Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits: Rookie Camp Opens, Michkov, TIFH

Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits: Rookie Camp Opens, Michkov, TIFH
- bmeltzer

Thanks Bill

Let the competition begin....


and the crybabies moan.

Gauthier a no show again. Hopefully Briere and the boys have figured out why.

Gauthier a no show again. Hopefully Briere and the boys have figured out why.
- Feanor

It's against the rules. Any prospect that is part of a college program cannot participate in an NHL rookie camp.

Gauthier a no show again. Hopefully Briere and the boys have figured out why.
- Feanor

There are no NCAA players in any NHL camps. It's against NCAA rules to attend a camp during a college semester

Gauthier a no show again. Hopefully Briere and the boys have figured out why.
- Feanor

The bait worked lol

The bait worked lol
- ClaudeFather

yeah no schitt....comical relly

So they're still trying to figure out why he didn't want come.

Mark Recchi is being inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame! Congrats Mark! Well deserved

Mark Recchi is being inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame! Congrats Mark! Well deserved
- Sublime55

Rex!!

Another one of those players who has been great for us but had a bad rap with the fans. Frankly, I don’t care if Recchi was the one and only reason (which I doubt) for Bill Barber getting fired. Primeau as captain publicly disapproved of Barbar. Barbar didn’t have much if any career beyond his stint in Philly (might have coached in Tampa when they were bad) but we ended up with Hitch, who was way better!

Rex!!

Another one of those players who has been great for us but had a bad rap with the fans. Frankly, I don’t care if Recchi was the one and only reason (which I doubt) for Bill Barber getting fired. Primeau as captain publicly disapproved of Barbar. Barbar didn’t have much if any career beyond his stint in Philly (might have coached in Tampa when they were bad) but we ended up with Hitch, who was way better!
- SuperSchennBros

didn't realize he ever had a bad rep with the fans. everyone i know always liked him.

I’m torn. Recchi was favorite player. Do I go or stay away. Haven’t been to a game in a few years out of principle.

didn't realize he ever had a bad rep with the fans. everyone i know always liked him.
- Peter Richards

A small segment of the fanbase felt like he backstabbed Barber when the team revolted against him. I personally never felt that way.

A small segment of the fanbase felt like he backstabbed Barber when the team revolted against him. I personally never felt that way.
- MBFlyerfan

I thought it was because he won cups everywhere but in Philly.

I thought it was because he won cups everywhere but in Philly.
- Dkos

That would be a much more "Philly" reason to hate him.

A small segment of the fanbase felt like he backstabbed Barber when the team revolted against him. I personally never felt that way.
- MBFlyerfan

I think Barber as a coach has the lowest scoring rate in a playoff series ever in flyers history.

What a difference between how Sweden actually listens to their players and puts their welfare first compared to how the Soviet Union part 2 treats them like commodities.

I think Barber as a coach has the lowest scoring rate in a playoff series ever in flyers history.
- THE EVIL WITHIN

The team just needed to play harder.

The team just needed to play harder.
- MBFlyerfan

Lol

Barber, who was dealing with the death of his wife, probably should have took a leave of absence. But the players also did him no favors by speaking out publicly. It was an ugly situation all around.

Honestly, it capped off a 5 year period from 97-2002 that, while the hockey wasn’t as bad as recent years, the off ice dramas were a never ending ugly soap opera.

Yes those years had drama and bs however I never missed a game back then. The teams were fun to watch the pressers were fun there were some great teams. Though no cups those were some great teams to watch

Yes those years had drama and bs however I never missed a game back then. The teams were fun to watch the pressers were fun there were some great teams. Though no cups those were some great teams to watch
- GPerogie

A time when the Flyers made the same mistakes that they do now, but at least back then it was easier to fix using money because there was no cap.

A small segment of the fanbase felt like he backstabbed Barber when the team revolted against him. I personally never felt that way.
- MBFlyerfan

Guessing it was when I was overseas.

Yes those years had drama and bs however I never missed a game back then. The teams were fun to watch the pressers were fun there were some great teams. Though no cups those were some great teams to watch
- GPerogie

Absolutely. Never used to miss a game. I really miss those days when we were a perennial playoff team and contender. How far we’ve fallen since 2012.