Flyers 40 Years DVD

bought it online a few days ago.. just got it today.. watched it, it was a great history of flyers dvd. lots of stuff, well put together. gets me fired up for next season to :P

its a must buy in my opinion!


:D

bought it online a few days ago.. just got it today.. watched it, it was a great history of flyers dvd. lots of stuff, well put together. gets me fired up for next season to :P

its a must buy in my opinion!


:D

I got it online, received it yesterday but haven't viewed it yet. I did watch the 10-DVD set over the last few weeks.

I got it online, received it yesterday but haven't viewed it yet. I did watch the 10-DVD set over the last few weeks.
oooo i wanna get that to :D
one of my co workers has an old VHS of Flyers Fights lolz

oooo i wanna get that to :D
one of my co workers has an old VHS of Flyers Fights lolz

YouTube has some classics.

I liked it, but I wished they put some more effort interviewing a wider range of players and players. It seemed to be a handful of Flyers that had nothing better to do for an afternoon.

But, overall, it was really good.

Anyone else a season ticket holder that didn't get it yet? When's it suppose to come?

Not a STH, but also bought it. I thought it was great -- really makes you proud of the franchise...

It was incredible. It was so enjoyable to relive some of those experiences and see the interviews. Instead of rambling, here are some points:

At the nine minute mark, in a very early game, the Flyers' opponent (maybe Kings' purple -- rough video) had dark jerseys along with the Flyers' orange. Two teams, neither had white jerseys. I don't recall ever seeing or hearing about that.

At the 23 minute mark, watch the phenomenal pass by Rick MacLeish that led to the game-tying goal, late, in Game 2 of the 1974 Finals. Has to be a top ten pass in team history.

At the 26 minute mark, from Don Saleski: Phil Esposito, during Game 6 of the 1974 Finals, told Saleski "There is no way we are going to score on Bernie Parent today." And if you haven't seen his leg kick save (against Ken Hodge, IIRC), you are in for a treat.

At the 34 minute mark, Clarence Campbell's sullen reaction to handing the Flyers the Cup in 1975 was so descriptive of the feelings the NHL had for the team.

At the 36 minute mark, after the Soviets left the ice, hearing Gene Hart say "And they are taking their sticks with them." It's my ball, no you can't play. Nah nah. So, so, so funny.

The Leafs had a player wear number 99 in the late 70s. Looks weird to see that number today.

Interestingly, I did not see any mention or images of Peter Forsberg. Even the current players (remember, Forsberg was on the team at the time) shown/interviewed were Richards, Carter and Umberger.

The on screen graphics were a bit weak at times and it appeared that some (like Scott Mellanby) may have had incorrect career dates listed. This is after just one viewing so I could be wrong but it looked like his career was 1983-2001 or something like that.

And one last thing: Dave Brown is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have to watch his interview and reaction -- mainly of the 1987 series against Montreal. If this guy isn't in your top ten Flyers' players of all-time, rethink it. He may be in my top five.

Two other remarks to the post above:

Really weird and I have never noticed this: When the last couple of seconds ticked off in Game 6 of the 1974 Finals and the on-ice Flyers celebrated, Joe Watson, on the ice and behind the net with the puck, looked very preoccupied. He tapped the puck to an on-ice official instead of picking it up. He didn't join the group hugging near him and then someone (Clement I think) skated towards him and Watson basically skated away from him, too. Maybe he was focused on something not in the camera but it was strange to me. Maybe he thought there were seconds remaining on the clock (that image of the unofficial time remaining, on the TV screen, while the game was officially over wasn't on this DVD)

And we all remember JR and Toronto in 2004. Watch his concentration while he is still on the bench waiting to come on the ice in the seconds leading up to the goal. Superb stuff.

It's a great DVD, definitely worth watching.