Howie58 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) Greetings: The Bruins are favored at -150. The favorite has taken 9 of the last 12 meetings. Boston is excellent at home; we are not a great road team. Boston is far ahead of us in every category: https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-bos/2023/01/16/2022020695 The question is whether "The New Flyers" of the last eight games compete better than the numbers suggest? Meanwhile, here is the projected lineup. It appears to be Hart versus Ullmark: https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-boston-bruins-game-preview/c-339989590?game_pk=2022020695 It should be interesting. Edited January 16, 2023 by Howie58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Well guess you can ask for a better test than the Broons. Guess we'll see where they stand. Hide the Ipads... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrittyForever Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Bruins only have trouble with faster teams. That is not the Flyers. If we win this I'm really going to start thinking I'm dreaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Meh...i'll be at work all day and will miss the game, dvr, will give my .02 when i get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Well the Flyers have some road wins lately but the opponents were nothing like the Bruins. I hope Ersson gets the game today he's been sitting long enough. If they want to see how handles a real tough opponent let him play today in Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) Looks like they are riding Hart. It’s strange to see a goalie coming off a shutout of the highest scoring team in the league have to wait so long to get the net again. Sam should get net tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if they can hang with Boston. As bleak as this season was supposed to be, the Flyers haven’t had many games where they got their asses handed to them. Torts has them believing and competing. Thankful I didn’t get stuck with the Bruins feed on center ice. Sparred from having to listen to the biggest tool in hockey Edited January 16, 2023 by Samifan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, Samifan said: Sam should get net tomorrow. Oh okay they're playing tomorrow night too...so Sam gets stuck with the 2nd night of a B2B again. At least they'll be home..for whatever that's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, GratefulFlyers said: Oh okay they're playing tomorrow night too...so Sam gets stuck with the 2nd night of a B2B again. At least they'll be home..for whatever that's worth. Maybe Torts figured Ersson beat the Ducks a few weeks ago so…. Would have loved to see Ersson against the Big Bad Bruins today, would have been a big test for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 This wasn't vintage Hart. That said, this game shows how our scoring needs broadening. We don't have many tools against a great D. Hayes gets eaten up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 Even good teams lay an egg on occasion. We looked a step or two slower against a very skilled team. We play a weak Ducks squad tomorrow. They have to forget this quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Well, that didn't go well. But they played against the best team in the NHL... the team with no obvious shortcomings. I just wish this game wasn't *so* lopsided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Howie58 said: Even good teams lay an egg on occasion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Well we got to see Ersson today after all. Hart 4 goals on 16 shots and he really wasn’t bad. Ersson probably should’ve had 1 that he let in…but obviously that 6-0 beatdown was a team collapse. Everyone in the O&B contributed. Frost and Hayes were both really bad today. Frost was in panic mode practically every touch and All Star Hayes (what a joke) is so damn slow he just flat out does not belong on NHL ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 54 minutes ago, Mad Dog said: . I just wish this game wasn't *so* lopsided. Well, i think games like today are needed. The Bruins are playing great hockey, have been all season. That is what a true contender looks like. The gap between them and a frisky Flyers club is wide. Guys on the Flyers are only so good. They can be coached up to have an edge on bad and sometimes other middling teams. They will have today's result more often than not versus good teams. People (not singling you out) need to see this and recognize the reality of the club's talent. The gap from us to them is pretty significant. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 26 minutes ago, GratefulFlyers said: Frost and Hayes were both really bad today. I said just package them in a trade for a 7th and be done with them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, mojo1917 said: The gap from us to them is pretty significant. This has been the failing of the front office for years. Failure to understand that they are competing against other teams in their division, conference, and league. It's not a question of having "good players" - it's a question of having better players than your competition. Some of that can be reflected in "frisky" but in general more talented teams win. If you need to win one game you can Brooks it to "if we play them 10 times they might win 9 but not tonight!" That can work in a one and done tournament but it doesn't work in a playoff series. It's not a guarantee, but you're hard pressed to find examples where the lesser talented team won the Stanley Cup. Edited January 16, 2023 by radoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallywonder Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 marchant,bergeron,paternak best line in hockey, have been for 4 years, they never stop working, even when i think they will 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineFlyFan Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, radoran said: but you're hard pressed to find examples where the lesser talented team won the Stanley Cup. How about 1991 or 1992 or 2009..... Or how about 2016! or 2017!!!! Easy. Edited January 17, 2023 by MaineFlyFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrittyForever Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 18 hours ago, wallywonder said: marchant,bergeron,paternak best line in hockey, have been for 4 years, they never stop working, even when i think they will Except that Pasternak played with Zacha and Krejci on a "Czech" line that illustrated how slow and unskilled the Flyers really are, otherwise a true statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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