The defense needs work, but they could have a decent attack and their goaltending should hold them in games.
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The President of the Flyers on the business side (Valerie Camillo) had the statue of Kate Smith removed in the middle of the night due to WOKNESS a few years ago. She just got FIRED. Hopefully Kate Smith returns to the spot where she stood for over 40 years. Changing the CULTURE back to a winning and successful franchise finally! See ya soon Ms. SMITH!!
I am just happy the Flyers actually seem to have a plan and if these draft picks work out, I could see them being good to great in a few years.
Absolutely fantastic video Shannon. Kudos.
As a reasonably well informed Flyers fan, I found myself agreeing throughout the video to just about all of your takes. At this point I almost hope they keep all of, Konecky, Laughton and Hart, simply to see if this team might have a puncher's chance as assembled. My most lingering regret from the Fletcher era is that he passed on Jiricek at #5 last year in favor of Gauthier, who will be a fine player, I have little doubt. I can't wait to watch that BC team next season. But if they had chosen the well built, feisty enough, RH dman in Jiricek, then they could have currently been sitting on Michkov and Perrault over Gauthier and Bonk. And I would humbly argue that the difference in upside between Jiricek and Bonk is larger than that of Gauthier to Perrault.
Also, I really hope that I'm not jinxing things, when I say that I think there is little need to worry about Emile Andrae as an impact player in the NHL. That boy is going to be nice, your instincts are correct on that one. Spend less time holding your breath on Brink. Lastly your assessment of the goalie situation, was spot on. All of us, the organization included, think that Ersson is possibly the future in net, with the recently signed Kolosov not far behind. Making both Carter Hart potentially expendable, and their most recent 2nd and 3rd rounder goaltender selections of the best available talent, that much more interesting. You can't have enough catchers or goaltenders in your organization, you'd have to think. Thanks for the video.
Farabee could get 60 pts, but he may be -20 as well… No idea if Flyers fans want that. I am sad to see Kiefer Bellows go, that is a tough loss I think. He probably could have made the NHL but was left on an airplane too long by NYI. I do think getting rid of Kevin Hayes is addition by subtraction as well. And don't count on Cutter cutting it in the NHL either… Also keep an eye on Jay OBrien for a late season addition after the NCAA season ends. He is entering his 4tth year as an overager, but can put up at a ppg page in Hockey East. Could walk on and play wing at some point. Has a great scoring touch.
Farabee, Frost, Cates, and York make big next level steps….Flyers will make playoffs.
Bettman’s latest moneymaking scheme: seasons as long as “Game of Thrones” winters.
Another D-Man would make this lineup more respectable but I hope Briere resists the temptation. I still think we are a bottom 7 team in the league depending on injuries – Hart will steal a few games but there just isn't enough talent to win more games than last season. Cannot wait to see more of Foerster in the lineup, and more development from guys like York, Tippett, Cates, and Frost
You're not setting the bar very high at bottom five. Whether the end up 1st worst or fifth worst, what's the real difference? Honestly if your bad you may as well tank and increase your odds of getting that draft pick. I'm saying they are worst team in the east, easily.
I am a Kings fan but I want to see Philly make the playoffs
I only watching because of 2034. lol. btw future me. I think phily will win a stanley cup by 2034.
that depth chart is terrible. I looked at it and was like, "WHO?!?!"
This team is absolutely going to end up in the bottom 5 of the league, regardless of whether or not Couturier plays. Unless they make some crazy additions, but what'd even be the point of that when they have no chance of making the playoffs. And who'd even wanna sign there or be traded there? Just look at this roster. It's awful.
Ryan Ellis is kinda like Bigoot. You hear about him from time to time and see a blurry photo once in awhile but are unsure he even exists.
I also wonder how the Flyers will be in 2034. Who doesn't?
Long, long year indeed
I'm kinda worried about Gauthier… your (arguably) #1 prospect doesn't show up to development camp and your GM 'assumes' it's because he has played a lot of hockey? Never mind the fact that he has not played more hockey than prospects his age, he's played less than many of them actually. Add to that the fact that he isn't signed yet and you could understand the worry…
Has Briere updated the media about this? Or are we just assuming everything is fine, maybe just some bad communication? I find it very surprising that the #5 pick 2022 still isn't signed
for defense Flyers might get Hanifin or Pesce?
could use Lindholm at center position? Scheiffele?
Need more prospects, draft picks and young guys developing, that's our goal.
Not saying tank at all, but Cates, Foerster, Brink, Tippett, Frost need a lot of ice time this season.
HAD to move Sanheim this offseason, we don't want defenceman with long term contracts (Risto's is bad enough!!!)
Really feels like they're trying to open a window in about 3 years. Team is good enough to sell tickets (if Atkinson and Coots stay healthy, and TK scores at his usual clip) but not good enough to win yet.
Staal and DeAngelo were paired together in NY
I'm betting those Russian contracts are written on that special tissue paper. You know, bush bucks.
None at all really
Are they done yet though?
Or sanheim,Laughton,kenecny,hart,DeAngelo,other trades could happen or wait til first quater of season teams access what need more or players they thought were ready,or signed arnt working.
unfortunately that last crop of young promising defensemen never really panned out, provorov is good but not as good as he looked sometimes earlier in his career, sanheim is fine but inconsistent, morin, ghost, hagg, myers all had moments but none of them wound up being that legit top pair guy (or even 4-6 guy); like 8 years ago the talk was the flyers have so many good D prospects they'll get some great nhlers and be able to trade some for help elsewhere . . . drafting is hard
Maybe 10 points better.
Doubtful but maybe.
You forgot JVR and Braun
Tyson Foerster is right wing.
Boy, if the flyers still aren’t competitive for the next 11 years, then yikes!