Post-Game Talk: #40: Islanders at Flyers, Saturday, January 9, 2016

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Official Three Stars:

1. Read
2. Mason
3. Medvedev

GDT -- http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2009327

Box score and event summary (stats) -- http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2015020615

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[SolidSnakeUS]

**** yeah shutout! Flyers played amazing today and Mason was very good. Couts, Read, Laughton and Meds were fantastic.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Yay, Mase!

 

[Domino666]

Solid ass effort today boys

 

[Flyerfan4life]

MASON !!!!

not much work today, but grats on that shutout...

 

[Vlad*]

good tier:
everyone

bad tier:
no one

why are you still in the NHL tier:
RJ Umberger

 

[BernieParent]

Flyers were dominant in all aspects of the game. Very nice effort by all amazed four lines.

 

[Striiker]

Great win.

Couts line is fantastic, G line was dangerous but no luck, PP was trash, and overall it was a good performance.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

why are you still in the NHL tier:
RJ Umberger

Should take Vinny's spot as the overpaid pressbox observer.

 

[chupanibre]

So what time are the islanders playing in Philly tonight?

 

[TCTC]

Most dominant performance I've seen in a while from the Flyers.

I love the 2nd line. Great chemistry.
Read was great, as well. Glad he got a goal.

 

[Stizzle]

Couts is god.

And Laughton is starting to look like a player the last few games.

 

[CSKA1974]

Should take Vinny's spot as the overpaid pressbox observer.

Hopefully, Vinny left his secret popcorn recipe there

 

[Alchemy]

Another 2 points for Couts. A career high scoring streak.

 

[Sniped]

Always love getting a shut out. Great team win w/o Ghost.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Tavares is like 60th something league wide in points, sheesh.

Good time to go streaking. Hopefully Gostisbehere & Weal are in the lineup on Wednesday against Boston.

 

[TheKingPin]

Should take Vinny's spot as the overpaid pressbox observer.

Yea you have to think he sits for Gagner. He and Shultz cause too many issues. Manning would be great for Shultz if he keeps playing like he did tonight. Plus he and ghost have the best chemistry.

 

[Protest]

Not to be a Debbie Downer here... I haven't had a chance to watch them recently, but it seems they've been putting up points and Giroux just hasn't. How has his play been? When I was watching earlier in the year he was everywhere and putting up points. He's on pace for less than 70 points this year, his production is falling off badly from where it was 2 years ago.

 

[flyersjim73]

Not to be a Debbie Downer here... I haven't had a chance to watch them recently, but it seems they've been putting up points and Giroux just hasn't. How has his play been? When I was watching earlier in the year he was everywhere and putting up points. He's on pace for less than 70 points this year, his production is falling off badly from where it was 2 years ago.

G has been fine. For the most part that line is still creating chances and carrying play. If there's anyone on that line that has disappointed me it's Jake (and I wasn't as bothered by his play as others earlier in the year). They'll be fine... the puck will go in eventually - they're not playing bad, it's just a matter of time.

 

[TCTC]

Not to be a Debbie Downer here... I haven't had a chance to watch them recently, but it seems they've been putting up points and Giroux just hasn't. How has his play been? When I was watching earlier in the year he was everywhere and putting up points. He's on pace for less than 70 points this year, his production is falling off badly from where it was 2 years ago.

When I see the 1st line I see 3 players who are pretty good individually but I don't see much chemistry right now. Which is strange because Voracek and Simmonds had great chemistry when they were playing with Couturier.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Weather too crappy for party boat. Firing up the bus instead.








Couturier is doing a lot of things he supposedly doesn't do, like scoring, and scoring around the net.

 

[Jaraco]

A very solid 60, complete minutes of hockey by the Flyers this afternoon.

I ****ing love Coots.

 

[Appleyard]

Not to be a Debbie Downer here... I haven't had a chance to watch them recently, but it seems they've been putting up points and Giroux just hasn't. How has his play been? When I was watching earlier in the year he was everywhere and putting up points. He's on pace for less than 70 points this year, his production is falling off badly from where it was 2 years ago.

Giroux was really good today... he actually set Voracek up for an EN goal about 3ft out, but Jake missed it first time then puck got cleared. In the first he also won a clean draw for a point shot that jumped off Halaks shoulder and landed behind him... but died flat on ice instead of going in. Oh, and Streit hit a post off a play Giroux would have got a point on (I believe.)

He has been a bit off before today in last ~5 games... but has been seriously snakbitten. Yesterday Jake hit a post off his pass as well, and Simmer missed an EN off his pass as well!

He could have had ~4 point in the last 2 games simply having average luck.

 

[flyersjim73]

Absolutely their best game of the year. Gotta keep stringing those together.

 

[OzFlyers]