Post-Game Talk: #33: Predators 1 at FLYERS 2, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, 7:00 pm ET

[MorgantiDrinksBlood]

I know ppl like Stolarz and I do too but him and Hart are literally so far apart in talent it's insane. Hart actually looks incredible in net. I haven't seen a goalie like him on the Flyers, ever. He just has "it" whatever that is.

 

[MorgantiDrinksBlood]

Well, Sanheim played like 22 minutes again.

And deserved every second, the guy looks like a completely different player. The only mistake i can think of is when he missed Raffl on a pass that woulda sent him in for a good chance, thats it. Guy was great this game.

 

[Domino666]

Watched some of the game, holy shit it’s night and day the way the team is playing, I am so thankful that they canned Hack, the team has a pulse again

 

[big ape]

Non call on Couts was a joke, ref standing almost an arms reach away. Shame.

Great night for Carter . Going to have the City of Brotherly Love chanting Hart.

 

[Johnk0728]

Imagine how further along if Sanheim was playing 20+ minutes all last year. Lindblom on ice at end of game. Ease him into PK also. Just get him on ice more battling and gaining confidence.

 

[Embiid]

Gordon even used a well-timed strategic timeout. Shocking I know.

 

[trostol]

nifty pic from reddit

 

[freakydallas13]

This board is manic/depressive.
You want me to anoint Hart the next great goalie after 2 games?
You want me to declare that 5 goals in 2 games means we now play real offense?

Hart isn't quite ready for a Vezina nomination.
And this team really doesn't look that much better, started strong then looked sloppy.
And they still make lots of blind passes, allow odd man rushes, just lucky that these two teams couldn't take advantage of their mistakes.

Just win baby.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

i love how fans just write off every team off it's going to an easy ride to playoffs and a cup win, i mean like seriously? pump the brakes for a minute at least because you are only setting yourselves for a disappointment, it's only two games and we got a long way to climb up, we still got 50 games left to play i mean if they win them all good but it's not going to easy beating the teams that beat us.

You forgot the #obviousheelturn

Or your a total wet blanket, who knows.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

He would have you believe he had a 15 year long career as a damned solid player, when in reality he had something like 40 NHL games and sucked.

He would have you believe he was a menace to goalies, but in reality he had 8 goals as a pro in all pro leagues.

40 games?
It was 3.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Carter Hart needs to change that ugly ass number

He won't. There's a sentimental reason he wears it.

Edit: should have kept reading before replying.

 

[MorgantiDrinksBlood]

I can’t find deadheads post to reply to it I’m drunk. Deadhead you must be more drunk to not see the instant improvement of the team and to see the excitement is back hockey in Philadelphia. No one here is saying Hart is the next Marty Brodeur, but you simply cannot deny the talent he possesses when you watch, maybe you’re more drunk than me haha.

 

[Alex K]

A F***ING HELL OF A GAME!!! I can't remember when was the last time I enjoyed Flyers' games that much! Can't wait for the next one, I already forgot this feeling!
P.S. F*** the refs!

 

[BillDineen]

nifty pic from reddit

Nice. Nicer if it was Sanheim and Myers was on the team instead of Farmer Andy.

 

[tymed]

nifty pic from reddit

Thank for the post. Great shot right there.

 

[Beef Invictus]

40 games?
It was 3.

I may have lumped his AHL career in lol

 

[DancingPanther]

Gordon even used a well-timed strategic timeout. Shocking I know.

You're forgetting the comma.

"Shocking, I know"

 

[DancingPanther]

Musings of an exhausted, post hell week at work, watching with the gf and drinking, now typing this on his phone:

Hart: tremendous. I get emotional watching him sometimes. It's such a relief almost. Kid is the real deal. The organization's best goalie. For how many big saves Rinne had in the second period, Hart had the same amount. Just spread throughout the game.

AMac. Nice pass to Johansen. What a joke.

Hagg: useful game. Played some gritty (yeah I said it) PK minutes. Respect. Offense still dies on his stick though

Giroux and TK are still fire

Sanheim is becoming a set it and forget it player

Ghost continuing to play more relaxed and effectively. The same can be said about Patrick and Jake.

Laughton continuing his solid if not unspectacular play, especially on the PK.

Seriously it's night and day right now with these guys in their execution and emotion. Shocking, I know. What a difference. Hope they keep it rolling for an extended period of time and not just during the immediate post Hak fallout.

Lastly, NHL quality refereeing in full display last night.

 

[Harhis]

This board is manic/depressive.
You want me to anoint Hart the next great goalie after 2 games?
You want me to declare that 5 goals in 2 games means we now play real offense?

Hart isn't quite ready for a Vezina nomination.
And this team really doesn't look that much better, started strong then looked sloppy.
And they still make lots of blind passes, allow odd man rushes, just lucky that these two teams couldn't take advantage of their mistakes.

I said this after last game and now again. If you can't see the difference with now and pre-Hakstol firing you are either blind, stupid or Hakstol himself, no offense.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

I think 79 is an awesome number -- no one ever wears it, so it's nice to see for a change.

Could be boring as hell and take 1 or any number between 30 and 39 like every other goalie.

 

[baudib1]

He can't wear No. 1 here.

 

[AdamParrot]

I like number 79 too. Because it's nostalgia for me. Between 2000-2006 or something like that here in my town Znojmo was a dominantly ice hockey duo - Peter Pucher (one of the best playmakers in Europe in that time) and Marek Uram, who was a little man, but speedy and pure-scorer and he had number 79. Both won gold medals in WC 2002 with Slovakia.

And that story behind Hart's number is perfect too!

EDIT: Wow. Marek Uram is 44 years old and he is still playing! Great for him!

 

[Jtown]

It is amazing the night and day difference in this team's energy level and passion since Hakstol was fired. My biggest complaint about him was his milquetoast persona that the team replicated on the ice. That is not how Hockey is played, and that goes double for flyers hockey.

 

[HeyHanrahan]

All I know is that the last two games have been fun to watch. It feels odd being irked at the refs more that the team's style of play.

As for Hart, he played really well, however, I am trying to temper my expectations. There will most likely be setbacks in his development as a young goalie. But right now, he is playing great and looks legit.

 

[Gert B Frobe]

This is a terrible mindset to have on here. Instead of admiring a poster who is constantly villified on here for speaking his mind you want to shun him into silence? A diversity of opinion is how one learns, and learns to think for themselves. It is becoming increasingly more difficult to find varying viewpoints on this particular board because of this current mindset. No one on this board is right, we are all just mouth pieces for our own opinions. No ones opinion on this board is better than any one else since there are no experts here. If you disagree with an opinion, do us all a favor and post an argument and feel free to give evidence to support your side. Don't try to undermine another poster by vilifying him or her.

Agreed. He has the right to be a complete idiot and he should not be censored. We can choose to engage or not to. I have unblocked his account for the entertainment value. I don't actually read the really long posts as they make me sad. I envision a very lonely and lost soul, typing away in a basement or squalid apartment somewhere near Ridley, listening to that awesome Fall 1983 RFK show (you know the one where Rider transitions into Dark Star and then space for like 45 minutes), blowing tubes, eating Ramen noodles and playing Xbox on line against 13 year olds.