lol they do. when a guy you drafted 5th overall tells you to pound sand it is not a good look. Not sure how anyone can argue any differently
- hello it's me 2050

Agreed 100%

My lineup when Cates gets back.

Farabee-Coots-TK
Cates-Frost-Tippett
Brink-Poehling-Foerster
Atkinson-Laughton-Hathaway

Sanheim-Drysdale
York-Walker
Zamula-Risto
- mickel25

Good lineup.

From the inquirer:

Just back up what you said.
- TheFreak

The timeline seems to show that....going as far back as camp. I doubt the Flyers acted like an obsessive gf "OMG we haven't heard from you in 24 hours, are we done?"...it had to take a considerable amount of time to finally confirm he is not going to play here.

Good lineup.
- MJL

Good for now, not sure how comfortable I am with the middle six going forward and how consistent they will be.

Very interesting that the Flyers played one of their biggest rivals last night and nobody is talking about it.

Very interesting that the Flyers played one of their biggest rivals last night and nobody is talking about it.
- MJL

Clearly the fanbase lives for the drama, not the games

Very interesting that the Flyers played one of their biggest rivals last night and nobody is talking about it.
- MJL

It's normal news cycle...distractions...like aliens spotted when something big comes out.

Good for now, not sure how comfortable I am with the middle six going forward and how consistent they will be.
- Glak18

Obviously it's an offering based on the current available players. Poehling is not a top 9 center and it's certainly not a contending lineup.

Very interesting that the Flyers played one of their biggest rivals last night and nobody is talking about it.
- MJL

flyers really do not have a rival at the moment imo.

provide a summary cliff. Thanks.

Good for now, not sure how comfortable I am with the middle six going forward and how consistent they will be.
- Glak18

Yeah need to continue adding assets to get more talent. I sure hope Walker and Seeler get moved at the TDL.

I want to know Gauthiers side. Something happened, and it changed his mind about the team.
- TheFreak

he talked to kevin hayes

Clearly the fanbase lives for the drama, not the games
- Tomahawk

or people were watching college football

It is virtually impossible that with competent professional representation in today's world, an agent will allow client to ghost employer for long periods, that too at start of career.

This combined with the alacrity with which Danny and co. are selling this story to get out ahead of further news developments makes me suspect strongly, as Ek would say, that there is MORE TO COME.
- PT21

Not much a kid can say when he hasn’t played a single game in the NHL…. In the end it’s his right. To me it screams character issues. You are correct there will be more to come. In the Lindros situation it came out even before they drafted him in Quebec. Adam Fox was a 3rd rnd pick… in those cases the organizations weren’t ghosted by the player.

Borrowing this nice summary of the situation from Appleyard:

Since 2012 Flyers are 22nd in NHL cumulative standings.
Since 2020 Flyers are 26th in NHL cumulative standings.
This will likely be the 5th season in a row without making the play-offs.
They will have made play-offs likely 4x in 13 years at the end of the season.
Aside from Michkov they don't have any other potential "star" prospects/young players.

The franchise has been in turmoil for pretty much a decade. Lot of bad press really.
The city/fanbase is known for being pretty crazy, getting on guys etc.
The Head Coach is the least liked coach/one most players dont want to play for in the league according to players polls.
They have a totally novice front office.

I mean, it sucks, but understandable to a degree why a player would not want to come here.

Yeah need to continue adding assets to get more talent. I sure hope Walker and Seeler get moved at the TDL.
- mickel25

Trade Risto, Staal and resign Seeler and only move Walker for a decent prosect + pick

Yeah need to continue adding assets to get more talent. I sure hope Walker and Seeler get moved at the TDL.
- mickel25

I find it almost a certainty Walker gets dealt. I think Seeler does too, but would not shock me to see him re signed- cost will be low and is definitely a team guy.

Borrowing this nice summary of the situation from Appleyard:
- Feanor

appleturd rules

Good lineup.
- MJL

I doubt Seeler gets benched while Zamula plays.

The time to trade Seeler or Walker is fast approaching.

I find it almost a certainty Walker gets dealt. I think Seeler does too, but would not shock me to see him re signed- cost will be low and is definitely a team guy.
- Trox88

curious as to why you think this

Borrowing this nice summary of the situation from Appleyard:
- Feanor

I buy all of that being the reason rather than Kevin Hayes getting in his ear.

I doubt Seeler gets benched while Zamula plays.

The time to trade Seeler or Walker is fast approaching.
- Feanor

I do also because Tortorella loves Seeler. He loves the shot blocking more than the play Zamula made on the PP.

I doubt Seeler gets benched while Zamula plays.

The time to trade Seeler or Walker is fast approaching.
- Feanor

I agree with you. Torts loves Seeler and Walker should be playing ahead of Zamula.

I just think Zamula has proven he is an NHL talent. I want to see him continue to play now and into the future.

Briere emphasizing that Cutter is a LW in last night’s presser is the give away.

Are we all in agreement for once. F Cutter, he better keep his head up.
Who do you see as the odd dman out? They cannot carry 8 dmen.
- WhiskeyMan

I brought this question up yesterday.
Does DB have another trade in the works?
We are carrying too many Dmen and none are waiver exempt so who leaves?
I hope Staal is the pine rider here but we know how torts is

Briere emphasizing that Cutter is a LW in last night’s presser is the give away.
- StepfordSam

Hilarious given the recent WJC saw authentic Flyer fans on social media telling everyone what a great NHL center Gauthier was going to be.