2022-23 Flyers: How about just less suck?

[awaz]

Hahahaha. Im not saying he will last 4 years but if he does i am holding you to this.

Lol, please do. If he's around in year 4 we'll be feeling much better about the team than we are today. I'll be glad to do it!

 

[awaz]

I'll eat your socks if he's here in 4 years. The rebuild for this team is a long way off unless you can land a McKinnon or a McDavid. Even then we're so many pieces away

I appreciate the dedication, but I really don't recommend the socks!

 

[lasgop8]

Flyers' new assistant coach sees — and is excited by — unfinished products on D

New Flyers assistant coach Brad Shaw is excited by unfinished products Ivan Provorov and Travis Sanheim. By Jordan Hall

www.nbcsports.com

 

[Chris p Bacon]

Flyers' new assistant coach sees — and is excited by — unfinished products on D

New Flyers assistant coach Brad Shaw is excited by unfinished products Ivan Provorov and Travis Sanheim. By Jordan Hall

www.nbcsports.com

I need to get me some new orange colored glasses. I def don't see the same thing.

 

[awaz]

I am not surprised that the Flyers are getting beat to every puck in this 2nd period. Just a flock of dudes that can't skate.

 

[Retroram52]

Spot on awaz. They are really, really bad.

 

[purdue81]

My avatar change paid off today

 

[awaz]

5 goals scored so far in 5 preseason games. This forward group could redefine anemic this season.

 

[Retroram52]

Ain't that the truth, awaz!

 

[Maverick426h]

5 goals scored so far in 5 preseason games. This forward group could redefine anemic this season.

We could challenge the 2013-14 Buffalo Sabres for the worst offensive output during a full regular season in the last 20 years. That was 157 goals in 82 games, which is 1.91 goals per game.

 

[lasgop8]

5 goals scored so far in 5 preseason games. This forward group could redefine anemic this season.

We were 31st in the league in goals last season and we hired a defensive minded coach so this shouldn't be a surprise.

What would be a surprise is if we are 27th in goals against like we were last year.

 

[lasgop8]

• This was John Tortorella’s first game behind the bench for the Flyers and the changes were already noticeable. The team had 19 blocked shots and 20 hits. The most impressive stretch of the game was at the start of the second when the Flyers did not allow a shot for the first nine minutes of the period. While there is no doubt it will be a struggle to score goals this year, the way Torts gets his teams to play defense should keep them in most games.

 

[lasgop8]

Cam Atkinson
Most Regular Season Goals+80000

This should be a best bet for the season.

 

[Retroram52]

I pretty sure Torts knows he has an anemic offense but championships building begins with defense and that is where he is building. I suspect he will stress defense until he can get more offensive help. So the mid-pack forecast is probably pretty close to reality for this year and I suspect we fans will like the defensive product that is now on display in the Preseason.

 

[lasgop8]

I pretty sure Torts knows he has an anemic offense but championships building begins with defense and that is where he is building. I suspect he will stress defense until he can get more offensive help. So the mid-pack forecast is probably pretty close to reality for this year and I suspect we fans will like the defensive product that is now on display in the Preseason.

It is boring hockey to watch but if it helps us be a better team going forward I'm all for it. We had the second least goals with the great Giroux on our team last year so now he's gone, Couts and Farabee are out new defensive system so it will be a lot of boring hard checking and muck it up kind of hockey until we can add more skill.

 

[Retroram52]

Yea lasgop. By definition, foundations are boring but everyone knows when one is constructing a building of any kind, without a great foundation the rest of the building is a joke.

 

[purdue81]

Yea lasgop. By definition, foundations are boring but everyone knows when one is constructing a building of any kind, without a great foundation the rest of the building is a joke.

This is all true... As long as we don't continue to look like a pick-up street hockey crew I will concede that is progress. Tortellini can only be judged on how his team performs vs. the talent he has. Vegas still has Flyers at 74 for points O/U. That will be the bar to judge this year IMHO

 

[lasgop8]

This is all true... As long as we don't continue to look like a pick-up street hockey crew I will concede that is progress. Tortellini can only be judged on how his team performs vs. the talent he has. Vegas still has Flyers at 74 for points O/U. That will be the bar to judge this year IMHO

We only had 61 last year so 74 is more than i figure them to have this season. I dont want to bet against us or i would wager a couple of sheckels on the under.

 

[lasgop8]

Travis Sanheim Could Become A Trade Chip for the Philadelphia Flyers

Travis Sanheim was a bright spot on the struggling Flyers last season, but media speculation suggests he could be on the trade block.

thehockeynews.com

 

[purdue81]

Travis Sanheim Could Become A Trade Chip for the Philadelphia Flyers

Travis Sanheim was a bright spot on the struggling Flyers last season, but media speculation suggests he could be on the trade block.

thehockeynews.com

Great idea... maybe there's another Hayes or JvR out there we could get...... and toss in a few draft picks as well.