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Post-Game Talk: ECSF 1 | FLYERS (0) vs. Islanders (4) | Monday, Aug. 24, 2020
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At the risk of sounding like a crazy person in a likely torrent of doom and gloom: I'm not nearly as negative as even some of the wins against the Habs. Structurally, after a disastrous 1st period, the Flyers adapted and had the chance to take it to the Islanders at various points. They just could not finish/execute and momentum did them in with a couple individual mistakes. It's a 7 game series, and perhaps the Flyers can study what they did well. Yes, they're stingy and Flyers can manufacture more second chances, but this Islanders team is beatable.
Now, while obviously the top players need to finish some plays, when you dress a lower skill lineup and struggle to score at 5v5 all post-season, that's self-inflicted too. Islanders got ES goals out of their 3C and 3rd pair Methuselah defenseman. To the Flyers credit, that new look Laughton-Grant-NAK line actually did very well, and so did Ghost-Braun (scapegoating Ghost would be a terrible mistake when he was one of the absolute best players). The Hayes line showed positive too, especially TK. Thompson did what he usually does (with his ice time when trailing scarily even with other lines), and the top line/Sanheim-Myers pair were hemmed in too much and were at the bottom in the metrics. You do expect that to change. Well, not the Thompson part.
Now, while obviously the top players need to finish some plays, when you dress a lower skill lineup and struggle to score at 5v5 all post-season, that's self-inflicted too. Islanders got ES goals out of their 3C and 3rd pair Methuselah defenseman. To the Flyers credit, that new look Laughton-Grant-NAK line actually did very well, and so did Ghost-Braun (scapegoating Ghost would be a terrible mistake when he was one of the absolute best players). The Hayes line showed positive too, especially TK. Thompson did what he usually does (with his ice time when trailing scarily even with other lines), and the top line/Sanheim-Myers pair were hemmed in too much and were at the bottom in the metrics. You do expect that to change. Well, not the Thompson part.
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Thompson to first PP unit next game? Don't worry, lines will be f***ed and AV will start Thompson at the faceoff dot after each goal against.
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This brand of hockey for two series. Beautiful.
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Obviously, Thompsons fault. If not for him, Flyers would show them...
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Who are we?
Boo. Shoot the f***ing puck. Hit some bodies. Do something G, V, Coots, TK. Just f***ing anyone show some heart.
Hollywood Cannon
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Flyers have now been outscored 33-11 in their last seven “home” playoff games.
5 goals for came in one of those games so 6 in the other six.
Yay sports.
Edit: Actually let’s go further back... in the last ten “home” playoff games they’ve been outscored 41-14.
Fourteen goals in ten games?!?!
5 goals for came in one of those games so 6 in the other six.
Yay sports.
Edit: Actually let’s go further back... in the last ten “home” playoff games they’ve been outscored 41-14.
Fourteen goals in ten games?!?!
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Aside from a one good period, this team has looked like garbage for three straight games.
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I have to crash, so please apply this as required to the first Rinaldo-level take. Thanks in advance.
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The sad thing is, the 2nd period was our best period since the round robin. The 3rd period was probably one of our better periods since the round robin also.
Couturier with a terribly dissapointing game. We need our best player badly.
We need goals. Does anyone know if we have a young dynamic skill forward sitting in our press box that could dress? How about a big forward who has scored between 27 and 36 goals many times?
Couturier with a terribly dissapointing game. We need our best player badly.
We need goals. Does anyone know if we have a young dynamic skill forward sitting in our press box that could dress? How about a big forward who has scored between 27 and 36 goals many times?
BackToTheBrierePatch
Nope not today.
I would like to thank the Philadelphia Flyers for wasting 2 1/2 hours of my night.
Just pathetic
Just pathetic
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Outside of the first period I don’t think it was too bad. When you score on an empty net like that it’s kind of a sign it’s just your night. Whatever
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Hart, Pitlick, and Ghost looked good, in that order.
The rest of the team was trash, Coots in particular was f***ing garbage all game. Thompson too, but I literally expect nothing from him.
The rest of the team was trash, Coots in particular was f***ing garbage all game. Thompson too, but I literally expect nothing from him.
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At least it’s over soon fellas.
Unless Hart steals this, we aren’t scoring more than 2-3 goals per game vs this team, we don’t have the horses to do it.
Unless Hart steals this, we aren’t scoring more than 2-3 goals per game vs this team, we don’t have the horses to do it.
aside from not scoring. .after the unispired first, it looked nothing like that series.This brand of hockey for two series. Beautiful.
