Prospect Info: The all-encompassing Sam Morin thread [began in 2017]

[prototypical4thliner]

You don’t want to throw him into a situation he’s not ready for physically and/ or mentally, either.

Regardless of what the team wants or doesn’t want, morin is at shit or get off the pot territory. The team needs to know what they have with him. And honestly, a no pressure no expectations team is the time to do it. They have the cap space and variable roster spots to do it. He needs some quality minutes to see how he responds. It’s up the flyers brass to determine if his missteps are a function of working into shape and those of a rookie or if he isn’t part of the long term picture.

 

[prototypical4thliner]

I gotta get back to Fortnite. Hopefully another adolescent comes by and can answer your question.

What the f*** is fortnite? Full disclosure I’m only 31 hahaha

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

What the **** is fortnite? Full disclosure I’m only 31 hahaha

I've never played it. I was just messing. It's what all the kids are doing these days.

But you really don't know what Fortnite is?

 

[prototypical4thliner]

I've never played it. I was just messing. It's what all the kids are doing these days.

But you really don't know what Fortnite is?

I’ve got time for raising a son, drinking bourbon and craft beer, and keeping other shit in line hahaha.


Yes, I’m somewhat aware of it but can’t be bothered. It’s difficult enough to get some guys together to share a six pack and play anything on my Xbox. Let alone something that requires the investment fortnite does

 

[Tripod]

I have a very difficult time believing he’ll be ready to play as an NHL regular before the end of this season. Yet I’m anticipating a lot of fans blasting the team when they make him a “healthy” scratch.

To the reasonable person, it should not be about that. The rest of the season for Morin, should be to get him into some games. Not most. But some. Maybe have the goal of getting him into 10-12 games. We have 4 back to backs after this weekend, so that should be 4 games played, 4 NOT played. Ease him back in and just get him minutes. Let him gain his confidence back. Get his "game legs" back. And most importantly, COACH him on what he is doing right and wrong so he can take lessons with him into the next game.

To me, it's not about being better than anyone this year. Just let him play and start next year as the #6/#7 next year.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Anyone watch tonight, how did he look ?

 

[Tripod]

Anyone watch tonight, how did he look ?

I guess no one watched?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I did not.

 

[Striiker]

I yearn for the day he makes the club. AMac and Ghost bye bye.

So you don't like winning?

 

[Curufinwe]

 

[magnumpi]

should have been given a shot 2 or 3 seasons ago.
what a waste

 

[Tripod]

Thank you for posting. Love this line:

ht he looked real good, was a physical presence," Huffman noted, adding, "When he was out there, they weren't wanting to go to the net so much."

Also loved when he said "I am proud of me".

He is such a likeable, good kid. Despite what his relatives might say...lol.

 

[Magua]

Thank you for posting. Love this line:

ht he looked real good, was a physical presence," Huffman noted, adding, "When he was out there, they weren't wanting to go to the net so much."

Also loved when he said "I am proud of me".

He is such a likeable, good kid. Despite what his relatives might say...lol.

He have an evil aura.

 

[HammerTime44]

Nice to see big Sammy back. To bad he'll be scratched for AMac and Hagg.

 

[IronMarshal]

Well yeah. But I feel like I took some math class that if a pile of **** is greater than a Macdonald and you have another human shaped thing that is similar to Macdonald you can’t automatically say he is greater than. I really feel like this is the highest level of trigonometry or something.

The transitive property

 

[prototypical4thliner]

The transitive property

Ah yes.

 

[Larry44]

He have an evil aura.

Feel no shame.

 

[David St Hubbins]

You don’t think there’ve been a lot of implications by posters that he’d be an upgrade to the top 6? I do.

Upgrade next season? Strong likelihood
Upgrade this season? Why is that even a question? Do you think they are making the playoffs? And if so, winning anything? As I posted yesterday, they have a better chance at winning the draft lottery now than meeting the Lightning for a 4-5 game thrashing.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Looked like a guy that essentially hasn't played in 2 years. He seemed to be a little tentative with his skating and didn't quite have the burst he showed in the past. Conditioning I'm sure played a part in it as well.

 

[deadhead]

Check back in a month, it takes time to get into game shape and get your timing back, and it's not like he's an experienced veteran where it's like "riding a bike." I just want to see him flash some potential in March.

 

[captainpaxil]

He's got alot of lwg to move wirh that reconstructed knea. Give him a month or so of limited minutes and i think we'll begin to see what we have with big sammy.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Upgrade next season? Strong likelihood
Upgrade this season? Why is that even a question? Do you think they are making the playoffs? And if so, winning anything? As I posted yesterday, they have a better chance at winning the draft lottery now than meeting the Lightning for a 4-5 game thrashing.

Maybe you aren’t one of them. But plenty of posters have expressed the notion that Morin would upgrade the Flyers’ D *this* season. And I think that’s crazy.

 

[Johnk0728]

So you don't like winning?

You take any Gostisbehere critique personal. Wow....never seen a fan so attached to a player before.

 

[wasup]

Check back in a month, it takes time to get into game shape and get your timing back, and it's not like he's an experienced veteran where it's like "riding a bike." I just want to see him flash some potential in March.

Don't even look at him till next year . Now it will vary a bit with how the rehab has gone but if he has any tendonititis that will take a long time . My point being don,t judge to quickly cause this is a shitty injury to go thru .

 

[Rebels57]

To the reasonable person, it should not be about that. The rest of the season for Morin, should be to get him into some games. Not most. But some. Maybe have the goal of getting him into 10-12 games. We have 4 back to backs after this weekend, so that should be 4 games played, 4 NOT played. Ease him back in and just get him minutes. Let him gain his confidence back. Get his "game legs" back. And most importantly, COACH him on what he is doing right and wrong so he can take lessons with him into the next game.

To me, it's not about being better than anyone this year. Just let him play and start next year as the #6/#7 next year.

Except none of that will happen because it would require benching MacDonald or Hagg..or *GASP* ...BOTH.. if we also want to see Myers in there.

MacDonald and Hagg ruin everything, every day.