GM Chuck Fletcher
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Hextall came across extremely well in interviews and preached a GM asset management style we were all dying for. Unfortunately, he was all talk when it came to other things.
usahockey22flyers
2 years away from being 2 years away
Embiid
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Hextall promised to cook us a gourmet meal while trying to keep us nutritionally sustained on bread and water.....like a prisoner.
Appleyard
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Probably 8-8.5 million or thereabouts. If I were his agent I would point to the Ryan Johansen deal...
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Hey, you gonna be consistent with yourself and blame Hakstol for young player regression this year? You think he deserves all credit for their performance after all.
deadhead
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Who cares about Hakstol, he's dead coach walking.
Thing is, people want to claim last year's turnaround was the star players (who played just as well the first half when the team was struggling, go check the numbers), this year's regression is all on the HC.
The truth is, as I've pointed out before, the HC gets the credit and the blame.
The star players are overrated, they haven't performed in the playoffs under 3 coaches in four seasons.
An interim coach won't solve this team's problems, you'll get a little bounce back, then they'll struggle once again.
Fletcher has to decide what team he wants, make the right deals, then go out and find the right coach for that team he builds.
Thing is, people want to claim last year's turnaround was the star players (who played just as well the first half when the team was struggling, go check the numbers), this year's regression is all on the HC.
The truth is, as I've pointed out before, the HC gets the credit and the blame.
The star players are overrated, they haven't performed in the playoffs under 3 coaches in four seasons.
An interim coach won't solve this team's problems, you'll get a little bounce back, then they'll struggle once again.
Fletcher has to decide what team he wants, make the right deals, then go out and find the right coach for that team he builds.
They didn't hire Fletcher to come in and slowly build the team he wants. They brought him in to make things happen quick and turn the season around. You might not agree with that approach, and with each day it is looking less plausible, but the bosses made it very clear that is what they want.
The players have quit on Hakstol. He has no system or structure and is desperately clinging to his favorites to save the day which is making things worse. How do you think G feels seeing Amac back there playing 20 min a night? Its like being a kid and on a good team but you never win because the coach insists on playing his son who sucks way too much. It is deflating.
The lack of structure is putting everyone in a position to fail. No one knows what to do, who to cover, where to go. Good coaches drill their system into their players heads so that they dont even have to think. It becomes muscle memory and they work as a 5 man unit to get it done. The Flyers hesitate every time they touch the puck..and thats where you get turnovers. They freeze when defending, and that is why you get blown coverage. They have no idea what they need to do or what their teammates are gonna do. This is a team game, that is not going to fly.
A new coach who can implement any kind of consistency would be a major upgrade. Even the goalies would benefit from have a clear defensive scheme in front of him. So yes, Hak needs to go. I dont care who replaces him, but he needs to go.
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You care about Hakstol. You care extremely deeply about the failure you mistakenly believe is one of the greatest coaches the NHL has ever seen.
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f*** this. Last night should have been enough. Fire Fletcher.
Chinatown88
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Pissing away even one more second of Giroux's prime is disgusting.
If Hak is not fired within 16 hours after tonights loss for Van I'm with you!
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If Hak is not fired within 16 hours after tonights loss for Van I'm with you!
Too late. Fletcher has already shown he's so goddamned stupid he occasionally forgets to breathe. Time for a new direction.
Especially if, as I suspect, Fletch is just a Trojan Weise and Homer is actually running everything. Into the ground.
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The coach forgot to pull the goalie for the second time since Fletcher has been here and he is still the coach. Anyone who tolerates that incompetence has an evil aura.
We would've seen dozen trades already if Homer was running everything.
Maybe, unless he was trying to be deep, deep undercover and didn't want to give it away yet.
David St Hubbins
Well, you're not as confused as he is.
deadhead
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Stalking me again, I see.
You really need to get a life.
You constantly repeat these delusions about me, as if following the WH protocol, if you say something false repeatedly, it becomes true.
You still haven't come up with a credible interim coach.
Or do you think Gordon is a NHL caliber coach?
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I love how you pretend Gordon is the only choice. He's the only guy in the org you ever mention taking over.
Why can't you provide a list of coaches who are superior to Hakstol? Prove you aren't a liar. Prove you actually think he's run of the mill.
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