I’m done listening. No one wants to hear the litany of excuses and lame proclamations of how “you need to look in the mirror.” Enough talk. Put your money where your mouth is. The Flyers went from high flying to sad sacks in 0.3 seconds this past week. This is one time where I think the team should follow Mike Richards lead. Stop talking, making excuses and ‘soul-searching’ epitaphs about taking responsibility. Go out there and prove who you are. Of course, there are plenty of reasons to make excuses at this point. With five regular starters out of the line-up (Gags, Briere, Betts, Powe and OKT – for those counting), the team could come up with plenty of reasons why could take on the Island. No one wants to hear them. All I want to hear at the end of the game is Steve Coates interviewing Mike Richards after having a career night. I want to hear Bundy talk about the tremendous shut out that Boucher pitches. And I want to have seen Pronger crush Tavares multiple times to teach the rook that you don’t come near the Flyers net unless you’re ready to pay the price. I want to see Hartnell play with his head screwed on straight and be the pest in front of the net that he’s so capable of being. I want to see Carter rip a hole in the fabric of time – and the back of the net – with his missing wrister. I want to see Asham bully a kid or two up in the stands with a glare. And I want to see Stevens climb out of the bench to fight the Isles mascot. I want to see ice girls hip-checked, and the beer guy sent to the emergency room from an Coburn slapper. I want the organ player to lose some teeth. And if none of those unlikely things happen… the one thing I won’t accept is seeing the Flyers come back home like a dog with its tail hanging between its legs. Win, lose or draw… the Flyers better play 60 minutes of bully hockey. 3,600 seconds of in-your-face domination that requires the Long Island ice team to have to fix the boards before next game. The Isles better wish that they’ll never have to play the Flyers again after tonight… ever. No more excuses.

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