{"id":34484,"date":"2018-08-21T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=34484"},"modified":"2018-08-21T09:00:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T13:00:46","slug":"all-time-best-philadelphia-flyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/08\/21\/all-time-best-philadelphia-flyers\/","title":{"rendered":"You Would Think Ep. 34- All-Time Best Philadelphia Flyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/dfkwz-97a26c?from=site&amp;skin=1&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It is the age-old question, debated on radio stations and playgrounds nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who&#8217;s better, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/giroucl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claude Giroux<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindrer01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Lindros<\/a>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/parenbe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernie Parent<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hextaro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Hextall<\/a>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Really, you&#8217;d take HIM?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, the question of the week on You Would Think is fantasy rosters. Specifically, who are the all-time best <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>?<\/p>\n<h2>YWT #34- All-Time Best Philadelphia Flyers<\/h2>\n<p>On this week&#8217;s podcast, Kyle and Mike went in-depth on the topic, holding a little bit of a fantasy draft from Flyers history (with a cameo appearance from Mike&#8217;s dad), and the results may surprise you. The rules for the draft were laid out as follows:\u00a0 each competitor picks a player from hockey history who was ever the property of the Philadelphia Flyers (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsbpe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Forsberg<\/a><\/strong> would have been eligible even without the underwhelming free agent signing that brought him back in 2005). Three forwards (no more than two centres), two defencemen, and a goalie, and picks alternated.<\/p>\n<p>Spoiler alert, <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/parenbe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernie  Parent<\/a> was the number one overall pick. If you&#8217;re wary of further spoilers, you may want to turn away now. Listen to the podcast, and then come back and finish the article.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle&#8217;s lineup was as follows:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brierda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Briere<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coutuse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Couturier<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gagnesi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simon Gagne<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/prongch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Pronger<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/timonki01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kimmo Timonen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hextaro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron  Hextall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And Mike&#8217;s list was:<\/p>\n<p><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/giroucl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claude  Giroux<\/a> &#8211; <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindrer01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" onclick=\"sr_record_analytics_event(&#039;newsfeed_click&#039;,&#039;&#039;, sr_record_directory(),&#039;sr_tracker&#039;);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric  Lindros<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/clarkbo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Clarke<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/desjaer01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Desjardins<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/howema02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Howe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bernie  Parent<\/p>\n<p>The boys then repeated the process for the history of the whole NHL. To get those lists, you&#8217;re just going to have to listen to the show.<\/p>\n<h2>Credits<\/h2>\n<p>Like You Would Think on Facebook @YWTpodcast<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to follow us on Twitter @YWTpodcast<\/p>\n<p>Follow Kyle Collington on Twitter @kcollington<\/p>\n<p>Follow Mike Giletto on Twitter @mike_giletto<\/p>\n<p>Logo created by Ben Resnick (follow him on twitter @bennythejet55)<\/p>\n<p>Music courtesy of www.bensound.com<\/p>\n<p>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is available on Last Word on Sports, Podbean, iTunes, and Google Play.<\/p>\n<p><em>You Would Think: The Philly Sports Podcast is brought to you by Last Word On Sports. Kyle Collington is joined by Mike Giletto each and every week to give you the fire and passion for Philadelphia sports. Kyle and Mike are two lifelong Philly sports fans that are just talking about what they love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Player Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Flyers.  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