Post-Game Talk: #76 | FLYERS at Penguins | Sun., Mar. 25, 2018

[Ghosts Beer]

Canned hockey questions have canned hockey responses. This one was a lay up and Hakstol decided to take it, run it back to half court, and attempt a 3 pointer. Theres simply no other way to look at it. This was tortorella level bad of throwing players under the bus. Maybe even worse.

Your deep hatred for Hakstol has you making a huge deal out of absolutely nothing.

 

[Foggy14]

Pretty much, given that's a pretty innocuous statement.
What coach is happy with a goalie who's beat for two goals in a couple minutes on the road when your team had the lead?
But instead of just blaming the goalie, he also admitted he needed to wake up the team.

Much ado about nothing.

Yeah, lay some blame on the lowest guy on the Flyers food chain on national TV.

Great move, highly motivating.

 

[Starat327]

Your deep hatred for Hakstol has you making a huge deal out of absolutely nothing.

Hot take. Did you say that because you were on the spot and you just didnt know what else to say?

 

[Starat327]

Yeah, lay some blame on the lowest guy on the Flyers food chain on national TV.

Great move, highly motivating.

No worries man. The 25 hyear old rookie goaltender - the one were hoping to carry the load to get us to the play offs - probably didnt even see it, or have someone send him a link to it. I'm sure he knows nothing about how his coach has absolutely no confidence in his ability to make saves when the flyers were giving out scoring chances like candy. It's not a confidence killer at all. It builds character, and helps him become a 'glue guy'.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Listen to yourself. You're getting irate over the spur-of-the-moment interview comment, "A little bit of both."

 

[Starat327]

Irate? lol. No,not irate at all. Just understanding of the impact that a comment like that could have.

I love how youre not comfortable with anyone painting with the broad brush of 'apologist' but cant see the forest for the trees. If theres anyone here that is sticking to some agenda, I've got a pretty good feeling i know who it is.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Irate? lol. No,not irate at all. Just understanding of the impact that a comment like that could have.

I love how youre not comfortable with anyone painting with the broad brush of 'apologist' but cant see the forest for the trees. If theres anyone here that is sticking to some agenda, I've got a pretty good feeling i know who it is.

I'm the one who can't see the "forest for the trees"? You're getting hung up over the quote, "A little bit of both."

And people can feel free to block me because I don't join in The Crucible witch-hunt against Dave Hakstol and think "a little bit of both" is a harmless quote. It always astounds me how many people can't bear to listen or read opinions that differ from their own.

 

[Starat327]

I really do want to. But sometimes, its just too much fun to read the ineptness.

 

[Starat327]

I'm the one who can't see the "forest for the trees"? You're getting hung up over the quote, "A little bit of both."

And people can feel free to block me because I don't join in The Crucible witch-hunt against Dave Hakstol and think "a little bit of both" is a harmless quote. It always astounds me how many people can't bear to listen or read opinions that differ from their own.

Its baffling to me how you cant recognize that A) the correct answer there is "I felt like we just needed to shake things up" . Go read what any coach says in response to those questions. Unless the goalie was absolutely horrific (Lyon wasnt), what i wrote is the correct response, i dont care if its bench time, after the game, intermission, or any other time where the media is present. and b) that this is much more than "little bit of both" and how he has never criticized any of the bad players. The closest hes come to 'criticizing' one of his favorites was benching for a handful of games (hint: he shouldve been doing this all along. And even then, he never said anything bad about his game, to my knowledge.

You continue to parade around waving this flag and talking like you arent on the witch hunt like its some badge of honor. Except, it seems more and more like its less about the team and impact for you, and more and more about you just "resisting the resistance". If i i didnt know any better, I'd think you were typing this from a type writer with black rimmed glasses and a half beard, wearing your flannel.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Its baffling to me how you cant recognize that A) the correct answer there is "I felt like we just needed to shake things up" . Go read what any coach says in response to those questions. Unless the goalie was absolutely horrific (Lyon wasnt), what i wrote is the correct response, i dont care if its bench time, after the game, intermission, or any other time where the media is present. and b) that this is much more than "little bit of both" and how he has never criticized any of the bad players. The closest hes come to 'criticizing' one of his favorites was benching for a handful of games (hint: he shouldve been doing this all along. And even then, he never said anything bad about his game, to my knowledge.

