Part 9: [Management, coaching changes] Revolution 9 or the No. 9 Dream, Strawberry Fields Forever

[CSKA1974]

Is it the first time ever that Capt'n liked something that Deadhead posted?

 

[macleish1974]

I think that everyone who has stumbled across me, in real life and on social media, has gone away confused to one degree or another lol

Show me how I can be confused about you since you are from “The Show Me State”? But what do I know. Born in the Keystone state and raised in the First state. Home of the Blue Hens.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Is it the first time ever that Capt'n liked something that Deadhead posted?
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No way, I have liked stuff of his before. Don't tell anybody, but I tend to like kind of a lot of stuff

 

[gertbfrobe16]

Show me how I can be confused about you since you are from “The Show Me State”? But what do I know. Born in the Keystone state and raised in the First state. Home of the Blue Hens.

wonder what the offspring of spotted dick and a blue hen would look like

 

[Rebels57]

Pardon me if I don't take the word of Jay "the PK is a red herring" Greenberg as gospel. He's a PR mouthpiece for Holmgren and Hakstol.



I didn't realize goaltending was the reason the Flyers are ranked 28th in 1st period goals scored under Hak.

I lost all respect for Greenberg after his last few articles.

 

[deadhead]

Well, goal tending is probably a big issue.
Natural Stat Trick:

Flyers #1 in least Scoring Chances allowed, #11 is SCA GA, 84.10 S% on those chances is 28th in the NHL
Flyers #3 in least High Danger SC allowed, #8 in HDCA GA, 12th in HDCA S% at 81.70%

So what's it mean? Flyers are not giving up a lot of scoring chances, but allowing more goals on those chances.
And especially "soft" goals, the goalies are average against tougher shots, but bad against generic scoring opportunities.

Tells me fix the goalies and you fix ES play, stop giving up soft goals and the team will play with more confidence and less conservatively.

Except Hextall might not have been that far off the mark on the PK (4 on 5):
26th in SC GA, 8th in SCA, 30th in SCA S%,
29th in HD GA, 12th in HDCA, 28th in HDCA S%
So the goalies have been as bad or worse on the PK than 5x5
Otherwise the PK has been slightly above average in terms of scoring chances allowed.

The PP should come around, the PK? Well, hopefully Wilson gets a chance to fix it.

 

[Legion of Gloom]

Now that we have a new GM do you think we will the Cup this year?

 

[Beef Invictus]

Now that we have a new GM do you think we will the Cup this year?

The year is an entire loss if they keep the coach.

 

[hatcher]

Now that we have a new GM do you think we will the Cup this year?

No but he'll get rid of players that don't play a hard game two way and bring more energy to the team to start and hopefully soon.

 

[deadhead]

The year is an entire loss if Stolarz isn't a real goalie.

 

[tucson83]

i'll put this way, if fletch improves the defense, goaltending and gets a new coach, then yes we will have a chance.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Now that we have a new GM do you think we will the Cup this year?

Not sure the Flyers will ever win a Cup during my lifetime regardless of who’s in charge.

 

[Adtar02]

The fact that Fletcher brought up the Leddy trade was a good sign, he recognized the value of top prospects, and the reason you should be reluctant to trade them - as I used to tell my students, make mistakes as fast as possible, just make sure you learn from them.

Looking at the Minnesota team he built, no simple pattern:

Granlund 5'10 185
Pominville 6'0 180
Spurgeon 5'9 168
Tucker 5'11 187

Coyle 6'3 221
Koivu 6'3 215
Niederreiter 6'2 216

I think the one thing to watch for is what he does with PO underperformers, Simmonds and Ghost have been bad and Jake mediocre.
Given his experience in Minnesota, will he make that an important part of player evaluation, can they play "playoff hockey."

Where did you teach?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The year is an entire loss if they keep the coach.

Great post.

 

[Philly Fanatik]

Not sure the Flyers will ever win a Cup during my lifetime regardless of who’s in charge.

I see two championships and I just need one more for my hockey loyalty satisfaction!!!

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I see two championships and I just need one more for my hockey loyalty satisfaction!!!

I’ve seen none.

 

[Rebels57]

Now that we have a new GM do you think we will the Cup this year?

They'll be lucky if they make the Playoffs.

Their Stanley Cup is the Stadium Series game. Maybe they'll win the 1st outdoor game in franchise history. 4th time is the charm.

 

[Beef Invictus]

The year is an entire loss if Stolarz isn't a real goalie.

Not if meaningful player development can at least happen, which it won't with Hak.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

They'll be lucky if they make the Playoffs.

Their Stanley Cup is the Stadium Series game. Maybe they'll win the 1st outdoor game in franchise history. 4th time is the charm.

"...they didn't." - Narrator Voice

 

[Sombastate]

Now that we have a new GM do you think we will the Cup this year?

We're gonna win two of them this year. Brandon Graham will sack the goaltender and kick a home run. We go this.

 

[Curufinwe]

I am lucky my rugby teams have done well this decade or being a fan of the Flyers would have made me go insane by now.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Not sure the Flyers will ever win a Cup during my lifetime regardless of who’s in charge.

I was your age in 1995 and I'm still waiting, so I would advise you not to hold your breath. Also, when you are my age and I am that much older, I hope I can come live with you.

 

[Ruck Over]

Zevon was on a lot of stuff, but I’ve never heard heroin. I’m having a visceral reaction to reading his name in the same sentence as RHCP though. Blech.

The song Carmelita is about heroin, coming off of it at methadone clinics and the sort.

 

[Sombastate]

I am lucky my rugby teams have done well this decade or being a fan of the Flyers would have made me go insane by now.

Blow it out your ass, pal. The rest of us are starving and you're over here parading around your smorgasbord.

(at least the eagles won)

 

[Ghosts Beer]

The song Carmelita is about heroin, coming off of it at methadone clinics and the sort.

It is, but I don’t think it’s an autobiographical number. He liked writing tales about downtrodden characters.