GDT: ECSF Game 2 | FLYERS (H) vs. Islanders (A) | Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 | 3:00 pm ET | NBCSN, SN, TVA

[Flyerfan4life]

ok we really need to win this game

 

[eaglesfan0366]

This team needs to get some energy to get the boys going. Lay a few big hits and we will be good to go. Put Hagg back in for Ghost as he usually leads the team in hits. Also, if Goulbourne is in the bubble roster he absolutely needs to play next game, as he is the definition of an energy player. Start off the game with these two and the boys will be hopping

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

This team needs to get some energy to get the boys going. Lay a few big hits and we will be good to go. Put Hagg back in for Ghost as he usually leads the team in hits. Also, if Goulbourne is in the bubble roster he absolutely needs to play next game, as he is the definition of an energy player. Start off the game with these two and the boys will be hopping

LETS GO BUFFALO!!

 

[Flyerfan4life]

This team needs to get some energy to get the boys going. Lay a few big hits and we will be good to go. Put Hagg back in for Ghost as he usually leads the team in hits. Also, if Goulbourne is in the bubble roster he absolutely needs to play next game, as he is the definition of an energy player. Start off the game with these two and the boys will be hopping

hopping to golf course by next week u mean...

 

[flyerslducks]

ok we really need to win this game

ya I don't think we can come back down 0-2 given how AV has coached this team UNLESS they play the way they did that second period (and get an unlucky bounce to end the game or something).

I am not looking forward to seeing the powerplay

 

[dats81]

The Veterans need to lead the way. It's them running out of time after all.
I want to see them work hard and claw their way back into this series.

 

[flyerslducks]

Has Giroux ever said "Yeah, everything is fine, no need to be better?"

probably would've if he was one of the leaders of that cup run team. Back then it was more on pronger/richards to say that stuff though. He was still young

 

[OzFlyers]

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[TheKingPin]

If Dallas can win 2 and Vancouver can take game 2 from Vegas, then I certainly think we can beat the isles. Those teams did it with production from their stars so that does seem to be important.

 

[AdamParrot]

Flyers, please, win this game!

 

[Legion of Gloom]

I’m hiring a dentist to do my roof soon.

Ironic my Roofer just filled my cavity, left a bad taste.

 

[Starat327]

I'll always be amazed by people who will crucify those who play well but can't get a result but give a free pass to an active detriment to the team because "they tried".

 

[BiggE]

Play better dammit

 

[BiggE]

This place has become a cesspool since hockey came back

Yup

 

[BiggE]

They are good roofiers. Dentists are supercreeps.

Anyone who grows up thinking, I want to make a living working in someone’s filthy mouth, has serious issues.

 

[BiggE]

Beer didn’t work last game, it’s time for an upgrade.

 

[BiggE]

 

[tucson83]

Considering you thought "platitude" meant the exact opposite of what it actually means, that's questionable.

Considering you seem to be completely and totally misreading and misunderstanding the interview, there is no level of English proficiency that will make what you're saying clear.



I did not say this is how media has worked since the inception of hockey. Either you are a liar, lying about what I've said, or you're demonstrating those comprehension problems I mentioned above.

It is quite important to take into account how hockey/media interaction functions when assessing hockey/media interaction. What would ever compel you to ignore that? It's vital to understanding what you're seeing. That you apparently don't understand it explains how you misread this so badly.

We did not get any of those things in this interview. We got a canned response that Giroux and every other hockey player has given countless times. A platitude, as it were.



He fit his "we are all accountable gotta try hard" mold with that response. We've seen it time and again, and we will see it until he retires. It's not unique. It's not new. It's not significant. It's a mindless sound bite.



OK. It doesn't serve as proof that he is playing badly, nor is it an admission on his part that he thinks he is doing badly. It's an empty quote that every hockey player uses.



When Giroux plays bad, I call him out; the fact is that he is doing all the right things to create goals and production, hence why he is one of the most productive players we have. He will score goals if he keeps doing these things; it hasn't happened now, because that's how hockey works some times. It's unbelievable that needs to be explained to you. Also, Couturier played badly last game and I lashed him for it. You're ignorant, and you are spouting ignorance. Inform yourself before you look any worse. Stop making claims about what I do or say that are fantastically wrong.

