GDT: #28: FLYERS at Jets, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, 3:00 p.m. ET

[Flyers1928]

i would keep G at C with the pigeon, couts on line with jake and simmonds, patrick with oscar and laughton on 3rd line. gives u 3 good lines, not too f***ing hard there dave

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

What did I just read?

Your mind, @Captain Dave Poulin... did Thailand fry your brain, or did it mellow you out? I'm not sure I really want to know the answer to that.

 

[Brayden Fattison]

Admit it- you did the Silence of the Lambs thing for the "It puts the beet juice on its skin...." line, didn't you?

 

[Rebels57]

My god Cap

 

[Rebels57]

JVR - Giroux - Konecny
Lindblom - Patrick - Voracek
Raffl - Couturier - Simmonds
Weise - Laughton - Whoever

 

[BernieParent]

Cap'n:

That was the HFBoards version of Dark Side of the Moon, the White Album, and Beethoven's last live double-album all rolled into one.

 

[Danko]

I’ve been coming to hfboards for 15 years, about the same amount of time Striiker has been alive. Besides Richards is cannon, this is my favorite OP of that time.
.

 

[Doodootheclown]

JVR - Giroux - Konecny
Lindblom - Patrick - Voracek
Raffl - Couturier - Simmonds
Weise - Laughton - Whoever

The only thing I would change is flipping the Lindblom-Patrick and Raffl-Couts

 

[x DeCruze]

JvR G Konecny
Lindblom Patrick Jake
Laughton Couts Simmonds
Raffl Weal Weise

 

[Lindberg]

A+++++++ material.

 

[Harhis]

JVR - Giroux - Konecny
Lindblom - Patrick - Voracek
Raffl - Couturier - Simmonds
Weise - Laughton - Whoever

Is it good idea to give Coots two wingers who don't create much offensively? Coots will get hardest minutes no matter who he playes with and I can't see that line scoring much against top lines.

 

[Embiid]

That was great!

FIRE HAKSTOK!

 

[Striiker]

What in the hell did I just read man...

Well done Cap

 

[Magua]

I’m in favor of Giroux starting at center, at least short term, but I can’t be the only one still perplexed that it took a December game in Buffalo to take this trip down memory lane.

This coach started the carcass of Filppula at 1C in must-win playoff games over moving Giroux back to center. The only logical conclusion was that Hextall forbid it against Hak’s better judgment. He’s a new coach. Untethered, unchained, unleashed.

 

[Striiker]

I’m in favor of Giroux starting at center, at least short term, but I can’t be the only one still perplexed that it took a December game in Buffalo to take this trip down memory lane.

This coach started the carcass of Filppula at 1C in must-win playoff games over moving Giroux back to center. The only logical conclusion was that Hextall forbid it against Hak’s better judgment. He’s a new coach. Untethered, unchained, unleashed.

Seems more likely this was a last resort because Couts was out and he doesn’t have anyone on this roster he trusts like Filppula.

He legit thought that trash was a top 6C last year.

 

[Foggy14]

Captain ...

 

[kudymen]

Hats off, Captain. Being insane has never been this funny.

I can watch this one, hung over. Yay

 

[gertbfrobe16]

simply amazing. have you ever thought about doing childrens books?

 

[bobbythebrain]

Cap, you're one bent pretzel

 

[kudymen]

Found deadhead's Twitter account

 

[Laveuglette]

JvR G Konecny
Lindblom Patrick Jake
Laughton Couts Simmonds
Raffl Weal Weise

Patrick on the 3rd line would be more justified than Couturier.

 

[x DeCruze]

Patrick on the 3rd line would be more justified than Couturier.

That line would still get a lot of minutes because of Cout's role and I think I recall that line combination during the playoffs vs the pens to be successful.

 

[tucson83]

it's going to be tough one, jets are a big team, good goaltending, they are the opposite of buffalo. i'll be shocked if they beat them.

 

[mja]

 

[wankstifier]

I don’t mind Giroux back at C. Only necessary if the coach scratches Lehtera as a result.

The Flyers don’t really have a C depth problem. Couturier-Patrick-Laughton-Weal-Vorobyev is about average. Not ideal, but the Flyers have the W depth overall to make it work