Agreed..No fight, no physical play, no desire. They literally just seem to be rolling over right now accepting that unless G, Jake and B Schenn are out there nothing is happening.

Something needs to be done with Couturier, Read and Simmonds..Sit one of them , trade, I dont know..something to wake the others up.

I just dont see VL and Umby as being core players on this team in a year or two when the defensive prospects show up but those other 3 they need to wake up and produce something..A check, a good penalty kill, a point..anything.
- opeth_pa

Lecavalier and Umberger aren't core players now. Lecavalier is literally playing worse then did last year with the back issue.

Berube benched Bellemare and put VDV.

He needs to go.

you got Umberger out there doing othing.

VLC looks like he's 89 years old.

Bench them.
- KGBflyers10

The problem there is that Read , Simmonds and Couturier should also be benched right now if you are basing it on performance and you can't bench the whole team.

Berube benched Bellemare and put VDV.

He needs to go.

you got Umberger out there doing othing.

VLC looks like he's 89 years old.

Bench them.
- KGBflyers10

He pretty much did bench Lecavalier.

He pretty much did bench Lecavalier.
- MJL

No, I mean in the press box. You literally sit until you decide to come to work.

No, I mean in the press box. You literally sit until you decide to come to work.
- KGBflyers10

I know what you meant. And I think that's coming.

It's been a long time since I seen this team, this bad. No way this team should be this poor right now.
- MJL

It's been a year since they've looked this bad

This team needs a good ole fashioned bag skate.

Lecavalier and Umberger aren't core players now. Lecavalier is literally playing worse then did last year with the back issue.
- MJL

25 goals, book it.

This team needs a good ole fashioned bag skate.
- KGBflyers10

Can't bag skate Umberger. He needs about 38 minutes to do one lap.

No, I mean in the press box. You literally sit until you decide to come to work.
- KGBflyers10

I would eat as much as it takes up to 50% to move him. Time to move on.

This team needs a good ole fashioned bag skate.
- KGBflyers10

That isn't going to do anybody any good. If it was that easy, anybody could coach a hockey team.

I would eat as much as it takes up to 50% to move him. Time to move on.
- hereticpride

You couldn't move him right now even if you did that.

the Flyers need a coach who can play the trap...how about the Guy with the scar?

It's been a year since they've looked this bad
- Just5

This seems worse, a lot worse then the beginning of last season. At that time, Giroux and Voracek weren't producing.

That isn't going to do anybody any good. If it was that easy, anybody could coach a hockey team.
- MJL

I don't care. They deserve it. They're big boys. They can skate.

Hexy needs to take pointers from Stevie Y

Can't bag skate Umberger. He needs about 38 minutes to do one lap.
- jmatchett383

And he had almost 15 minutes of ice time today. This is why part of the blame is on the coach. Sit Bellemare and play Umberger 14:54.

Ya know how they say it's never as bad as you think? I think it's worse
- PhillySportsGuy

I want to dispute this, but I can't

Maybe they will go surfing and get eaten by a Great White!
- PLindbergh31

I'd sign the shark to a one year deal just out of gratitude

I'd sign the shark to a one year deal just out of gratitude
- BiggE

Lecavalier and Umberger aren't core players now. Lecavalier is literally playing worse then did last year with the back issue.
- MJL

I really wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt over the offseason but geez...

And he had almost 15 minutes of ice time today. This is why part of the blame is on the coach. Sit Bellemare and play Umberger 14:54.
- Jsaquella

The only way that blame can be put on the coach for that, is if sitting Umberger and playing Bellemare would've made a difference. I don't think that it would've. Bellemare icetime has been going down for a while. There has to be a reason why he decided not to play Bellemare. It's not a popularity contest. I wouldn't have sat Bellemare, but that doesn't mean I'm going to blame the coach for the loss.

This team in person is SSSSOOOOOO much worse than watching them on TV. It is really really bad. Chief was yelling at Simmonds after he got Lundquist to freeze it, and it looked like Simmonds waived him off. In person, Laughton is THE most talented player on this team.

I really wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt over the offseason but geez...
- eayost

He hasn't been moving his feet, and he hasn't been getting to the net. Like pretty much everybody with a few exceptions, he can be better.

And he had almost 15 minutes of ice time today. This is why part of the blame is on the coach. Sit Bellemare and play Umberger 14:54.
- Jsaquella

Yeah, thats just (frank)ing inexcusable. If VLC and Umberger remain in the lineup then there is no doubt that they are tanking. Jay Rosehill is a better player than either of those 2 assclowns at this point and thats just (frank)ing pathetic!