Gregor Samsa
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All Encompassing Head Coach Search Thread
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ponder719
Foers Majeure
Because the Flyers believe that's how you develop players...
The powers that be truly believe that they won in the 70's strictly through hard work and grit. They completely ignore that they were damned good hockey players first and foremost. It's a thought process that has sunk into the foundation of the entire organization and poisoned the whole thing.
Magua
I’ve seen the special moments
I can’t wait for Drysdale and Quinn Hughes to be mentioned in the same breath when Tocchet gets hired. Quinn Hughes Lite to be clear. Lite. Let’s not be ridiculous.
freakydallas13
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Drysdale only needs 22 more NHL points for his career total to match Hughes' total.
Hughes' total from last season.
LegionOfDoom91
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I only care because they spend that type of money & act like they’re getting some great quality in turn simply because they paid that high price. The other point is it makes it harder to then fire the said coach when it becomes obvious they need to go because of the sunken cost fallacy.
So while no salary cap they still do have potential to affect the hockey operations.
They could blow like a million dollars on Bob Kelly to walk around the concourse talking to fans for all I give a shit because that doesn’t have any direct or indirect effect on the hockey operations. It’s probably a dumb/poor investment but at the end of that days that the type of investment I couldn’t give two f***s about.
FlyguyOX
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The Flyers believe they have a proven "culture" and a legacy. They're blind to the fact that their culture and legacy is one of incompetence.
LegionOfDoom91
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Tocchet is the perfect encapsulation of ass backwards hockey bubble logic. His poor records are often chalked up to being with bad teams &/or dysfunctional organizations for those that talk highly of him. The next usual talking point is how he’s really respected in the hockey world.
But if these things are true then why aren’t good teams/front offices lining up to hire this guy?
But if these things are true then why aren’t good teams/front offices lining up to hire this guy?
Magua
I’ve seen the special moments
They’re the most predictable organization in the league. Their checklist is 2 items long, and they never learn. It was inevitable once Vancouver parted ways. The best part about a perma-death spiral is you always know which way they’re going.
Beef Invictus
Revolutionary Positivity
Beef Invictus
Revolutionary Positivity
The only teams that might hire him are the kinds of teams that might pass on Buium for Luchanko. Yet again the Flyers are going to do a thing that only bad teams do.
Sombastate
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Flyers do exactly what you think the Flyers are going to do. And if they don't, they do something far worse.
He's doing the cool frat bro thing where he's "breaking news" but in a "cool" way.
Any minute now, we'll probably get his boy Weeksie posting a video only showing his forehead announcing the deal.
Magua
I’ve seen the special moments
Fun fact: Tocchet coached the Lightning the season after Torts left.
Can’t wait to be beat over the head (again) with how a coach who has made the playoffs in 2/9 seasons, with 1 round won, is a proven winner. And he understands the Flyers DNA, etc. And all it took for his services was one of the biggest deals in the league because he wanted to be here. What luck!
Can’t wait to be beat over the head (again) with how a coach who has made the playoffs in 2/9 seasons, with 1 round won, is a proven winner. And he understands the Flyers DNA, etc. And all it took for his services was one of the biggest deals in the league because he wanted to be here. What luck!
He might be fine . . . for a team ready to win something (although his record is fairly meh) . . . so not this one.
Beef Invictus
Revolutionary Positivity
When did we start noticing Tocchet as next coach was inevitable? The moment Torts was fired? Hell, the second he was in hot water in VAN I'm certain we were talking about what role he'd be overpaid to take here.
CanadianFlyer88
Knublin' PPs
Former Canucks coach Vigneault, hired by Flyers.
Former Canucks coach Tortorella, hired by Flyers.
Former Canucks coach Tocchet, hired by Flyers.
If there's any organization that the Flyers should be hiring coaches from over the last 15 years, the Canucks are certainly at the top of that list.
Former Canucks coach Tortorella, hired by Flyers.
Former Canucks coach Tocchet, hired by Flyers.
If there's any organization that the Flyers should be hiring coaches from over the last 15 years, the Canucks are certainly at the top of that list.
ponder719
Foers Majeure
Wasn't it functionally inevitable before we hired Torts? I have a vague recollection that the only reason it wasn't him then was because he wasn't ready to leave TNT yet.
Beef Invictus
Revolutionary Positivity
Yeah, that is true.
You know these morons are gonna smugly think they've finally done it and perfected the...whatever they're doing. I wonder how many times their glorious plans have to fail before they look in the mirror and say "I suck more than anything that has ever sucked before"
The most depressing thing? We are going to be doomed to another 3 years of sludge hockey. The exact flavor of the sludge changes, but it's always sludge.
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