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– They clearly overcompensated for size on players who are many years away. By that time the nhl trend will change again. flyers always following.
– flyers have next to zero puck moving dman in the system.
Yes, in three years the league will be dominated by teams filled with skilled 160 pound players and defensemen who couldn’t break an egg with their hitting but boy can they skate with the puck and get caught out of position on their way to yet another -3 night on the scoresheet.
of course it’s only a matter of time. but you say this could be their top 9 on opening night lol
cates got selke votes the first year they moved him to C while playing over his head. they traded laughton and poehling. i think it’s safe to say cates will remain in the middle.
I’m speculating about what’s possible. I’d like to see a fun team to watch this year. I started watching again more closely last year mostly because of Michkov who made the team last year at 19 . . . and delivered.
in this scenario you have luchanko and martone on the team already when in reality they probably aren’t making the team yet, you’ve moved cates to wing for some reason and brink is apparently not on the team anymore? help me get there lol
It’s only a matter of time and are they good enough to take spots from the guys who are here. For example, Martone is a LW. How many LWs do the Flyers have on the roster who are better than he is today? I don’t think the answer is four. Of course, unless the Flyers add a center, Cates is going to be a solid 2-way center here . . . but the future is coming. Cates is the kind of player I want to keep in my Top 9 even when the Flyers do add more NHL-caliber centers. There was an issue in ANA with Zegras being flipped to wing. Leave him at center and get a defensive winger cheating high. Problem solved.
where’s brink?
I do find the Brink love here amusing. Enjoy him here while you can.
Il say it again, Cates is not playing wing after signing that deal. He is the 3rd line center. Lead Pipe lock.
I also don’t think Luchanko makes the team.
I’m just saying it’s possible. If the Flyers continue to add at center, and there’s more than the draft to do that, somebody flips to wing. Having a defensively responsible forward who can score from outside while cheating to the D side of the puck flipped to the wing is not a bad move. Having Kurri do that for Gretzky and having Leino do it here for Briere shows the idea can work. Zegras is the guy sticking in the middle. Lots of variables. Just throwing out possibilities that are not unreasonable.
Anyone beyond round three is pretty much a “hope and a prayer”, but you never know. Without a third round pick we got six really good prospects in rounds 1 & 2, it’s gonna be three plus years before we find out what’s there in my opinion but a really good draft for the team. Lots to be happy about. Watching these kids grow and develop is all part of the fun.
Some people think Martone makes the team this camp. It’s not like they don’t have spots up front that need an upgrade right now. It’s not wild to think their opening night Top 9 looks like this:
Cates-Zegras-Michkov
Martone-Couturier-Konecny
Foerster-Luchanko-TippettSo far the Flyers have drafted a medium sized college basketball team lol
Reach is nice, very helpful for Dmen, but to me it’s the getting pushed around too easily which is where weight and strength come in. Reading plays and getting good position can help a smaller guy play bigger but I’d rather have a guy 6-0 and 195 doing that against a bigger opponent than a 5-9 and 170 guy.
1) 6’5″ 225 lbs
2) 6’1″ 200 lbs
3) 6’2″ 210 lbs
4) 6’5″ 195 lbsLOVE IT!!!
Yes! I’ve seen enough smurf hockey where the Flyers get pushed around like shopping carts. The teams that went to the conference finals were big and mean except for Carolina, which did carry a few smaller guys.
