Howie58

The dude will get an ovation when he takes the ice. We will reincarnate Nikita Kruschchev to officiate. He will use a skate to bash heads of guilty players. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nikita-khrushchev-throws-a-tantrum-at-the-united-nations

Grateful: I hope they get their bleep together tomorrow night. Watching another demolition is no fun. And for their sakes, it would be a great training to make the playoffs. I hope it hasn't become a bridge too far.

Greetings: The Flyers are a mild favorite (-115) despite this sportsbook's model giving the Isles a 51 percent win probability: https://www.dimers.com/bet-hub/nhl/schedule/2023_175_phi_nyi There isn't much to separate these teams statistically, and they've split the season's prior two games: https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-phi/2024/04/01/2023021183 One observation: Both Sorokin and Varlamov have save percentages over .900; the same can't be said for Sam Errson. Will the Big Russian get surprise start as a pick-me-up for a demoralized squad?

Yep! Sad. I agree with @flyercanuck that exhaustion may be setting in. Torts said it will be a team meeting but no practice tomorrow. He seemed pretty down himself in the post-game presser. He had no excuses and wasn't even combative with the reporters. He spoke to high minutes and mistakes of his top D pairing but was clear that applied universally. Putting aside lack of depth and exhaustion, Morganti was spot on with the PP. The incompetence costs games. And I don't think the Captain can be Primeau and take the team on his shoulders. He looks out of it offensively.

Torts was brutally candid. He sees a gassed team, particularly his to D pair. He acknowledged the lousy PP. Morganti saw the loss from the goal out. Yeah.

This is unbearable.

We give up 4 to a team averaging 2.18. Errson is not a starter. Sickening.

No PP. Dumb penalties maybe we don't deserve to make the playoffs. We look like crap against a cellar dweller.

Bring in Fedovov. I really wonder if they should be favorites!

Too many missed shots. I'm wondering if they need eye exams?

Yeah, I have a feeling he won't be courted by any NHL teams.

Well, he may be a very good guy. But after 30 NHL games, the numbers aren't very impressive: https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=176325 4-18-4, 3.66 GAA, .880 Save Percentage. Granted, he wasn't playing for the greatest of teams, and often got the second of back-to-backs, but there's probably enough games to sense he should move on.

Well, maybe I want to have a good Good Friday. I am leaving work a little early.

Well, if Sandy is off the roster, we are getting an unsurprising signal--his days with the parent club are nearing their end. On a larger note, when posting the game threads, I seldom see other rosters with starting goalies under .900 save percentage. That doesn't apply to the Flyers. And on a broader note, our plus/minus differential is heading south.

I wonder what his first start is? Sandstrom is off the roster: https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/ivan-fedotov-flyers-khl-cska-moscow/ Playing against Chicago might not be too bad. On paper, they should be less challenging. That's one man's opinion.

Has anyone asked if he is a Communist? Is he a Putin supporter? Are we pragmatic and say it's irrelevant if he can stop pucks?

I caught the last half last night. They woke up in the last 10-15 mins, and it was too late. As for the PP--I guess next season is repair time. I have a feeling it is beyond repair this season. Foerster is waking up. We will have fun watching him in coming years. On the other hand--Atkinson is a spent force, and two of the YouTube "content creators" were commenting on Coots' looking tired. Yeah...nearly eight million for a fourth line center....yeah, baby!

Greetings: The O and B are heavily favored (-244): https://www.oddsshark.com/nhl/chicago-philadelphia-odds-march-30-2024-2020589 Given our performance in Montreal, that scares me--I think we play better as the underdog. The Blackhawks are offensively and defensively challenged, and their PP is almost as bad as ours: https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-phi/2024/03/30/2023021173 We beat them in February, 3-1, in Chicago. Historically, this has been a very home-based series, particularly for the Flyers: https://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/opponent.cgi?Chicago_Blackhawks Let's hope for urgency on the O and B's part. And maybe, just maybe, we score on a power play.

That trade is looking better all the time! I started the thread with my concern about the Flyers as favorite. Psychologically, that gives them license to underperform. That tells me they lack swagger. Attard and Ginning have played well on D. Torts had multiple kudos post-game. Seeler and Drydale are part of the problem. But I think this team has to come out swinging, and they need a better PP. It is a momentum killer that's losing them games.

We will look back at this season and point to the PP as the Achilles Heel. Stay keep us out of the playoffs.

Tippett breaks the ice. Too little, too late. 0-4 on PP. Ugh!

We can't score on PP. We score but they are disallowed. The hockey gods aren't smiling upon us.

Greetings: There are rumblings the Russkies have let Fedotov out of his contract: https://www.inquirer.com/flyers/flyers-goalie-ivan-fedotov-alexei-kolosov-russia-military-service-20240328.html This is interesting. Who knows?

Being the favorite scares me; I'd rather they feel like Avis and have to try harder (I age myself). Montreal is tough for us given their speed.

Greetings: Here is Bill Meltzer's take on the lineup. It is Rangers Redux--Seeler and Drysdale are close but no cigar: https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill-Meltzer/Flyers-Gameday-32824--MTL/45/124786