A tasty home opener against one of our bitter divisional rivals?

Open up against the Champions, Red Wings or other Western teams?

Or someone else?

I bet homeopener will be a atlantic team but to start the season, it'll be a west team.

I bet homeopener will be a atlantic team but to start the season, it'll be a west team.

Probably Penguins or Rangers would be my vote, or maybe a cupcake like last year at home (Isles). I guess it depends if we start on a West Coast trip like last year or start at home.

Didn't like that much last season, late night opener for me Very good game though!

I hope we start in the northwest

It's not a big deal, but I kinda hope for that, too. Worked well last time.

I would love to start the season off against Washington just to see what that moron who writes for the Post has to say now.
My guess will be if it's not a trip out west for the Flyers, it will be against the Penguins.

Guess who I voted for.....

On the road against the pens

Home against the raggers

C'mon people...

There would be no better justice served, than to see the black & Orange demolish the same team that eliminated us.

I want to open up the season with a victory against the Red Wings but I'm not sure if I want it at home or on the road. If it's at home, the fans will all get to enjoy it. We haven't beaten them on the road in 20 years, though. Either way, can you imagine the tone that would set for the season?

Either way, i'm drooling at the thought of a healthy Gagne, Coburn and Timo...I predict the Flyers to be one of the top 5 teams in the league for power play if everything stays intact.

Apparently, rumour has it that the Leafs are opening up against the Red Wings. Wouldn't mind seeing us hammering them at the Wach

I don't see us facing Pens first since they will play 2 games in Sweden

You going to any of those, Eric?

What's the demand like in Sweden for the games?

I rather a road game. It worked out well for us last year.

Just noticing the Big E in your signature, I was a huge fan..Doubt you care but here's a funny story.

I was at the game in Ottawa where Lindros crippled Andreas Dackell with that mega hit, so the guy is still flat on the ice after 5 minutes, i'm sitting smack dab in the middle of the Ottawa cheering section and i yell out "I hope the guy is dead, it would make the hit that much better".

Needless to say that started a brawl, here's the clip as a reminder

Lindros destroys Dackell

Just watched a video of Lindros landing a sweet punch on Thornton of the then Bruins.

yeah after looking up that You Tube clip, I found myself sitting here for the past half hour checking out his highlights.

Yeah, Da Pens are winning!!!!!

Nice we picked up Barry Manilow, we needed secondary scoring

Barrys Da Man!!!!!!

Yeah, I got crappy seats for about 1100kr (120 euro/180 dollars). Can't remember wich of the games though. I think it's the second one.



Not a smart thing to say I'm amazed you survived

Devils?

I'll go with Pittsburgh. Start the season on the right foot by beating the team that knocked us out from going to the Cup.

^^This^^

I picked the Pens like mostly everyone else did.

Like Eric has already stated, the Pens start off their season in Sweden so I don't know how likely it is that the Flyers would face the Pens in their 1st game.

I'd do it again if given the chance...God I hate the Senators and their fans, I live 45 minutes from Ottawa so it's my best opportunity to see my Flyers on a somewhat regular basis.

Crushing the Pens at home or on the road would be awesome.

Crushing the Pens in general would just be awesome.

I wouldn't mind playing Montreal again too, start Price off on a horrible season

when is the new schedule going to come out, I'm PRAYING that the Flyers are coming down to nashville next year.

I don't know, but I heard the Western teams come to the East to play this season

Even though we both stated it, the Pens got 18/24 votes

that doesnt sound like it would logistically work...

I'd like the Calgary Flames like last year. It was such a great game.

EVERYBODY wants first crack at da Pens!!!!!!

^^^ what she said

I wanna open up against the Pens, deleted-smack Cindy, and set the tone for the rest of the 08-09 season!

Did you go to the Downie-owned pre-season game?

I went to the game in November, first game Flyers were back in Ottawa after that incident.



Should be around July 16th, something to do with the MLB All Star Game.

Musta been Greek who voted for the Devils!

Def a home game against the Rangers...

I'd love to see us play the Pens. The Flyers haven't really changed the roster much compared to the Pens. I'd love to see the Flyers roll them.

In their house.

Home agaisnt the Pens...start the season with a bang and bruises for the Pens.

i would liek it to be a divisoin team
last year was the isles, year before was the rags, if im not mistaken

may be the devils or the pens
either way i will be there

I'd have to say on the road, in Toronto because then I can drive there! Alwasy fun being a Canadian Flyers fan chirping leaf fans, they are so dumb it makes me laugh. Or I'd probably fly to Philly and watch the home opener if it was the Pens or Rangers.

I hope they do what they did last year!

Anybody else think Dackell has a similar accent to Marty Biron?

I don't care where they start the season, just as long as I get to watch them in Raleigh on my birthday like I did back in 2005... club level seats, personal waitress to get me my beer and food without having to get up, and the best angle to the play in the building... doesn't get much better than that