Bill Meltzer: WJC: Day 3 Wrap, Day 4 Games, Flyers/NHL Calendar

Wow, the Canadians score 11 goals and the two Flyers prospects combine for a secondary assist. Lots to look forward to with this team!! FIRE CHUCK! Thanks!

Wow, the Canadians score 11 goals and the two Flyers prospects combine for a secondary assist. Lots to look forward to with this team!! FIRE CHUCK! Thanks!
- Phillywhiteout

Oy Vey. Such a predictable comment....

Oy Vey. Such a predictable comment....
- missingmike

But a correct one 🤷‍♂️

Oy Vey. Such a predictable comment....
- missingmike

Predictable sentiments yield predictable comments. The question is do you agree with the sentiment? I think most, if not all, of us do agree with the "fire Chuck" sentiment.

Wow, the Canadians score 11 goals and the two Flyers prospects combine for a secondary assist. Lots to look forward to with this team!! FIRE CHUCK! Thanks!
- Phillywhiteout

at least you have some prospects there haha

at least you have some prospects there haha
- stayinthefnnet

So far, our prospects at the WJC are only marginally better than your prospects at the WJC.

So far, our prospects at the WJC are only marginally better than your prospects at the WJC.
- Letterkenney

So far, our prospects at the WJC are only marginally better than your prospects at the WJC.
- Letterkenney

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this painfully poignant comment. I'll choose the former since the sun is out and that friggin humidity is finally gone!

Just read an article on how Myrna Snider wanted Ed to draft an underage Gretzky…
Amazing foresight and goes to show what a man can do with a smart woman beside him!

Wow, the Canadians score 11 goals and the two Flyers prospects combine for a secondary assist. Lots to look forward to with this team!! FIRE CHUCK! Thanks!
- Phillywhiteout

Hey at least nobody hit themselves in the face or got a core injury!!

Wow, the Canadians score 11 goals and the two Flyers prospects combine for a secondary assist. Lots to look forward to with this team!! FIRE CHUCK! Thanks!
- Phillywhiteout

Do you know what lines and what roles the Flyers prospects are playing in?

Predictable sentiments yield predictable comments. The question is do you agree with the sentiment? I think most, if not all, of us do agree with the "fire Chuck" sentiment.
- Letterkenney

I did not provide any objection to this sentiment. Chuck should have been fired along with AV. There is no argument whatsoever about his incompetence, but conflating prospects scoring and his incompetence is a bit of a tired comment.

Do you know what lines and what roles the Flyers prospects are playing in?
- MJL

11 goals. It doesn’t matter what line or role. They do squat. They blow

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this painfully poignant comment. I'll choose the former since the sun is out and that friggin humidity is finally gone!

- Phillywhiteout

I'm here to help!

I did not provide any objection to this sentiment. Chuck should have been fired along with AV. There is no argument whatsoever about his incompetence, but conflating prospects scoring and his incompetence is a bit of a tired comment.
- missingmike

Amidst the dark and gloomy skies that is Flyerdom these days, finding anything to shake your head and then laugh about seems to be all that's left. IMHO

11 goals. It doesn’t matter what line or role. They do squat. They blow
- Stayin alive

That's in depth analyses of the current state of prospects.

Amidst the dark and gloomy skies that is Flyerdom these days, finding anything to shake your head and then laugh about seems to be all that's left. IMHO

- Letterkenney

That's why I genuinly loved your response to a Pens fan.

Do you know what lines and what roles the Flyers prospects are playing in?
- MJL

In a 11-1 game, there are no roles lol. Come on man. Talent throughout the lineup, pretty discouraging to see our guys off to such a slow start. I’m sure they were just rolling all 4 lines early in this game.

Do you know what lines and what roles the Flyers prospects are playing in?
- MJL

That's irrelevant to me. If they were highly touted prospects they would be given a more prominent role. This was an 11-1 game, so I'm guessing the lower line guys would get more ice time in a blowout such as this, and yet, one measly secondary assist? Not really a good look to me. I dunno...

That's why I genuinly loved your response to a Pens fan.
- missingmike

gave me a good chuckle as well.

11 goals. It doesn’t matter what line or role. They do squat. They blow
- Stayin alive

That's irrelevant to me. If they were highly touted prospects they would be given a more prominent role. This was an 11-1 game, so I'm guessing the lower line guys would get more ice time in a blowout such as this, and yet, one measly secondary assist? Not really a good look to me. I dunno...
- Phillywhiteout

A lot of time, role and ice time is not just dictated by how highly touted a prospect is. Older and more experienced players in WJC get the nod. You can make a big deal out of one game if you want without even knowing how a player played but I wouldn't.

In a 11-1 game, there are no roles lol. Come on man. Talent throughout the lineup, pretty discouraging to see our guys off to such a slow start. I’m sure they were just rolling all 4 lines early in this game.
- ClaudeFather

Of course there is. This is another overreaction.

A lot of time, role and ice time is not just dictated by how highly touted a prospect is. Older and more experienced players in WJC get the nod. You can make a big deal out of one game if you want without even knowing how a player played but I wouldn't.
- MJL

I'm not making a big deal out of one game. This is a cumulative thing with the fact being that the Flyers haven't had a highly touted prospect at the World juniors in what seems like forever. They just have non descript role players on these teams that do very little at the NHL level. Point being that the Flyers have very few prospects to get excited about and that's a very bad thing when the NHL roster is as putrid as their roster currently is.