GDT: #4 | FLYERS at Predators | Tue. Oct. 10, 8:00 pm ET| FS-TN, NBCSP

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Lets play a home game so I can see if DJ MDZ left his playlist.

 

[Striiker]

Lets play a home game so I can see if DJ MDZ left his playlist.

I'm interested to hear the goal horn.

 

[Hurricane28]

I'm interested to hear the goal horn.

Im interested in the goal song #BringBackDoop even tho it is a Union thing

 

[AdamParrot]

Jarnkrok will be 1st C for Preds tonight. Yes, JARNKROK. We have a big chance beat them I think.

But I will be happy with one point at least too.

 

[Striiker]

Im interested in the goal song #BringBackDoop even tho it is a Union thing

Yeah, that's what I meant, the song.

And I'd also be happy to have that back.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

f*** the Union, I want Doop.

I'm tired of having songs that other teams in the same league already use.

 

[Hurricane28]

The last three have been EDM music. Just anything but that

 

[Curufinwe]

what's truly celebratory here?
they were both UFAs, who were going to be gone 100% after the season, unlike the anchor we're tied to in MacDonald

Some people were pretty confident MDZ would be re-signed.

 

[Phileeguy]

Jarnkrok will be 1st C for Preds tonight. Yes, JARNKROK. We have a big chance beat them I think.

But I will be happy with one point at least too.

Eh, I see what you mean here. Starting out the season with a tough road trip and getting 5 out of a possible 8 is nice, but I think I'd merely be okay with just one point here. Partly because, unless it's late in the season and there's a situation where the Flyers don't need a lot of points, I'm never happy with an OT/SO loss. But, also partly because we all would like to see the Flyers get off to a hot start.

Since it's my first game thread post of the season (Thanks, late starts!) a belated thanks once again to MSE for his always top notch work, and LGF.

 

[wuf]

Nashville has dropped 2 in a row, let's hope they continue that trend and our boys keep pace with the division.

 

[Hurricane28]

Any idea on the actual start time because of the ceremonies?

 

[bennysflyers16]

Haven't made the playoffs since Doop was taken away ,,,,

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

We made the playoffs two years ago Benny lmao.

I'm also pretty sure we didn't have Doop during the Rags series.

 

[Hockeypete49]

****ing hell... Morin really deserves to ****ing play.

Oh hell yes he does. Fit be damned. Morin and Hagg deserve to start. If Ron trades him I hope Sam comes back to haunt him.

 

[deadhead]

We have Patrick, Leier, Laughton, Hagg and Sanheim in the lineup, with Weal, Konency and Provorov, that's a lot of youth added the last two years.
Odds are some of Vorobyev, Lindblom, NAK, MV, Morin, Friedman and Myers will be up by the spring.
By next TC we'll probably have replaced over half the roster in a 3 year period with prospects.
And that's before the "big drafts" start showing in numbers.

If Morin can't handle this as a challenge, we're better off trading him b/c he'll probably never reach his potential.
He can see Hagg working hard, improving his game, getting his shot and winning a job. Same with Weal and Leier.
Morin should take this as an opportunity to improve and show Hextall he belongs - the days of being given a job are over.
A lot of prospects are going to face this roadblock from now on, there's not going to be room to start both Friedman and Myers next year, and if Wilcox continues his good start, he's going to be a very frustrated young player.

Hextall will trade some of his prospects (probably for more draft picks) but I think he likes the depth that forces the kind of competition that reveals the character of young players - how do they handle adversity and frustration? Do they sulk or work harder? Do they accept the challenge or give up?

I think it's a mistake to see this as MacDonald v Morin, rather it's Morin v himself and Hagg and Myers and Friedman.
It's not Filppula v Vorobyev, or Weise v Lindblom, etc.
Hextall wants the young players to win jobs, not just by being more talented, but by showing they're prepared to play in the NHL, to show they've mastered the fundamentals, cut down on their mistakes, improved their hockey IQ, are in top shape, etc.
When a young player shows he's ready to play, Hextall seems to find a way to move out the veteran.

And it's not about age, a young player is NHL ready when he demonstrates it on the ice, we saw that with Provorov, we're seeing that with Patrick. We also saw what happens when you rush a player and ask them to do what they're not capable of doing with Laughton, and that even older players may need more seasoning, as was demonstrated by Weal two years ago.

 

[antiqueslivers]

Hopin m'boy Nolan Patrick pots a couple tonight! Philly has a good history of getting players from Manitoba/Winnipeg, hoping that continues!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Hopin m'boy Nolan Patrick pots a couple tonight! Philly has a good history of getting players from Manitoba/Winnipeg, hoping that continues!

Right on, Isaac!

 

[bennysflyers16]

Right on, Isaac!

Not everyone will get that brilliant post !!!

 

[Protest]

Love boat? lol

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Not everyone will get that brilliant post !!!

We are so, so old

 

[ybnvs]

Hartnell [and company going] down!

3-1. LGF.

 

[hatcher]

Oh hell yes he does. Fit be damned. Morin and Hagg deserve to start. If Ron trades him I hope Sam comes back to haunt him.

f***in terrible isn't it.

 

[1865]

I want Morin in the lineup too, but we knew they were not going to stick 3 rookies In the top 6 to start the season unless an injury occurred. It sucks for him since he was so confident he had made it.

But....why not? When the established vets are frequently making rookie mistakes and not learning from then, why would it matter so much if it was the talented prospects doing it instead?

 

[x DeCruze]

Wish we could scratch Weise and run 7 dmen. Give Morin a lot of Pk minutes. Double shift G at times with Patrick and Konecny, or even try whoever looks like they are going on the 4th line.

 

[Stizzle]

Josi is a GTD tonight. Samuel Girard would make his debut if needed. Only 19, Girard is a smallish offensive Dman from the Q.

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