Post-Game Talk: #18 | Flyers at Canadiens | November 19, 2022 | 7:00 PM |

[allbuth4bs]

Goal at 1.9 seconds, god I HAAAAAAAAATTTTEEE the cacanadiens

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Tippett was fantastic. His blossoming is one of the biggest storylines of the season.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Even Torts recognized Frost’s game tonight. Gave him 3 shifts, and double shifted him at end of 3v3. At least Torts is paying attention, unlike AV last year.

And man, you know I love Frost, but even him on the half wall doesn’t fix shit on that pp. it’s so f***ing stagnant, 20 games it’s been and they refuse to add any movement. It’s like they circle with the puck at the top waiting for something to open, and after 15 seconds just try to fire it on net. So dumb.

Tortorella took 7 minutes of Frost/Farabee together to realize they needed to stay together. AV would have eventually figured it out after 15 games just to break them up for no reason. Hakstok would have noticed after 20-40 games. Berube just wouldn't have noticed.

I have many problems with Tortorella but on thay front alone he's the first shred of competence since Lavi.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Haha JJ and Jones are talking about how so so so so so bad they feel for MacEwen for his stick breaking late, he deserves everything with his usage, he’s so important blah blah. Why haven’t I changed the channel?

Dude.
MacEwan 2 points
Frost: 0 points

Conclusive proof

 

[Larry44]

Only watched the tying goal highlight on my phone. Did our genius coach have MacEwan and Brown on in the last minute against their best players? And how much does Caufield’s talent burn up Chuckles? LOL!

 

[Fight4yourRight]

On a serious note though.. why hasn’t Bellows been waived yet? He’s the worst player to dress in a Flyers uniform this season.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

I'm tired of the team looking good in terms of finding ways to lose games. That's a coaching issue. It's exhausting.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

MacEwen had another good game. Anyone beating on him is doing so on reputation, not play.

Sucks they lost, but it was a fun game to watch.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Would prefer once again to not have to lose that one in a shootout, but they set themselves up for that, and it's at least encouraging that they had the resolve to turn that 2 points into 1 late.

 

[Flyer lurker]

On a serious note though.. why hasn’t Bellows been waived yet? He’s the worst player to dress in a Flyers uniform this season.

Bellows is more invisible than Chevy Chase in a John Carpenter film.

Riley Cote played better than Bellows.

 

[mr4tno]

On a serious note though.. why hasn’t Bellows been waived yet? He’s the worst player to dress in a Flyers uniform this season.

God, I hope they do not waive him. If he is claimed, then AA gets a contract

 

[DancingPanther]

Beautiful. The road to 55 continues

 

[flyerslducks]

Tippett had a phenomenal game, one of his best, but you have an agenda if you say Frost wasn’t too too far behind, in a more subtle way. Efficient zone exits, touch passes, the breakaway, defense, playing with pace, even the shootout. Surprise, he looked confident with players his skill level and not plugs!

I’d say Farabee-Frost-Tippett is a pretty normal young middle 6 line that any not brain dead team would want to give run in a lost season……well, after half the team gets injured first and you’re dead last in goals/game. There’s chemistry there with those 3, and everything up to this point has been a pointless waste. Now, if we could get Frost into Hayes’ spot on the PP…..

Very pleased with his defense, think that’s a very underrated part of his game. He does make his mistakes but he will learn from them for sure as does any young player.

Frost with Laczynski looked competent and promising. Frost with Farabee looked downright good.

Weird how replacing the total dead weight with a third NHL player yields even better results.

And to get ahead of it, no, MacEwen doesn't count. That guy has a head filled with mush.

Farabee-frost-tk

Would love to see it although tippet was really good tonight with those two

 

[Adam Warlock]

MacEwen had another good game. Anyone beating on him is doing so on reputation, not play.

Sucks they lost, but it was a fun game to watch.

Good by what standard? Good for the player he is? Yeah. Good compared to the role hes being put in? Not even close.

MacEwen is a fringe 4th liner at best. Its great he gives his all on every shift...but hes not a top 9 player...let alone a 1st liner. If he is in your top 6 youre not going to win... plain n simple. Thats not a knock on him...its just reality.

Him being out in the final minute and in OT is just laughable. RW was the teams deepest position at the start of the season. Him being #1 on the depth chart now is a real bad look for torts and even more so fletxher.

 

[CerpinTaxt]

They lose again? I thought this was a playoff bound Tortorella team and not some team Hart was propping up with his amazing play.

Seriously though if a team goes up 2-0 in the first 3 minutes of the game, they probably shouldn't lose that game. Not so tough to play against are they

 

[Flyerfan4life]

They lose again? I thought this was a playoff bound Tortorella team and not some team Hart was propping up with his amazing play.

