NHL Talk Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CIII: 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs for Thee

[flyersnorth]

Sorry if this was already posted.

Wtf is going on here? Between this and the Nylander chirp to his own player, I’ve seen more teammates turn on each other in the last 24 hours than I ever have.

Still nice to see the Leafs lose last night.

Lots of people saying they should hire Berube.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Torts would of sent Laughton, Cates and 3 defenseman to defend the 2 goal deficit

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Wtf is going on here? Between this and the Nylander chirp to his own player, I’ve seen. Ore teammates turn on each other in the last 24 hours than I ever have.

Still nice to see the Leafs lose last night.

Lots of people saying they should hire Berube.

trade for Torts

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

The Leafs look like a post-Voracek Vigneault Flyers team through the NZ with the puck. Woof.

Treliving going out & acquiring every player that cannot do anything useful with the puck probably doesn’t help. They can’t move the puck on the backend as a whole which you willingly targeted guys like Lyubushkin & Edmundson at the deadline who are zeros in that department.

 

[Beef Invictus]

The Leafs look like a post-Voracek Vigneault Flyers team through the NZ with the puck. Woof.

I was marveling how a team with that much talent could be so feckless at moving up ice. And it wasn't like Boston had to work hard. Everything was going wrong before Boston even engaged.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Cringe that a grown ass man would behave this way.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

I was marveling how a team with that much talent could be so feckless at moving up ice. And it wasn't like Boston had to work hard. Everything was going wrong before Boston even engaged.

There are many who say they’d rather have the Leafs core as they are contenders. I’d take them too, but only to immediately ship them all out Richards/Carter style for assets. Regular season stars, all of them. Garbage when the stakes are high. How many seasons in a row has this been repeated? Treiv is a moron and the depth pieces haven’t down them any favours, but they aren’t winning anything with these guys. Marner scared to go to any dirty areas is the perfect encapsulation of why..

Say what you want about culture being overstated, but there are guys who are natural born killers built for the playoffs and then there are the Matthews’ and Marners of the world.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

It’s amazing how much of the Toronto narrative changes if their PP doesn’t die in the playoffs.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

It’s amazing how much of the Toronto narrative changes if their PP doesn’t die in the playoffs.

But you could say that about the Flyers season, too.

Playing Domi and Reaves (with Matthews), and having 3/6 dmen that struggle to make basic passes out of their own zone is the second biggest problem after having a core that consistently fails to show up in the playoffs.

 

[Beef Invictus]

There are many who say they’d rather have the Leafs core as they are contenders. I’d take them too, but only to immediately ship them all out Richards/Carter style for assets. Regular season stars, all of them. Garbage when the stakes are high. How many seasons in a row has this been repeated? Treiv is a moron and the depth pieces haven’t down them any favours, but they aren’t winning anything with these guys. Marner scared to go to any dirty areas is the perfect encapsulation of why..

Say what you want about culture being overstated, but there are guys who are natural born killers built for the playoffs and then there are the Matthews’ and Marners of the world.

This has been said so many times about cores that win.

I think their coaching has looked baffling, and I think that firing the smart GM and then bringing in a bunch of useless plugs (the thing many insist was what the team needed) was a bad idea yielding bad results.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Marner is apparently playing through an injury which I didn’t know until just this morning.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

But you could say that about the Flyers season, too.

Playing Domi and Reaves (with Matthews), and having 3/6 dmen that struggle to make basic passes out of their own zone is the second biggest problem after having a core that consistently fails to show up in the playoffs.

Toronto has had a good PP that died in the Playoffs. The Flyers at no point had a good PP. What's the similarity?

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Matthews alone might be more valuable than what flyers have iced in their last game of the season.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Matthews alone might be more valuable than what flyers have iced in their last game of the season.

There’s 100% a certain segment of this fanbase that wouldn’t want him.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

There’s 100% a certain segment of this fanbase that wouldn’t want him.

Beats, coaches and executives included I bet.

 

[renberg]

I doubt that the Leafs would give up Matthews; Marner is the one most likely to be moved. I can't see him wanting to come here and deal with Tortorella. As we've seen, the coach is not a fan of skills guys.

 

[Beef Invictus]

But you could say that about the Flyers season, too.

Playing Domi and Reaves (with Matthews), and having 3/6 dmen that struggle to make basic passes out of their own zone is the second biggest problem after having a core that consistently fails to show up in the playoffs.

They don't consistently fail to show up. Usually their core is the only thing that shows up. And they've downgraded their depth instead of building it

 

[ellja3]

My Saturday/Sunday night was ruined by the fact that my toddler woke me up at 3am AND THUS I saw Isles were, in fact, not swept but managed a 2OT win.

Not sure what was worse.

 

[BiggE]

While I can’t stand the Bruins and their imbecile southie fans, watching the Leafs fail spectacularly yet again is just so much fun.

I doubt that the Leafs would give up Matthews; Marner is the one most likely to be moved. I can't see him wanting to come here and deal with Tortorella. As we've seen, the coach is not a fan of skills guys.

Why would any skilled player want to come to Philly? I mean sure, you get to play for a narcissistic child and, if you’re lucky, you get to play on a line with notable players like Poehling, Laughton, Cates and/or Hathaway, but other than that….

 

[Curufinwe]

Marner couldn’t shine Laughton’s shoes when it comes to culture.

The only time Marner will drop his gloves

 

[freakydallas13]

While I can’t stand the Bruins and their imbecile southie fans, watching the Leafs fail spectacularly yet again is just so much fun.


Why would any skilled player want to come to Philly? I mean sure, you get to play for a narcissistic child and, if you’re lucky, you get to play on a line with notable players like Poehling, Laughton, Cates and/or Hathaway, but other than that….

It's truly a mystery why Gauthier wanted to play for a different organization.

 

[BiggE]

Watching the Avs/Jets series is proof that whatever the Flyers are playing, it isn’t hockey.

 

[ellja3]

I was about to go to sleep, then my friend texted that Šilovs is apparently about to start Game4 for Canucks because Desmith is injured/sick!??! Change of plans!

Also, RIP my work productivity tomorrow

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I was about to go to sleep, then my friend texted that Šilovs is apparently about to start Game4 for Canucks because Desmith is injured/sick!??! Change of plans!

Also, RIP my work productivity tomorrow

Good thing it's an early game, or you wouldn't get any sleep at all.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Makar with another end to end rush for a goal.

Bobby Clarke is impressed.