auxlepli 17 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 The Flyers were irresponsible and they deserved to be punished...maybe not 25k worth of punishment, but still - retire your damn players before the game like everyone else. It's not fair to the guys who have to sit around in a locker room and get cold for half an hour. That's right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vangvace 12 Report post Posted February 16, 2008 In a league where half of the calls are make-up calls it doesn't surprise me if this is a make-up fine. Fine seems justified to me. If you dont get the opposing team's permission to do something like this, then you cant do it. Big difference between the start of a game being delayed and the 2nd period. I think that's the reason for the fine, but it would be nice to get the full story of the Caps complaint and if Philly told them about it in advance. I think that more teams should do ceremonies in this manner. It would ensure more fans are in the building, and it would make for great T.V., something the NHL needs. Agreed. Retirement ceremonies happen once a year normally. ASG and SCFs have their intermissions jacked up. Winter classic did too and they're looking at making that annual. Yzerman's retirement wasn't covered on the TV feed in my area so I got to watch it on youtube. Not that that matters much because most retirements aren't televised and it does seem like it would be an easy thing to do for the fans and to generate positive PR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerfan1999 81 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Honestly if I were a player I'd be annoyed at having to wait an extra 14 minutes in between periods. It's enough time to cool down and sort of get out of game mode. Still, I think the NHL and the Flyers could've handled this better. Agreed, thats a long time to wait between periods. Besides, half the fans leave to go get a fresh beer and a dog between periods anyways. I bet just as many people were walking around the concourse between periods as before the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LivingtheDream Report post Posted February 17, 2008 Beware the wrath of the Philly fan. If they will take out Santa Claus, I can see them delaying the next ten games with something as a form of protesting this. Crazy people, just crazy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grittzkey 1 Report post Posted February 17, 2008 great avvy soz soz soz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