Hagg, Thompson, and AV have been massive problems holding the team back. Giroux and Couturier have been generating the offense that has carried those massive problems.

av holding this team back? how many coaches has this team been though because of this core not showing nothing? 4? i get that you want a cup, i want a cup but realistically this core hasnt gotten this team anywhere, if they were winning cups in the last 8 years, im not going to say anything bad about them but the fact is it's not happening. you got blind love for this core despite the fact they havent shown nothing like you just want to keep blaming the coaches. like seriously we can have a god like coach on this team and this core will play like utter trash.

berube won a championship with st.louis, lavy took nashville to finals, but they are bad coaches and this core is fantastic despite the fact of not making the playoffs, couldnt get out the first round in 8 years which that is embarassing. so tell me how is this core is best in the world despite the fact the coaches had better success with other teams?

 

[Starat327]

Imagine thinking that a team that has been rebuilding for the better part of 5 years should be expected to make the cup finals. Imagine also thinking that the 'core' should be expected to carry them there while theyve been surrounded by garbage.

Whatever scapegoats suit the need, I guess.

 

[Din Djarin]

I won't be able to join you tonight. After a 5 month COVID19-induced hiatus, I will be back at work at Best Buy. Fortunately, the staff there are die-hard Flyer fans

Oh, and Baby Yoda says "Let's Go Flyers"

 

[TB87]

“Why didn’t the core play at a superhuman level to completely cancel out all of the slop on the team over the last decade?”


“The core should be able to succeed when playing on teams filled with trashcans for depth.”






I blame the core AND those damned Dentists

 

[flyersjim73]

Delete, quoted the wrong person.

 

[flyersjim73]

I had a dentist's appointment scheduled for 3:30 tomorrow it turns out...booked it months back, put it on my company's work calendar, forgot about it.

Checked the calendar today, saw it, reminded my boss I'd be offline starting at 3 or a little before because I had a dentist's appointment, then called the dentist and cancelled.

I'm buying a 40.

No problem there. You’ll be watching a close up of Nate “The Dentist” Thompson go to work. Better than any amateur hack you were going to see anyways.

 

[deadhead]

There is very little "core" left, G (32), Voracek (30), Couts (27). Ghost didn't arrive until 2015, Provorov and TK 2016, JVR 2018.
Laughton's been around since 2014, but no one considers him a core player, do they?

While Giroux has had a great career, he's past his peak and it shows in the playoffs, first injuries and now age have sapped his productivity.
Voracek has had a second peak in his career, and he's headed into his third phase as he slows down and learns how to play, instead of relying on his raw talents.
Couts is at his peak.
Ghost may be finally bouncing back after two injury plagued years.

You don't win Cups with one line and one defenseman, the future of this team has always been the group of players Hextall drafted between 2014 and 2019, and the first Fletcher draft (York, Brink, Millman). But when you start from the wreckage Holmgren left behind him, it was going to take time:

2014: Sanheim #17, NAK #48, Friedman #86, Lindblom #138
2015: Provorov #7, TK #24, Myers UDFA [Sandstrom #70, Malek #90, Kase #128, Fedotov #188]
2016: Hart #48, Bunnaman #109, [Rubtsov #22, Laberge #36, Allison #52, Twarynski #82, Hogberg #139, Laczynski #169]
2017: Patrick #2, Frost #27 [Ratcliffe #35, Ustimenko #80, Sushko #107, Cates #137, Lycksell #168]
2018: Farabee #14 [JOB #19, Wylie #127, Zamula UDFA]
2019: [York #14, Brink #34, Attard #72, Millman #103]

The first two drafts have arrived with a bang, 6 starters, maybe a 7th in Friedman, and a bunch of backup goalie candidates
The 2016 was a hit just on the basis of Hart, but should provide depth the next two seasons
The 2017 draft depends on Patrick's recovery, Frost next year, the others in 2 years or so
The 2018 draft already hit with Farabee, Zamula in a couple years
The 2019 draft should arrive in 2021 and 2022, after the ED.
While top prospects make it to the show in a couple years, most take 3-5 years.

The payoff started in 2017-18, one step back when the goalies imploded in 2018-19, two steps forward in 2019-20 (three steps if we beat the Islanders).
The arrow is pointing UP.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Beer didn’t work last game, it’s time for an upgrade

Was thinking the same. Figured watching this team play was the perfect opportunity to ride the ol' horse for the first time, if you know what I'm sayin', but I was disappointed to learn the local liquor store doesn't carry any dog food.