Simmonds - prime years
Voracek - prime years
Konecny - rising star
Provorov - rising star
Gostisbehere - rising star

Giroux - declining
Filppula - declining
Read - declining
Raffl - declining
Elliot - declining
Lehtera - Who knows what the (frank)

Couturier - inconsistent

Neuvirth - injury prone

Gudas - good/overrated by fans

Patrick - Rising star/inexperienced/injury prone
Lindblom - inexperienced
Morin - inexperienced
Sanheim - inexperienced
Hagg - inexperienced

MacDonald - Not Good
Weise - Not Good
Laughton - Not Good

Weal - Nobody knows

A lot of question marks with this team and things can go either way. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong but I expect bumps and bruises and for this team to be as frustrating as any.
- SuperSchennBros

So all players you labeled as declining you expect to be worse than they were last year? That's a bleak outlook.

Giroux is no longer a Hart trophy candidate but I don't see him declining past the rock bottom he hit last season. I think you're too hung up on the prime years of individuals. It's all about getting the most out of the team you have assembled. There is always going to be surprises on each team, good or bad ; Bounce backs, break outs or disappointments.

I'm not a doctor btw in case anyone was curious

I'm not a doctor btw in case anyone was curious
- Mordecai

But did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express?

But did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express?
- dragonoffrost

I play one on TV and I say if you wanna live the eclipse super simple....close your eyes during the day.

Simmonds - prime years
Voracek - prime years
Konecny - rising star
Provorov - rising star
Gostisbehere - rising star

Giroux - declining
Filppula - declining
Read - declining
Raffl - declining
Elliot - declining
Lehtera - Who knows what the (frank)

Couturier - inconsistent

Neuvirth - injury prone

Gudas - good/overrated by fans

Patrick - Rising star/inexperienced/injury prone
Lindblom - inexperienced
Morin - inexperienced
Sanheim - inexperienced
Hagg - inexperienced

MacDonald - Not Good
Weise - Not Good
Laughton - Not Good

Weal - Nobody knows

A lot of question marks with this team and things can go either way. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong but I expect bumps and bruises and for this team to be as frustrating as any.
- SuperSchennBros

What about Myers - oh please

The New York times has a nice eclipse steam if you can't watch like me

The New York times has a nice eclipse steam if you can't watch like me
- Mordecai

OOOOOOOOOOH


AHHHHHHHHHHH

So all players you labeled as declining you expect to be worse than they were last year? That's a bleak outlook.
- Baxter27

Radko Gudas - Overrated by fans, underrated by a fan who named himself after the Schenns.

The New York times has a nice eclipse steam if you can't watch like me
- Mordecai

Philadelphia region

http://www.nbcphiladelphi...lipse-Live-441286953.html

Philadelphia region

http://www.nbcphiladelphi...lipse-Live-441286953.html
- Scoob

this is (frank)ing thrilling

For fun I sold people fake eclipse glasses in the hope they go blind.

Was this wrong?

For fun I sold people fake eclipse glasses in the hope they go blind.

Was this wrong?
- Mononoke

Depends - what's your profit margin?

For fun I sold people fake eclipse glasses in the hope they go blind.

Was this wrong?
- Mononoke

as long as you promised them they were real I think you are okay legally

Depends - what's your profit margin?
- Scoob

What I lost in money, I gained in sadistic glee.

What I lost in money, I gained in sadistic glee.
- Mononoke

I can't look at your pic without cracking up every time.

as long as you promised them they were real I think you are okay legally
- YuenglingJagr

jmatchett's family bought some

jmatchett's family bought some
- Mononoke

I can't look at your pic without cracking up every time.
- MBFlyerfan

I still don't understand it

I still don't understand it
- Mononoke

I get it now

No comments on the NHL networks top 20 NHL center list? Giroux's absence expected, unexpected? Bogus?

So all players you labeled as declining you expect to be worse than they were last year? That's a bleak outlook.

Giroux is no longer a Hart trophy candidate but I don't see him declining past the rock bottom he hit last season. I think you're too hung up on the prime years of individuals. It's all about getting the most out of the team you have assembled. There is always going to be surprises on each team, good or bad ; Bounce backs, break outs or disappointments.
- Baxter27

...And you might be right on all counts. Right now, I'm just seeing a lot of decline and a lot of inexperienced and very little middle ground between the two. I don't like our goaltending. Our defense is gonna super young. I just don't like our balance right now. This is me trying to be objective. Speaking with more of my head than my heart. Plus, I take into consideration that we play in probably the toughest division in all of hockey. Do you really believe Samuel Morin cannot be absolute schooled by Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovtchkin, Geno Malkin or John Tavares? I expect Hank Lundqvist an absolute wall, as he is every year.

I'm not trying to bring doom and goom to the board but reality.

No comments on the NHL networks top 20 NHL center list? Giroux's absence expected, unexpected? Bogus?
- MJL

expected

On Flyers serious business talk, I'm not saying it's the singular reason, but I don't discount the effect Hakstol has had on Jake and Giroux, but more Jake because this came out of nowhere, but he doesn't look any different physically (besides late in the 1st year with that nagging injury).

His entire game is based on skill, holding onto the puck, CREATING. But Hakstol's offensive system is predicated on perimeter play, low to high up to the point, have d-men shoot from a mile out for tips, forwards not geared to create much themselves. That's fine, but it's been to absurd proportions their primary method of offense. And it flies in the face of Jake's game. You can see him overthinking out there, losing confidence, and this has probably been a reason why.

Flyers have next to no chance at competing with the teams that have Crosby, OV, etc.

That's my view anyway. Last year, this year and the next few are largely irrelevant as are the prime years of G,V, and Simmonds.

The window opens when the current top teams start to die off and the new Flyers core starts becoming of age.

It's the years when Patrick, Konec, Provorov, etc lead this team that are truly important. The present is simply a walk through a desert.

On Flyers serious business talk, I'm not saying it's the singular reason, but I don't discount the effect Hakstol has had on Jake and Giroux, but more Jake because this came out of nowhere, but he doesn't look any different physically (besides late in the 1st year with that nagging injury).

His entire game is based on skill, holding onto the puck, CREATING. But Hakstol's offensive system is predicated on perimeter play, low to high up to the point, have d-men shoot from a mile out for tips, forwards not geared to create much themselves. That's fine, but it's been to absurd proportions their primary method of offense. And it flies in the face of Jake's game. You can see him overthinking out there, losing confidence, and this has probably been a reason why.
- Mononoke

He won't be here in 3-4 years, I truly believe that. He isn't that good, and has too many flaws. Nature of the business. Club just needs to continue to draft well and (hopefully) let these kids play meaningful minutes.