Eklund: The Broad and the Beautiful. Levels upon Levels but Nothing Yet

Well, if Hakstol is still the coach when the puck drops on Tuesday,two points:

1. Nothing will be done until after the holidays to accommodate Quenneville.

2. Fletcher is being made to look incompetent by someone because of this leak.

Regardless, Dave Hakstol for better or worse is going to be gone. I hope Fletcher gets rid of the dead wood in the locker room and doesn’t let it linger around. But I am sure that somehow the defensively inept, unwilling to back check and or play a team game will emerge as the victims of Hakstol’s regime.

Either he’s alive or dead. Or the cops got him or they don’t

The Real General Managers of Ottawa is waaay more entertaining.

Jesus Christ with the Flyers again. “Write” about anything else Ek.

Thank you Ek. I needed that. Well it’s safe to say we all needed that. Again thanks

A lot of sympathy for Ek here from me. I'm a journalist (and a hockey junkie). These kinds of situations are always fluid. And when you are trying to give your audience the snapshot of where that fluidity has come to rest at any given moment, you can risk looking a little foolish.

Ek's summary here is both plausible and likely, and if it turns out that Q doesn't go to Philly, it doesn't mean that he was wrong at this moment.

This is more exciting than Christmas. Everyday is like a Flyers advent calendar.

I'll wait for Meltzer's take.

No one is lying here
- Eklund

Someone is. Maybe not someone who is a reporter/blogger, but someone has leaked false info to someone/someones.

Jesus Christ with the Flyers again. “Write” about anything else Ek.
- Ray97

I know right? It's only the craziest, most ridiculous hockey story since Ottawa's offseason mess. Why write about stuff like that given that you grew up a lifelong Flyers fan? Can't you write about the Ranger's OT loss last night instead?

It’s not rocket science! if anyone wants to know what the flyers need watch the replay of the ranger game last night! case closed.

It’s not rocket science! if anyone wants to know what the flyers need watch the replay of the ranger game last night! case closed.
- Bobd62

A functioning team?

It’s not rocket science! if anyone wants to know what the flyers need watch the replay of the ranger game last night! case closed.
- Bobd62

A goalie who makes countless 10-bell saves and keeps them in games they should be blown out in because the team D gives up 20 horrible scoring chances a game???

Yeah, we had one until he got hurt last game.

4 years with Hextall and the organization was stable and future looked great, 3 weeks without him the Flyers look dysfunctional and they are embarrassing all over again.

Two more points:

1. Ek reports the rumors that he hears. He will at times add his $.02 as to how much weight he gives them.

2. The amount of time that has been spent on Erik Karlsson, Nylander, the Oilers and how horrible an organization that is and the Kings fall from grace...complaining that recently in a spate of very high activity there have been a number of articles about the Flyers is simply foolish.

Two more points:

1. Ek reports the rumors that he hears. He will at times add his $.02 as to how much weight he gives them.

2. The amount of time that has been spent on Erik Karlsson, Nylander, the Oilers and how horrible an organization that is and the Kings fall from grace...complaining that recently in a spate of very high activity there have been a number of articles about the Flyers is simply foolish.
- wbon22

Shania, is that you?

A goalie who makes countless 10-bell saves and keeps them in games they should be blown out in because the team D gives up 20 horrible scoring chances a game???

Yeah, we had one until he got hurt last game.
- jmatchett383

Come back to earth dude! The flyers haven’t had a goalie that could lick Hanks shoes since Lindberg maybe!

Two more points:

1. Ek reports the rumors that he hears. He will at times add his $.02 as to how much weight he gives them.

2. The amount of time that has been spent on Erik Karlsson, Nylander, the Oilers and how horrible an organization that is and the Kings fall from grace...complaining that recently in a spate of very high activity there have been a number of articles about the Flyers is simply foolish.
- wbon22

Well, because everyone wants to hear about what Nylander had for lunch today. Never has so much in such a short period of time been written and discussed about a slightly above average player.

Come back to earth dude! The flyers haven’t had a goalie that could lick Hanks shoes since Lindberg maybe!
- Bobd62

Do you feel better after saying that?

Yes!

Flyers DONT fire Hakstol.. WTF!!!? my thoughts - https://youtu.be/d71Odp7LCRc