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[Colin226]

Home opener has been announced.. Why do we seem to open against the Flyers every other year?

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Edited by Colin226, 11 January 2013 - 12:10 PM.

[DevsMan84]

Why are people both on here, Twitter and on FB keep saying we are raising the ECF banner on our first home game!? Devils never have done that before for a Conference Champs banner and never will.

We will all just walk into the arena and it will already be hanging there. Nothing more.

[Colin226]

Why are people both on here, Twitter and on FB keep saying we are raising the ECF banner on our first home game!? Devils never have done that before for a Conference Champs banner and never will.

We will all just walk into the arena and it will already be hanging there. Nothing more.

I get the whole "Cups are our #1 goal, nothing less" attitude but come on, winning the EC is hard as hell.. This may not happen again in the next 15 years (or ever).. It was such an amazing run that I feel it's stupid to act like all is forgotten now that there's a new season.. It doesn't have to be a long, drawn out ceremony, but I think there should be one to acknowledge a great accomplishment

[DevsMan84]

I get the whole "Cups are our #1 goal, nothing less" attitude but come on, winning the EC is hard as hell.. This may not happen again in the next 15 years (or ever).. It was such an amazing run that I feel it's stupid to act like all is forgotten now that there's a new season.. It doesn't have to be a long, drawn out ceremony, but I think there should be one to acknowledge a great accomplishment

Yeah but I really don't know another franchise that has already won at least 1 Cup that has a ceremony to raise an EC banner. Teams that raise that sort of banner usually have never won the Cup so this is the best they have and understandable. I just feel if we raise this in even a small ceremony it will look bush-league.

[pattyelias]

If the Rangers won the ECF and lost in the SCF last year you know they would have the whole 1994 team out there for a banner raising.

[Colin226]

Yeah but I really don't know another franchise that has already won at least 1 Cup that has a ceremony to raise an EC banner. Teams that raise that sort of banner usually have never won the Cup so this is the best they have and understandable. I just feel if we raise this in even a small ceremony it will look bush-league.

Flyers and Canucks did it the last 2 years.. I see what you're saying but I guess I just disagree.. We'll see, Lou's a hard ass with this stuff so I'm not expecting anything

['7']

fvck the NHL. Can we have a home opener to truly enjoy for once?

09-10 home opener opponent - FLYERS...halloween colors in our building

11-12 home opener opponent - FLYERS...halloween colors in our building

12-13 home opener opponent - FLYERS...pumpkin puke part 3

[GoArmySports]

FWIW I was at an event at Pru Center a few months ago and one of the Atlantic Division banners had been taken down.

[Colin226]

fvck the NHL. Can we have a home opener to truly enjoy for once?

09-10 home opener opponent - FLYERS...halloween colors in our building

11-12 home opener opponent - FLYERS...halloween colors in our building

12-13 home opener opponent - FLYERS...pumpkin puke part 3

Yup it's annoying as hell.. Hopefully we can win one of these for a change

[DJ Eco]

fvck the NHL. Can we have a home opener to truly enjoy for once?

09-10 home opener opponent - FLYERS...halloween colors in our building

11-12 home opener opponent - FLYERS...halloween colors in our building

12-13 home opener opponent - FLYERS...pumpkin puke part 3

I don't know, the circumstances are so different this time around. We're only a handful of months removed from one of their most embarrassing playoff series in their team's history (up there with 2000). Any Flyer fan who is excited to be back at The Rock for hockey this time around should get their head examined...

[MadDog2020]

Why are people both on here, Twitter and on FB keep saying we are raising the ECF banner on our first home game!? Devils never have done that before for a Conference Champs banner and never will.

We will all just walk into the arena and it will already be hanging there. Nothing more.

This. People act like this isn't our 5th time winning the East. When was the last time we had a banner-raising celebration for it? We raise CUP banners. And only Cup banners.

[MadDog2020]

I get the whole "Cups are our #1 goal, nothing less" attitude but come on, winning the EC is hard as hell.. This may not happen again in the next 15 years (or ever).. It was such an amazing run that I feel it's stupid to act like all is forgotten now that there's a new season.. It doesn't have to be a long, drawn out ceremony, but I think there should be one to acknowledge a great accomplishment

It was an epic run, and they can acknowledge it by showing a video on the jumbotron. But you don't have any banner-raising ceremonies for banners that don't say 'Stanley Cup Champions'. Period, end of story.

[Daniel]

This. People act like this isn't our 5th time winning the East. When was the last time we had a banner-raising celebration for it? We raise CUP banners. And only Cup banners.

VBK has more of a hand in those sorts of things now, so maybe the No Cup, No Banner Raising Ceremony policy will change. I suppose it won't be a huge deal so long as it isn't a whole production. I was at the Caps home opener in 2001 when they raised the Southeast Division Winner banner. They turned down the lights, played some inspirational type music and lifted the banner. It took all of one minute. Not that bad.

[MadDog2020]

Flyers and Canucks did it the last 2 years.. I see what you're saying but I guess I just disagree.. We'll see, Lou's a hard ass with this stuff so I'm not expecting anything

And the Flyers and Canucks have combined to win 0 Cups the last 38 years. I'd like to think our standards are a little higher here.

[DevsMan84]

VBK has more of a hand in those sorts of things now, so maybe the No Cup, No Banner Raising Ceremony policy will change. I suppose it won't be a huge deal so long as it isn't a whole production. I was at the Caps home opener in 2001 when they raised the Southeast Division Winner banner. They turned down the lights, played some inspirational type music and lifted the banner. It took all of one minute. Not that bad.

lol that was cute of them.

[DevilMinder]

Like the smart way of thinking was ever associated with Philly fans, I am sure they will be there in the usual form.

[MadDog2020]

VBK has more of a hand in those sorts of things now, so maybe the No Cup, No Banner Raising Ceremony policy will change. I suppose it won't be a huge deal so long as it isn't a whole production. I was at the Caps home opener in 2001 when they raised the Southeast Division Winner banner. They turned down the lights, played some inspirational type music and lifted the banner. It took all of one minute. Not that bad.

The Caps, another winner franchise lmao. VBK isn't changing anything with regards to the banners, it's an organizational philosophy that Cups are what gets celebrated, and rightfully so. Again, fine to pay tribute to last year's run, and I expect them to, and I look forward to it. It'll be awesome to re-live it. But the banner will be hanging from the rafters when we walk in the door, of that I assure you.

[NJDevs4978]

Who really gives a crap? Either way the banner's going to be up there. We don't need a ceremony for winning the East.

[newarkdev01]

I just want a quick video with us beating up on the flyers in the playoffs followed by a constant loop of Henrique's two OT goals...then I will proceed to get drunk =-)

Edited by newarkdev01, 11 January 2013 - 03:27 PM.

[Bullshockey247]

Looks like they play five games against the Flyers, and one of NYR/NYI; only see the Penguins 4x in the regular season.

Rob Rossi ‏@RobRossi_Trib

.@penguins play 5 apiece against @NYRangers @NYIslanders and 4 each against @NHLFlyers @NHLDevils #pens

Frank Seravalli ‏@DNFlyers
Flyers per league source: 5 v. NYR, NJ; 4 v. PIT, NYI; 5 East on road: WPG,MTL,TOR,BUF,TB; 5 East at home: BOS,OTT,FLA,CAR,WSH. H/H w/ othrs