You continue to parade around waving this flag and talking like you arent on the witch hunt like its some badge of honor. Except, it seems more and more like its less about the team and impact for you, and more and more about you just "resisting the resistance". If i i didnt know any better, I'd think you were typing this from a type writer with black rimmed glasses and a half beard, wearing your flannel.

Dude. He said, "A little bit of both," during a bench interview. My simply saying it isn't a big deal isn't "resisting the resistance" for the sake of it. It's reality. You're so far gone in your hatred of Hakstol that you're exaggerating a harmless quote into a big issue. And you think anyone who disagrees with you is either doing it just for the sake of being contrarian or is an idiot. Maybe, just maybe, you can't be objective when it comes to Hakstol.

 

[Starat327]

Dude. He said, "A little bit of both," during a bench interview. My simply saying it isn't a big deal isn't "resisting the resistance" for the sake of it. It's reality. You're so far gone in your hatred of Hakstol that you're exaggerating a harmless quote into a big issue. And you think anyone who disagrees with you is either doing it just for the sake of being contrarian or is an idiot. Maybe, just maybe, you can't be objective when it comes to Hakstol.

My "resisting the resistance" line was about you was in response to your crucible=witch hunt comment, which you so eagerly throw in every post. The rest of your post seems to be a cut/paste of a word document youve got laying around, so ill end my involvement in your mouse batteries demise here. Keep on fighting the good fight, though!

 

[kelmitchell]

Best f***ing post in this thread!!

 

[boxcar65]

I hope no one has ever blocked me

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I hope no one has ever blocked me

I haven't. I'll be surprised if someone hasn't blocked me at some point to be honest.

 

[AdamParrot]

I think that only deadhead is only one option to ignoring.

 

[Tripod]

Your deep hatred for Hakstol has you making a huge deal out of absolutely nothing.

And yet there you are, defending him to the end.

You obviously feel the need to defend him.

Maybe you are not objective either.

 

[Striiker]

But the Hak haters seem to see everything in black and white, no shades of gray.

Says that things aren’t black and white... in the same sentence where someone who criticizes Hakstol is automatically labeled a “Hak hater”.

 

[boxcar65]

I haven't. I'll be surprised if someone hasn't blocked me at some point to be honest.

I don’t think I’ve ever blocked anyone on any social media platforms. I may not agree with everyone’s comments, but it’s still interesting to read all of the different opinions. Many are also good for a chuckle or two.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

I don’t think I’ve ever blocked anyone on any social media platforms. I may not agree with everyone’s comments, but it’s still interesting to read all of the different opinions. Many are also good for a chuckle or two.

I would never never block for your weird man love of Mandog.

I only have so much time in the day, and I enjoy getting evverybodies opinion to a point. But when it reaches a point that you are more concerned about putting up an argument over everything it becomes a waste of my time.

I want to read to counter arguments of people that are informed and I respect my people who just need to say something.

 

[Striiker]

If I were going to block anyone it would be the cyber bullies, like @Tripod, @Magua, and definitely @Captain Dave Poulin.

 

[FlyerFaithful17]

I don’t think I’ve ever blocked anyone on any social media platforms. I may not agree with everyone’s comments, but it’s still interesting to read all of the different opinions. Many are also good for a chuckle or two.

Couldn't agree more. I'm hoping Manning can duplicate his performance against the Pens. He was pretty good in both zones.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

If I were going to block anyone it would be the cyber bullies, like @Tripod, @Magua, and definitely @Captain Dave Poulin.

You are getting like 1% of the punishment that I can deliver, and that you deserve. Be careful that you don't slip up - I'm watching.

 

[boxcar65]

Couldn't agree more. I'm hoping Manning can duplicate his performance against the Pens. He was pretty good in both zones.

I agree. If he could play like that every four out of five games, we might be talking about a contract extension instead of wondering what league he will be in next season. I just hope he sticks in the NHL somewhere.

 

[Rebels57]

Way ahead of you on this one