2023-24 Roster Thread #7: A shave and a haircut, two bits

[BernieParent]

One combined scratch so far this season for Nic D and Garnet H.

ES GF% for the season so far
Frost - 64%

Brink - 58.97%
Farabee - 58.49%
Konecny - 57.14%
Couturier - 56.52%
Foerster - 55.56%

Tippett - 48%
Laughton - 43.9%
Atkinson - 41.67%

Cates - 38.89%
Poehling - 37.93%

Deslauriers - 28.57%
Hathaway - 27.27%

Player Season Totals - Natural Stat Trick

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

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[Curufinwe]

I didn't think Laughton would fall of a cliff like this before turning 30. Hopefully it's due to some nagging injury that can get fixed in the summer, and not just hockey old age.

 

[wankstifier]

I didn't think Laughton would fall of a cliff like this before turning 30. Hopefully it's due to some nagging injury that can get fixed in the summer, and not just hockey old age.

If they're lucky, it's a temporary injury and poor shooting luck. There was no sense in waiting to trade him.

 

[BernieParent]

I didn't think Laughton would fall of a cliff like this before turning 30. Hopefully it's due to some nagging injury that can get fixed in the summer, and not just hockey old age.

Likely more falling off a pedestal than a cliff.

 

[trostol]

i feel like Walker doesn't have the same interest he had a few weeks back..but they should move him before he turns into Laughton

 

[VladDrag]

i feel like Walker doesn't have the same interest he had a few weeks back..but they should move him before he turns into Laughton

Walker is worth a 1st, and if they don't get one, I'll be pissed.

 

[Appleyard]

 

[BrindamoursNose]

I didn't think Laughton would fall of a cliff like this before turning 30. Hopefully it's due to some nagging injury that can get fixed in the summer, and not just hockey old age.

If Briere passed up on a 1 and a 3 for Laughton...just for Laughton to barely be worth a 3rd...

f***

 

[Flyerfan4life]

If Briere passed up on a 1 and a 3 for Laughton...just for Laughton to barely be worth a 3rd...

f***

beaf***ingFlyer..

hahaaa

#sameoleraofOrange

 

[FLYguy3911]

Walker is worth a 1st, and if they don't get one, I'll be pissed.

Should I spoil it for you?

He was down to 15 minutes last night. Their usage decisions make no sense.

 

[VladDrag]

Should I spoil it for you?

He was down to 15 minutes last night. Their usage decisions make no sense.

I know, it's unlikely to happen.

I can give Torts some credit on getting the players on the same page, even if I don't fully agree with his philosophy...But his usage has been awful, just flat out awful.

 

[Appleyard]

The PP is so, so bad that is is pretty much off the charts.

The 2nd worst PP ever (Panthers 13-14)) is closer to the 6th worst PP ever (Flyers 21-22) than Flyers current PP is to 2nd worst ever lmao.

 

[BernieParent]

I am unsure where to post this but:

 

[Beef Invictus]

I am unsure where to post this but:

It's such a stupid f***ing approach.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I am unsure where to post this but:

"I'm glad he told me these things. Now I know how to use them against him. This kid thinks he's better than me?"

 

[BernieParent]

"I'm glad he told me these things. Now I know how to use them against him. This kid thinks he's better than me?"

My imaginary scenario is something like:

"So frosty (Tortorella always says this with a lower-case f) came into my office yesterday first thing in the morning. He's flustered, he's upset, he wants to know why he was scratched again. I yell out the door, 'Rocky! Get in here!' Rocky comes in and asks what's up. I turn to frosty and I say, 'Fight him'. He asks what I just said so I repeat 'Fight him. Fight Rocky.' Half a second later, Rocky's shirt is off and he puts up his fists with a big smile on his face. frosty knows he's got no choice now; he puts up his fists and takes a half-hearted swing at Rocky. Well, Rock isn't taking that. He blocks it and smacks frosty a good one on the side of the head. frosty buckles but doesn't go down. He comes back up with a violent swing that catches Rocky on the button. Rocky completely demolishes frosty after that and walks out of my office still pulling his shirt back on.

