Fizz

IMO no, Hitch is old school and old school no longer works in the new NHL. The new HNL is a faster puck possession game, the dump and chase dose not work anymore. You need set plays for zone break out and zone entry. The days of players freestyling plays are over, unless you are Connor McDavid.

Never have been a fan of AV so I'm not sad to see him gone. Not sure how Yeo survived but I hope the term interim is just that. Fletcher has to go next and bring in a GM that gets the new NHL and let him hire his own HC, then let the work on a rebuild begin.

He is a huge part of it though.

Well if someone doesn't get fired after this debacle, there really is no hope.

What a freakin' embarrassment!!

You kinda hit the nail on the head with this comment. You can't sign below average players to above average contracts and expect to contend. Not saying Ellis is below average but he is defiantly on the down side of his career and Hayes and JVR are below average players and over paid along with half the Flyers line-up.

So in your mind Hayes is worth a 7 million cap hit? Okay then.

LMAO at #3.

To all the people that think a coaching won't help this team. Just take a look at Calgary. Crappy team that was going nowhere then they hire Sutter basically the same team but they bought into Sutter's system Now they are in second place just behind a good Edmonton team. Yes there is hella problems with management but AV and his assistants don't seem to have a system to buy into. I stand by my assessment AV has to go.

Too many mid league players making high end player money, IE Giroux, JVR, Hayes, Ellis and Couturier to a point. Going to be hard to dump all these high contracts only godsend is Giroux's contract up after this year. Hayes, I just don't get his 7 mil contract.....he just isn't that good.

Vigneault, Therrien, Yeo Clarke, Holmgren, Fletcher Take your pick which 3 Or all 6 just do something!!

Oops, sorry

See I'm not convinced there isn't some talent on this team, I just think the style of play AV wants this team to play is not conducive to the strengths of the players. Yes there are a few high priced duds JVR and Hayes come to mind but overall I think there is enough talent to win games.

IMO Fletcher wouldn't know a good hockey player they hit him with a body check.

Agreed, along with the whole coaching staff.

Hey I'm all for trading Giroux, but IMO you need to get the management, HC and GM situation figured out first.

Umm..sorry Giroux is no longer worth 7.5 million per year. That is what the problem with this franchise, signing long term has been Flyers (Giroux) or no talent Flyers (Hayes) to long tern big money contracts.

In what bizarro world is Hayes worth the kind of money Fletcher signed him for? For that move alone Fletcher should be fired.

Laugh and make fun of me all you want. Deep down you know I'm right and you just wont admit it. Keep the orange glasses on and maybe just maybe they will luck into the playoffs and get hot and win the cup......not!!

Laugh and make fun of me all you want. Deep down you know I'm right and you just wont admit it. Keep the orange glasses on and maybe just maybe they will luck into the playoffs and get hot and win the cup......not!!

The problem with AV is his style of coaching just doesn't work in this new NHL and he flat out refuses to change or adapt. The opposition coaches have seen his game plan this year and adapting to play the Flyers but AV wont change his game plan. Hell if Hart wasn't standing on his head some games the record would look a lot worse. AV's coaching philosophy has come and gone.......and don't even get me started on the clown show that are his assistant coaches.

Been saying that for a couple years. He refuses to change his coaching style to match his players, and his style of players are gone from the league like the dinosaurs from earth. This team goes no ware till AV and his minions are gone.

Who thinks this is still a playoff team? It isn't and never was, I was hoping it was going to be but alas the team is not very good. From top to bottom this organization is a mess, sad to see.

WTF......Can't even beat Vancouver.......Gonna be a long year.

Personally I don't think this is a playoff team, if they do make it it will be by the skin of their teeth. Not enough talent or depth on this team, yeah they can put a top tier 1st line on the ice but IMO 2, 3, and 4 are going to struggle. In goal Hart will have to stand on his head (hope we don't ruin him), better D will help but again I don't see the depth there either. Jones is a big ? in my book. Giroux is not a leader (and I like Giroux) hopefully Couturier can step up and kinda take over the team. Coaching.......What can I say I think we are still very week in the coaching department. GM......Again I don't think Fletcher is a competent GM. He has not done much to improve the team, and I'm sure he is right up against the cap. Ramblings from Saskatchewan.