GDT: #46 | Flyers at Islanders | Thursday, January 16, 2025 | 7:30 PM | NBCSP, 97.5 FM

[Flyerfan4life]

Good win
They are well on their way to the 15th overall pick.

#sameasiteverwas

 

[deadhead]

If they keep winning, maybe they're not in dire need of tanking?

Maybe the worst performance of the Cates line since they were first put together, probably b/c the Isles are a bad matchup for them, Cates looked better with other wingers. Isles are slow, but physical and experienced and that caused them problems. Easy to forget Foerster (23) and Brink (23) are pretty inexperienced.

One problem is the Isles play an ugly style of hockey and try to suck you in.

The Frost line looked pretty good, how about that tick tack toe with Frost and Tippett? This is where a speed line made a difference, Isles just don't have many players who can keep up with them. They could flip the ice and make the Isles chase them.

People keep posting nonsense like they want big and slow players - you want a f****g Flyer? TK is a F***g Flyer! That's their prototype player, tough as nails, skill, grit, high motor, competitiveness, play through a ding.

I think the adrenalin wore off in the third period once they got up by two. Also hit three posts/crossbars.

Ersson playing better since he returned, Fedotov looking like he's figured it out.
Like it or not, this team may start winning on a regular basis with solid goaltending.

 

[kudymen]

I can't wait for the long term (absolutely not mediocre!) implications of that.

 

[deadhead]

 

[freakydallas13]

If they keep winning, maybe they're not in dire need of tanking?

The Hextall years did the same thing.

Drafting 13th overall seems inevitable, as does being nothing more than an eternal playoff bubble team.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

If they keep winning? They’ve beaten like four winning teams all year.

 

[MJL66]

It's sad how the league keeps talking about eliminating head shots and then they let a contact with the head penalty like that go with nothing. Saw an almost exact same play, same type of contact, in a Bruins game where Koepke got concussed with a shoulder to the head as well just the other day. League not serious about this at all.

Glad they won but the Islanders are garbage.

I don't think it was a penalty. Initial contact was the shoulder I believe

 

[mr4tno]

Somewhere in this stadium, is someone who has never seen an NHL game before tonight.

I feel bad for that person.

In the beginning this game was a true shit show until Poehling had his head removed. So I guess every game someone has to volunteer to have their head remove to get these guys to play real hockey

 

[gto64dr]

There is no way Rocky is not related to someone Flyers. How can he consistantly be the worst PP coach in the league for four years and still have a job.

 

[MJL66]

If they keep winning, maybe they're not in dire need of tanking?

Maybe the worst performance of the Cates line since they were first put together, probably b/c the Isles are a bad matchup for them, Cates looked better with other wingers. Isles are slow, but physical and experienced and that caused them problems. Easy to forget Foerster (23) and Brink (23) are pretty inexperienced.

One problem is the Isles play an ugly style of hockey and try to suck you in.

The Frost line looked pretty good, how about that tick tack toe with Frost and Tippett? This is where a speed line made a difference, Isles just don't have many players who can keep up with them. They could flip the ice and make the Isles chase them.

People keep posting nonsense like they want big and slow players - you want a f****g Flyer? TK is a F***g Flyer! That's their prototype player, tough as nails, skill, grit, high motor, competitiveness, play through a ding.

I think the adrenalin wore off in the third period once they got up by two. Also hit three posts/crossbars.

Ersson playing better since he returned, Fedotov looking like he's figured it out.
Like it or not, this team may start winning on a regular basis with solid goaltending.

Adrenaline didn't weak off in the 3rd period. They've played a lot of games in the 3rd period like that. Sit back and protect a lead instead of continuing to attack. They dominated the 2nd period. Why would you change. I'll tell you why, we have a dinosaur for a coach. They're a .500 team. One injury away from being a bottom 5 team.