GDT: #18: Panthers at FLYERS, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, 7:00 p.m. ET

[Stizzle]

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MISTAKES ARE ALWAYS FORGIVABLE, IF ONE, RON HEXTALL, HAS THE COURAGE TO ADMIT THEM.
-Bruce Lee.

Someone Tweet this at Brett Hextall.

Thread after thread I see responses to posts I can't see and boy does it feel good

Same.

 

[Striiker]

Little goes he know, but Couts is actually the REAL reason why Giroux is good.

So I heard....

That little lie got killed real fast (if anyone was actually dumb enough to believe it to begin with) when Giroux was playing at the same high level and Couturier was struggling to start the year.

 

[kudymen]

That little lie got killed real fast (if anyone was actually dumb enough to believe it to begin with) when Giroux was playing at the same high level and Couturier was struggling to start the year.

Well, reality is always just one side of.. of reality.. wait.. wait, what?

 

[Striiker]

Well, reality is always just one side of.. of reality.. wait.. wait, what?

 

[deadhead]

That little lie got killed real fast (if anyone was actually dumb enough to believe it to begin with) when Giroux was playing at the same high level and Couturier was struggling to start the year.

Except Giroux's play took a sizable jump when Couts started playing well.
But never let facts stand in the way of delusion.

 

[Tripod]

Except Giroux's play took a sizable jump when Couts started playing well.
But never let facts stand in the way of delusion.

Again...Giroux was a PPG when Couts struggled. Not surprising when 1/3 of the line starts to play better, the line as a whole gets better.

But you just ignore that G was a PPG player playing with 2 struggling players.

Giroux has not played better....COUTS has played better. Giroux is playing the same.

This is lost on you.

 

[Lindberg]

G is playing just like he did last year since the start of this year.

 

[deadhead]

PPG is meaningless, Giroux gets a lot of points on the PP, which really doesn't depend on Couts' play.
Have to break out aggregate stats to understand what's going on.

His ES play went way up when Couts finally got his legs back.
First 11 games: 2-4 6, last 6 games: 4-5 9

What is concerning is that after 1-4 5 in the first four games, Giroux is 0-2 2 in the last 11 games on the PP.

I doubt Giroux suddenly forgot how to play on the PP, so either it's bad luck or more likely, teams have scouted our PP, figured out our tendencies and learned to neutralize it, which explains why they've been moving personnel around and it has started looking better - but TK has to shoot from the right side, not do a Voracek imitation.

I can't get a xGF breakdown, but Giroux and Couts have horrible numbers this year, but I'll bet they started turning around the last half dozen games as well.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Again...Giroux was a PPG when Couts struggled. Not surprising when 1/3 of the line starts to play better, the line as a whole gets better.

But you just ignore that G was a PPG player playing with 2 struggling players.

Giroux has not played better....COUTS has played better. Giroux is playing the same.

This is lost on you.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Since Giroux was yada yada yada Fire Hakstok.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I still can't believe we went from Berube to Hakstok. What the **** did we ever do to deserve this? And what thread is this? Whatever.

 

[kudymen]

I still can't believe we went from Berube to Hakstok. What the **** did we ever do to deserve this? And what thread is this? Whatever.

I remember back in 2014 my post about how cementhead and deadhead sound similar was deleted in a matter of seconds

 

[Adam Warlock]

I still can't believe we went from Berube to Hakstok. What the **** did we ever do to deserve this? And what thread is this? Whatever.

3/4 of our last coaches have been Stevens, Berube, and Hakstol. None of them are NHL quality coaches.

I miss lavy.

 

[mja]

3/4 of our last coaches have been Stevens, Berube, and Hakstol. None of them are NHL quality coaches.

I miss lavy.

Oh, what Lavy would do with this team. I'd love to see Ghost & Sanheim unleashed.

 

[Foggy14]

I still can't believe we went from Berube to Hakstok. What the **** did we ever do to deserve this? And what thread is this? Whatever.

We're being punished for posting too many unnecessary, gratuitous and superfluous gifs.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

I guess my all-gif GDT idea was too casual for this board.

 

[deadhead]

Oh, what Lavy would do with this team. I'd love to see Ghost & Sanheim unleashed.

This team is too young for Lavi, he likes veterans, and he likes to run his defensemen into the ground.
Hire him in two years.

 

[Qyburn]

The disgusted hatred and contempt for the team is precisely what makes us the best fanbase in the history of all of sports.

As much as I'm looking forward to seeing what happens when we finally win, I'm more than a little scared of that eventuality.

 

[deadhead]

The disgusted hatred and contempt for the team is precisely what makes us the best fanbase in the history of all of sports.

As much as I'm looking forward to seeing what happens when we finally win, I'm more than a little scared of that eventuality.

We'll get drunk, throw a great parade, then the next season the first time they screw up the boos will cascade down upon them.

We have a reputation to uphold!

 

[CapnZin]

Couts is the REAL reason Giroux is playing at such a high level, Couts playing a physical, defensive center takes a lot of the load off Giroux, allowing him to focus on offense and reducing wear and tear.

Giroux is playing too many minutes right now, and I hope Hakstol reduces his TOI by a couple minutes as the season progresses, and they find a substitute for him on the PK.
He's too valuable at ES and PP to waste him on the PK, and no reason to run him into the ground.

But was it heavy?

 

[Flyerfan4life]

3/4 of our last coaches have been Stevens, Berube, and Hakstol. None of them are NHL quality coaches.

I miss lavy.

imagine if someone told you after 2010 season. we wouldnt be anything for the next 9 seasons..

who would gave believed that...

 

[HammerTime44]

They’ve won 3 in a row.

I'm talking about the 5-0-1 stretch. Ducks, Kings, Coyotes twice, and Blackhawks.

 

[CapnZin]

We'll get drunk, throw a great parade, then the next season the first time they screw up the boos will cascade down upon them.

We have a reputation to uphold!

Phillys reputation.

If you guys went to the Eagles parade, that was fun to get drunk at. Only jersey I own, for the eagles, is a Brian Dawkins jersey.

 

[Danko]

Im about done with Jordan Weal...he's probably gonna have a hatty now.

 

[Striiker]

Again...Giroux was a PPG when Couts struggled. Not surprising when 1/3 of the line starts to play better, the line as a whole gets better.

But you just ignore that G was a PPG player playing with 2 struggling players.

Giroux has not played better....COUTS has played better. Giroux is playing the same.

This is lost on you.

Fact.

Giroux’s personal play didn’t change, its merely that the people receiving his passes are actually converting now. And his own personal goal scoring is obviously due to his own great play too.

What’s really fantastic is how insanely good he’s been despite the PP slumping. In 17 games, 15 of his 22 points are at even strength.