Howie58 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 What a turd of a goal. I feel badly for Jones. Take away the first and he has been solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesesteak Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 they sucked me in AGAIN, not totally losing quickly these past few games, tonight included, and yet find a way to BLOW IT AGAIN 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Snatched defeat from the jaws of victory... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 As usual, a quick defensive lapse is lethal. This is a sad loss. Provorov's head on the bench speaks volumes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkscrewy Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 How are there no other options on PP1 than Provorov? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 If I were CF, I'd begin to wonder if it is time to buy out JVR. Mayhew, earning $800K on a two-way, is energized and almost willing the team to victory. WTF is JVR doing these days at $7 million? On a positive note, maybe Sanheim is growing. Another thought: Jones' GAA and save percentage don't reflect his game. The first was strange. The others were dangerous chances. This wasn't his fault. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Well that was the best game of the year by the Flyers, truly. A lot of fun to watch, the game had a bit of everything ... the final 3 minutes were forgettable but predicable. 57 minutes of good hard work, as a team - nice seeing them attack with speed. On D what can you say? The same holes killed them... coverage what coverage? Sanheim's best game (again) - what a difference with Ristolainen out. And Frost was good defensively but a total zero on offense, just nothing to speak of. I wonder if he'll ever get it going in the O&B. You can see the puck-handling talent, the strength in the scrums...could just be the line mates he's skating with. Anyway, a lot to enjoy...and then the standard-issue collapse. No big deal...what else is new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Howie58 said: If I were CF, I'd begin to wonder if it is time to buy out JVR. He really is a stiff isn't he? And annoying to boot. He was bad before but now with the Flyers out of the picture he is totally checked out. The invisible man is now...what... even more invisible...? See what I mean? Annoying. :-) Edited February 18, 2022 by GratefulFlyers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 21 minutes ago, GratefulFlyers said: He really is a stiff isn't he? And annoying to boot. He was bad before but now with the Flyers out of the picture he is totally checked out. The invisible man is now...what... even more invisible...? See what I mean? Annoying. :-) Yes. He's all fizz. No pop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrittyForever Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Are they like losing on purpose now? Incredible late game melt down . This stuff is hard to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 1. Scoring on the 2-man advantage would have helped. The inept power play gives opponents an edge. 2. The D lapses close to goal are crushing. Yes, it is hard to watch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Howie58 said: If I were CF, I'd begin to wonder if it is time to buy out JVR. They are better off retaining salary... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, GratefulFlyers said: Well that was the best game of the year by the Flyers, truly. A lot of fun to watch, the game had a bit of everything ... the final 3 minutes were forgettable but predicable. I'm glad you enjoyed the game. Rarely has a team been so celebrated for "57 minutes" of effort in a "predictable" losing effort in a lost season moments before trading the longest tenured captain in franchise history. Yes, I'm sardonic. That's what the worst decade in the franchise's history has done. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. It's nothing personal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 29 minutes ago, Howie58 said: Scoring on the 2-man advantage would have helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 50 minutes ago, GrittyForever said: Are they like losing on purpose now? Incredible late game melt down . This stuff is hard to watch. The Jeopardy College Championship was really good tonight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Howie58 said: If I were CF, I'd begin to wonder if it is time to buy out JVR. Mayhew, earning $800K on a two-way, is energized and almost willing the team to victory. WTF is JVR doing these days at $7 million? On a positive note, maybe Sanheim is growing. Another thought: Jones' GAA and save percentage don't reflect his game. The first was strange. The others were dangerous chances. This wasn't his fault. Soyheim has shown some real good flashes of offensive skill this year, he has scored a few nice goals and made some good plays. Maybe he will never be a defensive stalwart but if he steps up his offensive game it can offset his defensive lapses. He was an offensive force in the juniors constantly up on the play and scoring big goals, let’s hope he can take it up a few notches next year. I think a lot of problems with these players is a lack of confidence, it’s hard to gain confidence when you are always losing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) been a tough sporting week. The hoops team teen-girl-mojo cheers for lost in the county semi-finals by a bucket to the "best team we've had in 10 years" feel good story opponent. Teen-girl's lib extension was tight though! The boys coulda, shoulda, woulda that game. Our county is pretty competitive in basketball -the top 8 to 10 teams can usually beat anyone else in that group. They had a shot and thought they could win- but they didn't. Our best player's 35 footer at the buzzer to tie missed off the glass and then rim- I've seen him make that shot. There was hope when he let it go. I tuned into the Flyers @ 2-2 to see, was it a competitive 2-2 or was it the typical outclassed-but still tied 2-2? To watch the Flyers lose the way they did was gut wrenching. 