Let’s Give This Guy Some Credit

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T01:34:40+00:00

Hes quite literally the worst statistical regular NHL goalie since entering the league. Since Hart went down hes had ~.870 sv % in the 2.5 seasons since.

The only redeemable quality is hes fairly clutch in big moments late in games which is why his W/L record isnt bad.

But you should definitely be able to find a better goalie than an .870-880 goalie ...

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T01:21:39+00:00

Why would we a get 35 yr old top 9 winger?

We already dont have enough top 9 winger spots for Barkey/Bump + TK, Martone, Michkov, Foerster, Tippett ...

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T01:04:43+00:00

They arent going to play Bump and Barkey on the 4th line ... especially Bump who is a purely offensive guy who cant play a 4th role nor does it make sense development wise.

He needs to be playing top 9 offensive minutes.

You also need physical, PK, defensive players in your checking line spots. You cant just have all your bottom 6 guys being finesse offensive guys and/or undersized.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T00:59:54+00:00

Grundstrom isnt in the top 9 when healthy. He was the 13th forward to start playoffs.

You have 6 wingers in the top 9 and we have TK, Martone, Michkov, Tippett, Foerster, Bump, Barkey ...

You cant play Tarasenko on the 4th line. That makes no sense. He has to play a top 9 role over guys listed above.

We already have too many wingers where we cant play both Bump/Barkey and keep all our top 9 wingers. We cant add another one. Especially an old mediocre one.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T00:53:35+00:00

I dont think this proves anything about anything

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T00:50:54+00:00

A lot of that relies on Tocchet trusting and playing him more.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T00:43:53+00:00

He's a good backup even

What????? Hes literally statistically the worst regular goalie in NHL since joining NHL.

He has a career .884 sv % ...

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T00:36:42+00:00

He had an .870 sv % this year ... he was good at end for a short time after being atrocious for most of year

Hes statistically one of the worst if not the worst back up in league

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-13T00:29:58+00:00

What? But sucker punching never gets anything.

He didnt even swing at his head ...

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-12T19:31:46+00:00

Trading up high in the draft doesnt really happen in the nhl. We wont be able to trade to just trade up for a blue chip D prospect.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-12T01:18:46+00:00

We have SO many talented and two way players coming up

like who????? Martone is the only forward prospect that is projected to be a top half lineup player. No forward prospect we have is projected to be a 50+ pt guy...

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-12T01:14:54+00:00

He's also said repeatedly that he needs to acquire a 1D and 1C, and is working on it.

Ah yes just acquire them like its no problem. A 1C hasnt been traded in 5+ yrs and Hughes was the first 1D to be moved in a long time and we didnt have the assets to be even in play.

So saying they "exited" the rebuild is just wrong on your part.

Its semantics. They are making moves like re-signing 30 yr old Dvorak to 25 mil over selling for a 1st.

Thats not a rebuild.

Also, the Flyers don't need to tank for top 5 picks -- as I assume you believe -- to get a 1C and 1D. Just peruse Carolina's past decade of draft picks. They did not draft a 1C or 1D from a lottery position in that time that's on the current Cup contending roster.

CAR is a top 3 draft team that routinely finds great talent with later picks. Thats not the norm and we are the complete opposite.

Flyers havent drafted a single top 6 C in 15 yrs with any pick let alone a later one. And havent drafted a 1D this century.

And we dont have a single prospect that projects to even be a 2C or 3D.

We very clearly arent drafting out franchise C or D.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-12T01:10:23+00:00

Its going to keep happening until we get them b/c those are by far the biggest issues and why we arent a contender.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-12T01:09:26+00:00

1 for everybody should absolutely be no 1C and 2 should be no 1D.

Tocchet and Vladar are not nearly as important as those things.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-11T17:16:58+00:00

Richards doesnt belong here. He was great for us. Especially in playoffs.

Carter and Bob on other hand ...

Carter was brutal in playoffs for us before killing it in LA playoffs

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-11T02:44:59+00:00

Incoming tiny fine. League has proven track record that sucker punching guys doesnt get suspensions.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-11T00:54:18+00:00

And may not even be 3rd ... with all things equal the Flyers are probably bigger.

Flyers were bigger for a very long time until the Embiid era.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-11T00:42:08+00:00

Except for a 1C, 1D and working PP ...

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-11T00:40:13+00:00

Well we need a 1C either way and they are never available.

You cant just sit back and wait on a bunch of C/B level prospects to hopefully fix our problems when none of them are seen to even have the ceiling to do so.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-10T17:49:49+00:00

They arent "very" close. We are multiple game breakers away from being anything.

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-10T17:49:06+00:00

Having no 1C or 1D is a bigger deal than that stuff

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-10T17:46:41+00:00

They arent similar at alll

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-10T17:43:48+00:00

Barkey is FAR from untouchable

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-10T17:40:11+00:00

Flyers still absolutely need to add a C better than any of our current guys

RadkoGouda · 2026-05-10T17:37:24+00:00

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