Comments on: Shame on Flyers’ Alain Vigneault For Calling For Something He Already Had/Has At His Disposal.

By: tuddy t

tuddy t — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 22:29:37 +0000

Chris Stewart?!?! this team cant kill penalties & cant score… Physical play is at bottom list. San Jose -14 goal diff. they blow! Vegas BLOCKS SHOTS! Players u mention. ALL will be left unprotected.

By: Lance Green

Lance Green — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:47:54 +0000

In reply to Adam. Well said Adam Thank you for the read!

By: Lance Green

Lance Green — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:46:23 +0000

In reply to Joe. Joe everyone knows that the team needs defense. Nobody is going to argue that. But, if the defense would be more physical there might not be so much of a problem. Myers is 6'5 and Sanheim is 6'3 and neither ever puts a body on anyone. Morin in last nights Phantoms game stood a player up on the blueline totally taking him off his skates and thus out of the play when he tried to go around him. Myers and Sanheim tend to just lazily throw out a poke check when Ovechkin goes right by them. Nobody is physical enough to clear the porch out from in front of the net. Big difference here. NOBODY is calling for a goon squad to come back Joe. It's the fact that no one on this team will stand up for their own players! Laughton got dumped on his head off the faceoff the other game and nobody did anything about it. Coots last game got taken down from behind and then had Hathaway proceed with elbow drops on his head. Then when he got up he started to punch Coots in the head while he was down on the ice. NOBODY DID ANYTHING! THAT'S THE NEED, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

By: Lance Green

Lance Green — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:37:34 +0000

In reply to JD. AV's teams during his time in Vancouver were largely the same. Talented AF but got pushed around and thus knocked out of the playoffs because of lack of physicality.

By: Lance Green

Lance Green — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:35:31 +0000

In reply to Eric. I agree Thanks for the read!

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 02:37:25 +0000

Great article and I couldn’t agree more!!! This is not the 70’s and this article was not inferring it should go back to that but this team is a disgrace when it comes to physicality. When they play a great line from the movie Youngblood comes to mind that “ they can skate around with a carton of eggs and not break them.” They get man handled all over the ice which is not solely a defense issue like the above post indicated. Yes their defense is awful but this is another glaring issue that also needs to be addressed if they even get close to the point where they can compete for a cup which is not likely anytime soon. So many issues need to be addressed but this is absolutely one of the most important in my opinion and would also make them at least a little more watchable.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 23:17:30 +0000

You people need to get out of the 70’s. Yes this is a soft team but our issue is defense and strictly defense. Physical players and goons are going to cleanup the turnovers and blow defensive coverage. Yes it would help to have grit but it’s not even close to our main issue.

By: JD

JD — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:32:57 +0000

Might be time for a Coaching change yet again…..the physicality is not there, many of the things noted in this article are a “Core” trait in the player from Juniors, College into the Pro ranks.

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:39:26 +0000

This is a disgustingly soft and boring team. They don’t even stand up for themselves let alone their teammates.
Just a completely hateable group of pacifist losers.