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“dilly” probably a ‘great” guy. good in the “room”. players “love” him. gets “along” with everyone. doesn’t rock the boat. probably never asks for a raise lol
results be damned
If I am “zavy” I demand a new goalie coach before I come over…..
When the point is raised that maybe Dillabaugh is a liability, it seems to be quickly dismissed. Almost makes one wonder what a Flyers goaltending coach actually does as it’s pretty obvious the job isn’t results-driven.
It appears the short-term strategy is to hope somehow the team save % can get above .900. I am not very optimistic this will happen. They are still much closer to a top 5 pick then a playoff spot. Frankly, until this current regime can show the ability to get consistent goaltending, all the other aspects to building the roster will not matter. Briere cannot just point to and look at Zavragin will be really good when gets here. Looks like Dilly’s last hope to save his job will be if Vladar can post a career best save % this season. Boosh will have to word salad a ridiculous amount of times this season to avoid using the term “soft goal” this season.
All the eggs are already in the basket.
Flyers fans better start praying this kid isn’t the next in a long line of Maxime Oullet over-hyped goaltenders.
Flyers get to break even on goal differential. 24 more goals, 24 fewer goals allowed.
One could hold out hope for the goals scored, but I think there would need to be some sort of divine intervention for the team, as constructed right now, to give up 24 fewer goals.
– Washington misses the playoffs.
– Flyers trade for hughes then make him the highest paid defensemen when he is ext eligible.
– Seeler has a terrible year and looks horrible.
– Tippet doesn’t take any major step forward.
– Kolosov ends up playing a good number of games (based on his ahl play) the last third+ of the season. Gives the flyers something to think about.
– TK has an injury plagued year.
– To the shock of the coaching staff and management they are never rally in the playoff “hunt” the 2nd half of the year.
– Cates solidifies himself as the 3rd line center going forward.
– Coach moves zegras to the wing by end of December.
– Bump makes the team. Despite playing very well the production isn’t there and they send him down.Curious as to what you see them giving up to get Hughes.
Could be onto something with Kolosov. Guessing Ersson will miss a month or so during the season, and they find out the hard way Dan Vladar is the second coming of Cal Petersen. Of course, the defense as it stands now won’t really help whoever is playing between the pipes.
He looked good against less than stiff competition. His scoring numbers in the AHL aren’t eye popping, a bit better than .5 PPG, but if he proves to be the best guy competing for an open slot, he should get the open slot. You don’t need a lot of offense from a bottom 6 forward.
With the current defense (and goaltending), the Flyers need all the offense they can get.
Good news! Any chance that Flyers will try to sign Carter Hart?
No chance at all. Hart said in an interview he wants a new start… preferably on a U.S.-based contender.
The team he plays on is bad. That’s part of the issue. There’s some thinking that he won’t benefit from another year in Guelph. My feeling is, if he beats out the other guys competing for roster spots, he should be with the Flyers. Here are some other guys who were very young when they became NHL regulars and how they did that first year. Not sure how considering this is a problem.
COUTURIER 12/07/92 10-1-2011 18 Y 10 M 0.35
PATRICK 09/19/98 10-1-2017 19 Y 1 M 0.41
LUCHANKO 08/21/06 19 Y 2 M
ZEGRAS 03/20/01 10-1-2020 19 Y 7 M 0.81
LINDROS 02/28/73 10-1-1992 19 Y 8 M 1.23
MICHKOV 12/09/04 10-1-2024 19 Y 10 M 0.79
RICHARDS 02/11/85 10-1-2005 20 Y 8 M 0.43
GIROUX 01/12/88 1-1-2009 21 Y 0.64Is that going to be the excuse used if he makes the Flyers this year and doesn’t perform?
Is 8 to 12 minutes a night with Hathaway on one wing and a rotation that would include DesLauriers on the other wing conducive to developing an offensive game? In the situation proposed, I have serious doubts he even comes close to Couturier’s production in your chart above. And that doesn’t even bring in the question if he’s good enough defensively to play against NHL competition (something that wasn’t answered during his brief 4 game look last season).
Now granted, he may not play on the 4th line all season (if he makes the team), but how much confidence will the Flyers have moving a kid up in the lineup if he doesn’t produce (offensively or defensively), and what does a lack of success at the top level (even when considering a minor role) do to the player’s confidence? And if he doesn’t produce, what options do they have other than to hope he eventually works things out or outright benching him?
The Flyers really painted themselves in a corner due to organizational panic after the Gauthier fiasco. They rushed to sign Luchanko, then allowed a coach that obviously had no plan to play the kid to force him onto the NHL roster, limiting future options for the player’s development. Doesn’t seem overly bright for a team hoping he’ll be a big part of their future.
With all of that said… if he does make the Flyers this year, my expectations are very low. Will an already irrational fan base see things the same way?
