A Flyers quiz to replace labor rhetoric
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A Flyers quiz to replace labor rhetoric
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
As the countdown begins toward Sept. 15 _ the day the Collective Bargaining Agreement expires and the NHL could be headed toward another asinine lockout _ here’s a Flyers quiz to replace the rhetoric being spewed by Gary Bettman, Donald Fehr and a cast too long to name.
The first person who responds with all 10 correct answers will receive a copy of the book “Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports,” which includes a DVD of Bill’s greatest broadcasts, including Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game and the Eagles’ last NFL championship win.
If you respond on this page or via Twitter, please include your e-mail address.
Here we go:
- True or False. When the Flyers dropped a 9-8 decision to Winnipeg last season, it was Philadelphia’s second-highest goal total in a loss in franchise history.
- Who holds the Flyers’ record for career playoff points in their history?
- Here’s an easy one: Who led the Flyers in goals last season?
- Who has more playoff-winning goals in Flyers history, Jeff Carter or Don Saleski?
- Assuming this season is played, which Flyer has the second-highest cap hit among forwards? (Danny Briere is No. 1.)
- Peter Laviolette’s playoff record as the Flyers coach is (A) 23-23; (B) 28-17; or (C) 18-30?
- This Flyer finished second in the NHL with 16 power-play goals last season. Name him.
- Only two NHL teams had more goals than the Flyers last season. Pittsburgh was one of them; name the other.
- In last year’s first few games, Claude Giroux centered which wingers?
- Who led the Flyers in the plus-minus stats last season?
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@avj1083 was the first to have all 10 answers correct. Congrats!
The answers: 1. False. It was the highest, not the second-highest. 2. Bobby Clarke with 119 points. 3. Scott Hartnell with 37. 4. Saleski. 5. Jake Voracek at $4.25 million. 6. (A) 23-23. 7. Hartnell. 8. Boston. 9. Giroux started the season with JVR and Jaromir Jagr as his wingers. 10. Hartnell at plus-19. (Sean Couturier was plus-18).
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1)True
2)Bobby Clarke
3)Scott Hartnell
4)Don Saleski (3)
5)Jakub Voracek
6) A 23-22
7)Scott Hartnell
8)Boston Bruins
9) Jagr and Hartnell
10) Scott Hartnell— jp8899
1)False - Highest not 2nd Highest
2)Bobby Clarke
3)Scott Hartnell
4)Don Saleski (3)
5)Jakub Voracek
6) A 23-22
7)Scott Hartnell
8)Boston Bruins
9) Jagr and Hartnell
10) Scott Hartnell
— jp8899- If there is an NHL lockout, can we get the Phantoms to play in the Wells Fargo Center again like in 2004-05 during that lockout?— BobbyD
- Question #4 is very telling— Tartan69
- If there is a lockout Bettman should be fired!— mrh1955
- The lockout looms for ONE reason. The league won't contract. Ask Ed Snider if we need to see salaries rolled back. Or the owners of teh Leafs, Habs,Rangers, Redwings, etc.
Non-hockey fans in Philly always joke there are only 20,000 Flyers fans and we go to every game. Obviously this is not true in Philly, just look at TV ratings and merchandise sales, BUT it is close to true in MANY markets. Nashville will pay Shea Weber $1 Million MORE this season than they took in in ticket sales all of last season as a franchise. Anyone here think Nashville has a TV contract producing revenue at one TENTH of what the Flyers get? RIGHT. No ticket sales trickery or salary rollbacks will help the Preds gain a million viewers in a year.— GNIKGNARLY 
- If Bettman imposes a lockout, I am done with the NHL until the NHL is done with that poisonous snake. If the owners are happy w/Bettman, I'll be happy watching Olympic ice hockey, Slovakian ice hockey, Finnish ice hockey, Swedish ice hockey and Russian ice hockey. Those European teams and leagues don't have the marquee talent that the NHL features, but they play REAL ice hockey - not the North American goon variant.— gnarlyscuzz
- Gary Bettman is a heartless and money hungry lawyer. He cares not for the sport, but only his wallet. He will destroy the fan base for the NHL FOREVER if he locks out the players this season. If you are as far apart as you say you are, play this season under the current CBA and negotiate the entire season to fix the problem, not just 3 weeks before the expiration of the CBA. Is it really "negotiating in good faith" if you tell the other side you will take this contract or we will lock you out? I have only seen one side willing to make concessions Mr. Bettman, and it is most certainly not you......— flyerrod
