@ADiMarco25 But that raises another issue which is the number of average or below average players the Flyers have clogging their roster on long term contracts. In any sport, you want your stars first and then fill in around them. Flyers taking the opposite approach
@ADiMarco25 That's perfectly fair. And I agree with you that the moves (other than draft picks) themselves are largely fine. The problem is the absence of some overarching plan means they don't really make much sense put together. It's just random moves divorced from a strategy.
@michaelkinky@LesBowen Prove it. Like literally give me real examples. Because I see a notoriously cut throat team like Vegas having no problem being on everyone's short list. So it seems like more propaganda that the Flyers put out there for you guys to swallow
@porkchoppxpress@Danob111@LesBowen And frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if the @NHLFlyers didn't have one of the smallest fanbases in the NHL at this point. Some Stepfords in Delco and South Jersey but completely irrelevant in center city and the other suburbs.
@James_phillyMD@LesBowen It's not a question of patience, it's a question of competence. You can say the rebuild is 50% complete and include busts like Luchanko all you want to get there. But it will stay at 50% complete until they get a 1C and 1D and they have literally no plan on how to do that
@insiderJmoney Yep, good article. It wasn't mean spirited but it was honest especially compared to most coverage of the team. They refuse to draft skill, only size. And that is a real problem.
@LesBowen But why would it be a destination? They have no actual stars that other stars would want to play with. And they don't have a mountain of young up and coming talent like teams that did real rebuilds. If you wanted to win, why would you come to the Flyers?
@nastyflyergirl@ObyTrice412@ByJonBailey Except your concern was luchanko becoming more than a 3C. His performance to date suggests he’s not even an NHL player
@LesBowen Buffalo traded ahead of the Flyers days ahead of time and the rumor was to snipe this guy. If true, how could the Flyers not have jumped themselves? Just a completely unserious organization
@billmeltzer Bill, serious question but when you got into reporting, did you think your job was going to be lying to your readers? Draft grades are not based on point production, they are based on rankings/value. Do you have any self respect left because no one else respects you.
@billmeltzer I like how you write this as if you're some neutral observer and not a paid shill. Every beat got the same talking points - yep it wasnt a great draft for us but downplay it
@RonoAnalyst@JoyOnBroad And look at how they use 1sts anyway. I think we'll serve a few years without adding Bonks or Luchankos or this latest stiff to the system