Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 11/18/21 vs TB; Phantoms Comeback Goes to Waste

Bill, will they even be able to call someone up if that player misses the game or do they have to go with 11 forwards?

Let's go boys!

Thanks, Bill.

Ellis out 6 weeks. Wonder if they can reacquire Hagg....

Bill, will they even be able to call someone up if that player misses the game or do they have to go with 11 forwards?
- ClaudeFather

Are the Phantoms on the road?

Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 11/18/21 vs TB; Phantoms Comeback Goes to Waste
- bmeltzer

They won't even tell you who's hurt now? Jeez.

Bill, will they even be able to call someone up if that player misses the game or do they have to go with 11 forwards?
- ClaudeFather

Ellis is on LTIR. They can call up anyone they want.

Are the Phantoms on the road?
- MJL

Had a practice in Allentown today and then leaving for Rochester in the afternoon.

They won't even tell you who's hurt now? Jeez.
- Tomahawk

Probably afraid of targeting, I assume.

Had a practice in Allentown today and then leaving for Rochester in the afternoon.
- bmeltzer

So then they can get somebody in if necessary.

Had a practice in Allentown today and then leaving for Rochester in the afternoon.
- bmeltzer

Bill does AV watch or scout the phantoms at all? If so any idea what extent?

Ellis is on LTIR. They can call up anyone they want.
- bmeltzer

Ahhh right

Ahhh right
- ClaudeFather

The Flyers have over 5M of temp cap space to use right now.

The Flyers have over 5M of temp cap space to use right now.
- MJL

Forgot about the Ellis situation, not sure how. Hopefully the offense can get going tonight

They won't even tell you who's hurt now? Jeez.
- Tomahawk

It's possible someone tested positive for Covid.

The Phantoms' undoing on this night: special teams. The Lehigh Valley power play, which sits at a dreadful 9.5 percent conversion rate (6-for-63), went 0-for-5 on Wednesday. Even worse, the team yielded two shorthanded goals in the second period to trail 2-0 in the game. "Atrocious" is too mild of a descriptor, to be honest.
-bmeltzer

I find it very interesting and hard to ignore the similarities between the Phantoms struggles and the Flyers recent struggles. I know AV took the fall for the recent PP woes the Flyers have had, but IMO it comes back to the players. Maybe the coach is responsible for putting the best players on the ice, but its up to the players to practice together, create plays and execute them during the game. It seems to be a problem throughout the system, and that is concerning.

I find it very interesting and hard to ignore the similarities between the Phantoms struggles and the Flyers recent struggles. I know AV took the fall for the recent PP woes the Flyers have had, but IMO it comes back to the players. Maybe the coach is responsible for putting the best players on the ice, but its up to the players to practice together, create plays and execute them during the game. It seems to be a problem throughout the system, and that is concerning.
- jd250

all starts with coaching.

what system? flyers have no system.

I find it very interesting and hard to ignore the similarities between the Phantoms struggles and the Flyers recent struggles. I know AV took the fall for the recent PP woes the Flyers have had, but IMO it comes back to the players. Maybe the coach is responsible for putting the best players on the ice, but its up to the players to practice together, create plays and execute them during the game. It seems to be a problem throughout the system, and that is concerning.
- jd250

If you think that the issues are connected somehow between the Flyers and the Phantoms, that would suggest an organizational coaching issue. I personally don't think there is any connection.

If you think that the issues are connected somehow between the Flyers and the Phantoms, that would suggest an organizational coaching issue. I personally don't think there is any connection.
- MJL

lappy said will be running the same "system' as the flyers. Results look similar.

Perhaps Bundy going off on ownership and NBCSP garners more weight than a bug up AntSanPhilly's arse?

https://www.crossingbroad...-flyers-organization.html

Why does it cost an arm and a leg to go to a game now? I can no longer take my kids to a game.

Probably afraid of targeting, I assume.
- ForeverFlyer16

Targeting is one of the biggest modern day hockey myths.

Why does it cost an arm and a leg to go to a game now? I can no longer take my kids to a game.
- WhiskeyMan

see paying kevin hayes 7 million lol

Perhaps Bundy going off on ownership and NBCSP garners more weight than a bug up AntSanPhilly's arse?

https://www.crossingbroad...-flyers-organization.html
- Lawless18

Man, he's really worked up. Think he's holding a bit of grudge for not being a part of the tv crew this year? Honestly, if no-one said anything about the awards ceremony it wouldn't have resgistered to me as being any different from any awards ceremony Ive ever seen before a Flyer's game.

Why does it cost an arm and a leg to go to a game now? I can no longer take my kids to a game.
- WhiskeyMan

Gotta pay for those renovations. Prices naturally went up when we started winning more in 19-20. Before that year, id get tickets upper level for under $30 for 2 tickets on seat geek or stubhub