Sports
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Flyers
      must
      become
      ferocious
      once
      again.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Philadelphia
      Flyers,
      at
      one
      time
      the
      Brad
      Street
     
     
      Bullies
      put
      fear
      into
      the
      heart
      of
      any
      team
      that
      had
      the
     
     
      misfortune
      of
      playing
      the
      Flyers
      in
      their
      home
      build-
     
     
      ing,
      the
      Spectrum.
      In
      the
      glorious
      70’s
      the
      Flyers
     
     
      won
      consecutive
      Stanely
      Cups.
      The
      Brad
      Street
     
     
      Bullies
      were
      made
      up
      of
      players
      like
      Captain
      Bobby
     
     
      Clarke,
      ‘‘Moose’’
      Dupont,
      Bill
      Barber,
      Rick
     
     
      Macleish,
      Bob
      ‘‘Hound
      dog’’
      Kelly,
      the
      Watson
     
     
      brothers,
      Dave
      ‘‘The
      Hammer’’
      Schultz,
      and
      Bernie
     
     
      Parent.
      The
      Flyers
      were
      more
      than
      a
      team
      they
      were
      a
     
     
      hockey
      family.
      These
      players
      knew
      how
      to
      wina
     
     
      game.
      For
      twenty-two
      consecutive
      years
      the
      Flyers
     
     
      were
      good
      enough
      to
      qualify
      for
      the
      playoffs.
     
    

    
     
      Bobby
      Clarke
      was
      the
      heart
      and
      soul
      of
      the
      Flyers.
     
     
      Clarke
      was
      only
      an
      average
      shooter
      and
      average
     
     
      skater.
      Because
      off
      Clarke’s
      Diabetes
      people
      thought
     
     
      he
      wouldn’t
      be
      tough
      enough
      to
      play
      in
      the
      NHL.
     
     
      Clarke
      proved
      them
      wrong.
      Clarke
      was
      awarded
      the
     
     
      Heart
      trophy
      as
      league’s
      most
      valuable
      player
      three
     
    
   
   
    
     
      times.
      Clarke
      was
      the
      hardest
      working
      player
      in
      the
     
     
      NHL.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      1984
      Clarke
      retired
      and
      became
      general
      manger
      of
     
     
      the
      flyers.
      Clarke
      excelled
      at
      this
      position
      and
      built
      a
     
     
      team
      that
      went
      all
      the
      way
      to
      the
      Stanley
      Cup
      Final
      in
     
     
      1985
      and
      ’87.
      Yet
      the
      Flyers
      lost
      both
      times
      to
     
     
      Gretzky
      and
      company.
      (nothing
      to
      be
      ashamed
      about)
     
     
      Then
      1990
      came
      and
      the
      Flyers
      were
      riddled
      by
      inju-
     
     
      ries
      and
      they
      weren’t
      good
      enough
      to
      make
      the
     
     
      playoffs.
      For
      reasons
      I
      still
      can’t
      come
      to
      terms
      with
     
     
      the
      Flyers
      owners
      decided
      to
      fire
      Clarke
      as
      GM.
     
     
      Clarke
      then
      went
      to
      Minnesota,
      chose
      Gainey
      as
      coach
     
     
      and
      they
      had
      the
      North
      Stars
      in
      the
      Stanely
      Cup
      Final.
     
     
      Ever
      since
      Clarke’s
      departure,
      the
      Flyers
      have
      been
      in
     
     
      Never
      Never
      Land-
      Never,
      Never
      win
      thatis.
      To
      tell
     
     
      the
      truth
      the
      flyers
      of
      90
      &
      91
      Stink.
      I
      don’t
      like
     
     
      many
      of
      the
      players
      in
      the
      flyers.
      For
      the
      most
      part
     
     
      the
      Flyers
      is
      a
      team
      of
      Weenies.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Who
      dol
      like?
      Rick
      Tocchet,
      Ron
      Hextall,
      Steve
     
     
      Duchesne,
      Rod
      Brind’
      Amour,
      Mark
      Howe,
      Ken
     
     
      Wregget,
      Dave
      Brown,
      Gordon
      Murphy,
      Dan
      Quinn,
     
     
      Elund,
      and
      Terry
      Carkner.
      The
      rest
      of
      the
      Flyers
      are
     
     
      inadequate.
      The
      GM
      Russ
      Farwell
      isa
      dork.
      Who
     
     
      did
      he
      choose
      in
      the
      draft?
      A
      Swedish
      player,
      no
      he
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wouldn’t
      pick
      a
      North
      American
      player.
      Clarke
      made
     
     
      a
      fine
      choice
      for
      the
      North
      Stars.
      Mike
      Ricci,
      the
     
     
      much
      touted
      sophmore
      is
      overrated.
      His
      problemis
      _
     
     
      he
      would
      be
      better
      off
      with
      the
      Habs
      for
      he
      just
      isn’t
     
     
      tenacious
      and
      tough
      enough
      to
      wear
      a
      Flyer’s
      sweater
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mark
      Recchi
      of
      the
      Penguins
      would
      be
      a
      great
      guy
      to:
     
     
      have
      in
      Philadelphia.
      Tocchet,
      Hextall,
      and
      Howe
      are
     
     
      the
      epitmy
      of
      what
      the
      Flyer
      were
      all
      about.
      The
      new.
     
     
      breed
      of
      Flyers
      under
      the
      dork,
      Farwell
      are
      Weenies.
     
     
      You
      couldn’t
      pay
      them
      to
      go
      into
      the
      corner
      after
      the
      -
     
     
      puck.
      They
      can’t
      winthe
      game
      ifthey
      are
      afraid.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Paul
      Holmgren
      the
      Flyers
      coach
      of
      the
      last
      three
      yea
     
     
      is
      not
      responsible
      for
      these
      weenies
      Holmgren
      wasa
      |
     
     
      punishing
      player
      for
      the
      flyers
      during
      his
      career.
      '
     
     
      Here
      is
      the
      ideal
      Flyers
      starting
      lineup
      (1991
      Pay
     
    
   
   
    
     
      only)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Defense
      Ray
      Bourque;
      Mark
      Howe;
      Centre
      Rick
     
     
      Tocchet;
      Left
      Wing
      Wendel
      Clark;
      Right
      Wing
      Cam
      |
     
     
      Neely;
      Goalie
      Ron
      Hextall.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
      al
      aieilel
      A
      eal
      tk
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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