GM Chuck Fletcher

[Ghosts Beer]

Flahr's appearance does nothing to inspire confidence. The Nature Boy he is not.

 

[Embiid]

Flahr's appearance does nothing to inspire confidence. The Nature Boy he is not.

We got plugs on the team....and Flahr has them on his head..

Another Russ Farwell?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

We got plugs on the team....and Flahr has them on his head..

Another Russ Farwell?

Where did you get a lifesize photo of him? It took me five minutes to view the whole picture lol.

 

[Embiid]

Where did you get a lifesize photo of him? It took me five minutes to view the whole picture lol.

LMAO...yeah I didn't think it was Kinkos poster size....

 

[Knarf9o5o1o4o9]

Well we've had a constant source of news lately, none of it exciting of course.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Oh no he was their draft guy.

 

[Pantokrator]

Haha! Sleestak! They were so slow moving...

 

[Rebels57]

Oh no he was their draft guy.

Same guy involved in drafting a 4th round calibre prospect in the 1st in 2018. God I hope he wasnt an advocate for that pick.

 

[Embiid]

Haha! Sleestak! They were so slow moving...

 

[Ghosts Beer]

The draft table isn't the only table this Flahr guy has run.

Keep him away from JVR.

 

[BernieParent]

Here's what I predict: the Blues and Kings decide to rebuild simultaneously. Fletcher deals the entire farm system -- except for Hart -- and every draft pick over the next 14 years for Pietrangelo and Doughty. To add to the momentum, they call up Carter Hart, who -- given the D talent in front of him -- wears broomball shoes instead of skates for the final 20 games of the season, and still finishes with a 0.23 GAA.

Provorov - Doughty
Gostisbehere - Pietrangelo
Sanheim - Gudas

 

[duffy9748]

I have a feeling Simmonds will return more than most, me included, think he’s worth. At worst, I think a 1st+ is coming back. He’d be a great add to a number of different contenders at the deadline.

Should be an interesting couple of months.

 

[TB87]

These comments from The Athletic Minnesota announcing the move do not paint a pretty picture of Flahr’s eye for amateur talent:

 

[RANKKA]

Here's what I predict: the Blues and Kings decide to rebuild simultaneously. Fletcher deals the entire farm system -- except for Hart -- and every draft pick over the next 14 years for Pietrangelo and Doughty. To add to the momentum, they call up Carter Hart, who -- given the D talent in front of him -- wears broomball shoes instead of skates for the final 20 games of the season, and still finishes with a 0.23 GAA.

Provorov - Doughty
Gostisbehere - Pietrangelo
Sanheim - Gudas

 

[BernieParent]

It would get attention.

 

[Danko]

He better come out wooing every public appearance.

 

[Bigkarl]

View attachment 164313 View attachment 164309 View attachment 164307 View attachment 164305 These comments from The Athletic Minnesota announcing the move do not paint a pretty picture of Flahr’s eye for amateur talent:

Before people jump off a bridge, he probably was primarily relying on information from scouts. So how much of it is on Flahr and how much of it is on poor amateur scouting, who knows. At least that’s what I’m l gonna tell myself...

Or maybe he was brought in specifically to be terrible at the draft, thus making it sting a little less when Fletcher trades all his picks for Craig Anderson or something.

 

[TheKingPin]

Hopefully they trust the flyers scouts more than their own eye.

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Before people jump off a bridge, he probably was primarily relying on information from scouts. So how much of it is on Flahr and how much of it is on poor amateur scouting, who knows. At least that’s what I’m l gonna tell myself...

Or maybe he was brought in specifically to be terrible at the draft, thus making it sting a little less when Fletcher trades all his picks for Craig Anderson or something.

Scouts look for individual talent. Head scouts/GMs set the organizations philosophy when it comes to drafting. If your scouts are doing a good job but you always pick low ceiling high floor types that's an issue.

 

[kudymen]

Fletcher specifically mentioned Voracek as being the type of player that can play his identity of hockey and a type they need to continue to find.

UH OH!

I missed this thread because I have been quite busy this week so far... But how is this possible? Mango and Mr. Sandals shipped him out before Fletcher was even hired heh

 

[Psuhockey]

Hopefully they trust the flyers scouts more than their own eye.

From the sounds of all the Hextall bashing, the Flyers wanted someone who is going to listen to the input of the other employees. Just got to hope he sides with the good scouts as opposed to the “he whacks them with his stick” bad scouts. It’s not like Hextall didn’t have some misses and much of his draft success is still speculative since most of them haven’t sniffed the NHL yet.

 

[Prongo]

Want a top 4 defenseman - Trouba
Want a top 9 player - Panarin
Want a goalie - Varlamov.

We be a playoff team then. But these moves all made in the offseason. So no playoffs this year.

 

[BernieParent]

From the sounds of all the Hextall bashing, the Flyers wanted someone who is going to listen to the input of the other employees. Just got to hope he sides with the good scouts as opposed to the “he whacks them with his stick” bad scouts. It’s not like Hextall didn’t have some misses and much of his draft success is still speculative since most of them haven’t sniffed the NHL yet.

At first, I when I read "he whacks them with his stick". Then I remembered it was a real quote from a real scout and .

 

[Hiesenberg]

We're not getting Hughes, I doubt even if the goalies continue to suck that we end up in the top 5 in the draft.
And if Stolarz/Elliott turn it around, we may still make the playoffs.

The one saving grace with Fletcher is he's probably far more polished at talking to someone like Scott, having dealt with an owner in Minnesota for 9 years, and knows when he has to make some cosmetic moves to look like he's trying. But hopefully he's smart enough to know that no move will make a difference if the goalies don't step up, and there's no savior goalie out there.

However, what could drive big trades (more likely in late January) is his vision that a modern NHL team needs to be fast and aggressive on the forecheck. So he might try to start reshaping the roster for next year, especially if he's in sell or shakeup mode, than in buy mode.

Playoffs are an absolute lock not to happen, just stop saying those words around this team.

Why can't the Flyers finish bottom 5? A third of the season is gone and they are a bottom 5 team with no improvement in sight.

 

[Prongo]

Trade simmer to the leafs for a package of their 1st rounder+ Grundstrom/koraskov

Then use our draft picks as assets in the off season.