Bill Meltzer: Crucial Day as Flyers Plan Return to Practice

A very informative blog (as usual). Thanks, Bill.

Kind of odd that the first person added did not have it, you would think it was all precautionary at this point. Let’s see if the others come off the list.

Bill Meltzer: Crucial Day as Flyers Plan Return to Practice
- bmeltzer

Thanks Bill. Hopefully some more guys come off the list today. Want to see flyers hockey, but not if half the team is out.

Well, this season has been nothing if not interesting....

Bill Meltzer: Crucial Day as Flyers Plan Return to Practice
- bmeltzer

Is this layoff going to help or hurt? JvR was gaining a lot of steam while others really needed to pick up some of the heavy levying. Will JvR cool off. Will others turn it on?

It's nice to see both wisdom and kase having strong starts to their season. Both will be with the orange and black before long.
Imo, this is how you build championship teams. Hitting on late round picks is essential. It reminds me of detroit and all of their late round gems they had when they were a dynasty.
I expect our window to be wide open after the Seattle expansion draft

Is this layoff going to help or hurt? JvR was gaining a lot of steam while others really needed to pick up some of the heavy levying. Will JvR cool off. Will others turn it on?
-SuperSchennBros

There will be plenty of opportunity for players like JVR to cool off, which we all know he would have done anyway. However without sufficient practice time and games, there will be little chance we will see this team hit the ice skating when they do make it back.

Regarding league awards , I honestly think they shouldn’t even have them this year. Shortened season where it looks more and more likely no one is going to even play the same amount of games, only playing a certain number of teams. Not sure how you could have an mvp if the entire league in this scenario

Is this layoff going to help or hurt? JvR was gaining a lot of steam while others really needed to pick up some of the heavy levying. Will JvR cool off. Will others turn it on?
- SuperSchennBros

That's always my big feet during break like this. Hot streaks tend to end. It even happened to desnoyers when they shut down for covid. It's going to be hard for guys to stay hot when they have to take breaks and sit on their asses at home for a week here and there
What a wild start to this season already

That's always my big feet during break like this. Hot streaks tend to end. It even happened to desnoyers when they shut down for covid. It's going to be hard for guys to stay hot when they have to take breaks and sit on their asses at home for a week here and there
What a wild start to this season already
- Bob Habib

Look at our team last season, we were on fire and then Covid hit

Look at our team last season, we were on fire and then Covid hit
- ClaudeFather

Exactly my point! If that didn't happen last year then we were well on our way to the cup finals. This team was clicking on all cylinders like I haven't seen in over 10 years! Then we lost the mojo we had at the most inopportune time. I see that as being a problem again this season with missing so much time again. It sucks but it's the nature of the beast this year. I don't think we are q cup team this season but after the expansion draft I think things really take off for us. Hopefully G and Jake can play at a high level still in a couple of years.

Maybe the pause will do the opposite this year and we catch fire after this.

Look at our team last season, we were on fire and then Covid hit
- ClaudeFather

It's not like last season where they were had everything clicking and then got derailed by the long stoppage.

Wins/SH% aside, they've been an utter mess this time around. I think the break may help them hit the reset button. They can't keep getting outshot 2:1 for the rest of the season and hope to do anything. Covid or not, their high SH% is unsustainable.

Regarding league awards , I honestly think they shouldn’t even have them this year. Shortened season where it looks more and more likely no one is going to even play the same amount of games, only playing a certain number of teams. Not sure how you could have an mvp if the entire league in this scenario
- ClaudeFather

Just do what I do - ignore them.

Maybe the pause will do the opposite this year and we catch fire after this.
- arichardson22

Nope.

Momentum lost.

Mojo gone.

Heat removed.

It's over.

Nope.

Momentum lost.

Mojo gone.

Heat removed.

It's over.
- Scoob

And a good day to you too, sunshine!

It's not like last season where they were had everything clicking and then got derailed by the long stoppage.

Wins/SH% aside, they've been an utter mess this time around. I think the break may help them hit the reset button. They can't keep getting outshot 2:1 for the rest of the season and hope to do anything. Covid or not, their high SH% is unsustainable.
- Tomahawk

I know the caps game was a mess but they were starting to play better. Specially against Boston. I think it will be good , guys like TK need to clear their heads

Only 12 players scheduled to practice according to Bill

Update:14 players 2 goalies

Exactly my point! If that didn't happen last year then we were well on our way to the cup finals. This team was clicking on all cylinders like I haven't seen in over 10 years! Then we lost the mojo we had at the most inopportune time. I see that as being a problem again this season with missing so much time again. It sucks but it's the nature of the beast this year. I don't think we are q cup team this season but after the expansion draft I think things really take off for us. Hopefully G and Jake can play at a high level still in a couple of years.
- Bob Habib

Even as well as they were playing at that time, they weren't going to beat TB.

Even as well as they were playing at that time, they weren't going to beat TB.
- MJL

You are most likely correct but we could have caught lightening in a bottle. Just make it to the dance and you have as good of a chance as anybody, right? Hart could have played lights out in the playoffs and we just never know (even though tampa bay was stacked)
Last season is my biggest WHAT IF I have in recent memory.
When do you think our window for contention truly opens? 2 years from now? Next season? The time is almost upon us

Even as well as they were playing at that time, they weren't going to beat TB.
- MJL

You don’t know that

You don’t know that
- ClaudeFather

It's why they, you know...play the series

It's why they, you know...play the series
- DrMidnite

Probably saw similar comments before Columbus swept the lightning

You don’t know that
- ClaudeFather

For a fact, of course not but I'm pretty confident in saying that.