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Prospect Info: Phantoms (AHL), Reading Royals (ECHL), NCAA, Jrs., Int'l, etc. [April-May 2021 edition]
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I am glad you have stopped calling Fedotov Fedorov and are now helping others see the error of their ways.
FLYguy3911
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Hextall got six NHL players in his first two drafts. Let's pump the breaks a bit on Fletcher's two drafts.
LegionOfDoom91
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Yeah. He’d have to sign an NHL deal to be able to turn UFA at 27. Otherwise the Flyers hold his rights indefinitely since there’s no transfer agreement with the KHL.
They’ll relinquish Vorobyov’s rights for example when he turns 27 as he signed an NHL deal(s). But they still have Vasiliev’s rights indefinitely for example who’s 27 now & obviously hasn’t signed an NHL deal.
Captain Dave Poulin
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I still think Hexy's drafts weren't quite the massive problem they are made out to be. He went for high floor too often IMO (in hindsight), but where we really failed is in development. The age-old story. Regardless (nearly) of how well Charles drafts, if we don't fix that ...
we aren't, and won't
... we won't have any better luck.
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Tripod
I hate this team
but now we have Lappy so they will be developed properly
Striiker
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landsbergfan
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I'm going to pass out soon from the G forces of the spin zone. Let me get this straight...we just promoted a guy from a coaching staff of a team that drastically underperformed and claimed he has a positive track record of connecting with younger players weeks after essentially blaming the entire trash season on the youngest players of our team.lol
landsbergfan
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Pucks in deep, pucks to the face.
TB87
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Charlie’s deathly afraid of losing his press pass so he’s gotta kiss the ring whenever opportunity presents itself.....
Eeek
Eeek
Striiker
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Tripod
I hate this team
"taking care of their own"
He played 1 season for the Flyers.
Named Director of Player Development despite having no experience
Named assistant coach despite no coaching experience
Named Head Coach of LV despite having no head coaching experiense
"he stuck wth the organization". Wouldn't you when they keep giving you jobs over the span of 9 years that you have no experience in doing? "Yeah, I will keep taking your money."
He played 1 season for the Flyers.
Named Director of Player Development despite having no experience
Named assistant coach despite no coaching experience
Named Head Coach of LV despite having no head coaching experiense
"he stuck wth the organization". Wouldn't you when they keep giving you jobs over the span of 9 years that you have no experience in doing? "Yeah, I will keep taking your money."
Deadpool8812
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Like I said, Lappy's post paying career has gone completely backwards and with this organization, I'm not surprised
LegionOfDoom91
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Guy probably shaved like ten years off his life with those pucks to the face though.
PDX Flyer
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This Charlie guy epitomizes every thing that is wrong. What he says is a joke and at the same sums up perfectly what the Flyers are doing
Magua
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To be fair to Charlie, he doesn’t and won’t watch the Phantoms. Then again, neither will I.
TheKingPin
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Lappy has been an assistant for 8 years!?
Flyers just had probably the most underachieving season in their history and they are promoting guys. We are so far away.
Flyers just had probably the most underachieving season in their history and they are promoting guys. We are so far away.
BernieParent
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This jumped out at me before Charlie posted that screed:
I wonder how he felt about the under-the-busness of Hart.
Striiker
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Or any of the many other players AV did it to.
Try watching JOB. Definitely had NHL qualities and can be a pest. A little dumb with hits at times, but I wouldn’t call him a bust lol. It was known that he was a project when drafted. No one with sense would’ve said he’s going to be in the NHL 2-3 years after being drafted. He’ll likely make a debut around the age of ~22-23 and be a T9/M6 player. Had the ability to produce and likely won’t be a big cap hit. I can also see him being a analytics dream, but I could very well be wrong.
That’s my take from what I’ve seen from him
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For those that havent seen it.
It sums up Lappy nicely. A likeable guy you want to be around that doesnt bring much else to the table.
It sums up Lappy nicely. A likeable guy you want to be around that doesnt bring much else to the table.
Ghosts Beer
I saw Goody Fletcher with the Devil!
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Watched an interview with Laperriere from today and he came across very well. He mentioned a couple times he's looking forward to making his own decisions and that there have been times he probably would have done things differently than they were being taught. That said, he also asserted that they would model themselves after the Flyers to make the adjustment as easy as possible for call-ups.
Magua
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Lappy is a good guy, seemingly well liked by players and front office alike. But you can’t sell me he’s not a lightweight in the hockey brain department, with zero upwards mobility. He’s closer to failing down. At best, he’s an affable puppet. I dream a little bigger with my AHL head coaches.
He mentions playing the same system as the big club, which is well and good after Scott Gordon, but it’s a shit system at the NHL level, so that’s not as well and good. Fletcher takes the path of least resistance every time, except when it comes to waiving top 4 defenders.
As for Charlie O’Connor, why would any fan/writer with wits about them want the Flyers to be a country club and glorified nepotistic pension plan? Maybe the lay fan does with weird culture arguments, but the lay fan is a moron. “Taking care of their own people” is not bigger than being successful for an $800 million dollar business. That’s called a scam. It’s a cringe worthy comment. Note: I am not saying personal connections don’t make for a strong organization.
He mentions playing the same system as the big club, which is well and good after Scott Gordon, but it’s a shit system at the NHL level, so that’s not as well and good. Fletcher takes the path of least resistance every time, except when it comes to waiving top 4 defenders.
As for Charlie O’Connor, why would any fan/writer with wits about them want the Flyers to be a country club and glorified nepotistic pension plan? Maybe the lay fan does with weird culture arguments, but the lay fan is a moron. “Taking care of their own people” is not bigger than being successful for an $800 million dollar business. That’s called a scam. It’s a cringe worthy comment. Note: I am not saying personal connections don’t make for a strong organization.
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FLYguy3911
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Put "Running the same system as the big club" way down on my list of priorities when looking for an AHL coach. It's hockey. It's a free flowing sport. There are only so many components to a "system" that a coach has control over. The AHL is a developmental league for every party involved. When the NHL coach inevitably shits the bed, the first person you are going to consider is the AHL guy. Do you really want him to run the same system that seemingly failed?
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