2022/23 Roster Thread XVII: The Days are Getting Longer

[freakydallas13]

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"Continue purchase of the merchandise"

Contrarians probably drooling over this nothing letter that management ghost wrote for Torts.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

You know it came from some PR person because it didn’t include that evil seven letter word this organization despises.

 

[Flyer lurker]

I trust simple jack, chinese balloons, and us politicians more than flusher.

Please tell me this team is not going to do something stupid like keep jvr and trade 3rds+d-men on the farm for gudas/some rental fodder.

 

[DancingPanther]

This franchise is scrambling amongst its own incompetence. It actually thinks that letter is virtuous

 

[Striiker]

This franchise is scrambling amongst its own incompetence. It actually thinks that letter is virtuous

That letter is aimed at the Authentic fans who worship Torts and truly believe that the problem was a lack of effort and toughness.

Those idiots are going to absolutely love it.

 

[Starat327]

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[Hollywood Cannon]

Open if you dare...

Spoiler

 

[kudymen]

Open if you dare...

Spoiler

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So the story from "Hayes's story is better" actually is that... he is able to get to an all star game without an arm?

 

[deadhead]

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"Now, I'm not going to lie to you - and I want to be clear about this - we're not there yet. This year was the first step in building the future of the Flyers and restoring our reputation as one of the most respected teams in Hockey."

Gee, sure sounds like "rebuilding" to me. Notice NO mention of playoffs, no mention of "we're a competitive team again," no aggressive reload.

So who is running this team?

 

[Curufinwe]

The guy who traded six picks + Hagg so he could sign Risto and Angelo.

 

[ponder719]

So who is running this team?

Given that this is pretty clearly PR bilge, I'm going with Val Camillo.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

"Now, I'm not going to lie to you - and I want to be clear about this - we're not there yet. This year was the first step in building the future of the Flyers and restoring our reputation as one of the most respected teams in Hockey."

Gee, sure sounds like "rebuilding" to me. Notice NO mention of playoffs, no mention of "we're a competitive team again," no aggressive reload.

So who is running this team?

No use of the word rebuilding either. Do you honestly believe that John Tortorella wrote this? It's PR fluff.

Chuck Fletcher is running the team, fyi.

 

[deadhead]

No use of the word rebuilding either. Do you honestly believe that John Tortorella wrote this? It's PR fluff.

Chuck Fletcher is running the team, fyi.

If it's PR fluff, then they're rebuilding, even if they don't use the word - the whole purpose of the fluff was to reduce expectations and justify trading JVR and anyone else they can at the TDL.

 

[Magua]

“First step” is such a vague phrase that can mean many things. A rebuild is an asset management thing. They haven’t shown that part at all, which means vague coach speak phrases are meaningless.

I pity the people who are too naive to see a PR money grab play for what it is.

 

[Adam Warlock]

No use of the word rebuilding either. Do you honestly believe that John Tortorella wrote this? It's PR fluff.

Chuck Fletcher is running the team, fyi.

The letter says a few things:

1. Theyre still trying to walk that tightrope of appeasing the older STHs with the "lets get the flyers identity" back bs... but also throwing the other fans a bone of alluding to a rebuild but not committing to it.

2. They know both sides of the fanbase do not want to hear anything from chuck.

Really begs the question of why is chuck still here if clearly firing him would universally be applauded across the fanbase?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

If it's PR fluff, then they're rebuilding, even if they don't use the word - the whole purpose of the fluff was to reduce expectations and justify trading JVR and anyone else they can at the TDL.

Good to see that we’re doing the thing where we pick and choose what coach and GM speak we believe is real and what’s not.

 

[Rebels57]

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Wait, they're not there yet?! I had no f***ing idea!

Also, saying you respect Provorov for being a homophobic loser is a "commitment to getting it right?"

There is no hope for this franchise. None whatsoever. They made need fan support, but they don't deserve it.

 

[VladDrag]

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Again, this is gross...This actually makes me sick.

 

[Magua]

The Flyers don’t have any elite players in the organization, and they don’t have any semblance of a plan to acquire one. They still have more assets going out than coming in.

What’s this “first step” they’ve taken? Culture shit? Identity gibberish? They haven’t taken anything close to the first step. I’m just not sure if they’re talking down to the fans or actually inhaling their own flatulence.

 

[Striiker]

Really begs the question of why is chuck still here if clearly firing him would universally be applauded across the fanbase?

Because Clarke isn’t dead yet

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Once again, I am here to tell you that the Flyers are not rebuilding.

 

[Deadpool8812]

Too little, too late

 

[Beef Invictus]

"Now, I'm not going to lie to you - and I want to be clear about this - we're not there yet. This year was the first step in building the future of the Flyers and restoring our reputation as one of the most respected teams in Hockey."

Gee, sure sounds like "rebuilding" to me. Notice NO mention of playoffs, no mention of "we're a competitive team again," no aggressive reload.

So who is running this team?

Management. Management is running the team. They are not rebuilding, either.

If Tortorella is running the team then you sure were dead wrong about him, and he's just more of the same.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Once again, I am here to tell you that the Flyers are not rebuilding.

Rebuilding teams do not trade 1 2 plus for Risto
Rebuilding teams don;t sign above player long term at 5m per making him untradeable,
Rebuilding teams do not trade 2 3 4 for one dimensional d-men
Rebuilding teams do not give 4th line goons with no scoring ability 4 year deals

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Oh look. The Flyers did something & fans complained about it.