The Stewart fight was exactly what was wrong with the signing. So obsolete. The fight did nothing. Even while I want to keep fighting in the game, a staged fight like this brings no excitement. It is just a waste of time.
- bighandsome91

yea that fight kept the flyers from scoring

bUt ThE eNeRgIeZZZ fRoM The CrowDZ!?!?@?#@!?!@?
- corduroy

Giroux the "best player in the world" doesn't have a goal yet i guess that's stewart's fault right?

All I can think is Vorobyov has some NHL experience over Rubstov. I haven't seen enough of the Phantoms this year to really comment on Rubstov yet.
- hereticpride

Plain and simple, Vorobyev is a 3rd year pro and already has a little bit of NHL experience. He's been engaged in games so far with the Phantoms this season -- which is the No. 1 knock him, that he doesn't consistently play with enough focus, energy and competitiveness -- and has played well.

Rubtsov has played quite well for the Phantoms, but still has fewer than 20 games of pro experience. With LV, he's playing PP and PK. They still want him to improve on faceoffs before he's called up at play C in the NHL and to just see a little lengthier body of work.

Plain and simple, Vorobyev is a 3rd year pro and already has a little bit of NHL experience. He's been engaged in games so far with the Phantoms this season -- which is the No. 1 knock him, that he doesn't consistently play with enough focus, energy and competitiveness -- and has played well.

Rubtsov has played quite well for the Phantoms, but still has fewer than 20 games of pro experience. With LV, he's playing PP and PK. They still want him to improve on faceoffs before he's called up at play C in the NHL and to just see a little lengthier body of work.
- bmeltzer

So I am guessing Vorobyev has greatly improved on his Face-off % of 35.2 from his 15 game NHL stint last year?

WoW wild won!!! Soon the flyers the only team with only 2 Wins.

Giroux the "best player in the world" doesn't have a goal yet i guess that's stewart's fault right?
- 2Real

Having a plug like Stewart on the ice, at any time degrades the lineup. It takes time away from someone with skill, who could, in turn, help Giroux score his first of the season.

Plain and simple, Vorobyev is a 3rd year pro and already has a little bit of NHL experience. He's been engaged in games so far with the Phantoms this season -- which is the No. 1 knock him, that he doesn't consistently play with enough focus, energy and competitiveness -- and has played well.

Rubtsov has played quite well for the Phantoms, but still has fewer than 20 games of pro experience. With LV, he's playing PP and PK. They still want him to improve on faceoffs before he's called up at play C in the NHL and to just see a little lengthier body of work.
- bmeltzer

Makes sense. Can’t wait for farabee

124K cap hit is why Rube is still in the A and Misha is in the show

Everything else you bring up is all mismanagement of assets and the cap
- corduroy

Dear lord. That is really something. I can’t believe how tight to the cap he got

Dear lord. That is really something. I can’t believe how tight to the cap he got
- Just5

With Farabee and Misha up and Tarwynski down they have roughly 20K in cap space

Cap friendly has the glue guy and fighter extraordinaire Stewie at 753,757.

Dear lord. That is really something. I can’t believe how tight to the cap he got
- Just5

Dave Scott wanted to be a cap team....

Dave Scott wanted to be a cap team....
- FlyerFan16

Proper allocation of resources finally after the dark ages of Hextall.

So I am guessing Vorobyev has greatly improved on his Face-off % of 35.2 from his 15 game NHL stint last year?
- corduroy

I'm thinking that would be impossible since he hasn't played any NHL games since.

Gritty made the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXX

Proper allocation of resources finally after the dark ages of Hextall.
- StepfordSam

It's quite impressive.

this team sucks

Just once, once, it would be nice if the Eagles showed up ready to play at the start of the (frank)ing game.

Fumble, soft as butter D, down 7-0

Wash, rinse, repeat

Yup, wash, rinse, repeat

(frank) this team

Thank goodness the Sixers start on Wednesday. This is (frank)ing depressing.

The curse of Bryce Harper

In the world of Hextall, what would have been an acceptable time frame as a fan and a business to actually see some tangible results with the Flyers?
- opeth_pa

Depends on what your definition of “tangible” means. They made the playoffs twice in his four full years. His second year they had 41 wins 96 points. By his fourth year they had a 42 win 98 point season and Konecney, Provorov, Sanheim, Patrick, Frost, Ratcliffe, Farabee and O’Brien in their prospect pool.

What do you think he should’ve accomplished in four years? There was little cap space to work with and no prospects to speak of for trading. Trading picks wasn’t an option either.

Building takes time.

Thank goodness the Sixers start on Wednesday. This is (frank)ing depressing.
- StepfordSam

I 2nd this.

Great! D-schemes SchwartzZ

Sticks defense lool. Schwartz is a (frank)ing bum

I don’t. Like I said before niskanen got beat by an incredible move. Provorov turned over a puck on what should’ve been a routine outlet/clear
- Just5

That's wrong. Provorov was double teamed on the puck with no clear outlet. The puck was knocked off of his stick. The fault there is on Niskanen, not Provorov. You had them mixed up and are now trying to spin out of it.