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BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Nov 4 @ 10:54 AM ET
If they are worried about Frost's defense, stick him with Lindblom. And put G back with Couturier so Coots can avoid taking faceoffs till he's good.

Giroux-Couturier-Konecy
JVR-Hayes-Farabee
Lindblom-Frost-Voracek
Raffl-Rubtsov-Pitlick
Stewart

Send Twarynski down to make room for Frost since Stewart cannot be waived for the same absurd reason he was signed in the first place.

- Feanor


I like this
arichardson22
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philly, PA
Joined: 06.10.2013

Nov 4 @ 10:56 AM ET
Hey everyone,

I'm participating in Movember this month and if any of you could help me reach my donation goal it would be greatly appreciated. I am growing a mustache to raise awareness (and funds) for men's health and will also be doing 60 miles of cardio to help men's suicide prevention; 60 men commit suicide each hour. Link below and any donation will be appreciated. Thanks!

https://mobro.co/alexrichardson?mc=1

Hextall271
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Ersson-Ville, NB, NB
Joined: 01.18.2007

Nov 4 @ 11:02 AM ET
Regarding migraine treatments, there are 2 sides to it.

There is the acute management of the severe headache pain, and more importantly, especially for a pro athlete, the prevention side.

Many folks with migraine headache disorder are on an everyday regimen of meds, diet, and sleep management to prevent the migraines from even starting. Sleep deprivation is a huge migraine trigger for some, and certain foods are migraine triggers for some. There is a lot of progress in medicine regarding this. Hopefully Patrick gets on a regimen where he is headache free and can start to play hockey again.

Still it’s a big opportunity for Frost to step in until Patrick can play again. You hope it’s when Frost is ready and he is not rushed because the team goes on a nosedive in the standings.

- Marc D


Thanks for the explanation. I really hope he can sort his out, but as of now I'm very worried that this is a long term issue. His healthy return and subsequent development would really help us!
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Nov 4 @ 11:03 AM ET
Yes, but a lot of people have been saying he projects as a wing. With Patrick out, that may change.
- jmatchett383


I don't think that they should change how they handle a young player like Frost due to Patrick being out. I think the idea was that Frost would break in on the wing but would eventually be a center. Never know how that's going to play out. If they feel Frost could move up to the NHL and play wing but is not ready physically to play center in the NHL, then the Patrick injury shouldn't change that. Laughton will be back soon.
biggbear77
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 06.14.2019

Nov 4 @ 11:10 AM ET
watched the phantoms. another excellent goal for morgan frost. this after a near miss on some sick dangle scoring rush. he is about ready for the nhl. if you put farabee on the g line then frost could join the 3rd line with 2 vets? just another way to get more speed and skill into line up with the injuries to laughton and nopa. top 9 would be....
oskar-coots-tk
jvr-g-farabee
frosty-hayes-jake

dont kid urself, coots is #1 center now, even w g at that position.
with our depth at center when nopa and laughts return, frosty needs to play a winger position.
4th line eventually raffl-laughton-pitlick
who knows when nopa returns.
lastly frosty is 2 for 3 in shootouts this year for LV. he might help our miserable record in that dept as well.
let frost develop as 3rd lw before you expand his responsibility as a center for that line.
then you move g back to wing and hayes back to 2c and frost to 3c. also gets him experience at both positions.

that would be my plan.
Peter Richards
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 08.24.2019

Nov 4 @ 11:18 AM ET
Mjl. Example of passive no puck pressure pk. Toronto game in o t. Diamond passive. Worked to block shooting lanes without pressuring the puck carrier.
ClaudeFather
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: west haven, CT
Joined: 08.14.2015

Nov 4 @ 11:42 AM ET
Mjl. Example of passive no puck pressure pk. Toronto game in o t. Diamond passive. Worked to block shooting lanes without pressuring the puck carrier.
- Peter Richards

and it begins
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Nov 4 @ 12:06 PM ET
Mjl. Example of passive no puck pressure pk. Toronto game in o t. Diamond passive. Worked to block shooting lanes without pressuring the puck carrier.
- Peter Richards


Tomahawk
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Nov 4 @ 12:07 PM ET
Yes, but a lot of people have been saying he projects as a wing. With Patrick out, that may change.
- jmatchett383


I always saw NP as the one shifting to wing eventually.