"'There you go, kid. That's what I wanted to see,' I said to him. 'Now get up and get ready to play.'"

 

[VladDrag]

Full video

Torts said Frost came to Torts and didn't agree with Torts decisions regarding the benching. Then gave him his thoughts. Around 14:15 or so is the discussion about Frost.

 

[wankstifier]

"I'm glad he told me these things. Now I know how to use them against him. This kid thinks he's better than me?"

I'm told that Morgan Frost went into John Tortorella's office with a head full of steam, barking at him in an attempt to get the head coach to throw a punch. The young forward left the meeting in awe. One reporter says Frost was shaking his head and muttering "I gave that old bastard a verbal horse kick to the face." Apparently, Tortorella embraced his oft-scratched, frustrated player and urged him repeatedly in a hushed tone, "It's not your fault."

 

[Magua]

Those Frost quotes reminded me of that Kesler-Tortorella story in Vancouver.

“I come in and we go over video and every clip just about me,” Kesler said in an interview on the latest episode of Spittin’ Chiclets. “Like over and over, and he finally stops the clip and he’s like, ‘I’m f–king worried about you, Kes. I’m really worried about you, you want out of here.’ And I said, ‘you don’t have to f–king worry about me.’ And trade deadline is passed now, so I’m staying.

“I stand up in my stall, his nose is in like my chest, and I’m looking down at him like, ‘you want to make this about me and you again?’ And we just went back and forth. And then he throws a tantrum, throws the remote and he’s like, ‘I’m f–king out of here.’ And he leaves.”

[....]

“So he comes up onto the ice, and I’m skating around, and he comes up and shoves me on the ice,” Kesler said. “This is in Vancouver, there’s cameras in the bleachers, in the stands. And I’m like, ‘holy sh-t, we’re doing this right now, I’m going to fight a coach. Like, I’m fighting a coach, on the ice, right now.’”

Instead, unexpectedly, Tortorella applauded Kesler for pushing back against his earlier criticism. The former Canucks head coach even offered to return his “A” to him....

He has a fetish for players angrily standing up to him and defending themselves. Pulling a Hayes and being pouty? To the baboon furnace. Screaming in his face? Marry my daughter. Something something men and leadership. Freud would have a field day with this guy.

 

[Tripod]

Players having to go to the coach for a meeting....had to go kiss the brass ring.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Those Frost quotes reminded me of that Kesler-Tortorella story in Vancouver.



He has a fetish for players angrily standing up to him and defending themselves. Pulling a Hayes and being pouty? To the baboon furnace. Screaming in his face? Marry my daughter. Something something men and leadership. Freud would have a field day with this

 

[freakydallas13]

We could of had a 1st round pick for this......thanks briere, rebuild complete
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Flutcher had 2 chances to get a 1st for Laughton (possibly more), and Briere had 1. 3 chances total, and this "rebuilding" team fumbled to get value for their 29 year old bottom sixer.

Yay team.

Also weird he hasn't been scratched, seeing as he has been abysmal at shooting and defence, the only 2 things this team cares about.

One combined scratch so far this season for Nic D and Garnet H.

ES GF% for the season so far
Frost - 64%

Brink - 58.97%
Farabee - 58.49%
Konecny - 57.14%
Couturier - 56.52%
Foerster - 55.56%

Tippett - 48%
Laughton - 43.9%
Atkinson - 41.67%

Cates - 38.89%
Poehling - 37.93%

Deslauriers - 28.57%
Hathaway - 27.27%

Player Season Totals - Natural Stat Trick

Why have one player with 64 GF% when you could have 2 players who don't even combine for that much instead?

 

[trostol]

So ..eta in Frost trade?

 

[DancingPanther]

What a fantastic coach these guys got here wow