Post-Game Talk: Pre-Season #4: Sat., Sept. 21, 2019, Rangers 1 at FLYERS 4

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The first preseason win means...

…. and not this...

GDT: GDT: - Pre-Season #4: Sat., Sept. 21, 2019, Rangers at FLYERS, 7:00 pm ET

Three stars:

1. Twarynski
2. Giroux
3. Voracek​

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[SnS]

T-War’s world.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

The cup is ours!

 

[bennysflyers16]

TIme for a new number Twarynski, I suggest 8 or 44

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Thank **** that's over. Congrats Twar.

 

[Jtown]

Post- game. How apropos

 

[Juicy Pop]

Praise Ron, he died for this.

 

[Magua]

Guys like Twar/NAK should make the plugs go bye bye.

Hayes looks like last year's significant step forward might not be a fluke. That Lindblom-Hayes-Voracek line could beast.

TK didn't miss a beat and is very much NOT replaceable. He'll continue to do his thang on the top line, and I wouldn't even mind experimenting with him in the slot on PP1.

Frost/Farabee actually had a solid game, and manufactured a ton of offense in the 2nd half. They need to start finishing though because that's how this SSS evaluating works (and it shouldn't -- see: Twarynski, Carson).

Sanheim is clearly still the 3rd defenseman on the PP depth chart, and no one should act surprised. That's a damm shame. He looked very good on the PP2 tonight though in sparse minutes.

This was fun fast hockey. The Rangers are still winless. Yah yah.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

As Steve Coates said late in the third period, "If they (Flyers) didn't come out and perform well against THIS (Rangers) lineup, I would have been really, really worried." Yes, it was only preseason but there was a need to do well and win. Not an exaggeration … going to Europe possibly winless would have been a bigger cause for concern than some could imagine.

 

[AndHeMissedTheNet]

I know, i know, preseason, but if this is how the team plays in AV's system then oh baby

 

[bennysflyers16]

That was a weak Rags team, but that was as anti Hak and Hexy hockey as you could get

 

[baudib1]

If we're going to say tonight was a better indication of what AV's system looks like than previous games, this year is gonna be a lot more fun.

Transition game looked great, no more forwards waiting around motionless at opposing blue line letting the defense set up while our D are playing catch in their end. That shit drove me crazy.

Guess the talent plays a part in that too and gotta give people like Hayes and Frost credit for carrying the puck in with speed and making plays.

All the kids looked great tonight, there shouldn't be any S tewarts or Andreoffs on this roster. PP looked sick. Hayes was a beast on the PK. Hart was Hart.

Let's have a great year.

 

[Jtown]

As Stave Coates late in the third period, "If they (Flyers) didn't come out and perform well against THIS (Rangers) lineup, I would have been really, really worried." Yes, it was only preseason but there was a need to do well and win. Not an exaggeration … going to Europe possibly winless would have been a bigger cause for concern than some could imagine.

Had we lost this game I would have had a lot more free time this season for hobbies

 

[sa cyred]

Are we allowed to like Niskanen yet or no? While he made one or two mistakes, he had another really solid game I thought.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Had we lost this game I would have had a lot more free time this season for hobbies

You have a new coach and you are trying to establish basic fundamentals. That is one primary purpose of preseason. If you fall into the same holes -- aka subpar special teams , falling behind 1-0, not establishing any authority on your home ice -- then Philly, we have a problem. It is a baby step but some blemishes of the past need to be exorcised. Again, this one game isn't going to leapfrog the team in any sense but it puts a stopgap into any cloud of possible future decay in at least the early stages.

 

[Amorgus]

What a relief to see things seem to finally start jelling!

 

[Striiker]

Preseason

 

[FLYguy3911]

Sanheim is clearly still the 3rd defenseman on the PP depth chart, and no one should act surprised.

Not so fast my friend. Niskanen made an appearance tonight. He's never going to be a PP staple unless someone gets hurt which is unfortunate. #TeamBridge

5v5 he put on a clinic. Rags only had one shot on goal when he was on the ice. Sprung two breakaways. He's gonna be great on the 3rd pair.

 

[BiggE]

So, how’d they look?

 

[BigToe]

Looks like I should’ve kept the game on.

 

[Tripod]

Sanheim can't get on the PP for 2 more years. Suppress those points and give them to the already signed.

Laughton Patrick Twar/Raffl going to be a good 4th line.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

So, how’d they look?

Just what they needed as they took advantage of the situation at hand. Good PP movement. Consistent defense. Voracek, Twarynski and Hayes had strong games. Giroux, too.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Flyers actually put one together nicely. The system felt like it was doing it's job for once, and that is a good sign.

 

[Tripod]

JVR...does he fit with Frost and Farabee on the 3rd line?

Thoughts?

Note: assuming no Patrick kicking around.

 

[CSKA1974]

Sanheim can't get on the PP for 2 more years. Suppress those points and give them to the already signed.

Laughton Patrick Twar/Raffl going to be a good 4th line.

is this a typo?