Frost is too good with the puck to not be in the middle.
Bill Meltzer
Editor
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.13.2006

Nov 4 @ 12:11 PM ET
Hey everyone,

I'm participating in Movember this month and if any of you could help me reach my donation goal it would be greatly appreciated. I am growing a mustache to raise awareness (and funds) for men's health and will also be doing 60 miles of cardio to help men's suicide prevention; 60 men commit suicide each hour. Link below and any donation will be appreciated. Thanks!

https://mobro.co/alexrichardson?mc=1


- arichardson22


All the best with the fundraising, Alex!
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Nov 4 @ 12:16 PM ET
I always saw NP as the one shifting to wing eventually.

Frost is too good with the puck to not be in the middle.

- Tomahawk




Wouldn't having a surplus of quality centers be a great problem to have?
arichardson22
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philly, PA
Joined: 06.10.2013

Nov 4 @ 12:34 PM ET
All the best with the fundraising, Alex!
- bmeltzer


Thank you!
arichardson22
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philly, PA
Joined: 06.10.2013

Nov 4 @ 12:34 PM ET
All the best with the fundraising, Alex!
- bmeltzer


Thank you!
Dave21Brown
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: NJ
Joined: 12.09.2018

Nov 4 @ 12:45 PM ET
In my opinion NP, if and when he comes back, should be moved to the wing. He’s not terribly gifted with amazing puck skills and he’s more of a North/South type of players as he lacks lateral movement with speed.
Peter Richards
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 08.24.2019

Nov 4 @ 1:00 PM ET
In my opinion NP, if and when he comes back, should be moved to the wing. He’s not terrible gifted with amazing puck skills and he’s more of a North/South type of players as he lacks lateral movement with speed.
- Dave21Brown



On rw with farabee and Hayes. Good shutdown line that will produce offensively.
Pelle31Forever
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.20.2014

Nov 4 @ 1:06 PM ET
Thanks Marc for the migraine explanation. All we as fans can do is hope for the best.
ClaudeFather
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: west haven, CT
Joined: 08.14.2015

Nov 4 @ 1:16 PM ET
In my opinion NP, if and when he comes back, should be moved to the wing. He’s not terribly gifted with amazing puck skills and he’s more of a North/South type of players as he lacks lateral movement with speed.
- Dave21Brown

i'd argue he's very gifted with good puck skills, he should be a Center. At times last year he looked like the fastest guy on the team.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Nov 4 @ 1:29 PM ET
i'd argue he's very gifted with good puck skills, he should be a Center. At times last year he looked like the fastest guy on the team.
- ClaudeFather


BOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING!



Oh, you said "looked." Carry on.
ClaudeFather
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: west haven, CT
Joined: 08.14.2015

Nov 4 @ 1:31 PM ET
BOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING!



Oh, you said "looked." Carry on.

- jmatchett383

Someone cast a spell on Nolan.
Tomahawk
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Nov 4 @ 1:31 PM ET
i'd argue he's very gifted with good puck skills, he should be a Center. At times last year he looked like the fastest guy on the team.
- ClaudeFather


He's been most effective as a net-front player. Good hands in tight.

1v1, off the rush, transition, playmaking and scoring from distance... hasn't shown consistency in any of those areas yet.
ClaudeFather
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: west haven, CT
Joined: 08.14.2015

Nov 4 @ 1:33 PM ET
He's been most effective as a net-front player. Good hands in tight.

1v1, off the rush, transition, playmaking and scoring from distance... hasn't shown consistency in any of those areas yet.

- Tomahawk

hasn't been consistent at all, but he has all the tools to be a good center in this league. Unfortunate what happened to the kid, time will tell if he can bounce back.
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

Nov 4 @ 1:37 PM ET
I like the balance here, Voracek seemed to be dialed in Saturday, think he got the message AV sent.
- ClaudeFather

There is zero reason to break up the Couturier line.
Tomahawk
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Nov 4 @ 1:41 PM ET
There is zero reason to break up the Couturier line.
- SuperSchennBros


Yes, last time they broke that line up the entire team stopped scoring.

Juggle the other three lines all you want, but when something's working out as well as that, you mess it with at your own peril.
ClaudeFather
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: west haven, CT
Joined: 08.14.2015

Nov 4 @ 1:45 PM ET
There is zero reason to break up the Couturier line.
- SuperSchennBros

Lol where did i say break up any lines? All i said was Jake got the message, as in he played hard.
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

Nov 4 @ 1:47 PM ET
Yes, last time they broke that line up the entire team stopped scoring.

Juggle the other three lines all you want, but when something's working out as well as that, you mess it with at your own peril.

- Tomahawk

Agreed. Bringing up Morgan Frost or getting Giroux back on the wing isn’t a good reason to break up your most productive line. It doesn’t make sense.
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