Confirmed with Link: Flyers claim Patrick Brown (ex of Vegas)

[Stizzle]

 

[Cousins27]

Fletcher will be gone by thanksgiving. Just an absolute waste of a final roster spot. They are still small and charmin soft. Such a joke.

 

[FlyguyOX]

What a damn waste

 

[freakydallas13]

I hate to be THAT guy...but you did the meme wrong!

It's supposed to be:

L Button: Productive player to help the team.
R Button: Kevin Hayes friend

If it were a productive player to help the team, Chuck would not even hesitate to chose the other option.

 

[kudymen]

This sure ain't no Xbox

 

[Everlong]

I have no idea who this guy is, but with the lack of speed in the forwards to pressure the puck on the penalty kill and forecheck, there is a very low bar to be a useful 12th forward.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Good thing they demoted one of their faster and better forecheckers then.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Meh. Gotta be better than Wilson right?

 

[Magua]

This sure ain't no Xbox

Fletcher doesn’t make moves inside Xbox, like internet GMs here. He makes them inside a good ol’ fashioned cardboard box.

 

[Curufinwe]

Fletcher will be gone by thanksgiving. Just an absolute waste of a final roster spot. They are still small and charmin soft. Such a joke.

If smallness is what you're worried about, this guy is listed at 6'1", 210.

 

[Curufinwe]

I have no idea who this guy is, but with the lack of speed in the forwards to pressure the puck on the penalty kill and forecheck, there is a very low bar to be a useful 12th forward.

Atkinson, Laughton, Farabee and NAK have speed to pressure on the PK. Along with Couturier, , Thompson and eventually Hayes, they should be the main PK forwards.

 

[deadhead]

Brilliant hockey people here.
You might have noted that he keeps ending up on playoff rosters.
8 games for Carolina in 2018-19.
2 games for Vegas in 2019-20
8 games for Vegas in 2020-21.

He has scored more playoff goals (3) than regular season goals.

At Boston College, he won a national championship in 2012 and captained the Eagles to the Frozen Four as a senior in 2013-14. Brown served as captain for the Charlotte Checkers when the American Hockey League club won the Calder Cup in 2019.

In the preseason, Brown stepped in as a temporary assistant while the Silver Knights coaching staff was needed at the NHL level. He ran practice and was behind the bench with fill-in coach Deryk Engelland during the first exhibition game.

He's good enough to be the "13th forward" for a team like Vegas, he's good enough to be the "14th forward for us." Unfortunately, we need to play our 14th forward right now. Brown is a grinder, but he's smart, tough and reliable. When two well coached teams think he can help them in the playoffs, what's there to complain about - we didn't pick up a career AHL scorer who had 1 point in 15 games on TB's first line? This is definitely an upgrade over Wilson.

When the walking wounded return, Brown will go to the AHL where he'll be a good fit and maybe even groomed as a future assistant coach.

 

[kudymen]

Brilliant hockey people here.
You might have noted that he keeps ending up on playoff rosters.
8 games for Carolina in 2018-19.
2 games for Vegas in 2019-20
8 games for Vegas in 2020-21.

How the hell did I miss his instrumental 2 games in the 19 game long Vegas campaign to the conf finals in 2020

 

[BillDineen]

I guess they liked his 2 goals in the playoffs???? Not as bad as the overreaction to Jody Shelley's 2 goals once, but seems dumb.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Fletcher will be gone by thanksgiving. Just an absolute waste of a final roster spot. They are still small and charmin soft. Such a joke.

We’re not fortunate enough. They’ll just replace him with some other schlub whenever they do anyway.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

I hate to be THAT guy...but you did the meme wrong!

It's supposed to be:

L Button: Productive player to help the team.
R Button: Kevin Hayes friend

except he would never press the left button then and whats the point if the meme then

 

[dragonoffrost]

We’re not fortunate enough. They’ll just replace him with some other schlub whenever they do anyway.

Chiapet come on down!

 

[Striiker]

It’s times like this that I remember people arguing when AV and Fletcher were called “incompetent”.

 

[Curufinwe]

12 games in 20-21.

Patrick Brown Stats and News

 

[deadhead]

What the hell do you people think is available on the waiver wire?
Washed up veterans, underachieving prospects past their expiration data and AHL+ types.

 

[Rebels57]

If Brown forces Wilson out of the opening night lineup, than hooray.

 

[Flyer lurker]

What was your favorite Garrett Wilson moment as a flyer? And why is it not today knowing he won't make the roster.

 

[kudymen]

What the hell do you people think is available on the waiver wire?
Washed up veterans, underachieving prospects past their expiration data and AHL+ types.

So...why make that move in the first place? I've read lots of paragraphs about tallest midgets and now all of a sudden it is a satisfactory move? Why? There's really nothing else this orgs depth can offer for several games that we have to pick up a guy whose best defense is "well they did dress him twice"? What's the urgency for such nothing move?

Guy dressed for single digit/slightly in the double digit number of games and all of a sudden it's a sign he can be capable of stepping in in time of need?

I'm not saying Fletcher sent us to the depths of hell or that he missed on some obvious gem. It's just a capital letters WHY BOTHER pick up.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Was rooting for Volkov or Boulet.

At least G Wilson should be gone.

 

[Lord Defect]

Are we sure fletch didn’t think he was claiming Dustin brown?