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Ace of a play by Michkov, burning a pretty good Dman in Sanderson. Nice first shot from Zegras and Drysdale got the bounce for the other goal. One thing about Zegras, he never really vanishes in games. He’s noticeable even when things aren’t going great. The forwards haven’t looked quite right with Foerster out. One guy going down shouldn’t have that kind of effect on a team, but it has. Hopefully, he can go Wednesday. Despite some issues here and there, the Flyers are still in a playoff spot on November 9.
Potential trap game. Gotta look out for those. I expect they’ll be ready to play. NSH is a bit of a mess. Need at least 1 point tonight on the road, 3 for the 2 game trip. They need to keep winning. How it happens is always the question. It’s hockey. Some road games are probably for the best right now.
Another game against a bottom tier defensive team. OTT, MIN, NYI did good jobs stifling the Flyers offense the entire game and NSH did it for half the game. We’ll see how the Flyers come out tonight, but I’d like to see them grab a lead in the first and hold it to the end.
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That’s a huge part of it. I literally heard Boucher say Tocchet actually game plans against specific opponents, which Torts didn’t do. That’s hilariously insane, not to mention they have an actual D-zone system now. That’s not all of it though. They’re right at the top of the league in GAA and save pct. The goalies, especially Vladar, have been stopping pucks. Zegras has been extraordinary, performing well beyond expectations. The players still have to go out and make plays.
Ten games in last year, the Flyers were 3-6-1. This year, they’re 6-3-1. The turnaround has been remarkable.
A fun game to watch and the most satisfying 2 points of the season so far. Drysdale has made a truly shocking upgrade to his game.
You didn’t address that analytics show that , yes, Zegras historically has been bad defensively at even strength. Nobody was confused about Dvorak not being a defensemen. Just like nobody is confused about Zegras, who is listed as a winger in the lineup, not being a center on this team.
Historically? Only someone who’s still pathologically obsessed with Torts would care about “historically.” How is he playing THIS year?
It’s not a myth and never was a myth. Has he improved? Probably, but he’s also not playing center, which has increased responsibilities, this year.
Zegras isn’t taking faceoffs because that is the weakest part of his game and Dvorak is really good at them. First forward back into the D-zone takes on the +1 role in the Box +1. Sometimes it’s Zegras and sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes there’s switching if a Dman jumps in deep in the Ozone and a forward has to turn around and cover for him. If that’s Dvorak, that doesn’t make him a defenseman. The NHL isn’t rod hockey.
So I guess the plan is now for Luchanko to be scratched enough games consecutively to qualify for a conditioning assignment in the AHL. Would really like to see Foerster with either Michkov and/or Zegras some time this year. I think we are going to find out Foerster’s success is not necessarily being tied to just having Cates and Brink with him.
I think it’s more a case of Cates’ and Brink’s success being tied to Foerster. The kid is really good both ways, has good size and I don’t think there’s a Flyer with better hands.
