2024-25 Roster Thread #1: The Beginninging

[deadhead]

Yet if they had a bunch of big poor skating defenseman with zero offensive upside that would have not stopped them from drafting another one.
Can’t have too many smallish defenseman who can move the puck.
Flyers hockey

They've picked them up cheap, Seeler SFA, McDonald 6th rd, Sotheran 5th rd.

These are good bets in later rounds if they can skate, bet on a big guy with a frame that can fill out who might become a decent puck handler.

Risto was supposed to be a two way D-man, oh well.
Morin at #11, even if his knee was fine, he couldn't puck handle well enough to be a top 4 guy.

Teams rarely have more than 2-3 offensively skilled D-men who can move the puck.
Even Colorado traded a 2nd rd pick and a young D-man (Helleson) for Manson (6-3 218).
What you don't want to do is take one dimensional muckers at the top of the draft.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Because otherwise other teams would push us around. You think MM gets butt ended yesterday and their HW almost kills Couts, no way any of that happens with Dee Loser in the lineup !

umm is anyone gunna tell him.

 

[Shrike]

Im wondering if any of you can help me find a video. I remember a downfall parody video where the fuhrer is complaining about the Flyers front office and roster. Anybody else remember that? Or was it El Risitas, that laughing Italian guy?



Or Downfall

 

[Beef Invictus]

Delo plays 6-7 minutes a night at ES. So you don't have to carve out minutes for him from other forwards. I think he played b/c Torts is unhappy about other forwards going to the net.

You watch other teams set up screens on a regular basis in front of the Flyers net, and watch as Flyers forwards roam around the perimeter, you get frustrated.

I think the player I'm most disappointed in is Farabee, after a summer when he was finally healthy and could work out, doesn't seem to have any more grit in his play - he's got the hands to thrive around the net but seems to shy from crowds.

Brink has to play better 5x5, he has real value on PP2 (Michkov makes him redundant on PP1) but has to be able to hold his own.

You carve out a solid 10 minutes from better players who could play instead.

Deslauriers sucks in front of the net. This process doesn't justify.

 

[blackjackmulligan]

You carve out a solid 10 minutes from better players who could play instead.

Deslauriers sucks in front of the net. This process doesn't justify.

Justifying ND in the lineup. How can one even want to do that?

 

[Hanover Fist]

Justifying ND in the lineup. How can one even want to do that?

You’d be better off dressing 7d

 

[renberg]

Did he also say this at the draft?

How many franchises allow the HC to step in and veto draft selections? That should not be his role. That’s why a club has a GM and a scouting department. The job of the HC should be to get the best team play from the players that he is given.

 

[Juicy Pop]

Im wondering if any of you can help me find a video. I remember a downfall parody video where the fuhrer is complaining about the Flyers front office and roster. Anybody else remember that? Or was it El Risitas, that laughing Italian guy?



Or Downfall

This one?

 

[Shrike]

This one?

Yep. That’s the one. The names change but it’s still the same exact bull that’s going on a decade after that video was made.

Thanks

 

[blackjackmulligan]

How many franchises allow the HC to step in and veto draft selections? That should not be his role. That’s why a club has a GM and a scouting department. The job of the HC should be to get the best team play from the players that he is given.

When did Torts veto a draft selection?

 

[FLYguy3911]

I’m going to guess a guy that barely wants to coach does not participate much in offseason activities.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Every team in the league is now above a Billion by Sportico’s valuations. About a dozen of them will never win anything ever again.

 

[Curufinwe]

Fun with small sample sizes:

Hathaway: 2.63 P/60 at 5on5 (10 GP, 91:12 TOI)

Michkov: 0.44 P/60 at 5on5 (10 GP, 135:55 TOI)

Player Season Totals - Natural Stat Trick

 

[usahockey22flyers]

10 games in Flyers 30th, Oilers 26th, Avs 17th

Not bad.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

10 games in Flyers 30th, Oilers 26th, Avs 17th

Not bad.

problem is the Flyers think they are on road to SC contention after this 3 year rebuild..



trouble is they havent even approached actualy rebuilding

 

[Waterbuf]

Who the hell's Emil Andrae

 

[ponder719]

10 games in Flyers 30th, Oilers 26th, Avs 17th

Not bad.

Bad if the Oilers stay that far down, of course. We only get their pick this year if it's 13+, or if they trade next year's #1.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Who the hell's Emil Andrae

He's like this guy

 

[Hanover Fist]

He's like this guy

He’s under 6’ so he’s nobody

 

[ybnvs]

Who the hell's Emil Andrae

After drafting York, Andrae was/has been the next best D prospect in the system. Then Bonk got drafted two years ago. Andrae is also a listed reason from Briere as to why the Flyers did not draft Buium.

At 5'9 he plays bigger than he is tall.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

After drafting York, Andrae was/has been the next best D prospect in the system. Then Bonk got drafted two years ago. Andrae is also a listed reason from Briere as to why the Flyers did not draft Buium.

At 5'9 he plays bigger than he is tall.

that cant be right... D cant be smol according to Torts..

 

[Striiker]

Try to imagine Torts claiming he couldn’t use a certain player because the defense would be too big and unskilled.

It’s ok, I can’t either.

One day people will realize that size is one of the least important parts of hockey, but I’ll be dead by then.