Confirmed with Link: April 2016: Flyers Sign Yale Goalie Alex Lyon to ELC

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

Lyon probably was nervous, but that's not a good sign in a NHL goalie, like a closer in baseball or a QB in the NFL, part of the job description is ice water in the veins.

especially in a backup...like you said he sorta like a closer in bb.

 

[BernieParent]

I can't disagree that he looks out of his depth, but I don't know whether I would give up on him. I defer to those who have seen him play in LV as to if he was just too nervous to play his game or if his existing bad habits were exposed.

 

[Juicy Pop]

I really hope he gets it together just for the potential Lyon-Hart combo.

 

[pit]

I really hope he gets it together just for the potential Lyon-Hart combo.

 

[David St Hubbins]

Sad to say but I think Lyons has taken himself out of any future goaltending opportunities

 

[dats81]

Sad to say but I think Lyons has taken himself out of any future goaltending opportunities

The fate of a late bloomer. You get like 1 or two opportunities max in your mid twenties and if you can't impress, it's career AHLer or Euro league.

 

[Curufinwe]

Sad to say but I think Lyons has taken himself out of any future goaltending opportunities

With the injury issues Stolarz and Sandstrom have gone thru, I expect Lyon to be in the organization at least one more year and I expect he will get more chances at the NHL level when Elliott and Neuvirth get hurt.

 

[Tripod]

With the injury issues Stolarz and Sandstrom have gone thru, I expect Lyon to be in the organization at least one more year and I expect he will get more chances at the NHL level when Elliott and Neuvirth get hurt.

playing where though?

HArt should not be in the ECHL just so we can have Lyon in the AHL.

 

[Curufinwe]

The bigger question is where Stolarz will play. If he's on the Flyers or claimed on waivers or hurt again, then your Phantoms goalies in 18-19 are Lyon and Hart.

 

[Tripod]

The bigger question is where Stolarz will play. If he's on the Flyers or claimed on waivers or hurt again, then your Phantoms goalies in 18-19 are Lyon and Hart.

I would like to think Stolie has no more chance of being hurt than Lyon next year. I would keep both and waive both, and if both clear, send Lyon to ECHL.

But who knows, maybe they waive Neuvirth and keep Stolie.

This was the year for Stolie to really cement himself, and it sucks.

 

[Curufinwe]

Ideally, Stolie will stay healthy and look good enough in camp that he can be the Flyers backup and they can trade Neuvirth.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I think Lyon is below average for an NHL goalie, and I hope the Flyers don't have to play him.

Tried warning people, but they wanted no part of hearing it.

 

[FrustratedFlyer]

Given how the prospects have been treated (Konecny benched multiple times, Ghost, Sanheim demoted, Morin not starting after pre-season, same with Lindblom) it seems clear the front office just didn't trust Stolie. I'd like to see him given a chance at being the backup for Elliott and Neuvy traded for whatever we can get. Stolie Hart has potential but only if things work out and our luck with goaltenders never seems to be great

 

[Alex91]

No one is taking Neuvy from us. he gets hurt while being a back up goalie. He literally gets sick or hurt during practice multiple time a year.

 

[FrustratedFlyer]

Michael Neuvirth is Elijah Price? He was even born in Philly in the film..... ;-)

Unbreakable (film) - Wikipedia

 

[Curufinwe]

No one is taking Neuvy from us. he gets hurt while being a back up goalie. He literally gets sick or hurt during practice multiple time a year.

I wish I had a dollar for every post on here saying Player X can't be traded who was then traded by Hextall.

No one is taking Rinaldo from us!

No one is taking Grossmann from us!

No one is taking Streit from us!

 

[BigToe]

I wish I had a dollar for every post on here saying Player X can't be traded who was then traded by Hextall.

No one is taking Rinaldo from us!

No one is taking Grossmann from us!

No one is taking Streit from us!

No one would give us a first round pick for Lehtera and Macdonald!

 

[Curufinwe]

You're probably safe there.

 

[Tripod]

No one would give us a first round pick for Lehtera and Macdonald!

Now we sit back and wait for the magic to happen.

 

[Curufinwe]

I expect he will get more chances at the NHL level when Elliott and Neuvirth get hurt.

 

[dats81]

Small sample size but in my eyes Alex Lyon has looked like a below average backup in the NHL so far.

He appears to be a pretty good puckhandler and likes to make the game fast by using his passing ability. In that regard he is the anti- Brian Elliot.

Other than that he has struggled a lot so far and doesn't have the big frame to make up for bad positioning and miss-playing the angles. In the AHL he feels comfortable to challenge shooters and dictate the play but that doesn't work on the big stage.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

Small sample size but in my eyes Alex Lyon has looked like a below average backup in the NHL so far.

He appears to be a pretty good puckhandler and likes to make the game fast by using his passing ability. In that regard he is the anti- Brian Elliot.

Other than that he has struggled a lot so far and doesn't have the big frame to make up for bad positioning and miss-playing the angles. In the AHL he feels comfortable to challenge shooters and dictate the play but that doesn't work on the big stage.

i think he could be a solid backup if he could clean this up. loses his net alot. also "attacks" shooters at inopportune times in tight. instead of just "blocking" he moves out and leaves net wide open to the back side. fixable.

 

[litflyersfan]

No one would give us a first round pick for Lehtera and Macdonald!

That’s what Bergevin’s dying shot is going to look like this offseason when he misses out on a center like JT/Stasny/Thorton and a defenseman to pair with Weber. Likely Ron has got him covered on both fronts for the guaranteed low price of a 1st round pick.

 

[kudymen]

edit - delete

 

[FLYguy3911]

Not the prettiest, but a .912 SV% and a 2.57 GAA so far.