@FlyersAnt Not having another goalie even close to ready is a Danny failure and not why you give out long term deals
He was good, not stellar. .906 puts him at 18th in the league
If you wait and he shits the bed, you aren’t married to him for 6 more years. It’s not complicated logic
@BroadStHockey Nothing more classic flyers than falling in love with a guys potential instead of his actual results
It infects leadership, fans, and media
@RonoAnalyst@FriedgeHNIC We’ve been so deprived of even somewhat competent goaltending that as soon as we get someone who puts up below league average goaltending (.906%), they rush to extend him to a 5 year term a full year early. Wild stuff honestly.
Fans took victory laps on the previous model (which ranked Luchanko 41st, citing size and unspectacular scoring) after he started D+1 in the NHL
Another possible lesson on premature victory laps: He got sent down after 4 NHL games, hasn't returned, and hasn't dominated OHL/AHL.
I haven't heard anything about Porter Martone getting banged up at Worlds. Have also not had a chance to watch the tourney games. So I am not sure why he was playing with Crosby and Celebrini early in tourney -- and producing -- and then dropped to 12th forward the last 5 games.
As much as Michkov has to prove to the Flyers and the fans that he can put the work in this summer and come into camp ready, Tocchet has to prove that he can coach offence and get the most out of his skilled players. The Flyers offence this season was stagnant to regressive 1/2
@Awick253@SaintPatrick333@MichkovMins@PHLY_Flyers@spetershockey Except he doesn’t do that. Or at least not any more than anyone else on this team.
The only difference is the other guys aren’t Russian and don’t have the offensive upside to make up for defensive mistakes
@SaintPatrick333@MichkovMins@PHLY_Flyers@spetershockey Why can’t the rest of the roster play defense ?
all they’ve drafted for my entire lifetime is “smart two way 200 ft players”. Maybe let them backcheck and let him focus on scoring goals since most of the rest of the team doesn’t know where the opponents net is