Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Phasing in the Young D

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Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Phasing in the Young D
- bmeltzer

Thank you Bill. Next time call or text us when you're going to be late coming home. You could be in a ditch somewhere.

I started reading last years prospects blog

"So there’s the conundrum. How do you properly develop a high-risk, high-reward defenseman?

How do you find balance between eliminating the poorly-timed mistakes in his game and coaching the creativity out of him?"

http://www.fanragsports.c...coaching-young-defenders/

- Mononoke

Bout damn time Bill, this place had sunk to a level of silliness rarely seen outside of a Monty Python sketch!

I was afraid that discussion about mono was going to go off the rails.

Flyers have 36 games left. How many starts would you expect Mason and Neuvirth to get?

I'm thinking 20 for Mase, 16 for Neuvirth. Unless Hextall gets impatient with having the league's 29th worst 5 on 5 SV% and makes a move.

Flyers have 36 games left. How many starts would you expect Mason and Neuvirth to get?

I'm thinking 20 for Mase, 16 for Neuvirth. Unless Hextall gets impatient with having the league's 29th worst 5 on 5 SV% and makes a move.
- Feanor

8 for neuvirth before he gets hurt. Stolarz gets 1 game. 27 for mason

Flyers have 36 games left. How many starts would you expect Mason and Neuvirth to get?

I'm thinking 20 for Mase, 16 for Neuvirth. Unless Hextall gets impatient with having the league's 29th worst 5 on 5 SV% and makes a move.
- Feanor

18 a piece.

I was afraid that discussion about mono was going to go off the rails.
- mayorofangrytown

We told him too much

Over / Under on Vandevelde playing 81 games this year

Over / Under on Vandevelde playing 81 games this year
- YuenglingJagr

He'll play 109, which includes the 4 rounds of playoffs (each going 7 games). Afterwards, he is awarded the Conn Smyth.

He'll play 109, which includes the 4 rounds of playoffs (each going 7 games). Afterwards, he is awarded the Conn Smyth.
- hockeylover

At that exact moment, the Universe will collapse upon itself and we will be transported back to the 72-73 season where we will argue about Don Saleski's Corsi and why Wayne Hillman will never be more than a 3rd pair Dman

and allowing his offense to flow from his defense

This sounds like Obi Wan Kenobi instructing fledgling NHL defensemen... Let go of your feelings, Travis, and use the Force to clear the zone!

To opposing forwards: This is not the goal you're looking for.

Until the Flyers are all but out of it, I'm afraid we'll see quite a bit of Mason.

Can't wait to see these defensive kids get their shot.

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Call me crazy, but I think the Flyers should play Rob Zepp in net down the stretch

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- Flyers Time

Should have kept

Call me crazy, but I think the Flyers should play Rob Zepp in net down the stretch
- Mononoke

That's something only a qualified NHL head coach can decide.

Call me crazy, but I think the Flyers should play Rob Zepp in net down the stretch
- Mononoke

Darren Jenson looked healthy standing behind the bench on Saturday. Maybe sign him to a PTO and see what happens.

Eric Semborski will lead the Flyers to victory. He will be our Hamburglar.

Eric Semborski will lead the Flyers to victory. He will be our Hamburglar.
- Mononoke

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