SCFlyguy

Banning coaches for saying the n-word is the hill you want to die on, huh? It's bad enough we have to read your moronic takes on hockey, but please spare us your moronic takes on politics/society.

And yet Ron Jeremy and others have complaining about team toughness like its 1985.

And yet we have caveman moron Flyer fans complaining the team isn't tough enough. Speed kills.

I guess it wasn't the coaching, huh.

I was at the game. Some observations: 1. The entire team was fighting the puck and had difficulty completing a pass. Islanders were very good. Barzal is blazing fast; no one on the Flyers has his speed. 2. Gostisbehere was terrible. That pinch on the Barzal goal was obviously dumb. As soon as I saw him make that pinch, I said to myself, "uh oh." He made a lot of other poor plays and generally got pushed off the puck at every opportunity. Have fun playing in Seattle, dude. 3. I know it was his first game, but Morin looked like a newborn giraffe on skates. He kept falling over and lunging at the puck with his stick. He had no clue so he fit in perfect with Gostisbehere. 4. Hart was terrible. He hasn't been good outside of the streak last year. Might be time to send him to the Phantoms. 5. I was impressed with Hayes. He was one of the few Flyers who looked like he had legs. He protected the puck very well, takes up a lot of space on the ice, and seems like a smart player. Not very dynamic but brings a lot to the table.

Fletcher is a stone cold idiot. Anyone nostalgic for the days of our cap situation causing us to dress ECHL defensemen because of an injury will love this guy.

There is a 0% chance this happens. They are already an incredibly young team, they aren't going to add three more players under the age of 21.

Overpaying for a middling second line center UFA while playing hardball with your homegrown #1 defenseman is such a perfect Flyer move. Fletcher fits this organization perfectly.

Funny, I am detecting a theme here.

This. If the Flyers become a perennial playoff team the next several years, it will be because the Hextall draft picks pan out, not because of Ser Hayes of the Stone Hands. Which begs the question: why sign this guy to an above-market contract when he will never be a difference maker?

Ahh, the Holmgren/Fletcher school of GMing.

One that doesn't exist. My prediction is Hayes scores 60 points this year (assuming good health and linemates) then never hits 55 again. That would not be a good signing to me unless it accompanies several deep runs to the Conference/Cup Finals where he is a primary contributor. He will be on the third or fourth line in three years.

I'll put you on the list of people that think Hayes' contract was good so I can disregard anything you have to say going forward. It only took OC three days to realize it is a steaming pile.

Seattle should love this contract in a year.

Karlson's contract makes the Hayes contract look even worse. Karlson was an RFA, while Hayes was an UFA, but Karlson is the more desirable player in every way and signed for less money and less AAV.