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

[dragonoffrost]

I listened as well. I didn't want to post on it, because I guess I'm bashing Torts too much lately, but here is my take...

Torts gave lots of praise to Sanheim, and said the main difference is his mindset. Torts said he had multiple conversations to Sanheim last season about becoming more aggressive (more my word than his). I want to give Torts credit here for pushing Sanheim to play better, but then I remembered this team came extremely close to trading Sanheim this offseason for Torey Krug.

I also remembered that the only ones who were traded were non-Torts guys. No Tort's guys were traded. So then the question is, at the beginning of the season, what was the Flyers stance on Sanheim? They really didn't have a choice in playing him as the defacto No.1 Defenseman. Am I really supposed to give them credit for the team following the only viable path? I know certain posters think I and others are only looking for the bad, but that's not the case. They lucked into this situation. It's hard to give them credit on this one, for me.

Didn't you know that all the context you dropped in the post doesn't count for a hill of beans? Only the end results matter.

 

[Curufinwe]

Torts did also mention that the trade rumours probably helped fuel Sanheim this year.

The Flyers play in Calgary on New Year's Eve if Sanheim needs any mid-season motivation

Maybe healthy scratching Cates would motivate him to score more than a 3rd pairing dman/below average 4th liner....

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I listened as well. I didn't want to post on it, because I guess I'm bashing Torts too much lately, but here is my take...

Torts gave lots of praise to Sanheim, and said the main difference is his mindset. Torts said he had multiple conversations to Sanheim last season about becoming more aggressive (more my word than his). I want to give Torts credit here for pushing Sanheim to play better, but then I remembered this team came extremely close to trading Sanheim this offseason for Torey Krug.

I also remembered that the only ones who were traded were non-Torts guys. No Tort's guys were traded. So then the question is, at the beginning of the season, what was the Flyers stance on Sanheim? They really didn't have a choice in playing him as the defacto No.1 Defenseman. Am I really supposed to give them credit for the team following the only viable path? I know certain posters think I and others are only looking for the bad, but that's not the case. They lucked into this situation. It's hard to give them credit on this one, for me.

It’s logically hard to give credit when you were/are a Torey Krug yes away from having him be your 1D right now. For a guy in Tortorella who’s recently admitted he’s focused on winning that would be a noticeable downgrade for your team right now & would have been directly caused because of you (Tortorella).

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Curufinwe]

Torts already planning his move to 11-7

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Do we think they'll call up a center?

Edit: A FWD

 

[Flyerfan4life]

godamit Frost..

 

[Beef Invictus]

Since Cates has been at wing this doesn't even assure Frost comes back in

 

[Curufinwe]

Do we think they'll call up a center?

Edit: A FWD

Laczynski would make sense. But they might go with 12 forwards till they go to Arizona/Col/Nashville next week.

 

[BigToe]

 

[VladDrag]

If he's been banged up for a while, that would make sense. He's a shell of his former self. I can also see Cates being the type who would keep an injury to himself, particularly when he's seen young guys in and out of the lineup over the last month.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Cates: lower body injury, out a while, finished the game last time around...gut tells me that's a good ol' shot blockin' foot fracture.

Better than putting Frost there I guess.

Guessing the first unit then would have to be Farabee-Couturier-Brink-Konecny-York? Or Walker up top?

 

[Curufinwe]

Sounds like he hurt himself blocking a shot in the last game.

 

[VladDrag]

Better than putting Frost there I guess.

Guessing the first unit then would have to be Farabee-Couturier-Brink-Konecny-York? Or Walker up top?

I'd be shocked if Tippett isn't on the PP. If anyone isn't there, I imagine it's Farabee.

 

[Rich Nixon]

I'd be shocked if Tippett isn't on the PP. If anyone isn't there, I imagine it's Farabee.

Ah I forgot about that translucent freak. Yeah, I dunno why Farabee doesn't get prime PP looks, feel like they should be trying to lean on his chemistry with Brink on the first unit.

I'd love to see them run Farabee-Frost-Brink as a line at some point but Torts probably thinks that unit would be TOO SMOL.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I promise a GDT is coming, gotta feed the baby first

 

[ajgoal]

I promise a GDT is coming, gotta feed the baby first

Babies need their malt vinegar warmed up a bit.

 

[BernieParent]

I promise a GDT is coming, gotta feed the baby first

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Holy f***

 

[Beef Invictus]

Babies need their malt vinegar warmed up a bit.

Baby stomachs can't handle that. I gave her a bottle of creamy Caesar instead

 

[Striiker]

I'll bet you every organ in my body that the EXACT SECOND Cates is healthy again, he'll be back in the lineup.

None of the "i WaNt To GeT hIM bAcK iN bUt I cAnT fIgUrE oUt hOw" bullshit that Torts spewed about scratching Frost and Brink. Mr Zero Offense is a roster lock.

I don't give a shit if they're on a 10 game win streak and every single player is looking great. He's back in immediately.

 

[Audible Velvet]

I'll bet you every organ in my body that the EXACT SECOND Cates is healthy again, he'll be back in the lineup.

None of the "i WaNt To GeT hIM bAcK iN bUt I cAnT fIgUrE oUt hOw" bullshit that Torts spewed about scratching Frost and Brink. Mr Zero Offense is a roster lock.

I don't give a shit if they're on a 10 game win streak and every single player is looking great. He's back in immediately.

Or sooner

 

[ponder719]

I'll bet you every organ in my body that the EXACT SECOND Cates is healthy again, he'll be back in the lineup.

None of the "i WaNt To GeT hIM bAcK iN bUt I cAnT fIgUrE oUt hOw" bullshit that Torts spewed about scratching Frost and Brink. Mr Zero Offense is a roster lock.

I don't give a shit if they're on a 10 game win streak and every single player is looking great. He's back in immediately.

Non-zero chance Torts puts Cates in as HC for a game or two before he's back.

 

[trostol]

Torts when he heard the news?

 

[Striiker]

Or sooner

Non-zero chance Torts puts Cates in as HC for a game or two before he's back.

Wouldn't doubt it.

I'm just saying there will be ZEROOOOOOOOOOO wait for Cates, unlike the other better players that Torts isn't creepily in love with.