Comments on: The Time For The Flyers To Act Is Now

By: Perttu Junnonaho

Perttu Junnonaho — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 02:41:26 +0000

I am starting to think Gregg Lorenz is the only person here, who really understands some hockey, because i tend to think our team from GM”s point of view! And Lorenz is the only one who get”s it, because if i am critical in my comments, it”s just because i love our hockey team, and want to improve aspects, which are in my mind doable better! Because others just go to defensive mode, and start to criticize me from talking bad from our hockey team, and do not get that i love the Flyers, and that”s why i am critical! I just want some conversation, which has some deeper meaning, and not thous shallow comments back in which people is angry of me, because even if we are leading the league, i will still find things that we or our GM must do better!

By: Jamey Baskow

Jamey Baskow — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:18:09 +0000

In reply to Gregg Lorenz. Gregg, I do, but I had to help my mom who broke her leg in July. She broke it in six spots I'm sorry about that

By: Gregg Lorenz

Gregg Lorenz — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:42:36 +0000

I posted a reply this morning. Do you ost replies?

By: SickandTired

SickandTired — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:35:21 +0000

The time to act is indeed NOW. Watching the Flyers’ games with a critical eye, I have identified what I think management should do:

1. Fire the defense coach, or threaten him with firing if he does not adopt a defense
that is not aggressive. Goal tending cannot cure a POOR defense.
2. Call up Defense players from the Phantoms. Whether or not they are
“Perfectly” ready is not how you improve. Just do it. At this point, what is there
to lose.
3. Call up Frost, Strome, and Radcliffe. Once again, they may not be perfectly
ready, but this team is SO Slow. I know the argument will be based on metrics,
but they don’t always point to ROOT cause. The veterans on this team are too
old.
4. Demote vorobyov.
5. Fire coach if these moves are not done. The way this team has played shows me
that it’s not Road VS Home, but lack of control of the team. No more days off
until the teamEARNS it. This, by the way is THEIR job. If they can’t do it, then it’s
time to cut bait – no more appeasement or worry that it may be too hard on
them – WAAAAA.. Look at the Hurricanes and how aggressive they are on
Defense. THat’s how teams beat the Flyers. This team does not have any
answer for the box in they get when they play teams that can defend. It’s time
for drastic change. I don’t want to squeak into the playoffs. I want the Flyers to
win the CUP (with confidence)! Anything else is a waste of time.

By: Gregg Lorenz

Gregg Lorenz — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:27:49 +0000

Do we Flyer fans actually want Chuck Fletcher making ANY trades? NO! Look at Fletcher’s trade and drafting history in just the last year and it makes you wonder who or what picks he’ll give up next for a quick, temporary fix. Wayne Simmonds is a good example. Simmonds was a real bargaining chip, easily worth at least a low first round, or high second round draft pick. Fletcher go Ryan Hartman and a 4th. Hartman is gone, Then we have Justin Braun. Fletcher gave up two high draft pick for Braun, a 2nd and a 3rd. Braun is a free agent at the end of this year. Since Fletcher has already squandered all of the cap space Ron Hextall had created by spending it last summer, Braun will walk. The Flyers can’t afford him. The Flyers have as many as ten players coming up for new contracts at the end of this year and 2021 that need to be signed (Phil Myers, Travis Sanheim, Scott Laughton, Michael Raffl, Carter Hart, Nicholas Aube Kubel, Tyler Pitlick, Robert Hagg, Nolan Patrick, Mikhail Vorobeyev, and even Brian Elliott as a reasonably priced backup to Hart.). The reason why Ron Hextall created so much cap space in the first place, was to be able to draft great young players and KEEP them, not let them walk when their contracts were up. You can bet Fletcher now knows he blew the cap and has only one option. Start trading these prospects for aging, unwanted veterans. That would be a disaster.

By: SickandtireSameOldCrap

SickandtireSameOldCrap — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:41:25 +0000

I agree, but I also think bringing up Frost, Strome and Radcliffe would be something that would spark this team as well. What do you have to lose?

Also, show some freaking passion from the bench when the team starts daydreaming during a game… Come on. Pathetic.

The other elephant in the room is the TEAM’s POOR PATHETIC Defensive strategy. It’s like they want the other team to take shots and cycle the puck.. WHY?

Deal Gostisbehere, fire the Defensive coach, and call up some TOUGH defense prospects from the Phantoms. If you watch the Hurricanes, THAT is the type of grit I expect from the Flyers… Brind’Amor pushes his players… Not treat them
with massages between games. Sadly, this team looks slow and weak.

Any arguing this point would only prove a typical “solving the symptom” and not the problem. Sick of this crap.

If this coach and GM do NOTHING after this horrible performance, then it’s clear they have no clue. The FLYERS upper management is to completely blame for this crap. Show us you care. Start yelling and demanding performance. If the players start acting up, trade them. This is YOUR team and they have the pleasure of working for an organization that WANTS to win!