Post-Game Talk: #48 | Lightning at Flyers | January 23, 2024 | Loss

[macleish1974]

That is a half-measure, 16D

Let's not be thrifty with 16 D; go all the way 18D and party like its 1999

 

[Embiid]

Flyers season again

 

[deadhead]

Tough lost, fought back from 3-0 deficit, came close but no cigar.
Kucherov is what we hope Michkov becomes, and that would be a difference maker.
Now we just have to find a Point in the 2nd or 3rd rd. Barkey step right up.

If Briere could just find a 3C (no, Laczynski has shown he's a 4C at best), this team could be dangerous down the stretch. Find some team wanting to dump veteran salary or still a kid who's blocked.

Drysdale may or may not end up as good as Gauthier, but he's got 1st pair potential, the wrist shot is better than advertised and the kid can skate, not just straight line fast, but he has himself some "shake and bake."

They're no longer overwhelmed by teams like TB, they're just 2-3 players short and a year or two of experience before they'll match up evenly.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Way to ignore the context of Tampa has regressed

 

[mr4tno]

Atkinson somehow played 22 minutes tonight, only Konecny played more.

It is an absolute disgrace how he is gifted playing time. I think he literally played on every line...

 

[mr4tno]

So I checked again, his controlled entry is 69%, and a z-score of 1.44, which is ~92 percentile.

I noticed they had Frost on the powr play down low with Forrester on the side board - very ineffective. Once they moved Frost to the side board -- bingo. So why even have him down low? Does Tortorella think it will help him become a man?

Let's not be thrifty with 16 D; go all the way 18D and party like its 1999

I think they should go 12F 7D and 1G, because, let's face it, if Peterson has to go in the net, it would be like having an empty net.

 

[deadhead]

Lycksell had a good game, the best I've seen him play at the NHL, more physical, more aggressive, played like he belonged. Now he just has to do it on a regular basis and he won't have to ride buses anymore.