Changing lines isn't going to fix anything...i think all of these players have pretty much played together at some point and it's the same results year after year. It's like shuffling deck chairs on the titanic. The ****liner is coming into port.
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He still hasn't evolved to an NHL coach...
So let's see...Hakstol's milestones as a Flyers coach thus far
1) 1st time in team history to win 10 games in a row and miss the playoffs
2) 1st time in team history to be shutout 5 times in first 18 games (on pace for 20+ shutouts in the season)
Let's keep adding to this list of futility....
Who is even out there that you replace him with?
When Hakstol is inevitably fired after never being able to figure it out, I want everyone to remember who was the first on that bandwagon many many moons ago
I agree that there's not a magic fix to be found in line shuffling, but the 1st and 4th line have stayed the same for every game except the two where Leier had a UBI.
Trying to prop up one of the middle six lines with Raffl's strong possession game should have been tried a while ago.
When the "brain" trust in Florida let Gerard Gallant go, a year ago, I really wanted Hexy to bring him into the organization to help with young player development and be a fall-back if/when they lost faith in Hak.
Unfortunately, our current coaching "depth" only gives Hak more job security than he deserves.
Looks like this was done by design. No bueno.
How about Holmgren as interim coach for the rest of the season? That would be a fun throwback even if the results didn't improve.
They are doing good but shut out 5 times has a lot to do with them and these last 2 tight checking game they were ****.
And when the next coach does exactly the same things, be sure to remember who called that too.When Hakstol is inevitably fired after never being able to figure it out, I want everyone to remember who was the first on that bandwagon many many moons ago
They actually made league history with the first milestone.
I get it but there is no fight is what I'm saying out of anyone. I been great all year about leaving the top line alone.It really doesn't have a lot to do with them. Teams can focus entirely on the top line defensively. It's on the depth scoring.
You can't rely on a single line to win every night.
This has never happened before to a team in the first 18 games?
I was referring to the “winning ten games in a row in season & missing the playoffs” one. No team in league history accomplished that feat until the Flyers did last year.
I would love seeing homer smash some sticks and get violent. Better than f***ing stone faceHow about Holmgren as interim coach for the rest of the season? That would be a fun throwback even if the results didn't improve.
And when the next coach does exactly the same things, be sure to remember who called that too.
Sullivan is an animal and we need that fire and different players and GM too.Kind of like Sullivan did in Pittsburgh? He's a carbon copy of Johnston, right?
I was referring to the “winning ten games in a row in season & missing the playoffs” one. No team in league history accomplished that feat until the Flyers did last year.
You should keep your mouth shut when you do not know what to say...I highly dislike how Hakstol refuses to show any emotion during a game. I don't think yelling at players constantly works but damn sometimes you need to fire your team up.