Just a reminder of the total poop show Briere was running with Torts up until this offseason :

https://www.yardbarker.co...en_hire/s1_16448_42463165

One of the necessary qualities of an AHL coach is great communication, not just with the players and the coaching staff but with the NHL and ECHL teams. The Flyers are in a rebuild and eager to move to the next phase, where they are playing competitive hockey and making a push for a playoff spot. The Rick Tocchet hire signals this team wants to compete, and for Snowden, it’s about being on the same page as the NHL head coach.

“The way we’re going to mesh our systems together. So when players move up, it’s not going to be so much thinking,” Snowden stated when asked about how the prospects will be ready once they jump from the AHL to the NHL. “‘Toch’ and I have a very similar approach on what makes a player very good and what makes a player hard to play against. So for us, it’s about being able to play with people around you,” he continued.

vs Torts

https://phillyhockeynow.c...ork-torts-ian-laperriere/

“I think people make a big deal out of different systems,” Tortorella said after a practice session Thursday in Voorhees. “There may be slight details (that are different). You may have different philosophies, a man-on-man defense versus a zone defense. But it isn’t a huge change.”

Tortorella said he wants Laperriere to have his own system, and to have it reflect his philosophy, not the Flyers’.

“You’re not yourself as a coach if you have to use someone else’s system,” he said. “I think that’s a rotten place to be as a coach, trying to be another guy. I don’t think the game is that difficult. … It’s such a reactionary game, and I think the most important thing is to get out of their way half the time as a coach.”

Damn dinosaur that people were fellating for 3 years
- Flyers_01

Blame falls on the putz GM and the POHO does it not?

Just a reminder of the total poop show Briere was running with Torts up until this offseason :

https://www.yardbarker.co...en_hire/s1_16448_42463165

One of the necessary qualities of an AHL coach is great communication, not just with the players and the coaching staff but with the NHL and ECHL teams. The Flyers are in a rebuild and eager to move to the next phase, where they are playing competitive hockey and making a push for a playoff spot. The Rick Tocchet hire signals this team wants to compete, and for Snowden, it’s about being on the same page as the NHL head coach.

“The way we’re going to mesh our systems together. So when players move up, it’s not going to be so much thinking,” Snowden stated when asked about how the prospects will be ready once they jump from the AHL to the NHL. “‘Toch’ and I have a very similar approach on what makes a player very good and what makes a player hard to play against. So for us, it’s about being able to play with people around you,” he continued.

vs Torts

https://phillyhockeynow.c...ork-torts-ian-laperriere/

“I think people make a big deal out of different systems,” Tortorella said after a practice session Thursday in Voorhees. “There may be slight details (that are different). You may have different philosophies, a man-on-man defense versus a zone defense. But it isn’t a huge change.”

Tortorella said he wants Laperriere to have his own system, and to have it reflect his philosophy, not the Flyers’.

“You’re not yourself as a coach if you have to use someone else’s system,” he said. “I think that’s a rotten place to be as a coach, trying to be another guy. I don’t think the game is that difficult. … It’s such a reactionary game, and I think the most important thing is to get out of their way half the time as a coach.”

Damn dinosaur that people were fellating for 3 years
- Flyers_01

Doesn't seem like he has had much success with that.

Holy crap, I had 2 weeks left on my exile. Wonder why they gave us early release?
- WhiskeyMan

yeah hilarious, EK said they were hacked I guess. The comments are picking up

yeah hilarious, EK said they were hacked I guess. The comments are picking up
- wcorvette

Seemed like everyone was exiled except for like a handful of people.

Blame falls on the putz GM and the POHO does it not?
- furio16

It falls on everyone, including them, who put using Torts to sell tickets before the franchise.

It falls on everyone, including them, who put using Torts to sell tickets before the franchise.
- Flyers_01

Anyone who thought or thinks that should be fired. Those 2 are the decision makers are they not?

Imagine making Rick Tocchet the 3rd highest paid coach in the league.

The frank? Lines should be

Konecny-Zegras-Michkov
Foerster-Coots--Tippett
Cates-Dvorak-Brink
Deslauriers-Abols-Gathaway

Deslauriers can be replaced with anyone really. Just only other winger on the roster atm

Seemed like everyone was exiled except for like a handful of people.
- WhiskeyMan

I had almost 2 months still to go. 🤷‍♂️

Anyone who thought or thinks that should be fired. Those 2 are the decision makers are they not?

Imagine making Rick Tocchet the 3rd highest paid coach in the league.
- furio16

Just remember for everyone who thinks that the senior advisors, Clarke and Holmgren, had nothing to do with the Torts poop show. They were key pushers.
As far as DB and the hockey commentator being in charge, Tort's firing (and he declared he wanted to be fired) was the first time i didn't see DB sit up and beg when Torts called in 2 years but if Torts publicly declares he doesn't want to coach the team and DB obliges, in the end DB did what Torts wanted.

https://www.flyersnation....ach-in-franchise-history/

The other members of the search committee, Clarke and Holmgren leading the charge, believed that Tortorella’s leadership and accountability were “so off the charts that he would be an ideal fit for the Flyers’ situation.”

