Comments on: With Fletcher’s Infusion Of Young Talent He Drafted Starting To Seep Into The Flyers Lineup, Who Might Be Next To Be Signed? https://flyersnittygritty.com/with-fletchers-infusion-of-young-talent-he-drafted-starting-to-seep-into-the-flyers-lineup-who-might-be-next-to-be-signed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=with-fletchers-infusion-of-young-talent-he-drafted-starting-to-seep-into-the-flyers-lineup-who-might-be-next-to-be-signed Authentic insider access to the Flyers, Phantoms, Royals ice hockey Fri, 28 May 2021 09:44:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Gregg Lorenz https://flyersnittygritty.com/with-fletchers-infusion-of-young-talent-he-drafted-starting-to-seep-into-the-flyers-lineup-who-might-be-next-to-be-signed/#comment-1239 Fri, 28 May 2021 09:44:59 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=32668#comment-1239 I agree with much of what Flyersguy says in his post. Chuck Fletcher was as animated as a Macy’s manikin this year and he has allowed the Flyers to become the Philly version of Minnesota Wild hockey. Fletcher has yet to prove he knows how to draft future NHL players either. Cam York and Bobby Brink are both too small to play key roles for the Flyers and better players were available when Fletcher had the chance to get them(Alex Newhook, Arthur Kaliyev and a number of others could have been Flyers). Also, signing Kevin Hayes to an overpriced, long term contract looks like a huge mistake. Hayes looked uninterested as a player this year and he still has a lot of years left on his contract. In addition Hayes has a no trade contract. As mentioned by poster, special teams were both a total disaster and new coaches should have been brought in to fix these issues.

Watching the Flyers play the last two months this year was extremely difficult. The team looked stale, it was as though some of the key players just wanted to get the games over with. The Flyers came out flat in most games, got behind and quit playing, showing little passion for the game. Not working hard is not how you impress loyal Flyer’s fans. Losing is accepted in Philly if you worked your tail off, but losing without giving an honest effort, is despised. I have loved the Flyers for decades, but this team was not worth watching and on many nights, I turned them off. I’m just glad I didn’t have to attend games, since I have had season tickets since 1977. Changes are needed and I would start at the top. Chuck Fletcher is not putting a good team on the ice, so begin by replacing him, Get someone who has a proven track record. After all, Philly is a great hockey town, with an outstanding fan base. We fans deserve better. Gregg Lorenz, Bucks County Pa

]]> By: FLYERSGUY https://flyersnittygritty.com/with-fletchers-infusion-of-young-talent-he-drafted-starting-to-seep-into-the-flyers-lineup-who-might-be-next-to-be-signed/#comment-1238 Fri, 28 May 2021 00:42:55 +0000 https://flyersnittygritty.com/?p=32668#comment-1238 Hey Lance,

Hate to disagree with you bro, but I have ZERO faith in Fletcher as a GM. Whem he was GM of Minnesota, they missed the playoffs half the time under his “leadership.”

In his time here, he seems to be a guy who would rather lurk in the background rather than take a more active leadership role.

We saw this year as he watched one of the worst PK and PP units in memory, and did nothing to address it.

He’s stood by as Giroux, Voracek, and others took entire weeks off and neither said nor did anything about it.

Any other GM would have at the very least let the assistant coaches who coached the PK and the PP go. At the least.

Fletcher did nothing. As far as his draft picks go, they’ve done nothing yet and have everything to prove.

I’m taking a wait and see approach because that’s all any fan can do right now. I do not like what I’ve seen so far. At all.

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