Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 4/6/23 @ DAL

74 Owen Tippett - 48 Morgan Frost - 11 Travis Konecny

That should be fun to watch

So are the rumors true, Torts is going to be the next GM?

Or is he just making sure the flyers lose all games for the rest of the season?

That should be fun to watch
- Tomahawk

Are they seeing if Tippet can play left wing?

So are the rumors true, Torts is going to be the next GM?

Or is he just making sure the flyers lose all games for the rest of the season?
- WhiskeyMan

He will be the coach.

Are they seeing if Tippet can play left wing?
- WhiskeyMan

Experimenting with it. But they juggled lines in the third period on Tuesday. The listed combos are what started the game.

He will be the coach.
- bmeltzer

Thank you Bill, this team needs him at the coach position right now.

Experimenting with it. But they juggled lines in the third period on Tuesday. The listed combos are what started the game.
- bmeltzer

Thanks again Bill. It would be a really good line if the experiment works out.

Have a Happy Easter.

Heard an interesting stat today, the Flyers have set a franchise record in blocked shots in a season. Provey leads the team with 151 blocked shots and Tippet has the most blocked shots for the forwards. This is what happens when a team lacks skill and puck possession. This is not sustainable and players like Tippet will get hurt if this continues.

Heard an interesting stat today, the Flyers have set a franchise record in blocked shots in a season. Provey leads the team with 151 blocked shots and Tippet has the most blocked shots for the forwards. This is what happens when a team lacks skill and puck possession. This is not sustainable and players like Tippet will get hurt if this continues.
- jd250

Torts' teams are always one of the leaders in blocked shots. It's part of his philosophy.

It's a feature, not a bug.

All it tells me is that Torts teams never have the puck.

Hello

Torts' teams are always one of the leaders in blocked shots. It's part of his philosophy.

It's a feature, not a bug.
- Tomahawk

Tortorella has not adjusted to what defense actually is, in today's NHL

That should be fun to watch
- Tomahawk

Started last game like that, what did he dress 7D in St Louis

Started last game like that, what did he dress 7D in St Louis
- ClaudeFather

Sorry, I (un)fortunately missed the last three games

So down the stretch they come. 10 points up for grabs here. How many do they stupidly get?

Employee decides to actually do the job he's paid $4,000,000 a year to do.

He will be the coach.
- bmeltzer

For the games he can be bothered standing upright for.

“Quite frankly, it looks like some guys in here don’t even care,” Thompson told reporters. “They’re just not trying.”

So much for effort

Bill,

Any insight on how the organization sees Jay O'Brien at the current moment, do they plan on signing him this summer or let him become a UFA?

My personal impression, especially after his D+1 year, was he would finish college and become a free agent. That seems to be how it will work out.

My biggest question I have for clarification is:

If O'Brien does not sign with the Flyers, do they indeed get a compensatory pick (I believe it would be a 2nd round pick 51 overall)? Is that correct and would it be a 2023 pick? Thanks.

Bill,

Any insight on how the organization sees Jay O'Brien at the current moment, do they plan on signing him this summer or let him become a UFA?

My personal impression, especially after his D+1 year, was he would finish college and become a free agent. That seems to be how it will work out.

My biggest question I have for clarification is:

If O'Brien does not sign with the Flyers, do they indeed get a compensatory pick (I believe it would be a 2nd round pick 51 overall)? Is that correct and would it be a 2023 pick? Thanks.
- Glak18

From The Athletic:

Do the Flyers get a second-round pick if they don’t sign Jay O’Brien, and if so, is it 2023 or 2024? Should this be the route they take (especially if it is a 2023)? — J M
Great question. I checked with people around the league, and I can confirm that if the Flyers choose not to sign 2018 first-round Jay O’Brien by this summer, they will indeed receive a second-round compensatory pick as a result. It’s a rule in the CBA — if a team can’t (or won’t) come to terms with a first-round pick, the league gives them a comp pick in the second round of the next draft after his rights expire, at the same pick spot that he was taken originally. In other words, the Flyers would get the 19th selection in the second round if they pass on signing O’Brien.

Which year would that draft pick manifest, however? That’s a bit more complicated.

Technically, the Flyers have until Aug. 15 to sign O’Brien before they lose exclusive negotiating rights with him. Since the 2023 NHL Draft is scheduled for June 28, that means that the O’Brien comp pick would likely be in 2024. My guess is that is how it will ultimately play out if O’Brien can’t convince the Flyers to offer him a contract.

But there is a way for the Flyers to potentially get the compensatory second-rounder in 2023 instead. Basically, if O’Brien is made aware that he will not be signed months in advance, and he would like to get a head start on professional free agency, I’m told that there is an appeal process that could potentially make him a free agent on June 1. In that case, the Flyers’ comp pick would be in 2023. But there’s no guarantee that appeal would be approved.

In short, yes, if O’Brien is not signed, the Flyers get a second-round pick as compensation. It probably would come in 2024, but there’s a chance it could be 2023.

Heard an interesting stat today, the Flyers have set a franchise record in blocked shots in a season. Provey leads the team with 151 blocked shots and Tippet has the most blocked shots for the forwards. This is what happens when a team lacks skill and puck possession. This is not sustainable and players like Tippet will get hurt if this continues.
- jd250

100% agreed. This is more of a stat to be ashamed of than proud of. It is what happens when the bully's play keep-away with the runts...

From The Athletic:
- Tomahawk

I am fine with 2023 or 2024. Got to keep adding those picks anyway possible.

Heard an interesting stat today, the Flyers have set a franchise record in blocked shots in a season. Provey leads the team with 151 blocked shots and Tippet has the most blocked shots for the forwards. This is what happens when a team lacks skill and puck possession. This is not sustainable and players like Tippet will get hurt if this continues.
- jd250

It's like small guys when they fight. They go absolutely ballistic and insane to compensate.

hope dallas scores like 10 goals on us

“Quite frankly, it looks like some guys in here don’t even care,” Thompson told reporters. “They’re just not trying.”

So much for effort
-Mikeyo27

Torts addressed this today. He said the effort is there, but its very hard for players (I presume veteran players) to keep focused at this time of the year when the season is winding down and the team is out of the playoffs.