The Philadelphia Flyers 2024-2025 Season: Progressing Towards Lord Stanley's Cup

[lasgop8]

If Tort goes upstairs next year who will our new coach be?

 

[Sparhawk]

If Tort goes upstairs next year who will our new coach be?

Ivan Drago......

 

[Chris p Bacon]

Ivan Drago......

I would love it to be this dude, seems very good at developing young talent.

David Carle - Men's Ice Hockey Coach - University of Denver Athletics

David Carle is in his seventh season as the Richard and Kitzia Goodman Hockey Head Coach in 2024-25 after being named to the position on May 25, 2018. The ninth

denverpioneers.com

 

[Chris p Bacon]

If Tort goes upstairs next year who will our new coach be?

David Carle - Men's Ice Hockey Coach - University of Denver Athletics

David Carle is in his seventh season as the Richard and Kitzia Goodman Hockey Head Coach in 2024-25 after being named to the position on May 25, 2018. The ninth

denverpioneers.com

 

[awaz]

If Tort goes upstairs next year who will our new coach be?

Who will it be? Lappy.

Who should it be? Anybody other than Lappy.

 

[lasgop8]

David Carle - Men's Ice Hockey Coach - University of Denver Athletics

David Carle is in his seventh season as the Richard and Kitzia Goodman Hockey Head Coach in 2024-25 after being named to the position on May 25, 2018. The ninth

denverpioneers.com

Is he looking to get out of Denver? Would he be available?

 

[lasgop8]

Who will it be? Lappy.

Who should it be? Anybody other than Lappy.

I hope not but it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Retroram52]

Dylan Couzens made his way to the Senators from Buffalo.

Why weren't we able to get him with all of our draft capital and available players?

Maybe this is a clear cut example of why players are NOT signing with the flyers because they don't want to go to Philadelphia and play for the miserable culture that exists there.

 

[Chris p Bacon]

Is he looking to get out of Denver? Would he be available?

That I'm not sure about, but I wouldn't love for them to at least find out.

 

[lasgop8]

Maybe this is a clear cut example of why players are NOT signing with the flyers because they don't want to go to Philadelphia and play for the miserable culture that exists there.

Comcast has really turned our beloved organization into a joke.

 

[Retroram52]

That is true for sure because all Comcast cares about is the bottom line and that is M-O-N-E-Y!!

 

[awaz]

Maybe this is a clear cut example of why players are NOT signing with the flyers because they don't want to go to Philadelphia and play for the miserable culture that exists there.

That feeling could be factoring into guys' decisions to sign with the Flyers. But not in this case. Cozens doesn't have a no trade clause until 2027 and was simply traded from Buffalo to Ottawa. He had no control over it.

On this particular case, Buffalo either didn't like the Flyers offer as much, or the Flyers weren't interested. Flyers probably could've offered something similar to what the Sabres got, that was a weird trade by them. So I'm guessing the Flyers just weren't interested.

 

[lasgop8]

That feeling could be factoring into guys' decisions to sign with the Flyers. But not in this case. Cozens doesn't have a no trade clause until 2027 and was simply traded from Buffalo to Ottawa. He had no control over it.

On this particular case, Buffalo either didn't like the Flyers offer as much, or the Flyers weren't interested. Flyers probably could've offered something similar to what the Sabres got, that was a weird trade by them. So I'm guessing the Flyers just weren't interested.

If we weren't interested in a Couzens our management needs to have their heads examined.

 

[Maverick426h]

If we weren't interested in a Couzens our management needs to have their heads examined.

Not really. This is his 5th season in the Nhl and he's still only projected as a 2nd line forward. He had one great year in '22-'23, got a massive, 7 year, $50 million contract from the Sabres and has since regressed two straight years.

He'll probably do just fine in Ottawa, but he's surrounded with a lot more talent suddenly too. Again, regardless of whether we like him, a 2nd line center doesn't move the needle enough for us. That and this kid is already making pretty big money. If he flops or never hits 60 points again, is that a guy we really want at $7.1 million per for 5 more seasons!? And yes, he has a modified, no-trade clause for the last 3 years of his deal.

I would rather try to get definitive (or even potential) top line guys via the draft or trade. Higher risk, sure, but also higher reward. We have to hit a few home runs.

https://puckpedia.com/player/dylan-cozens

 

[Maverick426h]

You know once we lose a few more we will go on a run towards the end just to give us an 9-12th pick instead of a top 5.

Almost funny, but not gonna happen, truly. Look at the gauntlet we have to run in the next two weeks. Tampa (x2), Carolina, Wash, Dallas and Toronto. Chicago is the only opponent we have ranked outside the top 2 or 3 of their division. All of these other teams are battling for home ice in the playoffs and winning often right now too.

Shitsburgh has already caught us. Nashville is coming (4 straight wins and 2 fewer games played). Seattle just beat us and are only 4 points back with a game in hand. We're going to fall for awhile here.

 

[Maverick426h]

I'm watching the Sabres and Wings battle it out tonight. Again, a hard no on Owen Power. A 6'6" kid that gets outmuscled in front of his own net by 6'1" Larkin on their 4th goal against. No thanks to that. He either needs to hit the gym or he's a serious pussy. Perhaps both...Lol Kind of ironic that his last name is Power.

 

[Maverick426h]

Power victimized again by 36 year old Patrick Kane. It was during a two-man advantage, but such a weak play. This kid needs to grow up and start playing like a man.

 

[Maverick426h]

I would sell the farm for Tage Thompson, but he's 27, and we're not close enough to truly competing to even utilize him during his prime. Watch out though if he ever gets out of Buffalo and goes to a contender...haha

This is going to sting a bit:

Tage Thompson was drafted 26th overall in 2016.

We took German Rubtsov 22nd overall

I guess if there's anything positive to take from this, it's that you CAN draft an elite, all-star caliber player late in the 1st round. This doesn't necessarily happen yearly, but it is absolutely possible.