GDT: #6 | Capitals at Flyers | Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 6:00 PM Frenzy Time | ESPN

[Rich Nixon]

One would hope, but I don’t see it. There would have to be a full on implosion, like a 15 game losing streak, to see them get rid of him. Torts has been vocally tempering things too, (inwardly he wants playoffs) but he’s smart enough to realize the team is still shit and he can rely on that/low expectations to keep him around longer.

I think it's probably more tenuous than it seems. Their entire narrative has been around re-establishing credibility and making it a desirable place to play and all that bullshit. Briere and Jones want to have it both ways: hedge bets by saying "well, we don't have high expectations" while also praying for a Wild Card squeak-in. That's because their money comes from the dim casuals who think that squeaking into the playoffs and winning GRITTY, ugly games is a good thing. Those are the people sitting in the seats.

If they keep stumbling out of the gate, you're looking at a really disastrous stretch from February of last year to November of this year, and suddenly that whole talk track is shot—they can only have it one way, which is to say they really are a rebuilder. And then the seats start to empty out again. So they'll be in a position where they need to take some sort of action to maintain their comfy, visionless job security bubble. They don't have the shit to make a serious trade, so a coach firing is the next best thing.

Just surveying Twitter, Torts is starting to lose some of the dim casuals already. Not all of them, but the lineup decisions are bugging people.

 

[freakydallas13]

Deslauriers is going to play every 5th to 10th game just to keep him sharp, that's pretty standard for your veteran backups. But so much for those who said he'd be blocking anyone.

Nic D played 140 games the previous 2 seasons to this one, you can't blame us for thinking that would continue under the same coach.

Thank god the team locked him up long-term though, could you imagine if we didn't have that player they wanted to play once every 5 games?

 

[deadhead]

Maybe Briere told Torts to knock his shit off.

Still shuffling lines, interesting they're playing Laughton at LW and Cates at center.
Something to watch tomorrow when Foerster returns.

 

[freakydallas13]

Maybe Briere told Torts to knock his shit off.

Swap Farabee and Laughton and those are pretty close to ideal lines.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

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[bennysflyers16]

Tippett was the guy to sit and send a message. Hes been terrible.

...but hes one of the untouchables.

This times a 1000. Forester has not been good, but Tippy the worst player.

And imagine posting " To keep Deelow Sharp" My f***ing lord.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Swap Farabee and Laughton and those are pretty close to ideal lines.

Missing Tyson, though, still.

 

[deadhead]

I think it's probably more tenuous than it seems. Their entire narrative has been around re-establishing credibility and making it a desirable place to play and all that bullshit. Briere and Jones want to have it both ways: hedge bets by saying "well, we don't have high expectations" while also praying for a Wild Card squeak-in. That's because their money comes from the dim casuals who think that squeaking into the playoffs and winning GRITTY, ugly games is a good thing. Those are the people sitting in the seats.

If they keep stumbling out of the gate, you're looking at a really disastrous stretch from February of last year to November of this year, and suddenly that whole talk track is shot—they can only have it one way, which is to say they really are a rebuilder. And then the seats start to empty out again. So they'll be in a position where they need to take some sort of action to maintain their comfy, visionless job security bubble. They don't have the shit to make a serious trade, so a coach firing is the next best thing.

Just surveying Twitter, Torts is starting to lose some of the dim casuals already. Not all of them, but the lineup decisions are bugging people.

Nah. They have no expectations, Torts was brutally honest in TC.

The next two seasons are more about evaluating young players and deciding who will be part of the core in 2027-28. If a couple players don't show what they want to see, I can envision them packing a player or two with draft picks for a top young player.

Not worried about the start, Torts will have them playing hard, they do have speed and skill, if the goalies don't step up they'll lose a lot of games 5-4.

I think with Couts, Sanheim and TK, they feel no urgency to bring in veteran FAs the way NJ did (Hamilton, Palat, Haula, Noesen, Pesce, Dillon). TK is a similar contract to Meier, but they didn't have to trade a 1st and 2nd.

 

[freakydallas13]

Missing Tyson, though, still.

Yeah, those are only ideal for the players they plan on icing. They absolutely should be playing Tyson instead of Deslauriers though, hopefully he is just banged up and needs a day off.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Evaluate young players ,,,,,,

Scratch young players for 30 year old slop.

Never change !!

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Can we keep

Bob wischusan as a JJ replacement?

 

[Rich Nixon]

Nah. They have no expectations, Torts was brutally honest in TC.

The next two seasons are more about evaluating young players and deciding who will be part of the core in 2027-28. If a couple players don't show what they want to see, I can envision them packing a player or two with draft picks for a top young player.

Not worried about the start, Torts will have them playing hard, they do have speed and skill, if the goalies don't step up they'll lose a lot of games 5-4.

I think with Couts, Sanheim and TK, they feel no urgency to bring in veteran FAs the way NJ did (Hamilton, Palat, Haula, Noesen, Pesce, Dillon). TK is a similar contract to Meier, but they didn't have to trade a 1st and 2nd.

Look, you'll never take this sort of thing straight, but they aren't. OK? They aren't. Emil Andrae was drafted 4 years ago. By all accounts he had a terrific camp and preseason. They just called him up and had him sit for 5 games while a 38 year-old put up the worst defensive metrics in the league playing his off side.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Dylan Mcilrath whip Shit truck kid !!!

Laughton 1st line LW.

#REBUILD

 

[Juicy Pop]

Post confirmed

 

[bennysflyers16]

What a shot, so close Couts !!

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Ping for Couts. Picking up where they left off.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

that puck was never going in

ps is Subban wearing his pajamas to the studio ?

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Look, you'll never take this sort of thing straight, but they aren't. OK? They aren't. Emil Andrae was drafted 4 years ago. By all accounts he had a terrific camp and preseason. They just called him up and had him sit for 5 games while a 38 year-old put up the worst defensive metrics in the league playing his off side.

It is entirely possible that you’re both correct. They might think they’re doing that, but they’re also this incompetent.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

that was a goal on Fedotov

 

[bennysflyers16]

How awful is Tippett, literally turnover after turnover after turnover

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Would love this team to start winning powerplay faceoffs. Any time, gents.

 

[mize370]

PP is getting better ugh

 

[Flyerfan4life]

How awful is Tippett, literally turnover after turnover after turnover

8 more years babee..

 

[Juicy Pop]

Ooh boy this is gonna be a rough one

 

[ponder719]

Are we surprised? No, we are not.