There are only a handful of teams in the league with GMs (or whoever’s running the show) who have more than 3 brain cells
It’s absolutely not a coincidence that Vegas and Carolina are in the final
That really is the bottom line. Two types of fans. Ones who are tired of mediocrity and want a legitimate top contender. And ones who are peachy if Flyers can just be competitive at all
If neither Martone nor Michkov are real gamebreakers, this org will not be a top contender
Yes, Tocchet isn’t coaching just Michkov, he’s coaching the entire team. Yeah. But Michkov and Martone are the most important players for the future. If neither of them turns into a superstar, the Flyers will be waiting at least another 10 years for a Stanley Cup.
"We're trying to make him like Bump, like Barkey."
Yeah, when you have a chance to turn your 7th overall pick into someone who plays like a third or fifth round pick, you’ve got to do it!
Hate to say it, but Michkov was definitely not scoring that goal that Bump just scored. Is it bad usage, lack of confidence? Idfk anymore, but he wasn’t going to do that
@DevonS93 This is a god damn exhibition game bro. Oliver Bonk had 40 fucking points in his D+2 season in juniors and isn’t really that good at defense either lmfao
I never once doubted Cutter was gonna translate to the Show in a big way. It was the most obvious thing of all time once he came into his own. He oozed goal scoring prowess like no other Flyers prospect I’d ever watched
I value analytics a lot. But the best approach to talent evaluation is a hybrid. By eye test, Cutter Gauthier’s overall goal scoring ability as a prospect was so elite that all the other concerns highlighted by stats became unimportant. That’s how good of a goal scorer he was/is
I never once doubted Cutter was gonna translate to the Show in a big way. It was the most obvious thing of all time once he came into his own. He oozed goal scoring prowess like no other Flyers prospect I’d ever watched
Having watched 100s of prospects since 2013 at multiple points in their development.. it’s not that hard.. at all.. to watch a player and be > 70% confident he isn’t a high potential prospect. But ofc it’s not that simple. How many have you watched?
@ungertaker The jury is still out on all of these picks, I love how you’ve unilaterally decided all 3 are misses. Dumbest thing I’ve read in the last day which is quite the feat lately. Congratulations