Flyers are going to get absolutely stomped in this game.
I'll be happy if they prove me wrong though.
I'll be happy if they prove me wrong though.
GDT: #31: FLYERS at Avalanche, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, 9:30 pm ET
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Im not a stats guys so maybe someone can either prove me right/wrong but I’ll venture a guess and say the data suggests the Flyers haven’t really played a great possession game since early in the season.
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they are missing some key guys. Absolutely stomped..i doubt it. I see us being competitive at least lol
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compared the the avs, we are a much better possession team (someone back me up lol i dont want to give out false info). Our corsi as a team is almost 52%-good for 7th in the league. 11th in terms of fenwick %. Avs are 19th and 20th but they were msising some key guys early on and are still a great speedy team. we were bottom 10 in both last year. Im not a stats guy either but our possession game has been a lot better with just the eye test alone.
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I would like to see Couts OZS bumped up a bit. It might've come down due to injuries and such. Hopefully with laughton back and once guys come back we can see his OZS bumped to 55+. I can't believe this is his first year where he is above 50. Bergeron, for as great of a defensive center he is, has been around 60 the past 3 years (he is older). Toews has average almost 60% of his in the ozone. Kopitar only has had two sub 50 in his career. Couts has the luxury of having giroux, laughton, hayes, and patrick so we should be able to free him up more. Hayes has taken a lot of that burden so thats nice to see. I want couts to unload haha
The reason that I want laughton the 4th line with raffl-pitlick is because it would give the flyers another line to take those dzone starts. I like our 3rd line right now but hopefully when guys come back we can do that (or until they get cold).
The reason that I want laughton the 4th line with raffl-pitlick is because it would give the flyers another line to take those dzone starts. I like our 3rd line right now but hopefully when guys come back we can do that (or until they get cold).
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I also don't really know/am unwilling to look it up. But I'm curious what makes you say this?
I feel like if anything the team has been corsi darlings that haven't been able to score a la the Canes a few years ago.
Just recently I felt like they dominated possession against the Coyotes but couldn't score to save their lives.
(Obviously if they keep up that play the goals will come.)
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PP needs to come through. And it’s got to be JVR.
Its nice to have this much time off with a good coaching staff before a tough game and week. Hopefully it’s like coming off a bye in football.
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Probably too early to say. Concussion could be 3 days or 3 months. We sont know much about the severity aT this point.
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Their fancy stats that showed them as one of the best teams in the league has certainly come down. CF% is a bit low now, but HDCF% and SCF% are still in the top 3rd of the league. Flyers are below average in xGF% so while they are not getting the most shots at the net or dominating possession from a shot standpoint, they are at the very least getting better looks than their opposition.
Visually, they seem to have actual possession of the puck a good amount of times in their game, but it doesn't translate to shots. I suspect that is largely due to the dump/chase strategy. They've played most of the season without a 4th line and half the season with Giroux at center, so I suspect things will get better.
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I’m interested to see how many of Stewart’s eight minutes he sees MacKinnon. It’s gotta be like seven.
but those minutes DO NOT MATTER.
but those minutes DO NOT MATTER.
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Hope Hart plays tomorrow. We’re gonna need him at his best if Hagg and Stewart are back in the lineup.
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Stewart blows, even more than Bobby “Icings” Hagg.Correct. Nothing matters.
The team is winning so no fixes, changes, or improvements can possibly be made. The coaches are amazing, Fletcher is a hero. We have the best starting record in years so let’s just raise that banner to the rafters and chalk the season up as a win.
Don’t anyone dare say a single negative thing or the forum police will have a meltdown.
Let the f***ers melt.
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BiggE
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Forward lines = abomination. Pitlick on the top line is idiotic. Also, RIP JVR.
PP = great (if everyone is in the correct place)
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I know this doesn’t make the TK injury feel any better, but that lineup is pretty f***ing solid considering we’re missing TK & Nolan.
We’ve come a long way.
We’ve come a long way.
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Couts line and Hayes lines are abominations ???
Frost and G together is abomination ?
bennysflyers16
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100% agree. Stewie is BRUTAL and sucks hes in, and Haag is also not very good, but when your missing TK, Raffl, PAtrick and Myers and we still ice that lineup, blows my mind some still freak out.
Thats 4 NHL regulars injured, and 2 top 6 fwds to boot.
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