Flyers' History: Matt Read: neither lost nor forgotten
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Deadpool8812
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Probably because he's just an extra body in case of last minute injuries. And getting him away from the Phantoms is an excuse to play other younger players that have some potential without scratching him
kelmitchell
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Honestly id prefer read in the lineup over both lehtera and weise, at least hes a good pker and isn't at all a liability on defense
Deadpool8812
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He used to be a good PKer and not a defensive liability. The problem is he's lost what helped him with that: his speed
kelmitchell
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Thats true but his defensive instinct is there, hes not like lehtera who is brain dead
Captain Dave Poulin
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You could say that Torgo is "lost and forgotten" on the ice because he is so far behind the action.
deadhead
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Lehtera's not brain dead, he's actually pretty smart, very good at clearing the puck on the PK.
Problem is he's slooow, but he's a lot bigger than Read, so do you want the slooow guy who can at least get in someone's way or the slow roadkill?
If Read wasn't even the 5th best forward on the Phantoms does he have anything left?
Problem is he's slooow, but he's a lot bigger than Read, so do you want the slooow guy who can at least get in someone's way or the slow roadkill?
If Read wasn't even the 5th best forward on the Phantoms does he have anything left?
FlyersMania2
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The only reason I haven't forgotten about Matt Read is because he is a slight improvement over the forwards on our 4th line. Which is really quite sad.
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The only reason I haven't forgotten about him is because of this thread, and even then he is a little hazy in my mind.
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I thought the same exact thing when I saw this thread and that thought was followed by a second thought - oh he's pretty mediocre and not as bad as Lehtera. If we aren't going to play Leier and NAK, maybe vanilla Hakstol would play him?
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He does seem like he is almost bad enough for Hakstok to like him and play him.
YEM
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matt read hat trick: get scratched, put on suit, watch game from upstairs
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Kinda slow, underachieving...invisible when he's on the ice. If players and coaches got matched up like dating sites, you would have to think Matt Read would come up as a suggested match for Hak.
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Note, no more 23-player max in NHL after trade deadline. So Flyers can carry an extra player, such as Matt Read, as long as team stays under Salary Cap.
Wonder if he will also get a look at cracking the lineup though. He's been very good with Phantoms.
Note, no more 23-player max in NHL after trade deadline. So Flyers can carry an extra player, such as Matt Read, as long as team stays under Salary Cap.
Wonder if he will also get a look at cracking the lineup though. He's been very good with Phantoms.
Curufinwe
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Unsurprisingly he looks better on the Flyers 4th line than Lehtera.
Magua
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And Weise. And Leier. And Ghoul. He's his usual play-driving, smart, reliable 4th liner self. He's better with and without the puck than all those guys.
They're even using him on PK2, late game situations on top line, empty nets.........it makes no f***ing sense. Forget them totally misevaluating, primarily based on contract situation, but now they pretend like it never happened, and he's now on what could be the playoff lineup.
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Its truly been a season from The Twilight Zone.
Someone photosop Hakstols head on Rod Serlings body in black and white.
Curufinwe
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Well we know 18 games in the AHL turned Sanheim from a simpleton to a smart guy, so just think how much Read’s hockey intelligence increased from his 33 games with the Phantoms.
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It's amazing what has to happen to get an optimal lineup- injuries and calling up a vet before the deadline so you don't have to burn a recall. Game 73. Better late than never I guess. 9 games left to do something about PP2.
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You're not taking playing Read seriously, are you?
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Nor are his advanced stats much better.
And Weal is no better, as much as it pains me to say so, Striiker was right on this one (blind squirrels and acorns, you know).
"One way or another, this darkness got to give"
Let's just say the Flyers success or failure is unlikely to depend on 4th line personnel decisions.
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Nor are his advanced stats much better.
And Weal is no better, as much as it pains me to say so, Striiker was right on this one (blind squirrels and acorns, you know).
"One way or another, this darkness got to give"
Let's just say the Flyers success or failure is unlikely to depend on 4th line personnel decisions.
LegionOfDoom91
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Matt Read just being a PKer helps immensely
