Irishjim Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 The Flyers' struggles in recent years have predominantly been at five-on-five. What needs to be better exactly? How are they scoring at five-on-five? What's working, and what isn't? this is a good read..enjoy-----> http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2014/7/21/5920363/philadelphia-flyers-goals-scored-five-on-five-ron-hextall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 The Flyers' struggles in recent years have predominantly been at five-on-five. What needs to be better exactly? Well, they now have 12 forwards that can skate without falling, so a step in the right direction. Kudos to Kevin Christmann for a job well done and some very detailed painstaking research!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hartnell and his penalties (both ways) are gone. More consecutive 5 on 5 minutes will fix that rhythm problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 @Irishjim Great story, thanks so much for posting. My buddy Bob belongs to the Pension Plan Puppets site the writer was refering to. We've had talks about that story on the Leafs and how informative it was.....so nice to see a Flyer spin on the same theory. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 What's working, and what isn't? A good read sheds some light on some of the issues. My biggest takeaway...... I find it interesting that after the Hartnell trade we heard part of the reason for doing so was speed. You could argue that played in a factor in Hartnell's frequency to dump the puck. Both he and Downie, the two biggest culprits, are now gone.Could that nudge the Flyers even more towards scoring off the rush? While it appears like they had moderate success dumping the puck, it's clear that scoring off the rush -- and to an even greater extent, making sure to gain the zone with possession -- was superior. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 @OccamsRazor It's a very positive sign we score more off the rush than dump in's. There is much more skill and talent involved in scoring off the rush than the boring old dump in. Any idiot can dump the puck in and go chase it, it takes talent to go wide on a d-man and find a teammate with a saucer pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Any idiot can dump the puck in and go chase it Hey thats no way to talk about Scotty and Steve! Nah but i completely agree. Hopefully they come in camp in far superior shape than last year and can improve the 5 on 5 play. All the young guys will be a year older and wiser so i would expect it. Some luck in the health department will be nice too. I expect a better more fine tuned team than we saw at the beginning of last year a great start will go a long way confidence wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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