Bill Meltzer: Canucks Blank Flyers in Home Opener, 3-0

Shutout by 3rd string goalie.
At home
Home opener

Hahahahahaahhaa

https://x.com/JameyBaskow/status/1847822090079994143?t=M17cNLKsWQzI9tSbUhr5QA&s=19

Torts master strategist, and just in time communication skills
- Trox88

Bill, did Torts explain after the game why he put Coots on the 4th line wing, why Coots didn't know ahead of time on the position change, and why Andrae sat yet again?

Andrae has missed 2 phantoms games in the last 24 hours so that he can watch other people play hockey.

Shutout by 3rd string goalie.
At home
Home opener

Hahahahahaahhaa
- Stayin alive

I enjoyed when the commentator (Boucher?) said that Drysdale could learn a few things from the way Hughes plays the game and then pretty much listed everything.

Just do what the elite players do and you'll be elite!

It's still early but another showing at home on Tuesday like today and the natives might start getting restless.

Bill, did Torts explain after the game why he put Coots on the 4th line wing, why Coots didn't know ahead of time on the position change, and why Andrae sat yet again?

Andrae has missed 2 phantoms games in the last 24 hours so that he can watch other people play hockey.
- Flyers_01

Honestly, Coots looks like poop. Catering to him right now because what he has done and currently the captain shouldn’t mean anything. He’s literally our worst forward on a terrible team.

Honestly, Coots looks like poop. Catering to him right now because what he has done and currently the captain shouldn’t mean anything. He’s literally our worst forward on a terrible team.
- roenick97

The only thing Jett did was win most of his faceoffs, kid did have a shot on net last night nor the game before.

He needs to be sent down.

The only thing Jett did was win most of his faceoffs, kid did have a shot on net last night nor the game before.

He needs to be sent down.
- WhiskeyMan

But he earned it 😂
Flyers fans are the dumbest bunch around

That went well.

And they’re doing a disservice to these players laying unrealistic expectations on them. Setting them up to be booed off the ice game 1. Way to go. Michkov is going to love playing for this sordid franchise

Honestly, Coots looks like poop. Catering to him right now because what he has done and currently the captain shouldn’t mean anything. He’s literally our worst forward on a terrible team.
- roenick97

I'm not asking for him to be catered to. What good reason is there not to inform a player of a position change ahead of time?

It's like last year when he got benched without being informed ahead of time. Just to be a dck is not a great reason. He goes out of his way to antagonize certain players. Maybe part of it was Torts being forced to name him captain? I don't know but it's grade school stuff.

I don't think he was the worst forward last night but the Flyers do need to figure out where he fits into their plans long term because he isn't going anywhere for the next 5 years.