Amazing how the Flyers win two in a row from Calgary and Edmonton.
Dominate most of the game against Edmonton except the 2nd half of the 3rd.
And all anyone is concerned about is complaining about Hakstol, so the storyline is that Patrick, Konecny, and Sanheim didn't play enough.
Patrick has done nothing to earn ES minutes in the NHL yet, especially when his team has the lead. Slowest center on the ice, brutal possession stats, creating no offense, and making dangerous plays at his offensive blueline, which he did again in the 3rd tonight up 3-1, that luckily didn't go the other way.
Konecny, who has already cost the Flyers a number of breakaway goals against this year, as well as last year.
And Sanheim, who for all of his talent, still makes a lot of bad plays, and didn't play the 2nd goal against well at all.
This isn't an endorsement of guys like Filppula -- who everyone will remember I was one of the only people on the board who hated acquiring -- but I still trust him to not give up a quick goal against a lot more than Patrick, and it's not like Patrick gives more offense.
It's not an endorsement of Weise, whom I've hated from the instant they signed him, as you will also remember.
But Patrick and Konecny are scary out there. I have no problem playing them when the team is down, or once they get better, which they will. But right now, if you have a lead, it's scary as hell to have them on the ice. Same with Sanheim.