Comments on: Flyers get good news about Briere’s wrist injury

By: phillyphannn83

phillyphannn83 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 07:54:57 +0000

Well lets see, last season, Geno as you guys like to call him, scored 1.33 points per game durig the season but FADED to 1.19 in the playoffs. Briere on the other hand, scored 0.7 ppg during the season but improved to 1.18 ppg during the playoffs. And just so you know, this is exactly the trend for both players for their careers. Briere’s ppg goes up in the playoffs while Malkins gets worse. Numbers dont lie my friend, despite what your biased eyes tell you.

By: somekat

somekat — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:49:22 +0000

Good to hear. He will have to put together a strong season to avoid being the Flyers 2nd buyout candidate.

By: sportsfreak13

sportsfreak13 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:28:35 +0000

81 points in 68 playoff games is fading away? Typical philly fan comment right there.

By: blackandyellow71

blackandyellow71 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:14:26 +0000

Oh you mean Conn Smythe winner Evgeni Malkin? Does Danny Briere have one of those? How about his name on the Stanley Cup? No?

By: phillyphannn83

phillyphannn83 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:02:28 +0000

Danny has always been slightly above average during the regular season and a superstar in the playoffs. He just gets amped for the postseason. It’d be nice to see a little more consistency during the regular season but it beats having a guy who’s a superstar during the reg season but fades away in the playoffs *cough* Malkin *cough*

By: steelpenbucs87

steelpenbucs87 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:49:43 +0000

Yeah I agree – never had any ill will towards Briere (save the fist pump after his goals – but that’s more of a “me” problem than a “him” problem). He DECIMATED us in the first round of the playoffs last year, but I still want him on the ice for the opener – playing a rival without their best players isn’t fun.

Just make sure he keeps his head up leaving his zone

By: delsj

delsj — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:44:28 +0000

This could be that year? Short-season, playoff vibe every game. Probably not though.

By: riflemanlax

riflemanlax — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:57:44 +0000

When is he not good in the playoffs?

If they could find a way to convince him every game was in the postseason he’d be top 5 in the league.

By: bardown66

bardown66 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:38:05 +0000

Good for briere. As a pens fan since the drafting of Lemieux I’ve had a disdain for that team, but a briere is a small guy who plays a tough game around the net. I give him props.