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

[Retroram52]

DAMN IT!!!

 

[Chris p Bacon]

Can someone honestly justify why Zamula is even playing? That dude is straight garbage.

 

[Maverick426h]

Well, we absolutely just gave that one away. 3-0 lead and then again a 4-2 lead eventually blown. This game just became way too wide open in the 2nd period. Clearly Nedeljkovic throwing a fit after getting pulled fired up the home team.

I'm not sure wtf Konecny is doing in overtime. Was he just completely gassed!? He has Malkin covered and then just leaves him, which directly led to a 2 on 1 and the easy, short range goal by Malkin. Perhaps he and Michkov got confused on who was covering Malkin and both left him, but that was a massive fucking error that essentially gave the Pens the W.

Literally, Michkov and Konecny went for a skate on their own (without the puck, mind you) on the game-winner. It almost looks like they hung their defenseman (and goalie) out to dry on purpose. Just terrible.

Either way, that's pretty much the season for both of these squads. Nothing left to play for. Sure, neither team will be mathematically out of it for awhile, but neither of us can keep the puck out of our net enough to make the playoffs.

 

[Maverick426h]

For what it's worth, I believe we did clinch the season series against these fuckers with 5 points to their 4. That and they are still 3 points behind us, all while having played an extra game.

I do find it interesting them mentioning how slim our playoff chances are on the broadcast but literally nothing about how Shitsburgh (with Crosby, Malkin, Letang and Karlsson) is sitting dead last in the division.

 

[Retroram52]

I'll take your second post, Maverick. I hate Shitsburgh!!

 

[Sparhawk]

Not playing good enough to make the playoffs.
Not playing poorly enough to get a bottom 5 pick.

 

[Maverick426h]

Not playing good enough to make the playoffs.
Not playing poorly enough to get a bottom 5 pick.

At the moment, yes, but I still think we will pick top 5. Probably 4th overall is a good bet. The teams we've just beaten recently are struggling. Can we beat teams like Winnipeg, Tampa, Washington, Carolina, Dallas or Toronto? Well, 8 of the next 13 games are against those teams. Really tough road ahead. The schedule is easier after that, but then there's only 3 weeks left in the season.

We do this every damn season lately anyway. We lose a lot of games late in the season and miss the playoffs. It's probably going to happen again.

 

[Sparhawk]

At the moment, yes, but I still think we will pick top 5. Probably 4th overall is a good bet. The teams we've just beaten recently are struggling. Can we beat teams like Winnipeg, Tampa, Washington, Carolina, Dallas or Toronto? Well, 8 of the next 13 games are against those teams. Really tough road ahead. The schedule is easier after that, but then there's only 3 weeks left in the season.

We do this every damn season lately anyway. We lose a lot of games late in the season and miss the playoffs. It's probably going to happen again.

Not that I would wish ill will on anyone, but a timely Ersson injury would really help.

 

[lasgop8]

Another Flyer on the injury list because of a huge shot taken and nothing done about it.

Andrae, Poehling, Tippett and now Hathaway have or will miss games because of high hard hits.

 

[awaz]

Another Flyer on the injury list because of a huge shot taken and nothing done about it.

Andrae, Poehling, Tippett and now Hathaway have or will miss games because of high hard hits.

I was watching the response to this one pretty closely. I haven't watched a ton this season, but I watched last night and Tuesday pretty closely. And I was super curious about the response to the Hathaway hit so I was looking for Imama on every shift. While a relatively clean hit structurally, it was crazy late and intent to injure IMO. But I rarely saw him.

Just checked, he only played 4:23 last night. And he only had 1 shift after the hit. About 30 seconds or so with 5 minutes left in the second. Looks like Laughton, TK, Kuzmenko, Drysdale, and Seeler were the guys on the ice with him for that shift.

So basically no opportunity to seek revenge against him personally. Could've taken a run at someone else to send a message I suppose. But it was 4th liner on 4th liner crime so to speak. I wonder if Imama didn't get any more shifts because they were concerned about revenge and the Flyers getting momentum from it. Or if it was punishment because it was a really dumb/costly penalty. But it could also be that he just isn't good. 7 games this year with an average of 5 minutes/game.

 

[Retroram52]

I miss the old Broad Street Bullies. They would not have tolerated that crap from any Shitsburgh player.

 

[awaz]

Also just to put a bow on the research, Poehling, Seeler, Drysdale, and Pelletier were the guys on the ice with Hathaway for the hit itself.

 

[purdue81]

Also just to put a bow on the research, Poehling, Seeler, Drysdale, and Pelletier were the guys on the ice with Hathaway for the hit itself.

Flyers have no identity. Maybe that’s ok considering they’re in purgatory. Not sure what they’ll try to build around at this point.

One more week to trade deadline. If any deals are made, maybe we’ll see an identity / plan take shape.

 

[eaglesnut]

 

[Chris p Bacon]

Let me be the first to say that shoot out goal by Michkov was fucking sick!

 

[purdue81]

Let me be the first to say that shoot out goal by Michkov was fucking sick!

It was — but COME on. Beat the best team on ice and lose to the Pens.

 

[Maverick426h]

It was — but COME on. Beat the best team on ice and lose to the Pens.

This team is fucking MADDENING right now. Wtf are we doing!?! I understand that competitive juices are flowing, we're not mathematically out of it and guys are young/hungry etc.

Like you said, how in the fuck do we stroll on into Winnipeg and beat the best team in the Nhl (they were 23-5-3 on home ice) with our backup goalie, who hasn't played in nearly a month (and wasn't good then)!?!? This means we can beat any team anywhere...Lol However, we sit 27-26-8 with 62 points, firmly ahead of only 2 teams in the entire conference!!!

Fedotov basically has the game of his life and we go toe to toe with the Jets pretty much start to finish before they possess the puck for about 90% of the overtime (yet with few real results or dangerous chances) and then we take them down in the shootout via a highlight reel goal from Michkov (plus a brick wall in net).

I still don't think there are enough games left in the season here. Assuming we need to hit 92 points (would've basically had us in the last two seasons) to make the playoffs, that's 30 points needed in the next 21 games.

So, we would need to go at least 12-3-6 or 13-4-4 (theoretically, but very unlikely, 11-2-8 also works) to hit 92+ points and lock in a playoff spot.

It's just not fucking happening.

 

[Maverick426h]

Btw, I'm not saying we should be tanking, I'm saying wins like this are probably just hurting the franchise in the long term, unfortunately. And, the long term seems to be all we should be caring about anyway, otherwise, what do we have!? Not much...Lol

 

[Maverick426h]

Not that I would wish ill will on anyone, but a timely Ersson injury would really help.

Well, you pretty much just reverse-jinxed Fedotov into playing the game of his life in Winnipeg....Rofl

And all for what!? To still be 5 points (and 6 teams) shy of a playoff spot and having played an extra game or two as well. Fuck me...Lol

 

[Sparhawk]

Well, you pretty much just reverse-jinxed Fedotov into playing the game of his life in Winnipeg....Rofl

And all for what!? To still be 5 points (and 6 teams) shy of a playoff spot and having played an extra game or two as well. Fuck me...Lol

Reverse reverse jinx, because now we have two goalies?