NHL Talk Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CIX: Processing a Tremendous Amount of Insane Information

[Hollywood Cannon]

It always circles back to the same five or six experts who just know the 'right way' (translation: their way and no other). And if you dare to have a different take? Well, prepare to be ridiculed, mocked, and called names—because nothing says 'rational discussion' like a good old-fashioned echo chamber beatdown.

Sounds like you want an echo chamber, bubs.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

How dare I disagree with you guys. The audacity! Thanks for putting me in my place.

This is weird, boss. You ok? My PMs are open if you need anything.

 

[freakydallas13]

Going after Renberg, one of the nicer and most level headed posters, of all people sure was a choice.

Could have easily come at me instead for my negativity and snark, and I probably would have deserved it.

 

[BringBackFletcher]

Go over to Flyers reddit if you want to have a blindly optimistic discussion on the team. There's nothing stopping you. The discussion here is negative but that's because that's the rational assessment of the situation

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I probably would have deserved it.

Finally something unanimous.

 

[ponder719]

Sounds like you want an echo chamber, bubs.

Most people who complain about echo chambers aren't mad that one exists; they're mad at what's echoing in the chamber.

 

[ybnvs]

Go over to Flyers reddit

 

[ellja3]

I used to hate ''everything sucks'' mojo here too, genuinely; but after monitoring this team more closely last 1-2 seasons or so I have reached the conclusion this is justified. Please, tell me what recent move can make one optimistic about the thought process of this franchise?

Edit: we lucked into first franchise player since Couts and what are we doing? Torts is punishing him for a risky play here and there and our genius PP specialist moved him to his off side after he had gazillion points from his convenient side early in the season. How does this give any confidence they are not a monkey w a grenade throwing stuff at wall seeing what sticks? What part of giving Deslauriers 4yr contract and NTC makes you think that? Or saying we won't sign gap-fillers ''felt sorry for ya'' vet contracts, then signing EJ?

Just wanted to say that Deadhead once said - about every single one of these things in isolation - that it's nothing too bad, people are overreacting etc. I agree, all these situations in isolation might indeed sound like us complaining about every single thing that doesn't look shinily (is that a word?) good, but when put together - it's stupid move after stupid move; or if we are being generous - maybe a net-neutral move here or there. Freeing cap-space (Frost/Beezer trade) to have more flexibility when hunting that must-have center? Sure, makes sense. But what exactly have PHI done that is non-criticisable lately that would make us believe the said C-hunting/signing will be less dumb or questionable than the moves we have seen thus far?

 

[Don Nachbaur 26]

Sounds like you want an echo chamber, bubs.

Nothing I said was incorrect.

Going after Renberg, one of the nicer and most level headed posters, of all people sure was a choice.

Could have easily come at me instead for my negativity and snark, and I probably would have deserved it.

Wasn't going after him. More at a lot of the posters here.

 

[Don Nachbaur 26]

This is weird, boss. You ok? My PMs are open if you need anything.

Aww thanks. I'll keep that in mind.

 

[DancingPanther]

Nothing I said was incorrect.


Wasn't going after him. More at a lot of the posters here.

So you admit you are "going after...a lot of the posters here" then complain about what people say to you in response to this?

 

[BiggE]

Yeah, can’t understand how anyone could be negative about the Philadelphia Flyers.

Hmm, except for maybe,
1 playoff series win in soon to be 13 years and counting.
4 soon to be 5 consecutive years missing the playoffs yet without a single blue chip prospect in the system
Replacing Cuck with Danny but leaving basically everyone else from the previous failed regime in place
The head coach constantly berating the only young potential superstar on the team
The pp coach who has overseen the worst pp in the league for multiple years still coaching the pp
Bungling the premium prospect taken 5th overall in 2022 and then trading him for a 4/5 Dman and a 2nd
Passing on a potential future 1D to instead take a probable future middle 6 forward
Trading 2 solid players for a cap dump, a 4th line forward and a 2nd. Oh and a very valuable 7th round pick 3 years from now.

Yeah, I really can’t imagine how anyone could harbor negative thoughts about the Philadelphia Flyers. Shocking.

 

[ellja3]

Yeah, can’t understand how anyone could be negative about the Philadelphia Flyers.

Hmm, except for maybe,
1 playoff series win in soon to be 13 years and counting.
4 soon to be 5 consecutive years missing the playoffs yet without a single blue chip prospect in the system
Replacing Cuck with Danny but leaving basically everyone else from the previous failed regime in place
The head coach constantly berating the only young potential superstar on the team
The pp coach who has overseen the worst pp in the league for multiple years still coaching the pp
Bungling the premium prospect taken 5th overall in 2022 and then trading him for a 4/5 Dman and a 2nd
Passing on a potential future 1D to instead take a probable future middle 6 forward
Trading 2 solid players for a cap dump, a 4th line forward and a 2nd. Oh and a very valuable 7th round pick 3 years from now.

Yeah, I really can’t imagine how anyone could harbor negative thoughts about the Philadelphia Flyers. Shocking.

The lack of blue chip prospects is the worst part in all this. Our best prospect after MM is who? Luchanko!?



Gotta say, I giggled audibly

 

[JojoTheWhale]

The lack of blue chip prospects is the worst part in all this. Our best prospect after MM is who? Luchanko!?

What scares me is that it's well within the range of outcomes to still think he will be after this draft that is supposed to be a turning point.

 

[Curufinwe]

I used to hate ''everything sucks'' mojo here too, genuinely; but after monitoring this team more closely last 1-2 seasons or so I have reached the conclusion this is justified. Please, tell me what recent move can make one optimistic about the thought process of this franchise?

Edit: we lucked into first franchise player since Couts and what are we doing? Torts is punishing him for a risky play here and there and our genius PP specialist moved him to his off side after he had gazillion points from his convenient side early in the season. How does this give any confidence they are not a monkey w a grenade throwing stuff at wall seeing what sticks? What part of giving Deslauriers 4yr contract and NTC makes you think that? Or saying we won't sign gap-fillers ''felt sorry for ya'' vet contracts, then signing EJ?

Yeah, it was 5 years ago the last time the Flyers had a good team. Everything has pretty much sucked since then.

 

[ellja3]

What scares me is that it's well within the range of outcomes to still think he will be after this draft that is supposed to be a turning point.

Hello darkness my old friend

 

[GKJ]

I remember well, I was there. It was the game Lavy always wanted, which was getting Michael Leighton back in as the starter.