Provorov - what's wrong?

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

We have been pretty spoiled with kid the last 2 seasons. He is going thru what many young defenseman go thru, some adversity. His hockey IQ and his elite skill should hopefully start showing soon

 

[Jtown]

I legit think Rubstov introduced him to fortnite.

 

[Striiker]

He'll be fine. Good players slump sometimes.

/thread

To be fair, it’s been AN ENTIRE 6 GAMES!

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

He shot 8.4% last year, that was bound to come down.

Yet folks here were talking about him approaching 60 points and used doughty as example of it being possibility.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Yet folks here were talking about him approaching 60 points and used doughty as example of it being possibility.

It happens all the time on these forums. A player has an early unsustainable year in their career & that’s not only the new norm but they’re going to keep shooting up too.

 

[Bruckuss]

Easy answer, with the speed of the game this year, he just needs another 16MB of RAM to process. This assumes they already tried unplugging him, and then plugging him back in.

Seriously, he gets alot of great press and adoration - does he feel pressure to live up to expectations and hype??

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Easy answer, with the speed of the game this year, he just needs another 16MB of RAM to process. This assumes they already tried unplugging him, and then plugging him back in.

Seriously, he gets alot of great press and adoration - does he feel pressure to live up to expectations and hype??

Maybe it's just a bad stretch and there's no conspiracy looming on horizon that would explain this oddity.

 

[nuclear reactor]

I don't know but I do know contract negotiations must commence immediately and he must be shamed into a team-favorable and player-humiliating cap hit.

 

[Adam Warlock]

Provy looks like hes in the Giroux loop. He knows he has to carry the defense and is trying to do too much. The fact that hes making mistakes is just making it worse because hes so hard on himself so hes starting to press instead of relaxing and just being him.

G went through phases like that too in his career. He had to carry the team and when results werent there he got into just kept putting more pressure on himself.

 

[Sasso09]

Yep he is way off. Could sit him really.

Knock it off.. he's still the 2nd best defenseman right now despite the poor play by his standards.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Knock it off.. he's still the 2nd best defenseman right now despite the poor play by his standards.

He's playing poorly by pretty much any standard, though I concede he's playing a ton of minutes against good opponents, which is highlighting his poor play. His skating simply hasn't been good enough and he's getting forechecked to death, in addition to making some bad decisions, probably because he's struggling with the pace of the game.

 

[hatcher]

Knock it off.. he's still the 2nd best defenseman right now despite the poor play by his standards.

Knock it off lol why? Results my friend. Hockey is s business and business isn't that good in Philly at all.

 

[wankstifier]

Not enough empty nets

 

[klutch]

Did he ever try a shorter stick yet FFS?

 

[Striiker]

Knock it off.. he's still the 2nd best defenseman right now despite the poor play by his standards.

Welcome to HFFlyers, where every rough patch is cause for concern, panic, and a sign of regression. A home for short-sightedness and unreasonable expectations.

 

[TheKingPin]

Provy looks like hes in the Giroux loop. He knows he has to carry the defense and is trying to do too much. The fact that hes making mistakes is just making it worse because hes so hard on himself so hes starting to press instead of relaxing and just being him.

G went through phases like that too in his career. He had to carry the team and when results werent there he got into just kept putting more pressure on himself.

I was watching him Saturday and he looked very frustrated. He’s trying to win the Norris out there instead of just playing. I also think his stick could be a little longer. Seems t would help with a lot of moves he tries.

 

[Striiker]

I think he just had a rusty/slow start which has now morphed into him being Giroux-style frustrated, where he’s trying too hard and in his own head.

Not worried at all. Just like Giroux, he just needs one big game to get the monkey off his back and restore his swagger and confidence.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I was watching him Saturday and he looked very frustrated. He’s trying to win the Norris out there instead of just playing. I also think his stick could be a little longer. Seems t would help with a lot of moves he tries.

I think you probably meant "shorter" - if his stick were any longer, it wouldn't fit between the left-side boards and the right-side boards.

 

[DancingPanther]

Dude needs to be taken out behind the shed IMO. He's done.

 

[klutch]

Dude needs to be taken out behind the shed IMO. He's done.

Just going to assume this is sarcasm to the max.

 

[BernieParent]

Not to make an excuse for Pronovov's rough start to the season, but has the WFC ice been particularly bad? I was harping on one GDT about the Flyers not being able to make simple passes and someone else said they thought the ice looked choppy.

I like that Provovon looks like his usual self when he takes the puck around his net and separates from a tailing opponent, but the puck isn't coming off his stick with authority.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Not to make an excuse for Pronovov's rough start to the season, but has the WFC ice been particularly bad? I was harping on one GDT about the Flyers not being able to make simple passes and someone else said they thought the ice looked choppy.

I like that Provovon looks like his usual self when he takes the puck around his net and separates from a tailing opponent, but the puck isn't coming off his stick with authority.

People have been falling down a lot too, more than usual. The funny thing is that I have seen it on the road and in other games that didn't involve us. Probably just a weird coincidence, I guess.

 

[Adtar02]

People have been falling down a lot too, more than usual. The funny thing is that I have seen it on the road and in other games that didn't involve us. Probably just a weird coincidence, I guess.

A lot of ice isn’t great to start seasons. Especially if the weather is really warm in that climate.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

It’s been 50 degrees the past week. It’s not that hot

The ice was replaced last year I believe, it just sucks d*** for some reason.

 

[JXC]

He's playing poorly by pretty much any standard, though I concede he's playing a ton of minutes against good opponents, which is highlighting his poor play. His skating simply hasn't been good enough and he's getting forechecked to death, in addition to making some bad decisions, probably because he's struggling with the pace of the game.

Yes.

Play is play, and everyone goes through tough stretches.

It’s his skating that is concerning.