100% mental and then the Carlson empty net goal from 200 feet off the glass was the perfect encapsulation of this season. They had a shot, and knew they wouldn't win and they conjured it. I knew after the Mayhew goal, pretty as it was- they would find a way to lose. Hopeless And there is 35 more games of this hockey? Edited February 18, 2022 by mojo1917 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 9 hours ago, radoran said: They are better off retaining salary... Agreed--will anybody take him? I think he's a spent force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 Another thing came to mind while driving to work this morning--it's sad that Morin hasn't panned out as a porch-clearer. God only knows we could have used him last night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, Howie58 said: Agreed--will anybody take him? I think he's a spent force. Retain $3M and they're better off than a buyout ($4.33M next year, $1.33M year after). Someone would probably take him at $4M for next year. I'll wager they won't play him on the third line or with a Scott Laughton as his center... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, radoran said: Retain $3M and they're better off than a buyout ($4.33M next year, $1.33M year after). Someone would probably take him at $4M for next year. I'll wager they won't play him on the third line or with a Scott Laughton as his center... L.A. Kings could maybe use him as a depth piece. If not them surely if they retain the salary someone should see value in him right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: L.A. Kings could maybe use him as a depth piece. If not them surely if they retain the salary someone should see value in him right? Main thing is that they need to clean house. I'm thinking "everyone over 25" but it might be too late for that. I'd consider keeping Couturier, but then again he just signed a career-ending deal to stay with a team that hasn't done squat in a decade so I'm kinda questioning his sanity. And mine, of course. That said, it's not just the roster that needs cleaning. It's the people running the organization* who think "it's the way we've always done things" is a legitimate reason to keep doing them that way after ten years of mediocrity and failure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 9 hours ago, radoran said: Rarely has a team been so celebrated for "57 minutes" of effort in a "predictable" losing effort in a lost season moments before trading the longest tenured captain in franchise history ha! you really have a talent for putting the worst spin on anything Flyers-related. It's admirable really. If you wanted to though you could disregard the big picture for a minute and just watch the game. Like last night. I bet you would've seen what I did - the usual defensive lapses and some really good rushes, accurate passing (believe it or not) and even the PP (PP2) looked like a cohesive unit. Don't get me wrong I'm not knocking you or your perspective. Even if I wanted to I couldn't bc re: the bigger picture you're right. All I'm saying to a fellow Flyers' fan is - it is possible to enjoy Flyers' games this year. But you have to want to. And I should caution you and anyone else, you'll have to take it shift by shift (!). And of course I realize you shouldn't have to "work" to watch your fav hockey team. But as a great man once said, "it is what it is" (he followed that up with "duh"). Last night for whatever reason the Flyers played like a team. And then, because this is who they are, they blew it. It took a remarkably bad play by Provorov but in 3 minutes they went from Flyers to Failures. But hey once Giroux is gone they'll be Winners again ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, GratefulFlyers said: ha! you really have a talent for putting the worst spin on anything Flyers-related. It's admirable really. It's really no effort at all. It's just reporting what's actually happening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 54 minutes ago, radoran said: Retain $3M and they're better off than a buyout ($4.33M next year, $1.33M year after). Someone would probably take him at $4M for next year. I'll wager they won't play him on the third line or with a Scott Laughton as his center... I wonder about him. He may be a victim of a poor squad (he needs people to set him up), or he may be another Simmonds who is falling off the cliff. Either way, I think he's an expensive legacy. I think his marketability may be limited. If he's around next year and has a decent season, maybe he's trade bait. Again, I can get a kick out of a guy like Mayhew, who really is taking advantage of an opportunity. Seeing JVR float around....a reminder of bad choices, drafts, signings...ineffectiveness of changing coaches, etc. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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