Just remember for everyone who thinks that the senior advisors, Clarke and Holmgren, had nothing to do with the Torts poop show. They were key pushers.
As far as DB and the hockey commentator being in charge, Tort's firing (and he declared he wanted to be fired) was the first time i didn't see DB sit up and beg when Torts called in 2 years but if Torts publicly declares he doesn't want to coach the team and DB obliges, in the end DB did what Torts wanted.

https://www.flyersnation....ach-in-franchise-history/

The other members of the search committee, Clarke and Holmgren leading the charge, believed that Tortorella’s leadership and accountability were “so off the charts that he would be an ideal fit for the Flyers’ situation.”
- Flyers_01

Briere flat out said he didn’t want to fire him and planned to bring him back. Torts left him with no choice but to fire him.

Still shocked Torts hasn’t had any comment yet. Thought for sure he would at this point.

Briere flat out said he didn’t want to fire him and planned to bring him back. Torts left him with no choice but to fire him.

Still shocked Torts hasn’t had any comment yet. Thought for sure he would at this point.
- furio16

I don't think the plan was to re-sign him though. It was gonna be a lame duck season. Briere stats that the goal is to make the playoffs but his actions contradict that. Unless things go right for the fkyers which it never does, they will be a bottom 5 team

Worth noting that one of the benefits Bruere said about Michkov coming over early was hed get to b coached by Torts. This to mevsays they were going to move away from him by the time they were expecting him to come over

If you guys are planning on ruining Michkov, then you play him with Zegras, if you want him to be a good player, have him with anyone but Zegras.

Zegras is terrible.
- Reubenkincade

back to back 60pt years 1st and 2nd year in the league - yup thats terrible the guy is a center

Just remember for everyone who thinks that the senior advisors, Clarke and Holmgren, had nothing to do with the Torts poop show. They were key pushers.
As far as DB and the hockey commentator being in charge, Tort's firing (and he declared he wanted to be fired) was the first time i didn't see DB sit up and beg when Torts called in 2 years but if Torts publicly declares he doesn't want to coach the team and DB obliges, in the end DB did what Torts wanted.

https://www.flyersnation....ach-in-franchise-history/

The other members of the search committee, Clarke and Holmgren leading the charge, believed that Tortorella’s leadership and accountability were “so off the charts that he would be an ideal fit for the Flyers’ situation.”
- Flyers_01

clarke has not been involved in years. please play a different tune. it gets old after a while.

Seemed like everyone was exiled except for like a handful of people.
- WhiskeyMan

Ha ha, I was banned until July of 2034, so I had 9 years left on my sentence. I guess I was pardoned.

This is a test

Ha ha, I was banned until July of 2034, so I had 9 years left on my sentence. I guess I was pardoned.
- Phillywhiteout

Shxt is hilarious

Seemed like everyone was exiled except for like a handful of people.
- WhiskeyMan

For sure, I want to say something saucy just to see if the boogie man is gone.

Whoever it was didn’t like the flyers. Maybe it was that Alf guy

Whats this? I can comment?

The silencing by mass banning didn't work. Wonder who was behind it?

clarke has not been involved in years. please play a different tune. it gets old after a while.
- 26912 PP

I literally posted an article where it factually said they were. There are multiple sources that they were involved in the hiring of Torts, now that was 3+ years ago now but they were instrumental.

Ha ha, I was banned until July of 2034, so I had 9 years left on my sentence. I guess I was pardoned.
- Phillywhiteout

Sites hurting. Its been dead here. Probably knows they cant afford to ban the few people who actually still use the site

“ Dan Vladar had a somewhat frustrating 2024-25 season for Calgary. He entered the campaign coming off season-ending hip surgery the previous year. It took more than half the season for the Czech goalie to find a groove. Meanwhile, Wolf excelled and went from splitting time with Vladar to becoming the primary starter.

However, by the time the Four Nations Face-Off break rolled around -- Czechia was not a participant -- Vladar felt much more like himself. When he returned to action in Calgary, Vladar finished the season by playing the best hockey of his NHL career to date.

From March 1 to the end of the season, Vladar posted a 2.14 goals against average and .920 save percentage in 393 minutes of game action. He won each of his final four starts, with three coming in must-win situations.”

Dan Vlader has a sub .90 career save percentage. How one finishes means very little. See one Morgan Frost.

Maybe Vlader helps them win a few more games. What does that accomplish when all is said and done?

Ha ha, I was banned until July of 2034, so I had 9 years left on my sentence. I guess I was pardoned.
- Phillywhiteout

Lmao. My account still banned until 1/28/2029. But catch and release on this account.

The silencing by mass banning didn't work. Wonder who was behind it?
- StepfordSam

I check in every few days to laugh at the 4-6 comments total on a post that’s been up for 5 days. Then to see someone post how’s it’s been peaceful since the instigators all got banned. Lmmfao. We are this site or what’s left of it anyways.


Where’s bill? I mean mjl.