Agreed. I just fear the front office will hire him as some sort of 'selling point' to the fans. "We know the team sucks but come watch for our coach! He might start a fight between periods! Stay tuned for his post game press conferences too, he'll yell at some writers or say nothing at all!"
- TobyFlenderson

Haha, selling point to the fans, definitely not a selling point to most UFAs tho


As for trying to start fights between the benches, here's Gronborg:

I feel like he's gonna be Steve Yzerman's guy now that Blashill is gone.
- TobyFlenderson

Yzerman will hire the the best candidate while Fletch searches his heart for more reasons to keep Yeo

Most of all, I hope the hiring process is open-minded and has multiple candidates.
- NC Flyers Fan

We all know that it won't be. Will be somebody that Fletch worked with in the past or a former Flyer.

Fair point, but must be accompanied by a solid plan for addressing the much bigger issues.
- Scoob

There will be a plan... dunno about it being solid tho lol

No, of course not. I replace the bulb right away without any thought about it because it's an easily fixed issue. I would not, however, let it distract me or take time away from fixing the real issue. The new bulb doesn't make my house measurably better. The fixed roof does.
- Scoob

Excellent, another main point, the reason it is talked about so widely—99.9% of fans do not feel the obvious will be fixed.

There will be a plan... dunno about it being solid tho lol
- Tomahawk

lol any one of us geniuses could accomplish that

I agree that he will push them. But I don't think you get to this level without toughness, mental and physical. We need someone who knows talent to figure out who should stick and who should walk. He knows good players and can be expected to sort them out on that basis. Plus, he hates complacency. If a player is there just for the check, they will be gone. Our management team just does not have its big boy pants on for a ride like Torts would give us and them. Yeo is what they like: he shows up at a season-ending press conference when his team is a turd in the punch bowl and says that even Scotty B could not have won with them. Pretty ironic since the last team he coached was also playing miserably when he got canned and they went on to win the SC. We are such a joke.
- iamscore2day

I think a good amount of these players are beyond rapair for a coach like Torts. Think it would go south.

Also not so sure Comcast wants to shell out big bucks at this time for a coach.

I think a good amount of these players are beyond rapair for a coach like Torts. Think it would go south.

Also not so sure Comcast wants to shell out big bucks at this time for a coach.
- hello it's me 2050

Comcast has to want this fixed asap. They’ll spend whatever it takes imo.

Of course they have no clue how to fix it.

Comcast has to want this fixed asap. They’ll spend whatever it takes imo.

Of course they have no clue how to fix it.
- hereticpride

We disagree on the spending. We shall see.
If they give out a 5 year deal even they know he won't last the 5 years. At some point they stop with the big money coaches

We disagree on the spending. We shall see.
- hello it's me 2050

Dave Scott's "blank check", remember?

Dave Scott's "blank check", remember?
- Tomahawk

players, not coaches.

Dont worry, our team will continue to be trash next season but we will at least have a good 4th line wiithout Macewen

Haha, selling point to the fans, definitely not a selling point to most UFAs tho


As for trying to start fights between the benches, here's Gronborg:


- Tomahawk

I've seen enough, sign him immediately

players, not coaches.
- hello it's me 2050

It sounded very much like he was referring to the team as a whole, mentioned development and analytics departments.

I've seen enough, sign him immediately
- TobyFlenderson

That is awesome. An angry swede. Give him a helmet with horns, a broad axe, and let him run some practices.

It sounded very much like he was referring to the team as a whole, mentioned development and analytics departments.
- NC Flyers Fan

Yes.

It sounded very much like he was referring to the team as a whole, mentioned development and analytics departments.
- NC Flyers Fan

sounded to me he was talking about players.

Most fans could careless about a blank check in those other areas. Means very little to fans. Not going to get a fan base exicted imo

That is awesome. An angry swede. Give him a helmet with horns, a broad axe, and let him run some practices.
- iamscore2day

I believe he was talked about for the Islanders job before Trotz was hired.

It would be a step in the right direction, but are the Flyers ever going to go this route?

Hakstol's time likely supports their thoughts of needing to stay with an experienced guy.

sounded to me he was talking about players.

Most fans could careless about a blank check in those other areas. Means very little to fans. Not going to get a fan base exicted imo
- hello it's me 2050

And yet that's exactly what Chuck is trying to sell everyone on...his blank cheques that allowed him to re-vamp the medical team, the analytics and player development, skills coach...on and on and on. Those are all literal answers Fletcher gave when asked about how he's improving the team.

And yet that's exactly what Chuck is trying to sell everyone on...his blank cheques that allowed him to re-vamp the medical team, the analytics and player development, skills coach...on and on and on. Those are all literal answers Fletcher gave when asked about how he's improving the team.
- Flyerfan2868

Did we spend this money to go from bad to dreadful in the medical area? How did our revamped team help sort out Ellis's predicament? How does CF still have a job?

I've seen enough, sign him immediately
- TobyFlenderson

That was after a win too lol. Dude's pretty intense.

On top of that, he preaches possession hockey with a hybrid NA/Swedish style of play that is tailor-made for the current game. Fluent in English, married to an American, lot of WJC medals (including gold), multiple WC golds, and currently in his 3rd season coaching one of the top pro teams in Europe.

Flyers will never hire him.

sounded to me he was talking about players.

Most fans could careless about a blank check in those other areas. Means very little to fans. Not going to get a fan base exicted imo
- hello it's me 2050

They already spend to the cap. That is not news. I’m excited if the changes bring about a better product.

Did we spend this money to go from bad to dreadful in the medical area? How did our revamped team help sort out Ellis's predicament? How does CF still have a job?
- iamscore2day

"This year we’ve had a really tough year. What I can tell you is two things. I guess, on a macro level, first of all, the man I work for, Dave Scott, he’s given us everything in terms of resources, the ability to spend to the cap, we have a great development staff, we brought Danny (Briere) in, we brought new analytics people in, we brought new medical, a new athletic trainer, new strength and conditioning. So, we are trying to do our best to bring in the best resources in, have the best staff, and we’ll spend to the cap." - Chuck Fletcher 2 months ago

Yeah, that new medical, trainer, s&c .....not working out so well it would seem. Great hires!

They already spend to the cap. That is not news. I’m excited if the changes bring about a better product.
- NC Flyers Fan

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who said it was news? you interpret it your way I will do the same.

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who said it was news? you interpret it your way I will do the same.
- hello it's me 2050

Deal