GKJ
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New offseason, new thread.
17. The coaching market is going to be fascinating. One thing I’m hearing: teams are trying to dial back the dollars. Both Don Granato and Darryl Sutter were let go before extensions kicked-in, which doesn’t make owners happy. We’ll see if they are successful — when you really want someone it’s harder to stay disciplined. There’s also a lot of talk about “experience.” For all of the end-of-season noise out of Philadelphia, it sure sounds like several teams are looking for John Tortorella-type coaches. It’s always a very fine line, and you cannot cross it, but the best teams do need to be pushed and hardened. This is a tough league to win in. This bodes well for Craig Berube. But there are a lot of strong names out there. This is a good time to be looking.
23. Flyers president Keith Jones said a few weeks ago moving Tortorella upstairs “is not something that has entered any conversation. He’s the coach and really good at it.” Even though they have to be disappointed the team fell short, Jones and GM Daniel Briere, who were mentally tough players, strongly believe what their young guys went through will benefit them in the long run.
“(Tortorella) is really important,” Jones added. “He’s outstanding at developing young players and developing accountability. Guys have thrived. And the players deserve a ton of credit, too. How well they get along, how cohesive they are, how much they hate losing and enjoy winning. These are all good signs from the inside.”
They are expected to announce a two-year extension for Ivan Fedotov at any time and Samuel Ersson took huge steps under less-than-ideal conditions. A lot of their young players, from Cam York to Morgan Frost to Foerster, improved their standing. Cam Atkinson made it sound like he will start anew in 2024-25, and the other one I wonder about is Joel Farabee.
24. Jones, who arrived in the Ed Snider/Bob Clarke days of, “The Flyers will not be ignored!” didn’t mind the cacophony. “Maybe we’ve learned something from the best,” he laughed. “We were uninteresting for a long time. No one can complain we are not in the news. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. As we build back our fan base, it’s not killing us to have some craziness.” As a media member, I’m okay with this. I think some of the players would prefer it be a little quieter, but that’s kind of Philly if you think about it.
17. The coaching market is going to be fascinating. One thing I’m hearing: teams are trying to dial back the dollars. Both Don Granato and Darryl Sutter were let go before extensions kicked-in, which doesn’t make owners happy. We’ll see if they are successful — when you really want someone it’s harder to stay disciplined. There’s also a lot of talk about “experience.” For all of the end-of-season noise out of Philadelphia, it sure sounds like several teams are looking for John Tortorella-type coaches. It’s always a very fine line, and you cannot cross it, but the best teams do need to be pushed and hardened. This is a tough league to win in. This bodes well for Craig Berube. But there are a lot of strong names out there. This is a good time to be looking.
23. Flyers president Keith Jones said a few weeks ago moving Tortorella upstairs “is not something that has entered any conversation. He’s the coach and really good at it.” Even though they have to be disappointed the team fell short, Jones and GM Daniel Briere, who were mentally tough players, strongly believe what their young guys went through will benefit them in the long run.
“(Tortorella) is really important,” Jones added. “He’s outstanding at developing young players and developing accountability. Guys have thrived. And the players deserve a ton of credit, too. How well they get along, how cohesive they are, how much they hate losing and enjoy winning. These are all good signs from the inside.”
They are expected to announce a two-year extension for Ivan Fedotov at any time and Samuel Ersson took huge steps under less-than-ideal conditions. A lot of their young players, from Cam York to Morgan Frost to Foerster, improved their standing. Cam Atkinson made it sound like he will start anew in 2024-25, and the other one I wonder about is Joel Farabee.
24. Jones, who arrived in the Ed Snider/Bob Clarke days of, “The Flyers will not be ignored!” didn’t mind the cacophony. “Maybe we’ve learned something from the best,” he laughed. “We were uninteresting for a long time. No one can complain we are not in the news. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. As we build back our fan base, it’s not killing us to have some craziness.” As a media member, I’m okay with this. I think some of the players would prefer it be a little quieter, but that’s kind of Philly if you think about it.