Seriously though if a team goes up 2-0 in the first 3 minutes of the game, they probably shouldn't lose that game. Not so tough to play against are they

"cant you just enjoy the wins...."

 

[bennysflyers16]

Was nice to skip a game. Caught the end of regulation. Nice to see Shit truck and little
Zac out there losing the game.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Good by what standard? Good for the player he is? Yeah. Good compared to the role hes being put in? Not even close.

MacEwen is a fringe 4th liner at best. Its great he gives his all on every shift...but hes not a top 9 player...let alone a 1st liner. If he is in your top 6 youre not going to win... plain n simple. Thats not a knock on him...its just reality.

Him being out in the final minute and in OT is just laughable. RW was the teams deepest position at the start of the season. Him being #1 on the depth chart now is a real bad look for torts and even more so fletxher.

You do realize they aren’t exactly replete with options at RW without Konecny, Atkinson, Allison?

Also short a man with Laughton leaving the game.

MacEwen was winning pucks tonight & has for most of the season. But I guess you’d rather get someone from the stands.

 

[BillDineen]

Caufield scoring makes me happy.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

You do realize they aren’t exactly replete with options at RW without Konecny, Atkinson, Allison?

And who's responsible for that? That's right, your uncle Schmuck Felcher, who you defend to no extent. He's been here for four years and while Atkinson for Voracek is a wash, the only real addition he's made is MacEwan. That's a huge failure on Uncle Chuck.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Only watched the tying goal highlight on my phone. Did our genius coach have MacEwan and Brown on in the last minute against their best players? And how much does Caufield’s talent burn up Chuckles? LOL!

Yes actually... them and I think Cates, Provy and TDA

 

[VladDrag]

You do realize they aren’t exactly replete with options at RW without Konecny, Atkinson, Allison?

Also short a man with Laughton leaving the game.

MacEwen was winning pucks tonight & has for most of the season. But I guess you’d rather get someone from the stands.

I am way more impressed with Mac's puck skills this year vs his board work tbh. He's got decent bottom 6 skills. He scored 52points in the AHL a few seasons ago, 18 points on the pp. Pretty respectable totals. He is scoring at a decent clip right now, and the underlying metrics are pretty stable, but I do wonder if he sustains his scoring touch.

My issue with him is his lack of anticipation. Just because he gets to the boards doesn't mean he is getting results. I imagine he has a lot of pressures, but I know he doesn't have many turnovers. He just can't process quick enough.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Good by what standard? Good for the player he is? Yeah. Good compared to the role hes being put in? Not even close.

MacEwen is a fringe 4th liner at best. Its great he gives his all on every shift...but hes not a top 9 player...let alone a 1st liner. If he is in your top 6 youre not going to win... plain n simple. Thats not a knock on him...its just reality.

Him being out in the final minute and in OT is just laughable. RW was the teams deepest position at the start of the season. Him being #1 on the depth chart now is a real bad look for torts and even more so fletxher.

ding ding ding

And if you went into the season with Zac as an enforcing 4th line player, he has done all you could ask for a 4th line player. He has improved from a 14th-15th f to an 11th f. Ummm goodie?

The problem is when the idiot Flusher signs 44 to a 4 deal albatross contract, it makes Zac redundant.

Teams that play Zac top 9 minutes should not surprise anyone go on 6 game losing streaks.

Teams that need to play Zac in the last minute give up goals with 1.8 seconds left.

 

[flyersnorth]

Tippett was phenomenal in this game. I think some of his passes were more impressive than the goals. The one that set up Frost in front was pretty slick.

Sanheim needs to sneak in like that more often. Nice anticipation and sweet goal.

Are they going to lose Laughton too? Coots, Atkinson, JVR, TK, Allison, Laughton. That’s just unbelievable.

I thought the Hockey Fights Cancer segment just before the game was pretty special. Made me tear up seeing those young kids fighting for their lives. I wish them and their families well. Hits harder when you’re a parent too.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

And who's responsible for that? That's right, your uncle Schmuck Felcher, who you defend to no extent. He's been here for four years and while Atkinson for Voracek is a wash, the only real addition he's made is MacEwan. That's a huge failure on Uncle Chuck.

Just stop, dude. You aren't being realistic. Any team is going to struggle with RW depth if it loses its top three RWs to injury.

Oh, and Fletcher's top RW prospect, Bobby Brink, is out due to injury.

Oh, and JVR who can play RW is out due to injury.

Oh, and they were playing with a short bench due to Laughton's injury.

Oh, and the organization's prospect depth is limited because of so many draft whiffs that pre-date Chuck.

Meanwhile Zack MacEwen has done an admirable job playing above his pay grade at RW with 7 points in 16 games.

To complain about MacEwen this season is to complain based on reputation and personal dislike rather than his play.