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not to mention Bob is playing on the worst team in the league with a sweet 8-12-4 record and still putting up decent numbers.

 

What about this Flyers team makes you think it's better than Columbus?

ok so 14 games more for the new flyers and yet they are still a point behind richie and carts , lol like i said , i wish we still had them , and traded prongs , but thats just me

Hi, guys! I'm Eduard, I've been on these boards for a couple of years or so. I'm from Romania, a long way from Philly, but still, I love the Flyers and try to watch every game I can.

I can assure the new guys from other countries (not US or Canada) that you are welcomed here. I'm pretty sure I don't have the best English skills and my hockey knowledge is far more modest than those of most of the posters, but I always felt among friends here.

Hey Flyers Fans! You all know me, cmon...I'm the Cat. I was a long time lurker until I just had to start throwing my 2 cents in last year, and I have not left since...no really, I have no life. Okay, I do. I have 4 of the most awesome kids you will ever meet, two of whom are registered users of the boards w/their Mom. FlyerFan1209 is my eldest and only son, and Pandawesome is my first baby girl. (She is great w/photoshop and making avatars, and she's also thrown her hand in at signatures starting w/DA's. She is willing to work with anyone who wants her to create an avatar or sig for posting here, just let me know with a private message or catch me in chat during any Flyers game.) I also have a TKat and a Roo, who help me root for the Orange & Black. I have to say that I have traveled the NHL boards (mostly lurking) and we have a great group of posters here at the FMB including a good number who root mainly for other NHL teams, so don't be shy!

Not new, not even "not so new but infrequent" and I usually don't lurk, but welcome to newbies and you can call me lax. I'm usually around once or twice a day and almost always in the game chat.

I'll start. Hi, I'm propp16. I work on a site called Flyers Faithful with a number of other FMBers. I used to post obsessively on here but I've become more of a lurker now. I don't know why it happened but it seems to be related to the "View New Content" feature. It changed my mindset to focus on reading instead of writing. I was born in South Philly but live in NJ now. I've got two kids and have been a fan of the Flyers for my entire life.

Congrats again to Chrissy for becoming an Admin. This board needs someone like her in charge.

If we really want Seth Jones we can land him the classy way. We can trade for him.

 

Of course. Not that I see how without overpaying. But I really just wanted to make an opposite thread of the existing one, for those fans who thinks tanking is unsportmanslike, stupid and not at all as safe card as some people seem to think it is. Also, a thread were people can add some hope in this season, since I'm so tired of this board beeing amazingly pessimistic.

 

Why are people bashing this?  It is a 1-year ATO.  You all are making it sound like we just traded G for this kid.  Give him a chance.  I for one am happy to see Homer breaking the mold here. 

People talk about his systems, his line changing, how he handle his goalies, etc etc. I'm not a big fan of constantly changing coaches and was not impressed when they fired Stevens.

But I think I've seen enough of Lavy. 

 

My biggest problem with him behind the bench has been our two second round playoff exits. More so how we exited. He had no answers when games got tough and we were sent home with our tales between our legs. That is just brutal IMO.

And now after being called out by both his bosses to improve the defensive play, he has shown zero ability to do it. 

Add that all up, mix in a losing record and you get a fired coach IMO.

I am the same way although I wasn't a Stevens fans. I think all too often in sports coaches are blamed for what is usually an issue with the (lack of) talent. I still think this is the biggest reason why the Flyers are so mediocre.

 

The problem is not the system in my eyes. The Flyers aren't giving up a ton of shots. They are also blocking a ton of shots. The problem is they have below average goaltending and they lack the horses to be a dominant puck posession team.

 

However, my problems with Lavi are the problems we saw in the playoffs. He has absolutely no answer for teams that clog the neutral zone. This has been an issue his entire tenure here both in the regular season and playoffs. He does not pay good enough attention to line matching. He is hindering the development of our most valuable youth.

 

I think there is more than enough reason to can Lavi,  but Holmgren needs to be shown the door with him. A mediocre team with overpaid below average goaltending, no quality puckmovers that aren't overpaid dinosaurs, a terrible farm system, and a complete inability to draft and develop defense and goaltending is on the GM's head.

Their positional play is awful, they're allowing too many walk-ins on the goalie.  Also they could use some better skating and puck moving defensemen.  Timmonen is slowing down, Grossmann/Foster/Lilja/Schenn are just plain slow. Coburn has shown he can skate the puck up the ice but rarely does it. Even on the boards their big guys get beat in puck battles or my favorite...dump it up the boards right into a waiting player on the other team.  It kills me when they win a defensive zone draw and dump the puck out to center...team puck control sucks, offensively they don't have enough speed up the ice and are forced to play dump and chase which is one reason the power play sucks..dump it in, dump it out.

Yeah Kyle... I rooted for LA...after the Flyers were on the golf course. Theres a difference between rooting for a non rival team to win the Cup AFTER the Flyers have been eliminated and rooting for them to lose for a better draft pick though. I don't expect a guy who would root for his team to lose to understand the difference though.

I rooted for LA last year and still do....*shrug* they are still a fun team to watch. Then again I'll watch any game that is on TV, but I enjoy watching a team like LA that has good chemistry, works together, supports each other on and off the ice....you know....the way the Flyers were once upon a time. Doesn't mean I want the Flyers to lose, doesn't mean I cheer against the Flyers....maybe I'm a bad fan or not as good of a fan as some of you, but I don't care

I know a lot of people want as high of a pick as possible, but if we are honest it's gonna take a lot more than a seth jones to right this ship....granted, he will help, but we need to face the fact that the flyer aren't going to be any good for a few years