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Good trade by Briere. Ersson was given a chance, but except for the playoff push post Olympics, he was one of the worst goalies in the league. It was time to move on. Andrae could handle the puck, but he was smurf on the ice . I will take Benoit with his size and physicality on defense. So far, so good by Briere. Keep up the good work.
I really like Tippett and Foerster, so I hope they don’t go anywhere. Michkov is talented, but at 5’9″ and 172 lbs, he’s not built for the more physical playoffs as we saw him get pushed around and shutdown in this years playoffs. I would hope that Briere can get Larkin without trading Michkov, but we know that Detroit will be asking for a big return. I would give up Bump and picks in a heartbeat, but that won’t be enough. Hopefully Briere pulls a rabbit out of his hat and lands Larkin without giving up too much?
The Powerplay would improve if they would actually shoot the puck, instead of passing it back and forth from the perimeter with nobody in front of the crease. It seemed like Risto, Tippett and TK were the only ones who were actually willing to shoot the puck. We won’t mention how often the Flyers would miss the entire net. The days of LeClair, Knuble, Hartnell or Simmonds in front of the net are long gone, but it was nice to see Martone go to the crease once he was called up. The Flyers worked hard to make it to the playoffs and win one round, but just imagine how good this team would be if they actually had a decent powerplay? Hopefully Yogi figures the PP out, but I’m not holding my breath.
Ersson had some of the worst goalie stats in the entire league. He had a nice post Olympics run, but you need a backup to be more consistent through the entire season. Briere pulled a rabbit out of his hat last summer by signing Vladar. Maybe he can do it again this year and find us a good back up on the cheap?
It was great to make the playoffs, but there’s still a lot of work to do. Signing a big name Center would be nice, but I don’t think Briere is going to empty the bank on one player. It was great for our young team to gain some playoff experience. It did seem that some of the smaller players didn’t handle the physicality of the playoffs that well. Andrae, Drysdale, York and Michkov got pushed around. Risto was a beast and it was good to see him finally make the playoffs. Let’s see what moves Danny makes this off season and let’s see which young guys make the jump from the LHV to the NHL come season?
Our Offense has to improve or it’s going to be a very short series. Right now Risto is our leading score for the playoffs. Our Offense has to top overpassing the puck and shoot it! I hope Tippett is in tonight, but it doesn’t look good.
The team seemed deflated without Tippett. Carolina’s forecheck gave the Flyers fits. Too many dump and no chases or 1 and dones for Philly. It was nice to see the Flyers finally put some pucks on net, but that was at the end of the game with a PP and the goalie pulled. Hopefully they shoot more in the next game. Hopefully Tippett is back for game 2? I wonder if Tocch will change the line up next game?
Hopefully sitting Michkov will have lit a fire under his butt and he comes out hungry tonight without a parade to the penalty box. The 4th line of Glendening/Coots/Foerster doesn’t look bad. Being able to roll 4 lines that can actually score is huge. Hopefully the Flyers hit the net, instead of missing everything like the last game.
Why are the Flyers so reluctant to shoot the puck on the PP? They waste 3/4’s of the PP passing the puck around at the perimeter and looking for the perfect shot. A shot on net make get us a deflection or a goal from a rebound, but if we don’t shoot the puck, it’s never going into the net. It was very obvious late in the game with Vladar pulled. Too much passing, not enough shooting. Is this how Yogi is teaching the guys?
On a side note: How many shots did the Flyers take that never hit the net last night? Let’s finish the pens off next game!
