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I wonder how many off seasons he will get. this will be the 3rd with next to no progress so far. this weak draft is what the flyers were promoting as franchise altering!!!!
coaching/drafting/development all have been issues.
How about Rocky getting the isles AHL head coach job!!! Speaking of which who will be the LHV coach? as seems odd they haven’t named anyone yet — yes its me 2050
Hadn’t seen that. I can’t imagine looking at the Flyers offense the past 3 seasons and saying “man, that’s exactly what we need to run our AHL affiliate.”
It is interesting that Zegras has 2 60 point seasons and is almost 2 years younger then Tippett. Not meant a slight with Tippett, but his future is very much in doubt to be on the team long term if Zegras has a good season and the current organizational depth at wing. — Trox88
Also interesting he’s played a total of 88 games the past two seasons… a big reason why Anaheim gave him up for what is (at the moment) perceived to be so little. Yes, he has lots of potential, but potential can’t be realized if he can’t stay on the ice.
Remember how many of us thought the Ryan Ellis deal was a steal?
lest say they use all 7. whats the odds they hit on half?
how are you defining “hit”?
flhar wasn’t very good in minny and so far doesn’t look to hot here in philly. I have very little faith. what you hope is they don’t fuck it up at #6 as that will once again set them back numerous years.
I have a feeling they will not be taking BPA. They are going to focus on size, despite these players being years away. — yes its me 2050
While I don’t believe his job is in any sort of danger as of right now, does Briere have enough cache to use all 7 picks and kick the can down the road another 3-5 years, especially when this is considered to be a weak draft?
My problem with the scouting department is finding talent that has the hockey IQ to play well at the NHL level. We’ve had a lot of guys over the past decade who are adept at making bad decisions on the ice… and whether it’s a coaching/development issue, or the kid just doesn’t have it between the ears, it’s something that needs to be improved upon (and that goes for players acquired via trade, too).
My desktop is logging me out and won’t let me reply to some topics either, I don’t know what’s going on but there are some serious “glitches” with this site??? — Flyers4Ever
I had the same issue a few weeks ago. I simply cleared my recent history and haven’t had that problem since.
https://x.com/TSN_Sports/status/1936071289384370616
Looks like Jonathan Toews will indeed become a Jet.
Bill any idea if Marchment had the flyers on his no trade list? — yes its me 2050
Speaks volumes about how far the Flyers have fallen that we ask a question like this.
What’s up gentlemen? Brownsoldier sent me the invite over here (thanks) and I tried to register with my HB name, MattStrat, using my very first email (hotmail), because that is generally what I use for this kind of thing, but I would never ever get the confirmation email to set password. This site is now saying that MattStrat is a username already registered….so….I had to put “TheReal” in front of it and try a different email account. If a site admin here could help me get MattStrat going I would love that, if not, F it, life goes on.
EK banned me over on HB for 3 months because I posted this in comments to one of his main page stories “EK do you just want this site to die? Can you be straight up with long time faithful supporters of this place, such as me, about what’s going on?
I appreciate this place, and you having it here, but it’s sad to see it dying and it feels like it could be avoided…”
I had never been banned before. I think that’s a bit nuts to give me 3 months for that. I tried private messaging JBoyd, Vic and Tojo on HB to let them know what happened but I feel as though they never did get through. — TheRealMattStrat
A heads-up on your username issue… many of us using a Hotmail address had the same issue you’ve described.
In my case, I entered my (preferred) username and clicked the reset password button (did it several times over the course of a week or so). In my case, when it finally worked, I had to wait roughly 5 minutes for the reset confirmation e-mail to arrive, so for me it was just a matter of being patient.
There’s some more information about site issues and such in The Locker Room forum. If you’d care to post about your problem, Bill is usually really good about following up on any issues posted in The Locker Room.
If the Flyers want to now copy FLA by getting significantly bigger, then why focus on speed earlier in the Briere era? The Panthers are at best an average skating speed team. Briere traded one of his best assets in the organization (Gauthier) for a small Dman. Re signed a small forward long term in TK. Only 1st round pick he has selected over 6’0 ft tall Bonk. I like O’Brien over Desnoyers, it is close. There is a gap for me with Hagens above those two.
All that being written, it would be quite a moment if Briere goes with McQueen for the ultimate boom or bust pick. — Trox88
Simple answer… they Flyers have a long-standing habit of chasing Cups that have already been won. It’s the main reason why they’ve lacked identity for so long.
While I get that every league is a copy-cat league, the Flyers seem to take it to extremes. We want to emulate the Blues. We need speedy guys. We need guys that can skate. We’re suddenly too small and need to get bigger. It’s hard to have a plan for success when what you want to be changes every year.
A franchise that once set the trend now chases every trend, yet can’t figure out why success eludes them.
I’m happy with Sanheim as their #1 Dman. He’s likely in the Top 20 for Dmen in the league but they need a helluva lot more around him and behind him. He’d look even better if the Flyers had that. A Top 4 plug-in would move the needle for THIS team. Even FLA went out and traded for Jones at the deadline. — FlyerFrank
If Sanheim is your #1, you are not a playoff team (which is pretty obvious at this point).
The Flyers have two surpluses, draft picks and enough cap space to sign a Top 4 dman and a goalie this off season. They have an upside even if you don’t want to see it. — FlyerFrank
The problem is they need a #1 defenseman. Just getting another top 4 plug-in doesn’t move the needle.
The moves FLA and EDM made are what made them contenders. — FlyerFrank
It was mostly drafting made them both contenders. Yes, the Tkachuk trade helped put Florida over the top, but outside of said trade, the moves both teams made were complimentary players that added depth needed to contend. The Flyers are nowhere near that point.
You need to take a closer look at how the current top teams were actually constructed, not how Hextall and Fletcher deconstructed the Flyers.
Are you seriously implying the current Philadelphia Flyers are in the same position as the Panthers and Oilers?
It’s nice that they made those moves, but they were already contenders. The only thing the Flyers are in contention for is a lottery pick, and I have yet to see anything to convince me that No Plan Dan is the guy to get them where they hope to be.
