Post-Game Talk: #43 | Flyers at Jets | January 13, 2024 | Flyers win 2-0

[Philly Fanatik]

Another great night…
won again
lost again

 

[eramosat]

Think about it.

A 7 D 11 F lineup missing 2 players on their top line/pairing (although Jets are missing 2 of their own very best) on a back to back that had them arrive early this morning to beat the very hottest teamand very firstest team in the NHL at home versus the best vet goalie in the league and the best team playing a determined style similar to the Flyers.

Still half expecting them to not make the playoffs, it is a tough competition. But wow, they work their butts off. ANd they deserve our admiration as fans, they are delivering fully on the expectations of fans, for the players on the roster.

P.S. As this was probably part of HNIC in Canada, just wait for the belated accolades to shower down too. They should still be a seller...but this is great team chemistry right now, and it is playoff ready I suspect. Not a Cup winner...but not an automatic 1st round loser either.

Good for the players, and their coaches, they are demonstrating their quality.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Carter Hart had a 40-save shutout almost exactly a year ago in Winnipeg.

 

[Devonator]

Beating one of the best teams in the league without 2 excellent players in Couts and Drysdale.....not to shabby.....What have they done with our Flyers of yesteryear and who is this team that continues to stun us?

 

[Gert B Frobe]

So is trading Hart for a 1st round pick or somebody really young, good and cheap a possibility? Advisable? Can Ersson be a #1 as good or better than Hart? Another 1st round pick would be amazing and another swing at a #1 center for the future.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Outplayed them for two periods and held on for dear life in the third.

Thought they played the 3rd about as well as expected. Jets are the faster and fresher team and they played well enough to grind out the win against a much better team.

 

[Beef Invictus]

So is trading Hart for a 1st round pick or somebody really young, good and cheap a possibility? Advisable? Can Ersson be a #1 as good or better than Hart? Another 1st round pick would be amazing and another swing at a #1 center for the future.

The math I'm using is as follows: is the difference between Hart and Ersson anywhere close to the difference in their cap hits when Hart signs a new deal?

 

[Gert B Frobe]

Thought they played the 3rd about as well as expected. Jets are the faster and fresher team and they played well enough to grind out the win against a much better team.

The Flyers are so much faster than last season with the subtraction of Hayes and JVR.

 

[eramosat]

The math I'm using is as follows: is the difference between Hart and Ersson anywhere close to the difference in their cap hits when Hart signs a new deal?

are you leaning into any direction? your thoughts are welcome. I myself am happy to keep both goalies until Hart's salary is the last barrier to a big lineup improvement.

I also hear some reports that the Cad juniors under investigation are somehow restricted in their tradeability? Which I have no idea if it's true, but I have heard it suggested.

 

[Jettany]

The math I'm using is as follows: is the difference between Hart and Ersson anywhere close to the difference in their cap hits when Hart signs a new deal?

And the return in a deal. Lower cap hit, #1 and solid prospect?

 

[TCTC]

If there's a huge offer for Hart you would obviously have to think about it. But for now I'm really enjoying having two reliable goalies that both can win you games. No nervous "Oh no, this guy's playing tonight?" feelings.

 

[Gert B Frobe]

The math I'm using is as follows: is the difference between Hart and Ersson anywhere close to the difference in their cap hits when Hart signs a new deal?

I would guess no, but I'm not sure what kind of money Hart will get paid or what kind of draft pick / young player he could return...

 

[CerpinTaxt]

What happened to Drysdale and couts? Missed the entire first period, and its about time cam does something positive

Drysdale got the wearing the dog mask disease that the Flyers have been passing around all season

 

[FanForLife]

I was at game tonight... friggin awesome as a Flyer fan in the Peg. A couple thoughts...seeing it live, Staal is terrible, mostly because hes slow. And some questionable plays, maybe because hes slow. And have to say, the puck spent alot of time in Flyer end when deslaurier out. Coincidence? Whatever...love it. Hanged on in third, but Helly made some saves in first couple periods to keep it close. He doesnt let weak ones in.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Son of Ers! Son of Ers! Son of Ers! Son of Ers!

Also, I found this lost file in my downloads weeks ago, but he hasn't scored a goal since I found it:

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Way to find your Lambo, Cambo....x2. You still need to retire.

In another year, this would have been a huge win. Three games in 4 nights, two on the road back to back, with the final game against the team with the best record in the league, all wins.... this year, I'm not sure what it means.

Wait until @Captain Dave Poulin sees the opponent Monday night.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Wait until @Captain Dave Poulin sees the opponent Monday night.

Who is it? Some butthole?

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Wait until @Captain Dave Poulin sees the opponent Monday night.

@Captain Dave Poulin when the realization hits.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

@Captain Dave Poulin when the realization hits.

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Oh. The Mutt.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

 

[Sombastate]

Well, starting to think this team may be a playoff team. And if not, they will get a top 16 pick in a deep draft and another decent pick.

Not mad

 

[bennysflyers16]

Benny is happy.

 

[MorgantiDrinksBlood]

Drysdale and Coots were sick?

 

[trigzter]

this god forsaken team is gonna sneak their way into the playoffs wont they...they wont sell at the deadline unless cam goes for a 4th and the cycle of mediocrity will continue

 

[deadhead]

They'll sell simply b/c they have too many D-men, but I'm thinking instead of picks they might try to put a package together for a young center. The other alternative is a trade where they take an overpriced veteran center and get additional assets for eating salary where the player is still an upgrade over Laughton at center. A decent 3C could make this close to a top 8 team.

Got to bite the bullet and accept this is a legitimate playoff team, go on the road and win a back to back with the second game against the hottest team in the NHL? At some point it's no longer a fluke.

Rest of season they play all their games in the Eastern time zone except I think a Chicago game and maybe St Louis, no long road trips so the schedule is far more favorable. Couts could use a game or two off and Drysdale is still trying to figure out the system - so when they return team is that much stronger.

With the Lycksell - Laczynski - Toumaala line red hot and Attard stepping up, depth is a car drive away.

Brink is limited, on anything but a scoring role he's a liability, and they lack that 3C to carry him. Frost is stepping up when needed, maybe he did need a kick in the butt to realize he shouldn't just show up but be the straw that stirs the drink. And Risto really is a good defensive defenseman - just deal with it. Atkinson did what a veteran scorer should do - score.

 

[3mFlyers]

Team still has warts. Just happy to see them playing hard and competing. As we have seen in years past, if your goalie(s) are hot anything can happen.