its clear mason is the problem, the team just doesn't want to play for him.
- JoeRussomanno

Masegalov?

Yzerman has made a lot of good moves. Signing Nabokov as backup was not one of them.

Yzerman has made a lot of good moves. Signing Nabokov as backup was not one of them.


- Feanor

Send them Emery...tell them Vinny is just carrying his bags.

It's a well known fact Mason was in the stands trying to get Leighton's attention when Kane scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal.

Friggin Mason.
- wolfhounds

he was in for the longplay the whole time

that (frank)er

It's a well known fact Mason was in the stands trying to get Leighton's attention when Kane scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal.

Friggin Mason.
- wolfhounds

He was up on the grassy club box! I saw him!

I love the torque on this wrister from Schenn. Brayden blew it by Bishop.

I love the torque on this wrister from Schenn. Brayden blew it by Bishop.


- Feanor

It'd be nice to see that a little more often.

Like, something less than every 15 games.

well obviously the flyers are cursed, but Mason's boosting our curse levels far beyond sustainable parameters. It's pretty much definitely his fault we're missing the playoffs.
- BulliesPhan87

I don't think it's Mason. The Flyers are an inverse-Voracek team.

- In 11/12, he had a fair 18G/49PTS, and the Flyers were a fair team.
- In 12/13, he burst out for a pro-rated 37G/78PTS and the Flyers were bad.
- In 13/14, he was better than 11/12 but worse than 12/13 (23G/62PTS) and the Flyers were better than 12/13 but worse than 11/12.
- This season, he has a pro-rated 32G/99PTS, his best year since joining the team, and the Flyers are on pace for a points% of 0.95, their worst since acquiring him.

To sum up:
11/12 - Voracek's worst year, Flyers' best year
12/13 - Voracek's 2nd-best year, Flyers' 2nd-worst year
13/14 - Voracek's 3rd-best year, Flyers' 3rd-worst year
14/15 - Voracek's best year, Flyers' worst year.

Jake is obviously the problem. I'd demote him to the 4th line ASAP.

well obviously the flyers are cursed, but Mason's boosting our curse levels far beyond sustainable parameters. It's pretty much definitely his fault we're missing the playoffs.
- BulliesPhan87

If you're going to discuss curse levels, please provide some type of chart with it. A pie chart would be nice, with curse level/60.

He was up on the grassy club box! I saw him!
- MBFlyerfan

The Zeppruder film.

It'd be nice to see that a little more often.

Like, something less than every 15 games.
- johndewar

He doesn't get to shoot very often from there because he's normally on the LW

He doesn't get to shoot very often from there because he's normally on the LW
- PhillySportsGuy

... and 93 and 40 are usually hogging that part of the ice.

He doesn't get to shoot very often from there because he's normally on the LW
- PhillySportsGuy

Move him to RW, we have a shortage at RW.

He doesn't get to shoot very often from there because he's normally on the LW
- PhillySportsGuy

No, I meant the goal scoring part.

I don't care where he scores them from.

He doesn't get to shoot very often from there because he's normally on the LW
- PhillySportsGuy

SHOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTT!!!

No, I meant the goal scoring part.

I don't care where he scores them from.
- johndewar

I know. I just always thought Schenn would be more effective as a RW or C because he has a heavy shot.

I feel he's been placed as a LW because thats what the team needs.

Dear Ron...

Mirtle: NHL coaching changes can dramatically improve puck possession
http://www.theglobeandmai...ssession/article22409961/

If you're going to discuss curse levels, please provide some type of chart with it. A pie chart would be nice, with curse level/60.
- MJL

I think what you're looking for is a Curse/60 WOWY bar graph, adjusted for inflation

Dear Ron...

Mirtle: NHL coaching changes can dramatically improve puck possession
http://www.theglobeandmai...ssession/article22409961/
- Tomahawk

Interesting take on the scoring chance addition to War On Ice. Buffalo at 37%

Buffalo at 37%
- PhillySportsGuy

Even worse than their raw Fen-close (38%)... on the rare occasions they do have the puck, they don't have enough talent to really do much with it.

Flyers are the opposite... thanks G/Jake!

Bobby Taylor said that the Bolts had no zipp against Zepp

Dear Ron...

Mirtle: NHL coaching changes can dramatically improve puck possession
http://www.theglobeandmai...ssession/article22409961/
- Tomahawk

We should get Dallas' coach, they have great puck possession numbers. If only we were more like them.

Those two were holding everybody else back. Same with Mason.

Playoffs are a lock now.
- wolfhounds

Should be interesting. They'll either start winning or keep losing with dmen that cost 20% of what our stalwarts make

We should get Dallas' coach, they have great puck possession numbers. If only we were more like them.
- jmatchett383

If my numbers are correct we only got one puck this year and that was laughtons first

1) The writer has no idea if Carlson was the top available name on the Flyers' draft list at that point. Not that they absolutely would not have picked another D in the first round, but the Flyers had already picked Sbisa earlier in the first round. Actually, goalie Chet Pickard -- who turned out be a bust but was the consensus top goalie in the draft among virtually all NHL scouts -- was the guy they wanted but were unable to trade up to get).

2) Hindsight "Team X could have drafted Player Y" stuff is pointless. You can do that for every team in every draft. I wish I could post the full transcript of Jay Greenberg's recent interview with Simon Nolet for the upcoming Flyers 50th Anniversary book. Nolet has been a highly successful scout over a long career and would be the first to tell you -- and says it a half-dozen times in his interview -- that there is a lot of luck needed after the fact to produce a home run of a pick. Even the very best like Nolet have more misses that hits.

3) The Flyers quickly turned Eminger right around and packaged him with Downie for Matt Carle, who had productive years in Philly prior to his UFA departure.
- bmeltzer

Thank you.