Post-Game Talk: That's 10 down.

[LegionOfDoom91]

Many of us can proudly say we criticized this team during the 10 game win streak too.

I mean this team has been pretty bad going back to December last year record wise. The underlying numbers aren’t anything great. Then you add in that Hakstol hasn’t done shit in his career to get that type of pass & here we are. That’s just complaints on a surface level. There’s more complex arguments as to why he’s unfit for the job at this point.

I don’t think he’s holding back a dynasty here but this team isn’t that bad. He certainly offers zero solutions to the problems at best.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

this team needs a Torts wakeup call stat.

sadly it cant happen

 

[Magua]

I really don't think Knoblauch is ready, and he's proven nothing so far. It's too risky to go to another mild mannered, boring, rookie coach, even if he actually can be a good one in a few years. I think the best play is to get an interim guy in there who won't actively sabotage the team, especially the youths, and then see what shakes loose in the spring if a respectable coach gets canned. But any interim would get closely instructed by Hextall on how to manage the roster presumably, and that's not comforting either given how likeminded he is with Hakstol.

 

[Flyers Faithful]

Lavy would be perfect for this current roster. It's a shame really.

 

[Rebels57]

I really don't think Knoblauch is ready, and he's proven nothing so far. It's too risky to go to another mild mannered, boring, rookie coach, even if he actually can be a good one in a few years. I think the best play is to get an interim guy in there who won't actively sabotage the team, especially the youths, and then see what shakes loose in the spring if a respectable coach gets canned.

MIKE KEENAN

 

[Magua]

MIKE KEENAN

NOOOOOOOO

 

[Rebels57]

NOOOOOOOO

My body is ready

 

[TheKingPin]

Firing Hak and getting an interim seems like the best option. This season is clearly on Hak and lappy. This group of players should be a top 15 team. We are not supposed to be with the wings. If we get a coach that simply knows how to play the rookies and how to hold players out of the lineup we would win a lot more.

 

[Magua]

My body is ready

An almost 70 year old Iron Mike? Unready it lol.

 

[Rebels57]

An almost 70 year old Iron Mike? Unready it lol.

Trump is 70



LETS DO THIS!!

 

[Lindberg]

This team should be much better than their record. Hextall needs to make up his damn mind whether he wants to utilize young players or rely on vets (I'd hope not). Playing Manning and MacDonald over other player doesn't bode well for this club.

 

[orangecrush8]

Missed all of the game and wasn’t near my phone all day.

Came back to 63 texts from my brother and Dad. Sounds like I missed a good one.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

The last two times the Flyers made the playoffs, it was because Mason carried them through long, improbable winning streaks. Does anyone think Brian Elliott could do that?

The Flyers special teams were much better then. Mason, Ghost and Giroux carried that team into the playoffs with help from other teans as well. That team also played with a swagger and with confidence. This group is as fragile as a uncooked egg

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

this team needs a Torts wakeup call stat.

sadly it cant happen

Where would CBJ be without Bob? They cant score and have the worst PP in the league.

 

[Magua]

Columbus is only a couple goals away from being 12th in goals for....and their PP is putrid. Says how well they do at 5v5, where they are the third best scoring team in the league. As of the last time I checked, CBJ were right at the top in expected goals for % too. Their process is ultra sound, even if Bob helps a lot. That skater roster isn’t even that good, especially at center, which is really meh. I don’t see any sizable gap between their lineup and ours in talent. But they play good hockey. If they right their PP, they’re cooking.

 

[Delete99991]

Even the announcers had a good point, after the Giroux goal was disallowed (Jones wanted Hakstol to throw the bench on the ice), I'd have gone on the ice, yelled at a ref and tried to get thrown out of the game. That's the end of Hakstol for me, because there are times every HC has to strategically go gonzo, and that was the time - this team has been getting screwed by the refs on a consistent basis, and that was the perfect time to stand up for your team - they might have lost the game, but they would have been flying out there.

I'd like to revisit this.

They didn't show Hak's immediate reaction on either the PHI or BOS broadcasts. Was anyone in the building who can report whether he showed ANYTHING?

Deadhead is absolutely correct that it was the time and place to pull an Earl Weaver and show some fire, or at least a damn PULSE.

I get the impression he barely flinched.

Also, it appeared the refs talked to Giroux and Simmonds before going to the bench? Does the guy command any respect?

Snider must be turning over in his grave. Utter disgrace.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Looks like a PP heat map. Shots from just outside the circles.

 

[kelmitchell]

Trump is 70



LETS DO THIS!!

Make the flyers great again

 

[BillDineen]

Now I see why Hak when with a top 9 and "Konecny in the bottom 3" at the end. F U Hak. F U.

 

[achdumeingute]

I really don’t understand how you’re even supposed to evaluate top prospects’ progress when you do all of this. How would we know if they’re falling on their faces? They’re not set up to succeed in any way.

I'll certainly agree that TK should be getting more ice time than he gets in the 3rd especially in a game we are losing. However, I have seen him get 4 unmolested breakaway chances due to his speed, and he has missed every one. Coaching isn't preventing him from cashing opportunities like these in.

 

[BillDineen]

I'll certainly agree that TK should be getting more ice time than he gets in the 3rd especially in a game we are losing. However, I have seen him get 4 unmolested breakaway chances due to his speed, and he has missed every one. Coaching isn't preventing him from cashing opportunities like these in.

But Weise and Lehtera aren't even going to get a scoring chance. Even if TK remains snake-bitten, someone could pot a rebound. Remember when TK chipped it to himself and then centered it to a open wing and no one was even in the offensive zone with him?

 

[achdumeingute]

We were in the Stanley Cup Final 3 years later. Hextall/Hakstol still haven't even made it to the 2nd round yet.

We could still sign useful free agents or trade for players like Kimmo and Hartnell who were budget decisions for NSH. We also traded major assets for roster all the time, which is part of the reason we are in the 2017 mess.

The NHL is a completely different animal now, and I don't think Snider would be able to change anything. This team is trying to rebuild from the ground up, keeping 3 or 4 top end vets along the process.

 

[achdumeingute]

Hextall needs to be fired as well.

Its not acceptable to normalize this type of futility.

I cant see him ever flipping the switch from builder to contender. Its almost like he has been given a lobotamy and lost all of his desire to win.

I really don't see why he should be switching off of builder when we have not finished building?

 

[achdumeingute]

But Weise and Lehtera aren't even going to get a scoring chance. Even if TK remains snake-bitten, someone could pot a rebound. Remember when TK chipped it to himself and then centered it to a open wing and no one was even in the offensive zone with him?

I have ZERO issue with TK getting more time and generating these opportunities.