2019-20 Roster Thread XV: The thread with no name

[Striiker]

2 vs 5 in the opposing end and they were applying pressure. Explain that to me. Do it. Now.

It could be that being smart, skilled, and aggressive means you can possess the puck and prevent goals even better than just sitting in a passive shell.

But again, I'm very stupid and not a pro coach, so this is likely wrong.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I'm more so triggered by this one:



Maybe in a vacuum, but special teams are your highest leverage situations. Individually, they're far more important than a 5v5 shift. If you have depth, great. But it often becomes a legitimizing of just not playing your best players in the big moments.

Given that PPs don't exactly require a large expenditure of fuel, wouldn't you rather rotate on the PK? And PPs are so chemistry reliant -- what does a PP rotation even mean? Unless that's code for certain defensemen in a 4-1.

Sounds like someone I know.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

All I can say is Let's Go Flyers and Let's Go Mandog. How are the playoffs looking this year?

 

[mja]

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You're going to trigger @Captain Dave Poulin sharing a Michael Keaton gif.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

You're going to trigger @Captain Dave Poulin sharing a Michael Keaton gif.

1. Worst Batman
2. Worst Birdman
3. Worst Man Mom

He's the worst.

 

[baudib1]

Poulin + Propp, but yeah. G + Richards was nuts.

 

[BiggE]

G and richards were the best pk duo ive ever seen. It was unfair

They were excellent but I’d still rank them below Clarke/Barber and Poulin/Propp on a list of Flyers best pk duos.

 

[hatcher]

They were excellent but I’d still rank them below Clarke/Barber and Poulin/Propp on a list of Flyers best pk duos.

Not even close. Easy era also for G and Richards.

 

[Audible Velvet]

Honorable mention for Brind'Amour as a PKer.

 

[captainpaxil]

Im starting to think we're going to have to shape this roster minus tk and provy. Theres been no evidence the negotiations won't continue into camp.

Sanheim/ghost to pair with Niskanen? Does this pretty much guarantee a rookie a spot to start the year? How much will this confusion affect the team later?

 

[BiggE]

Im starting to think we're going to have to shape this roster minus tk and provy. Theres been no evidence the negotiations won't continue into camp.

Sanheim/ghost to pair with Niskanen? Does this pretty much guarantee a rookie a spot to start the year? How much will this confusion affect the team later?

I think TK will get done pretty soon, not feeling good about Provorov though

 

[Curufinwe]

I think TK signs soon.

Provorov...

 

[landsbergfan]

They were excellent but I’d still rank them below Clarke/Barber and Poulin/Propp on a list of Flyers best pk duos.

stop being so old

 

[BiggE]

stop being so old

In my mind I’m 16 or so. Sadly my body isn’t playing along.

 

[Curufinwe]

Not even a big name.

Why the NHL's star RFAs should sign short-term deals

Patrik Laine, Mitch Marner, Brock Boeser, Zach Werenski, Matthew Tkachuk and Mikko Rantanen are the biggest RFA names who remain unsigned.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Provy scored 17 goals as a dman...gets no love

 

[flyersfan187]

Once a couple of those players sign I think the rest will get their contracts done quickly.

The idea about splitting up time from the PP and PK isn't that bad of an idea. If we can reduce Couts and Girouxs mins a little bit by taking them off of the PP (Couts) and PK (Giroux) then that'll keep them more fresh for the season. You can also take Provy off of the PP and let him work on the PP and even strength where he actually produces more offense.

 

[hatcher]

If Provy wants to get paid top bucks then he better be on pp 1 and f***in good at it soon.

 

[BiggE]

Once a couple of those players sign I think the rest will get their contracts done quickly.

The idea about splitting up time from the PP and PK isn't that bad of an idea. If we can reduce Couts and Girouxs mins a little bit by taking them off of the PP (Couts) and PK (Giroux) then that'll keep them more fresh for the season. You can also take Provy off of the PP and let him work on the PP and even strength where he actually produces more offense.

I don’t want key players seeing their time reduced on special teams. Special teams play often decides games. I’d rather have a team deep enough to roll 4 lines and 6 D and shave a minute or 2 for these guys at ES. PP minutes, in general, are the least strenuous anyway. When you remove pp minutes from the equation, the only guys playing heavy minutes are Couturier and Provorov. The addition of Hayes should allow them to cut a minute or two from Couturier’s workload and hopefully more depth on D will let them do the same for Provy

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Wouldn’t read to much into AVs comments. We do have players that can rotate on both PP and PK. The way things are now you dont see a lot of special teams playing. If both teams have say 2 or 3 PP a game it should not be a issue.
But it does all come down to the flow of the game as well. I trust this staff more than staff we have had since 2011 on roster moves in game

 

[Audible Velvet]

In my mind I’m 16 or so. Sadly my body isn’t playing along.

It's like that Leonard Cohen line, "I ache in the places that I used to play"

 

[Audible Velvet]

If Provy wants to get paid top bucks then he better be on pp 1 and ****in good at it soon.

If he's playing above Ghost and Travis on the PP, that ain't good, Hatch.

 

[Deadpool8812]

Provy scored 17 goals as a dman...gets no love

Because he isn't Canadian nor does he play for a Canadian team

 

[Curufinwe]

Because he isn't Canadian nor does he play for a Canadian team

Werenski is a yank playing in Columbus.

 

[flyersfan187]

I'd play Ghost for the full two minutes on each PP.