Bill Meltzer: Wrap: Flyers Top Sharks, Preview: Flyers @ LA

Aside from everything, MacDonald had a decent game.

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nice way to start the year.....noticeably a faster team this year with more speed coming down the pipe. dragging a tad...that was a late one....

First place baby

Simmonds on pace for 246 goals!

Great win to start the year.
Good speed and jam!

Laughton looks like a completely different player in a good way. That wasn't your typical Flyers 4th line.

My observations:

- Team looked noticeably faster.

- Defense looked to be more involved in the offensive and neutral zone. Didn't seem to retreat right away and tried to pressure earlier.

- Konecny is going to have a good year. Seemed to have a solid chance every shift.

- PK looks nice. i know they got 2 goals but man they look a lot better last night.

- Hope to see Morin or Sanheim in tonight. I am not going to trash MacDonald or Manning but the game is a speed and skill game. Those two bring greater skills then MacDonald or Manning do.

- Elliot was solid. Nothing spectacular but nothing where I was worried like last year. Felt he could stop everything.

- Top line looked good. Giroux looks to have more room and time on the wing.

- We have a 4th line. They were buzzing.

Laughton looks solid as 4th line centre. Hopefully this is the year he stays healthy and becomes an every day NHL player.
Still would like see Morin on the ice bringing that physical presence in our own end.

I'm glad they won and all but I'd rather see them lose with the kids in the lineup than win with the dead weight they threw out there last night.

Someone soon today

Simmonds on pace for 246 goals!
- MBFlyerfan

They should give him the "A" back.

I'm glad they won and all but I'd rather see them lose with the kids in the lineup than win with the dead weight they threw out there last night.

Someone soon today
- Scoob

I'm waiting on the details of how bad Manning, MacDonald, and Wiese were last night.

They should give him the "A" back.
- Scoob

Didn't see the game, but after reading about it from multiple sources, I came up with the following:

Elliott played extremely well, after an average 1st period
Weise was the least effect forward on the team
Manning was the worst player on the ice
Everyone else was somewhere between average to very good

Is the above correct?

re tonight's game:

I have to think one obvious change will be Neuvirth in goal. What are the odds that Hak also inserts Morin or Sanheim into the lineup and sits Manning?

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- ggunky

Simmonds on pace for 246 goals!
- MBFlyerfan

My observations:

- Team looked noticeably faster.

- Defense looked to be more involved in the offensive and neutral zone. Didn't seem to retreat right away and tried to pressure earlier.

- Konecny is going to have a good year. Seemed to have a solid chance every shift.

- PK looks nice. i know they got 2 goals but man they look a lot better last night.

- Hope to see Morin or Sanheim in tonight. I am not going to trash MacDonald or Manning but the game is a speed and skill game. Those two bring greater skills then MacDonald or Manning do.

- Elliot was solid. Nothing spectacular but nothing where I was worried like last year. Felt he could stop everything.

- Top line looked good. Giroux looks to have more room and time on the wing.

- We have a 4th line. They were buzzing.
- J35Bacher

He was my final/sleeper pick on my fantasy team!

I'm waiting on the details of how bad Manning, MacDonald, and Wiese were last night.
- MJL

I didn't think they were bad. Just wish we had the more talented rookies in. Especially watching the defense attacking the offensive and neutral zones.

I actually thought Gostisbehere was a little rough defensively. He also was caught deep a couple times and once it cost a goal.

I'm waiting on the details of how bad Manning, MacDonald, and Wiese were last night.
- MJL

All kidding aside, from every source I read:

AMac was fine, nothing spectacular, but fine.

Weise was meh and did not look good on the PK.

Manning was bad. He took a bad penalty and his play was generally ineffective. I still think the team would be better served having Morin in his spot.

He was my final/sleeper pick on my fantasy team!
- BiggE

I think the VdV pick was the real gem.

They did look good, much faster than in year's past. Fourth line was very effective, and the Simmonds line was very good. Need to do something with Konecny, he seems like he's on an island at ES. Elliott was average which, if we can get league average goaltending, should be good enough to get into the playoffs. He wasn't bad, but he wasn't spectacular either. Overall, a very nice win, and was good to see the team keep going after SJ tied it twice.

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I'm glad they won and all but I'd rather see them lose with the kids in the lineup than win with the dead weight they threw out there last night.

Someone soon today
- Scoob

yes, because youth loses hockey games

All kidding aside, from every source I read:

AMac was fine, nothing spectacular, but fine.

Weise was meh and did not look good on the PK.

Manning was bad. He took a bad penalty and his play was generally ineffective. I still think the team would be better served having Morin in his spot.
- BiggE

Those sources are?

I'm waiting on the details of how bad Manning, MacDonald, and Wiese were last night.
- MJL

no they were awesome!!!! the way Weise took that stick in the face to draw a penalty....gold...pure gold.