GDT: #24 | Rangers at Flyers | Friday, November 29, 2024 | 1:00 PM | NBCSP, 97.5 FM
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CerpinTaxt
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Honestly besides the first 2 goals this game was a snooze fest. They outclassed NYR in the 1st but couldn't convert on any of their 2 on 1s and it wasn't because Shesterkin was being otherworldly
Redpath
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My hatred of Briere for botching this rebuild knows no bounds
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SELL THE DAMN TEAM
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First period was a lot of fun if you enjoy the Flyers dominating the Rangers.
deadhead
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The lines are starting to jell a bit, helps to keep everyone together.
They deserved this win, Fedotov was solid, but Shesterkin is kryptonite for the Flyers.
What stood out was how they were winning board battles in the D-zone, both goals started with winning the battle, making an exit pass and flip the ice.
Best game of the year for Brink and Cates. And Foerster starting to look like last season. Brink really put on a show, Foerster was winning board battles like last season, and Cates was all over the place.
This game is why Frost is frustrating, he wasn't awful, made a couple decent plays, but just didn't do much. After the previous few games was hoping he turned the corner.
If Hathaway could only finish plays, he'd be a very rich man.
York - Sanheim were solid, though I think Sanheim could use a couple days off, he's lost some burst in his skating, probably from overuse.
However, Andrae - Risto were dominant at both ends, those two have chemistry, be a shame to break them up but "make Danny an offer he can't refuse."
Grans had a solid game, don't know if he can ever be a top 4 guy, but looks like he has enough to be a solid third pair RHD with experience. But numbers may send him back to LHV when Drysdale is ready, and Zamula is out of options.
They deserved this win, Fedotov was solid, but Shesterkin is kryptonite for the Flyers.
What stood out was how they were winning board battles in the D-zone, both goals started with winning the battle, making an exit pass and flip the ice.
Best game of the year for Brink and Cates. And Foerster starting to look like last season. Brink really put on a show, Foerster was winning board battles like last season, and Cates was all over the place.
This game is why Frost is frustrating, he wasn't awful, made a couple decent plays, but just didn't do much. After the previous few games was hoping he turned the corner.
If Hathaway could only finish plays, he'd be a very rich man.
York - Sanheim were solid, though I think Sanheim could use a couple days off, he's lost some burst in his skating, probably from overuse.
However, Andrae - Risto were dominant at both ends, those two have chemistry, be a shame to break them up but "make Danny an offer he can't refuse."
Grans had a solid game, don't know if he can ever be a top 4 guy, but looks like he has enough to be a solid third pair RHD with experience. But numbers may send him back to LHV when Drysdale is ready, and Zamula is out of options.
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The Flyers are getting away with most of the same things they did this time last year, which is basically other teams just not being that interested in playing he entire game.
It's the same as it's been since then, the Flyers have an uncanny knack to absolutely kill teams when other teams let them breathe for even a moment.
It's the same as it's been since then, the Flyers have an uncanny knack to absolutely kill teams when other teams let them breathe for even a moment.
freakydallas13
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Tippet looks like absolute dog water when he isn't scoring (and also sometimes when he is scoring) and provides nothing else, but you seemingly don't care about that.
If he were better he would get paid more, yes that is usually how it works.
It's why they turn into fodder when/if they make the playoffs, other teams are forced to take them seriously.
GKJ
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it seems the teams out west early in the season did, no coincidence that they seem to be better teams.
Gregor Samsa
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3 rd regulation win of the season, is it? I see TK continuing his excellence. If the Flyers somehow make the playoffs it will be solely on the back of TK and he should be a Hart finalist because this team sucks
deadhead
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Strawberry Fields
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Gonna have three picks in a row in the middle of the round and pull a 2015 Bruins.
renberg
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Interesting post by NikC on the Rangers board commenting on their team after today's game:
"you say play the "fire the coach card" But what do you do when you have a team that is talented and relatively successful? blow it up? You change the coach ,,,
but they are beyond that now. there is a culture problem, there is a leadership problem, you have players that don't fit, players that aren't great in their roles, and just not enough talent. Too many playmakers and passers. Defensive duds."
Similar to the stuff that we've heard on our board-fire the coach; culture problem; leadership problem; and so forth. It seems to me that one of the issues with many teams right now is that the guys are different from the generation that is coaching them. There's a disconnect between the dinos behind the bench with many of today's players and it's showing up on the ice on several teams. The players aren't going to change; they are what they are. Smart clubs are going to get hip to that and look for coaches, like Tocchet and Brind'Amour, that aren't dinos trying to bang square pegs into round holes. These are the ones that will succeed.
"you say play the "fire the coach card" But what do you do when you have a team that is talented and relatively successful? blow it up? You change the coach ,,,
but they are beyond that now. there is a culture problem, there is a leadership problem, you have players that don't fit, players that aren't great in their roles, and just not enough talent. Too many playmakers and passers. Defensive duds."
Similar to the stuff that we've heard on our board-fire the coach; culture problem; leadership problem; and so forth. It seems to me that one of the issues with many teams right now is that the guys are different from the generation that is coaching them. There's a disconnect between the dinos behind the bench with many of today's players and it's showing up on the ice on several teams. The players aren't going to change; they are what they are. Smart clubs are going to get hip to that and look for coaches, like Tocchet and Brind'Amour, that aren't dinos trying to bang square pegs into round holes. These are the ones that will succeed.
deadhead
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Brind'Amour was almost certainly behind the remake of the Carolina roster.
I'm sure he made it clear who fit and who they should move.
You don't bang square pegs into round holes, you trade them for round pegs.
I don't think players are that different, there have always been those who put their next contract before their team or just didn't have high motors.
If you have a team that requires the HC to constantly motivate them, at some point they'll tune out the HC. This holds in every sport.
Top teams tend to be led by players who are highly competitive and hold their teammates accountable - if you have a core of these guys the HC can pick his spots.
Rangers weren't that good last year, Shesterkin carried them, but you can only ask him to do so much.
