Dave Hakstol making no lineup changes?

[KIRK]

Hakstol is clearly playing 10 dimensional chess.

How many of those dimensions are sane?

 

[Loosie]

If the get blown out again or get swept with Elliot in the whole series he's going to get fired.

 

[Liferleafer]

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Am I missing something here or is this man an idiot?

No sense changing things up after the nail biting close game the 1st one was....

 

[Super Fadio Bro]

 

[AmericanDream]

what are some of the options he has outside of goal tending for changes??

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Beyond Mrazek for Elliot, who would they conceivably sub in at F/D?

 

[KIRK]

If the get blown out again or get swept with Elliot in the whole series he's going to get fired.

I suspect that most Flyers fans would grudgingly suffer a blowout series loss IF it insured Hakstol's firing.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

The oddest part to me is "my first gut instinct."

Look. I know you can't knee-jerk reaction to the last game. It was just bad from all levels. it happens.

But your first instinct after that is to do NOTHING? That's f***ed up.

You don't need to act on it but your first reaction should be "****, ok that didn't work. Why? What needs to change?"

That's insanity

 

[winnipegger]

Flyers fans need to step away from the ledge it was one game.

 

[chethejet]

Not going to comment on his coaching as I don't see many flyers games. But what exactly can he do if the goal tending is bad. I guess he can play trap and neutral zone coverage but I don't think the Flyers do that well. But to run and gun is not the way to go.

 

[Crede777]

Hakstol is outsmarting everyone.

 

[Stand Witness]

I mean realistically what changes can actually be made? Did they scratch a top 6 forward or a top 4 dman?

If these are the lines they went with to close the season then I would expect that you would keep them.

Like if the Leafs get blown out tonight and decide to make no changes for the next game I am more than comfortable with that. We know what we are icing from a majority of the season. Nothing we sub in now will make a massive impact.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Please don't start Elliot.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Disco vs. Lavi.

Fun times.

The best is when you realize it probably sounds like "Hmmmh phmm mmmmmmm hmmphmmm mmmm"

 

[KIRK]

Hakstol is outsmarting everyone.

Blank stare is the same . . . I'll give you that.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

I mean realistically what changes can actually be made? Did they scratch a top 6 forward or a top 4 dman?

If these are the lines they went with to close the season then I would expect that you would keep them.

Like if the Leafs get blown out tonight and decide to make no changes for the next game I am more than comfortable with that. We know what we are icing from a majority of the season. Nothing we sub in now will make a massive impact.

Truthfully there is no way to win this series with the cards/talent he's been dealt.

But are you just going to make ZERO changes when you've had your doors blown off? I mean none?

That's a major slap in the face to the players, to just do nothing and shrug your shoulders at the tire fire in front of you. It's bordering on dereliction of duty

 

[Beef Invictus]

Flyers fans need to step away from the ledge it was one game.

We've been watching this idiot do idiotic things for way longer than one game.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

 

[KIRK]

We've been watching this idiot do idiotic things for way longer than one game.

 

[Blades of Steel]

I'm not saying the Pens aren't good, or the Flyers are bad...

But..

there is no way the Pens were as good as they looked and the Flyers as bad as they looked. That was a total dumpster fire. I pray the rest of the series isn't like Game 1 for everyone's sake.

 

[KIRK]

 

[oXo Cube]

Am I the only guy that doesn't have much of a problem with this? He's giving his guys a vote of confidence.

They lost 7-0. The only thing you do after a game like that is throw the tape into the garbage and pretend it never happened.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Going back to a former Blues goaltender for game two? Risky. Might as well see if you can somehow get Jake Allen to sneak in there and play for the Flyers.

 

[Stand Witness]

Truthfully there is no way to win this series with the cards/talent he's been dealt.

But are you just going to make ZERO changes when you've had your doors blown off? I mean none?

That's a major slap in the face to the players, to just do nothing and shrug your shoulders at the tire fire in front of you. It's bordering on dereliction of duty

At the same time though, couldn't it just be viewed as your coach is confident in his team and he believes they can win? 7-0 probably won't happen again. I just can't see what move he would make that would actually impact the team at all.

 

[66-30-33]

Disco vs. Lavi.

Fun times.

She's admiring her new boob job.


As for the thread...glad Pens don't have Hakstol as our coach.