Let the (irrational) hype for the Flyers begin.
I was gonna make a post earlier this week with couple predictions about other teams but couldnt find the Around the League thread at the time.
One of the things was that I dont buy Flyers being as bad as fans expect them to be. Theyre not Arizona or Chicago bad. Yeah their roster sucks (especially with the injuries) and they're probably still the worst team in Metro by the end of the season, but one thing that can get you points in this league is outworking your opponent. No surprise Torts team does that. Like if you compare them to Yotes or Hawks, no offence to those franchises but who cares what happens this season? Arizona is stocking up picks like its a video game and Chicago would love to stay out of the spotlight for a couple months. Flyers atleast aim to have some sort of culture change.
I'm not gonna be the "told you" kinda person cause thats my cup of tea, but last year I brought up Torts couple times in GDTs cause watching Devils not give a crap some nights and seeing the defensive coverage or well.. the lack of was driving me crazy.
I get it people dont like him and he's very old school and zegras comments and he'd have Jack blocking shots and blablabla. But I think he's the perfect coach for the Flyers cause they lack any sort of system and culture the last few years. And Devils pre Ruff and now with Ruff arent far off. I get it - our roster is not exactly build for Torts system but I'd just love to have our team be the one to outwork a more skilled team and win or lose as a result, doesnt really matter.
I'll admit that I'm old school and I love physical play in hockey. I love it much more than the skill that the game is centered around today. I get that lots of physicality has been toned down nowadays with bunch of penalties being called and some of the dirtiest shit has been taken out which is the right way. But having a team that finishes every check and puts their body on the line always has me entertained. Doesnt have to be goons or even big players, just effort. Thats why I love playoff hockey cause players care more which results in more battles. I'm biased cause thats the kinda game I fell in love with though.
Storytime over.