Rick Tocchet is making his Philadelphia Flyers coaching debut in the regular season and doing it with a bang. He’s putting out a lineup that is fairly questionable for the Flyers’ season opener. Ryan and Thomas go over his decisions.
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19 Comments
Extremely questionable.
They are playing one of the most physical teams in the NHL that just had BACK TO BACK BRAWLS that's why they went with their goon and a 6'4" 29 year old. How hard is this to understand?
Couts , Grebenkin, Michkov. Zegras, Dvorak, Konecny. Cates, Foerster, Tippett. Abols, Des lauriers, Hathaway. Brink out
The defense I Quit π
DESLAURIERS IS DEAD WEIGHT – WHY IS HE PLAYING, HE IS A VETERAN AND SHOULD SIT AND ALLOW BETTER PLAYERS TO PLAY. HE CAN FIGHT THE PANTHERS IN THE LOCKERROOM
I can understand the lines for this particular game to start the game, but doesn't mean they will stay that way even throughout the entire game. It's go time and Tocchet wants to see what he gets from these guys and go from there. I can see him swapping Zegras for Dvorak though. Depends on the score in the 3rd period imo. The D is obviously questionable but he's got what he's got for now. Sanny and Seels will be over 20 mins..also imo.
So they say it makes no sense for Dvorak on top line but fine with Grebenkin. Just admit you want the younger shiny toy. Dvorak and Couts allows Michkov to go wild without being a risk. That said, I would prefer Foerster on top line, but they wont split the 3rd line at this moment.
I think everybody is underestimating how much of a defensive liability Michkov is. If it wasn't Dvorak it needs to be Forester and they don't want to break that up.
This is all meaningless. We have a forward core that is barely passable defensively. You have a defense core that with the exception of two players should be in the AHL as far as just pure defense. And then youβve got a goalie that hasnβt hit the 900 percentage mark. It doesnβt matter what lines you put out there. It doesnβt matter if you put any lines out there youβre gonna get the shit kicked out of you on the regular basis for the entire year. Every aspect of the team got weaker defensively, especially with Zegras. Holy shit.
No one is questioning Deslauriers in the lineup tonight. Please stop with this nonsense.
What a great night to be a Philly fan
Lets all settle down. Tocchet has said numerous times, he doesn't know how everything is going to go or look he doesn't want to make judgements on players based off of our opinions and tape. This is what Briere has given him to work with. Tocchet and his staff want to make their own opinions on players and lineups based on play that he sees this year. 1/3 of this Fwd roster is basically new to this team. There are so many variables and we always say preseason barely counts. Give him time to see these guys in real game full speed action. Without your preconceived notions and judgements. Besides it should be obvious Dvorak is there because they think it's going to help with puck possession and cycling. Because until last year Michkov was known for his shot, not his passing. So let Tocchet cook, let him play with the lines. We got a new chef in the kitchen and you're making judgments of his food but the restaurant hasn't opened yet. Dinner service starts at 7pm tonight
So they think that Grebekin like Michkov needs to watch Nic Deslauriers get punched in the face from the pressbox in order to improve at hockey.
Michkov needs to decide he will have to do all the scoring and if not he will have to bounce the puck of the other 2 guys helmets or Michkov is screwed on this line but switch Konecny with Dvorak ok
I don't get it. Coach wants to 'beef up' his lines in case Florida wants to be physical. So enter Deslaurier, Abols, & Hathaway on the 4th line. I'm ok with that. But to put journeyman Dvorack on the 1st line & leave tiny Bobby Brink ( all 5-8, 170 ) of him in while the 2 bigger / tougher rookies sit is questionable in my mind
Easy experts! Itβs the first game! I have more faith in Toc than guys that never played! Hope u get clicks from it though! Thatβs what counts, right?
Lines change constantly in the NHL! If you donβt know that by nowβ¦ God help you!
There is a way to NOT use caps for every letter! Go out and play now young man!
So the defense got worse and Dvorak/Zegras for Frost/Farabee. Brutal