eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Yeah, not so much. If they wanted to call up a goalie from San Antonio and have him in NYC in time for the game, about the latest they could have placed the call would have been about 9:30am-10:00am. The latest flights out of SA that would arrive at Laguardia or JFK in time for the game would be about 11:30am (Because no carrier flies non-stop San Antonio to NYC). Travelocity shows one Delta flight that leaves at 11:49am that would arrive at 6:20pm, but then getting to the Garden by 7pm would be miraculous to say the least. Tack on arriving in San Antonio an hour early to check in and make it through security, and it's just not feasible. They probably checked on Bryz around 8-9am to see if he could at least dress for the game. Once they saw that he couldn't, I'm sure they thought the logistics through of flying in a backup from SA, and saw the same screens I looked at to pull that information, so they had to explore other options. Last I checked, the Yotes have a private jet, so the only obstacles would be getting previously unscheduled runway clearance, as well as the trip from the airport to MSG. 8 hours is plenty of time for that; the flight you listed was probably San Antonio to Dallas and then later Dallas to New York. A single direct flight takes away all the waiting time between flights, which can be hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WMUsiv1 4 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 The flight time from San Antonio is about 3 hours. Given that the article was posted an hour before puck drop, and that the club would have know Bryzgalov's condition well before then, bringing in Montoya or Climie could have been done easily. so youre saying that phoenix brought this guy in by choice..? other than maybe the whole publicity stunt thing, that would be one creative way to throw a game if LeBarbera went down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 576 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Last I checked, the Yotes have a private jet, so the only obstacles would be getting previously unscheduled runway clearance, as well as the trip from the airport to MSG. 8 hours is plenty of time for that; the flight you listed was probably San Antonio to Dallas and then later Dallas to New York. A single direct flight takes away all the waiting time between flights, which can be hours. Seems like getting unscheduled runway clearance in New York would be next to impossible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 The game was last night. He didn't get in. Bah... oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Seems like getting unscheduled runway clearance in New York would be next to impossible. I didn't say at Laguardia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
henrik40 76 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Last I checked, the Yotes have a private jet, so the only obstacles would be getting previously unscheduled runway clearance, as well as the trip from the airport to MSG. 8 hours is plenty of time for that; the flight you listed was probably San Antonio to Dallas and then later Dallas to New York. A single direct flight takes away all the waiting time between flights, which can be hours. I would guess the private jet was with them in NY, right? So a flight to San Antonio and back would be at the very minimum, 6 hours. Again, much easier to give this dude a one game tryout and hope that Barbs didn't get hurt, which was the case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
