Comments on: The Flyers’ GM Chuck Fletcher’s Job May Now be in Jeopardy

By: Lance Green

Lance Green — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:41:31 +0000

In reply to michael appel. Boudreau is a great coach but for one reason. He can come into a crumbling franchise and make them persevere. He's done it time and time again. He makes something out of nothing. He's always going to be a short term option though because of the reasons you stated. The thing about Stolarz is not that he is some amazing player now it was the fact that the Chuck traded him away to early. With Anthony being a 2nd round pick and the Flyers riddled with goaltending woes for years it was another huge risk. Like when the team traded Bobrovsky. Stolarz is now no prize but he has settled into being a formidable backup. Something that the Flyers still don't have.

By: Lance Green

Lance Green — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:31:39 +0000

In reply to Tom Paulits. Very true. Player development as well.

By: michael appel

michael appel — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:07:59 +0000

I agree with your baic premise that Chuck Fletcher hasn’t done the greatest job. But you’re going to call Bruce Boudreau a great coach? Look at his playoff record. He has lost time and time again as a heavy favorite. You’re going to say trading Anthony Stolarz was a big mistake based on only 20 games played with Anaheim? You lose some credibility with those two statements

By: Jeff Gruntz

Jeff Gruntz — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:49:19 +0000

In reply to Tom Paulits. The scouts wanted Heiskanen or Makar. Hextall overruled them and selected Patrick. Same with the Sanheim draft. The scouts wanted Pastrnak. Hextall overruled them. There's a pattern with Ron. If he has his heart set on a player, he does whatever he wants.

By: Jason Butter

Jason Butter — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 10:50:12 +0000

Add in the lack of any true scoring threat and poor drafts over the last 5 years and you have an absolute disaster of a team for many more seasons to come. This was the same M.O. Fletch had with the Wild that also failed (sign old vets to long contracts and poor drafts) and they are just starting to turn it around now 3 years after he left. He needs to go now so we can at least hope the next GM can try to turn this organization around.

By: Gary Mengle

Gary Mengle — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:24:15 +0000

Why does everyone think it’s the GM and coach, just remember Comcast is a business that is run by Dave Scott, CEO who has a bottom line to answer to! I believe it’s time to stop living in the past! Mr. Scott should open his eyes and realize this is a mediocre team that is losing fans and profits! I think the whole organization needs a major shakeup from top to bottom.

By: Tom Paulits

Tom Paulits — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:08:12 +0000

Said it before and I’ll say it again. Nolan Patrick picked before Cale Makar. Who is holding the scouts accountable??

By: Rob Windfelder

Rob Windfelder — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:07:44 +0000

Even a frustrating and fruitless hockey season is still a chance to enjoy the greatest game on earth. That being said Vigneault was the perfect antidote for what the organization had committed itself to under Hextall. Build from inside, bring young talent up through the system, hand them over to Vigneault …where he broke the cycle and managed to break their spirit and end their development. As a coach he seemed almost jealous of his own players at times. Any flash of flair was treated like an insult to him and his system. Guys who would step it up and get it done in a pinch always seemed to end up in the dog house. Some of these dynamic players are doing quite well on other teams now where they might feel a little more free to use their specific skill set. You can only play the cards in your hand. We are watching the end of a slow motion wreck. It was inevitable, there was a clash of two long term plans. Yes a system is needed, but I believe that your system is better built if it is based on what you have to work with and how to get the most out of the tools that you have. Currently and unfortunately the team seems like more patches than substance. None of this is a slight on Claude Giroux, he is what we have left to watch, stop talking about trading him for some more prospects that we can also break and enjoy the show.