rbochan Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 per CBC... Also ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePebble19 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I suppose this surprises me a little. They just don't seem to be meshing well as a team, and maybe they think the coaching change will fix that. However, TSN is now reporting that Laviolette may be in line for the job....That will only give me one more reason to loathe Philadelphia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 The Flyers are having a season eerily similar to Buffalo last year. Did they fire Stevens too soon or is this a good move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I've never been of firing a coach mid-season, but if you're going to do it, you might as well do it early. Sometimes it can give a spark to the team, and it still leaves enough time for the team to get adjusted to the new guy before the playoffs come around. If you do it in the second half, you've written off the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assquatch Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hi. 'sup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I've never been of firing a coach mid-season, but if you're going to do it, you might as well do it early. Sometimes it can give a spark to the team, and it still leaves enough time for the team to get adjusted to the new guy before the playoffs come around. If you do it in the second half, you've written off the year. It worked out OK for Pittsburgh. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 'sup Nice avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 It worked out OK for Pittsburgh. :) Haha, well you got me there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Flyers have a 8pm Press conference to confirm. Also, Kevin McCarthy has quit the Carolina Hurricanes to go to Philly to assist Laviolette. I don't like the move for Philly but i think Laviolette is a great hire. I think he's a great coach, especially for their style of play. I think their going to be very tough to beat under him as coach. He had a very nice deal with Carolina so Philly had to pay him a lot. I don't think Stevens would have been fired if Laviolette didn't agree to come back to coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 If Ryan Miller played for the Flyers, Stevens would still have a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I am shocked by this move. What the hell did they expect with Emery in goal, and facing Pittsburgh six times a year, and Buffalo and Washington four times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 'sup yo as far as Labialette, He's a dick and is perfect for the Flyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 The legend of Lindy grows. He has outlasted yet another coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 The legend of Lindy grows. He has outlasted yet another coach. He even outlasted five Bills coaches. That has to say something. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I am shocked by this move. What the hell did they expect with Emery in goal, and facing Pittsburgh six times a year, and Buffalo and Washington four times? Bingo. If you're going to have Emery as your starter, you better do two things : 1. Make sure no cross ice passes connect, since the guy has the NO lateral mobility. 2. Make sure you have a defense who are quite happy clearing rebound after rebound night in and night out. If you can succeed in this, Emery has a chance of finishing a season with .905 SV%. The guy's a bum, but the Flyers always were clueless when it came to goalies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinreaper Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Bingo. If you're going to have Emery as your starter, you better do two things : 1. Make sure no cross ice passes connect, since the guy has the NO lateral mobility. 2. Make sure you have a defense who are quite happy clearing rebound after rebound night in and night out. If you can succeed in this, Emery has a chance of finishing a season with .905 SV%. The guy's a bum, but the Flyers always were clueless when it came to goalies. I know, Bernie Parent sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I know, Bernie Parent sucked. Well, I'll fill in with what I think Kristian meant: Recently, the Flyers have been clueless when it comes to goalies. Sure, they had Lindbergh, but he seemed to hit a wall early in his development. Then they had Hextall, which was the beginning of the downward spiral at that position in Filly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Well, I'll fill in with what I think Kristian meant: Recently, the Flyers have been clueless when it comes to goalies. Sure, they had Lindbergh, but he seemed to hit a wall early in his development. Then they had Hextall, which was the beginning of the downward spiral at that position in Filly. Ouch!. Very cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I know, Bernie Parent sucked. I think you know what I meant, but just to make absolutely certain, I'll elaborate : The Flyers have been clueless with their goalies since the mid-nineties. Hextall, Vanbiesbrouck, Boucher, Chechmanek, Esche, Nittymaki, Biron and now Emery. Pretty much everyone have started out with flashes of brilliance, only to turn into mediocre goalies within a season or two. Philly routinely has had good teams, with below-average goaltenders, and we all know you very rarely win anything without strong goaltending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I think you know what I meant, but just to make absolutely certain, I'll elaborate : The Flyers have been clueless with their goalies since the mid-nineties. Hextall, Vanbiesbrouck, Boucher, Chechmanek, Esche, Niittymaki, Biron and now Emery. Pretty much everyone have started out with flashes of brilliance, only to turn into mediocre goalies within a season or two. Philly routinely has had good teams, with below-average goaltenders, and we all know you very rarely win anything without strong goaltending. Fixed. There are 2 "i"s after the "N" in Niittymaki. My apologies if you feel insulted. (OTOH, I don't know how to do umlauts over the "a" on his name on here unless I copy and paste from another site, so that's my fault right there.) FWIW, I thought that, in spite of his not-so-great performance with the Flyers, Niittymaki practically stood on his head for Team Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics. The only problem is that he couldn't hold off Team Sweden and only got the Silver medal - and yet he won the MVP for the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Fixed. There are 2 "i"s after the "N" in Niittymaki. My apologies if you feel insulted. (OTOH, I don't know how to do umlauts over the "a" on his name on here unless I copy and paste from another site, so that's my fault right there.) FWIW, I thought that, in spite of his not-so-great performance with the Flyers, Niittymaki practically stood on his head for Team Finland in the 2006 Winter Olympics. The only problem is that he couldn't hold off Team Sweden and only got the Silver medal - and yet he won the MVP for the tournament. No I don't feel insulted. With regards to Niittymäki though :thumbsup: , I don't think there's any disputing that he was able to go on tears like most other goalies. Heck, Biron started out very well after being dealt to the Flyers, if I recall correctly? Boucher stood on his head in the 2000 playoffs, for instance. You could always argue if this is a case of the team not getting the most out of their goaltenders, or whether they're just picking up the wrong ones. I think it's a little of both, although the case being Emery, I can't imagine why anyone would pick him up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 No I don't feel insulted. With regards to Niittymäki though :thumbsup: , I don't think there's any disputing that he was able to go on tears like most other goalies. Heck, Biron started out very well after being dealt to the Flyers, if I recall correctly? Boucher stood on his head in the 2000 playoffs, for instance. You could always argue if this is a case of the team not getting the most out of their goaltenders, or whether they're just picking up the wrong ones. I think it's a little of both, although the case being Emery, I can't imagine why anyone would pick him up. Salvation Army consignment shop? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I think you know what I meant, but just to make absolutely certain, I'll elaborate : The Flyers have been clueless with their goalies since the mid-nineties. Hextall, Vanbiesbrouck, Boucher, Chechmanek, Esche, Nittymaki, Biron and now Emery. Pretty much everyone have started out with flashes of brilliance, only to turn into mediocre goalies within a season or two. Philly routinely has had good teams, with below-average goaltenders, and we all know you very rarely win anything without strong goaltending. Bump Here's another addition to Philly goaltending mediocrity. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Bump Here's another addition to Philly goaltending mediocrity. Link They just don't even care do they? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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