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

[VladDrag]

Don't bother. Most on this board are incapable of acknowledging that.

Sure, he's had some okay results and he seems suited for a 3rd pairing role. Let's not ignore the fact that this has only been ~30 games of decent play, relative to his previous 600 games of awful play. Granted, the deployment is not an apples to apples comparison, and he might be aptly suited for 3rd pairing, with no major special teams play. But I'm not going to give credit to a coaching staff who took an objectively terrible (like one of the worst defenders in the NHL) to JAG-status for 30 games. It's just not that impressive.

 

[FLYguy3911]

It's hard for me to buy into a player who makes as many poor decisions as Risto does.

 

[Curufinwe]

Check Gina Hahn's article on yesterday's Inky on the resurgence of TK. Briere and the analytics department worked together to help show TK ways to change his game on the ice and improve. Not all of the FO is braindead.

 

[Bruckuss]

That's even funnier when you say it in the Mr Burns voice

 

[Beef Invictus]

Check Gina Hahn's article on yesterday's Inky on the resurgence of TK. Briere and the analytics department worked together to help show TK ways to change his game on the ice and improve. Not all of the FO is braindead.

Briere championed the Deslauriers signing.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

The takes around a guy who went from shooting 7.3% to 19.7% this year & is a career 12.5% shooter have gone about expected.

 

[Curufinwe]

Briere championed the Deslauriers signing.

Allegedly.

 

[Striiker]

The fact that people still don’t understand how to evaluate while taking shooting % and/or on-ice sh% into account still blows my mind.

Someone playing well but getting no luck is bashed, someone playing like shit but getting fluke luck is praised.

Even on here. It’s constant.

 

[Starat327]

The fact that people still don’t understand how to evaluate while taking shooting % and/or on-ice sh% into account still blows my mind.

Someone playing well but getting no luck is bashed, someone playing like shit but getting fluke luck is praised.

Even on here. It’s constant.

Sounds like they should learn how to play the right way

 

[FlyerNutter]

I eagerly await the premature mega extensions for Hart, and Konecny.

‘Tis the Flyer way after all.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

The fact that people still don’t understand how to evaluate while taking shooting % and/or on-ice sh% into account still blows my mind.

Someone playing well but getting no luck is bashed, someone playing like shit but getting fluke luck is praised.

Even on here. It’s constant.

geez..

cant you just enjoy the wins..

 

[FlyerNutter]

geez..

cant you just enjoy the wins..

I’ll sure remember the successful west coast trip, when Bedard - and Michkov are scoring hat tricks against this team few years from now.

Like that playoff series win against the Habs, the stabilization this season will move into legend.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I’ll sure remember the successful west coast trip, when Bedard - and Michkov are scoring hat tricks against this team few years from now.

Like that playoff series win against the Habs, the stabilization this season will move into legend.

"Niskanen," Kane says, before dropping a snow globe. It rolls off a ledge and shatters.

 

[FlyerNutter]

"Niskanen," Kane says, before dropping a snow globe. It rolls off a ledge and shatters.

It might be another 15yrs, and I know how morbid this sounds - but from a strictly hockey POV.

The day we place gold coins on the eyes of certain men, will be a joyful day. The ravens will return to the lonely mountain once more.

 

[Striiker]

Sounds like they should learn how to play the right way

Never

 

[blackjackmulligan]

I eagerly await the premature mega extensions for Hart, and Konecny.

‘Tis the Flyer way after all.

cant extend TK until 2024 I believe. Though it will come. I hope he has the best 2+ years of his career by the time they talk about an extension.

Hart I wonder if he bolts at first chance and avoids the long term deal.

 

[Starat327]

Never

these guys would never survive in the 70s. Too soft these days with there michelin goals and what not. Someone tried that in my day, theyd have to be carried out form behing the net on a stretcher.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Konecny looks a little better this season, but nothing earth shattering. I don't know where people are getting that he's gone through some transformation

 

[Columbus Hockey Dad]

Konecny looks a little better this season, but nothing earth shattering. I don't know where people are getting that he's gone through some transformation

I mean, he's on more than a point per game pace for the first time in his career, tied his career high in goals in just 37 games, so he's definitely taken a step forward.

All that stated, I think how those around the team are reacting is more of a symptom in watching a team completely bereft of any talent.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Konecny looks a little better this season, but nothing earth shattering. I don't know where people are getting that he's gone through some transformation

Konecny looks *a lot* better this season. It's not simply that more of his shots are going in, it's the best and by far most consistent he's played in his entire career.

Part of the reason he's scoring more is because he's getting better scoring chances. He's even playing great on the PK, which is an entirely new element to his game.

This isn't only a luck vs. bad-luck thing, try as some people might to make it seem that way. TK has raised his game to a new level.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

Is Nic Deslauriers wearing that jersey for this putrid team how you want to ruin your childhood?

The past decade has already ruined my childhood lol

 

[deadhead]

Joe Sakic wasn't hand picked by the cabal of morons that you believe should be sent to the moon and yet you think Briere is going to be some wunderkind despite that fact.

That takes some real mental gymnastics.

Colorado was a big of a mess as the current Flyer FO. Easy to forget that now.
I have no idea how good/bad Briere will be, but if he sees eye to eye with Torts about the need to rebuild, he gets my vote.

Sure, he's had some okay results and he seems suited for a 3rd pairing role. Let's not ignore the fact that this has only been ~30 games of decent play, relative to his previous 600 games of awful play. Granted, the deployment is not an apples to apples comparison, and he might be aptly suited for 3rd pairing, with no major special teams play. But I'm not going to give credit to a coaching staff who took an objectively terrible (like one of the worst defenders in the NHL) to JAG-status for 30 games. It's just not that impressive.

He's been a major part of a revived PK as well. Give credit where credit is do.
He has no business sniffing the ice on the PP, neither does Provorov, or Sanheim for that matter.

 

[Striiker]

Konecny looks a little better this season, but nothing earth shattering. I don't know where people are getting that he's gone through some transformation

You know exactly where.

1) His point totals are higher so lazy fans think something drastic changed. They don’t realize he was great last year too, just with horrible luck instead of great luck.

2) weird fans are foaming at the mouth to give their hero Torts credit for literally anything. That’s why they’re pretending TK, Risto, etc are suddenly much better players.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Colorado was a big of a mess as the current Flyer FO. Easy to forget that now.
I have no idea how good/bad Briere will be, but if he sees eye to eye with Torts about the need to rebuild, he gets my vote.


He's been a major part of a revived PK as well. Give credit where credit is do.
He has no business sniffing the ice on the PP, neither does Provorov, or Sanheim for that matter.

They weren’t. I think I would know.

Oh, so you’re putting your faith in the God Emperor. Gotcha.

Tale as old as time.

 

[deadhead]

I'll put my faith in anyone who supports a rebuild instead of the "same old, same old."

Colorado missed the playoffs 6 of 7 seasons, their one good season was driven by a hot goaltender and Duchene (#3), Landeskog (#2), ROR, McKinnon (#1).
Varlamov won 41 games with a .927 S% that season.
This was the team that drafted Chris Stewart #18.