyers weren't going to get their 'hat trick'
Flyers are part of my unholy trinity along with the Cowboys and Red Sox.
Anyway, Clarke is always at the top of my list, but I would have loved him to be on my team.
Dave Schultz is a close second in being most hated, Best moment ever was in 75-76 when Larry Robinson knocked him out with one punch, Knew then that the flyers weren't going to get their 'hat trick'
Flyers are part of my unholy trinity along with the Cowboys and Red Sox.
