GDT: #42 | Ducks at Flyers | Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 7:00 PM | NBCSP, 97.5 FM

[Ghosts Beer]

Cutter was a very good prospect. That holds. He was named the WJC best forward a year ago and followed with a national championship at BC while putting up 38 goals and 27 assists in 41 games as a sophomore.

I still think he'll end up a 30-goal scorer in the NHL. But man, no one ever said he was without flaws, and tonight he was embarrassingly soft.

 

[freakydallas13]

That was the most entertaining Flyers game I’ve seen in a long time.

The entire game was physical.

They ran Cutter the whole game.

They scored 6 goals & gave up 0.

Michkov had a goal. TK had 4 primary assists.

The crowd was absolutely electric & into it & chanting & booing all game. Loud as hell. Having a blast. A playoff atmosphere.

Everyone got their money’s worth & more.

And we have posters finding reasons to complain about it.

Do you just come to this board only after Flyers wins or something?

Fletcher is gone, that high a pick had to be Fletcher, GMs in any sport call the shots on high picks. Because if you blow these picks, you're not going to be a GM for very long.
Unless of course you're Howie and find Hurts in the 3rd and dump Wentz for a 1st.

It was a weak draft, but I understand the seduction, Gauthier is a "talent" pick, on paper he has the skill package to be elite, size, speed, shot, can puck handle and pass - but I was told "intangibles" don't matter compared to talent. He's a good example of someone who excelled at lower levels but has to learn how to play in the NHL - but I don't see the compete needed. He lacks the skill of Jake, who could get away with being a big "finesse" forward. You'd think in a game like this pride would have driven him to show the fans how their FO screwed up - instead he was a nothing burger.

Now maybe he'll grow up, or the right HC can get through to him how to play NHL hockey.
Of course, you can say the same about Drysdale, maybe Shaw can get him to continue to improve and become more fundamentally sound on defense and more confident driving play on offense.

Maybe.

Oh? Fletcher made that decision? Are you sure it wasn't Holmgren?

 

[freakydallas13]

People really need to listen to his pressers instead of relying on preconceived opinions.
I've been surprised how calm, patient and reasonable Torts has been all season, given some of the idiots in the Philly press crew.
He's embraced rebuilding and accepts the growing pains that come with in.
Maybe it's just age teaching him patience.

What about the presser last year when he said he's not here to develop players, he's here to get wins. Should we also listen to that presser?

Torts handled the Gauthier situation well. Leave it at that. Your obsession to die on the cross for him in any scenario is a weird take.

 

[DancingPanther]

The Flyers crusade against a young player because they screwed up is impossible cringey

And the fans just slurp up the propaganda. This org is so f***ing arrogant lol

Embarrassing on all levels. Embarrassing that they can't develop players (to the point one finally got fed up which is his prerogative!), embarrassing that they run the machine against him, and embarrassing the fans act this way instead of seeing the actual issue, which is this org is literal trash

 

[Flyerfan4life]

I don't say this often, but credit where due, that is exactly what the head coach should be saying, and thinking, in this situation. Now, if only we had a team worthy of crowds that hot for reasons other than "Kid no like us, kid BAD."

agreed..