https://flyersnittygritty.com/what-could-have-been-if-the-flyers-former-gm-ron-hextall-had-only-listened/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-could-have-been-if-the-flyers-former-gm-ron-hextall-had-only-listened Authentic insider access to the Flyers, Phantoms, Royals ice hockey Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://flyersnittygritty.com/what-could-have-been-if-the-flyers-former-gm-ron-hextall-had-only-listened/#comment-1706 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:18:22 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=45637#comment-1706 I’m a bit biased but they could have tried to keep Michael Vecchione who is scoring well for Hershey. i always wondered why they didn’t use him more on Flyers. Now this article tells me a lot.

]]> https://flyersnittygritty.com/what-could-have-been-if-the-flyers-former-gm-ron-hextall-had-only-listened/#comment-1700 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 16:47:23 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=45637#comment-1700 I grew up a fanatical Flyers fan and would have walked through walls to support them. High school they won their cups and I walked the parade behind Joe Watson’s car until Philly’s finest knocked me away with a billy club. Years pass and I move to DC and continue to ridicule the Craps as perennial losers in my Philly sense of superiority. The flyers proceeded to erode and completely fall apart when Mr. Snyder died and the “corporation” came in to run the team. All the while, the Capitals began to make their mark with great drafts and an exciting lineup that gave the fans what they wanted. Ovechkin and my favorite all time player Nick Backstrom had success and disappointment, but I always knew that they were in it to win and had the fans best interest at heart the 18 Stanley Cup was the prize and we celebrated. Needless to say, I am now a Caps fan and it is because of the teams exciting play and the caring of the ownership and management for the fans and not to be forgotten, the Flyers lack of performance. Even my brother, who still lives in Media watches the Caps more and is terminally dismayed by the Flyers. They will keep losing fans one at a time. There is a better product out there for Philly fans to watch.

]]> https://flyersnittygritty.com/what-could-have-been-if-the-flyers-former-gm-ron-hextall-had-only-listened/#comment-1699 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 16:27:57 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=45637#comment-1699 Not good since Ed Snyder died.

]]> https://flyersnittygritty.com/what-could-have-been-if-the-flyers-former-gm-ron-hextall-had-only-listened/#comment-1692 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 23:17:04 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=45637#comment-1692 Look at their horrific drafting history and see who they have passed over since 1971 to the present. Many, many Hall of Famers: Larry Robinson, Chris Chelios, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Jaromir Jagr were all available to the Flyers in their respective draft years.

]]> https://flyersnittygritty.com/what-could-have-been-if-the-flyers-former-gm-ron-hextall-had-only-listened/#comment-1691 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 21:21:05 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=45637#comment-1691 nah! They have been mostly competitive throughout the years, even made the finals a few times. They suck now!

]]> https://flyersnittygritty.com/what-could-have-been-if-the-flyers-former-gm-ron-hextall-had-only-listened/#comment-1689 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:58:16 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=45637#comment-1689 This organization has sucked for 47 years. PERIOD.

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