GDT: #52 | Flyers at Devils | Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | 7:00 PM | TNT

[Beef Invictus]

I think he meant it's hard to get those guys (and Colorado is down to MacKinnon and Makar now).
Doesn't mean he doesn't want quality, just is realistic about obtaining elite (top 30 or so) players.

Kyrou and Thomas aren't elite, but the Flyers would love to add a couple forwards like that, or a Carlsson on defense.

No, you don't get to play the "I think" game because he was extremely open and honest. It's not that they're hard to get. It's that we aren't even going to try. They are certain skill is bad and that you can have too much skill, and that such a thing is way worse than having too many 4th liners.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I respect your opinion on Michkov, you obviously see something, but I don't. He is small and really not a very good skater; his shot is not accurate, and I see nothing in the way of stick handling ability

What.

 

[BiggE]

Anyway, I'll get tonight's GDT up once the flu let's me

Just saw this, feel better bud

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I like that we've moved on to the Anthony Richard PP savior era

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Richard, Cates and Risto on the PP. how do they not score goals with those offensive juggernauts

 

[BiggE]

Richard, Cates and Risto on the PP. how do they not score goals with those offensive juggernauts

Right up there with Kurri, Gretzky & Coffey

 

[Beef Invictus]

Just saw this, feel better bud

Rolled out of bed around 4:50 and thought "God, at least I probably don't have to see the Flyers play the Devils or Islanders for another day" and OH BOY was I not thrilled to check the schedule

 

[CerpinTaxt]

What.

I read that earlier today and I was like "eh whatever bad take". Re-reading it now however I didn't realize how bad a take it was. Michkov, the only guy on the team who tries to score/has scored from below the goal line has a bad shot.

 

[deadhead]

No, you don't get to play the "I think" game because he was extremely open and honest. It's not that they're hard to get. It's that we aren't even going to try. They are certain skill is bad and that you can have too much skill, and that such a thing is way worse than having too many 4th liners.

Still haven't provided a quote, which would clarify what he actually said.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Still haven't provided a quote, which would clarify what he actually said.

You've been provided this quote numerous times. I know @Hollywood Cannon has given it to you repeatedly.

Maybe you'll remember it this time.

An interview with Flyers general manager Daniel Briere: "We're still in the (rebuild) stage" - PHLY Sports

The Flyers may be rolling right now. But according to GM Daniel Briere, that doesn't mean they're changing course.

allphly.com

"Well, we did draft high the last two years. So that would be the start of it. But like I said, when you’re not spending $12 million on a player, or even two like Edmonton does… Colorado has three or four high-end guys. We’re not going to be built that way. So depth will be important to us.

That’s kind of what we’re doing. You see it up front with some of our young guys kind of starting to come. We have so many young guys. Probably won’t have to pay the $12 million (for a guy), but we’ll pay to have the depth and be able to match Line 1 to 4 with teams."

Rebuild over! Drafted high for two years! Gauthier and Michkov are all they need, followed by a slop of "depth." They aren't going to have a lot of high end guys like Colorado, and that's definitely true because they aren't trying to find any.

They're very open about this and every action they've taken affirms these words are true.

Also please not the comedy of them doing victory laps in the middle of the season, like always. How'd that end again?

Edit: and you DARE make me copy/paste on a phone, on this, the day of my flu?!

 

[Tripod]

Oh...just fix the PP. Why haven't they thought of that?

 

[Cody Webster]

Nope. Flyers (SVA) xGF 64.41%, HDCF 55.55%

One of those games where the breaks went against them, then things cascaded.
Both Devil PP goals came off bounces that went right to a Devil player in front of the net.
Flyers had numerous chances, either they didn't get the bounce, missed an opportunity or Allen made a great save.

Part of the process of rebuilding, first you learn to be competitive night after night, then you take the next step of finishing. They took too many bad penalties (Foerster, Frost) and a couple mistakes leading to odd man rushes.

2021-22: xGF 45.79% (27), HDCF 45.03% (28), GF/60: 2.51 (23), xGF/60: 2.45 (24) (ES)
2022-23: xGF 47.32% (24), HDCF 47.27% (23), GF/60: 2.49 (28), xGF/60: 2.55 (25)
2023-24: xGF 52.34% (8), HDCF 53.34% (9), GF/60: 2.58 (26), xGF/60: 2.73 (19)
2024-25: xGF 52.93% (7), HDCF 54.06% (6), GF/60: 2.76 (14), xGF/60: 2.74 (15)
last 31g: xGF 58.56% (1), HDCF 59.79% (1), GF/60: 2.94 (4), xGF/60: 2.96 (6)

At this point, the basic structure has been established. For the rest of this season:
1) get the PK back to the top ten, fix the PP and get it into the middle of the pack
2) stabilize the goalies
3) reduce mistakes, bad passes, bad penalties, getting caught out of position

Upgrade the top 9/top 5 the next two seasons.
Every starter is above replacement and they have Richard, Abols, Andrae, Grans to step in.
Depth is no longer an issue, now it's about adding quality.

This is just too much