Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 12/16/21 @ MTL

Flyers v Habs 2021: Battle of the Sad Sack Franchises

I hope the fans spent a lot of money to this point while attending games. Saw that some of these teams starting this weekend are going to limit capacity again.

The Cap no likey that.

we likely win this game

Let’s hope we don’t get an we can outsuck you guys games and get a poopty game.

Haven’t heard much clamoring about the great Cole Caufield lately. Fair weather fans I guess.

I hope the fans spent a lot of money to this point while attending games. Saw that some of these teams starting this weekend are going to limit capacity again.

The Cap no likey that.
- hockeylover

Didn't they already set the cap limit for next season? +$1M?

Flyers v Habs 2021: Battle of the Sad Sack Franchises
- Tomahawk

I think the Flyers' sack is less sad so I'm looking for a win tonight.

Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 12/16/21 @ MTL
- bmeltzer

I fully expect to win tonight and Saturday but if they don’t show up against Washington and Pittsburgh, we’ll be right back to where we were in November.

Didn't they already set the cap limit for next season? +$1M?
- Tomahawk

I'm not sure. I only said it because for a gate driven league reducing fans again can't be good long term.

With that said, if Fletcher keeps dumpster diving just like in the picture you had and keeps finding Connauton's we should be good.

Flyers v Habs 2021: Battle of the Santa Sack Franchises
- Tomahawk

fixed.

Didn't they already set the cap limit for next season? +$1M?
- Tomahawk

That is what they said...guess it will depend on COIVD outbreaks and how it may impact finances. Hopefully that would be somewhat mitigated by he new national TV contracts but the owners could try to hold the line and make up for last years losses

I'll clamor for Cole Caufield. He is everything and more they expected. All you had to do was watch Montreal's playoff run last year. Teams had to game plan for him. But all that doesn't matter if we don't understand the dynamics of what a team is. I'm not saying he is Connor McDavid. By himself he's just a kid with great hands, skating ability and a sniper skill to hit small openings of the net. But he needs talent around him to be successful, just like most players. Not making excuses for them, and I'm certainly not a Montreal fan, but they had a dreadful off-season, multiple losses either from injury, illness or free agency.
Although I'm happy with York, I wish we had him.

I'll clamor for Cole Caufield. He is everything and more they expected. All you had to do was watch Montreal's playoff run last year. Teams had to game plan for him. But all that doesn't matter if we don't understand the dynamics of what a team is. I'm not saying he is Connor McDavid. By himself he's just a kid with great hands, skating ability and a sniper skill to hit small openings of the net. But he needs talent around him to be successful, just like most players. Not making excuses for them, and I'm certainly not a Montreal fan, but they had a dreadful off-season, multiple losses either from injury, illness or free agency.
Although I'm happy with York, I wish we had him.
- BluehorseShoe64

The guy with 1 goal and was sent to the AHL this year??

I knd of want us to lose, this Shane Wright kid looks great. Knowing our luck we will lose the Lottery anyways like in 2008(I think thats the right year...)

That is what they said...guess it will depend on COIVD outbreaks and how it may impact finances. Hopefully that would be somewhat mitigated by he new national TV contracts but the owners could try to hold the line and make up for last years losses
- juiced

They usually set the cap limit mid-season so teams can plan ahead, tho. $82.5M for 2022-23 is already written in stone.

That is projected to continue for another 2-3 seasons, so reduction in gates or not, the cap will never go down but can also only go up at most by $1M per season until the players pay off their Covid "debts".

I knd of want us to lose, this Shane Wright kid looks great. Knowing our luck we will lose the Lottery anyways like in 2008(I think thats the right year...)
- xShoot4WarAmpsx

it would be amazing to get another generational talent in philly

Pokes head in. This thread safe?

I knd of want us to lose, this Shane Wright kid looks great. Knowing our luck we will lose the Lottery anyways like in 2008(I think thats the right year...)
- xShoot4WarAmpsx

The Coyotes, Senators, Canadiens all at the very least will finish lower in the standings than the Flyers do. You can't lose the lottery when you don't have the best odds of winning.

Pokes head in. This thread safe?
- FlyersGrace

why would you not feel safe

The guy with 1 goal and was sent to the AHL this year??
- ClaudeFather

1 goal 6 assists -11 in 22 games.

That Cole Caulfield.

1 goal 6 assists -11 in 22 games.

That Cole Caulfield.
- MBFlyerfan

Teams must be game planning for him, that’s why he’s not performing

The Coyotes, Senators, Canadiens all at the very least will finish lower in the standings than the Flyers do. You can't lose the lottery when you don't have the best odds of winning.
- PLindbergh31

I'd be happy with 1 or 2....

Matthew Savoie looks goooooood.

Teams must be game planning for him, that’s why he’s not performing
- ClaudeFather

I think he is going to be a good player, but there is a reason so many teams passed on him at the draft. Some in here had him pegged as the next Theo Fleury because the entire Montreal team caught lighting in a bottle last playoff year.

The last thing the Flyers needed was another undersized forward who disappears for long stretches at a time.

The guy with 1 goal and was sent to the AHL this year??
- ClaudeFather

15 years from now we will see how York and Caulfield careers compare.