kudymen
Hakstok was a fascist clique hiver lickballs.gif
Let's hope Jake persuades count Chocula later today...
First team to play 8 goalies and make the playoffs?3 points out is unbelievable considering the **** show we've seen earlier in the year
He was also goo in the first 15-20 games of the season. He just had a horrible quarter to halfway season mark.Patrick has been incredible since about the middle of January. He was really good 2nd half of his rookie season too.
I’m intrigued.Weather Gordon is the coach or not Fletcher needs to make improvements to the roster in the offseason.
Fletcher needs to upgrade the 4th line, get another top 6 option and rid this team of Farmer and Hogg.
Look at what Philadelphia Flyers have done in Philadelphia....
I understand the want for a different head coach....
This team tho is playing well under Gordon. What are the main points of contention with him NOT being here next year... why do you NOT want him here.
I have seen this team play more spirited since he took over. Systems are much better, more support throughout on the ice. Players are engaged.
The primary difference under Gordon is goalie play, pure and simple.
It's the reason the PK is better (check the S% for scoring and high danger scoring chances).
It's the reason the team plays with more confidence - no Mr Softee's deflating the team after they fought hard to get back into games.
Last night Kevin Weekes was singing the praise of the Flyers and still believes that they can make the POs. He gave credit to Hextall for amassing prospects and clearing cap space but after that, nothing. Weekes felt that the flyers FO did what had to be done but did it too slowly. If it had been done two or three weeks earlier, the Flyers would have the 5 or 6 more points to be in the hunt to be in the POs not fighting to scrape their way into them.
Players even came out and said how nice it was to have a coach who communicates with them, unlike Hakstol.Goaltending has been a major factor for sure, but so has ice time distribution and deployment even if the major adjustments are small in number.
More to the point, I recognize how tricky it is to try to get inside the head of a locker room, but you don’t believe at all that relieving the pressure valve of the Hakstol situation had a significant effect on morale during the transition period, extending beyond when things started going well? Forget what you think of Hakstol as a coach. I’m just talking about the atmosphere around the franchise.
Goaltending has been a major factor for sure, but so has ice time distribution and deployment even if the major adjustments are small in number.
More to the point, I recognize how tricky it is to try to get inside the head of a locker room, but you don’t believe at all that relieving the pressure valve of the Hakstol situation had a significant effect on morale during the transition period, extending beyond when things started going well? Forget what you think of Hakstol as a coach. I’m just talking about the atmosphere around the franchise.
If Gordon returns I would think some others have influenced Fletcher.
Last night Kevin Weekes was singing the praise of the Flyers and still believes that they can make the POs. He gave credit to Hextall for amassing prospects and clearing cap space but after that, nothing. Weekes felt that the flyers FO did what had to be done but did it too slowly. If it had been done two or three weeks earlier, the Flyers would have the 5 or 6 more points to be in the hunt to be in the POs not fighting to scrape their way into them.
.
He had tons of choices and typically picked wrong.
You say the young guys started playing better when they were moved up after their demotions, lindbolm, sanheim, patrick. But the reason they were demoted was because Hakstol thought Weisse, Lehtera, Weal and Macdonald were better options giving them more minutes and playing them in crucial parts of the game when they should of been on the bench. Mostly all of Hakstols pets are gone fron the organization.