No one in management should be safe. The Flyers are in the same spot in the standings they were in 2018 when Hextall got fired.
- Feanor

Is Brian Roberts a Flyers fan? What would it take for him to get rid of Dave Scott?

Bergevin is available

Is Brian Roberts a Flyers fan? What would it take for him to get rid of Dave Scott?
- StepfordSam

Have this figure drop to 85%, and stay there.

Omicron is coming. Stoppages and empty arenas are a virtual certainty.

Dave Scott is safe, sorry.

Best thing is coots going down long term if it happens

Best thing is coots going down long term if it happens
- Just5

Not at all. Why would you want the teams best player to be injured long term?

Have this figure drop to 85%, and stay there.

Omicron is coming. Stoppages and empty arenas are a virtual certainty.

Dave Scott is safe, sorry.
- PT21

lol fear-mongering at its finest

Not at all. Why would you want the teams best player to be injured long term?
- PLindbergh31

For tanks sake

lol fear-mongering at its finest
- corduroy

There will always be a new variant just down the road.....

For tanks sake
- Pixote Andolini

Maybe they can draft another Nolan Patrick.

Bill, I agree with pretty much all you said with the exception of this statement. "Noticeably, the much-improved defensive structure the team showed early on -- which was hardly mentioned and erroneously chalked up by some entirely to the goaltending". With all disrespect, it can't be said about a team that was bleeding scoring chances all season and among the bottom in SCA rate. Now some of this can certainly be blamed on the Flyers lack of ability overall as a team to being able to drive play and have extended attack time. After all, the more time you spend in your own end, the more chances you will give up. Defending in the NHL does not have the same definition as it used to have. If you're bleeding chances, you simply are not defending well. Same on the PK. At the bottom of the league in suppressing high danger chances. The PK percentage is all about the goaltending. Same at 5 on 5. What we're seeing now was all but inevitable. It was predictable. Adding Ellis would help some but not likely to have a significant effect if the rest of the team doesn't get it's act together.
- MJL

good post

"The Flyers will have to play much, much better -- and not just for a shift here and nice play there -- to defeat the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden come Tuesday night."
(Bill Meltzer: Wrap: Winless Streak at Six after 5-2 Loss in NJ)
- bmeltzer

I thought the game is Wednesday night. Has there been a schedule change following the postponed meeting versus the Islanders?

lol fear-mongering at its finest
- corduroy

Please don't open the door for him.

lol fear-mongering at its finest
- corduroy

In that case, you will surely take up the following bet?

$100, straight up, if there are no stoppages/empty arenas due to Omicron?

In that case, you will surely take up the following bet?

$100, straight up, if there are no stoppages/empty arenas due to Omicron?


- PT21

Nobody will take that bet.

Someone said it yesterday, has captain comfortable had his players only meeting yet?

Have this figure drop to 85%, and stay there.

Omicron is coming. Stoppages and empty arenas are a virtual certainty.

Dave Scott is safe, sorry.
- PT21

Omicron is a big nothing burger. Nothing is going to be shut down again.

Someone said it yesterday, has captain comfortable had his players only meeting yet?
- hello it's me 2050

Closed door meeting after the Rangers loss.

In that case, you will surely take up the following bet?

$100, straight up, if there are no stoppages/empty arenas due to Omicron?


- PT21

Another risk taken huh?


There are already game cancellations taking place.

Maybe they can draft another Nolan Patrick.
- PLindbergh31

What else is there to do? Teams can't buy players like they used to. The best you can do is what NJ and NYR did - with overpayment at UFA; Hamilton, Panarin, etc., but you've got to have heaps of cap space. The Flyers have mismanaged their space since it was implemented.

It's a shame Provorov has turned into a sort of not quite all-star defenseman when his potential was there to be a proper Norris trophy calibre player. It's a shame Nolan Patrick turned out to be what he is. It's a shame when the Flyers were hands down the worst team in the league and landed the 2nd overall pick - JvR as opposed to landing a quasi-generational player in Patty Kane. It's a shame the Flyers traded the barn, Forsberg, and millions for a generational player that never won the Flyers a cup.

It's a shame.

For tanks sake
- Pixote Andolini

They would just LTIR him.

I am more optimistic about the Ellis situation. He might just be the millstone instead of lodestar that we need. I am expecting 55 odd games from him a year. Enough to not be LTIRed. Not enough to prevent steady sinking.

There are already game cancellations taking place.
- MJL

Technically, no games have been cancelled yet.

What else is there to do? Teams can't buy players like they used to. The best you can do is what NJ and NYR did - with overpayment at UFA; Hamilton, Panarin, etc., but you've got to have heaps of cap space. The Flyers have mismanaged their space since it was implemented.

It's a shame Provorov has turned into a sort of not quite all-star defenseman when his potential was there to be a proper Norris trophy calibre player. It's a shame Nolan Patrick turned out to be what he is. It's a shame when the Flyers were hands down the worst team in the league and landed the 2nd overall pick - JvR as opposed to landing a quasi-generational player in Patty Kane. It's a shame the Flyers traded the barn, Forsberg, and millions for a generational player that never won the Flyers a cup.

It's a shame.
- Pixote Andolini

I remember when Provorov first came up and there was talk of Norris trophies in his future. He was never that player. Never had the offensive overall game. Make no mistake about it though, Provorov is still a really good player. If he was on a quality team, he would be a player that Flyers fans would covet.

Omicron is a big nothing burger. Nothing is going to be shut down again
- StepfordSam

No it is not.

Except the air travel already being shut down? Japan closed its borders a few hours ago.

It’s a relief to me that more than half of the fans who post here, know exactly what the problem is and how to fix it. It’s a real comfort.

Technically, no games have been cancelled yet.
- Bendecko

Even more technically, Omicron hasn't even been detected in the US yet. Just a few cases in the US.

All cancellations/delays occurrring in sports in North America now have absolutely nothing to do with omicron.

However, best not argue with the cretin.

EDIT: Canada