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@dsilver88 @jmatthewsreed all in all, michkov hasn’t played well at all in the playoffs AND the team and coach don’t put him in positions where he can reasonably succeed. i think both can be true at once

@dsilver88 @jmatthewsreed i also think, historically, the numbers suggest that his line mates of barkey and cates don’t work well as opposed to switching barkey with bump. they don’t put him in position to succeed but EXPECT him to succeed touching the puck like 5 times per game

I think it’s important to take emotion and drama out of situation We have a player (Michkov) who hasn’t performed that well in this series in any of the three zones, and another guy (Bump) who deserves a look It’s not the end of the world or the end of Michkov with the Flyers

@dsilver88 @jmatthewsreed that’s my biggest issue with tocchet. if he plays well, he isn’t rewarded with more ice time, and if he doesn’t play well like he has in the playoffs so far, he’s the one to blame

@dsilver88 @jmatthewsreed if he had such flattering things to say about the player that lead the team to the playoffs post olympics, then why did he start the playoffs and continues to be playing on the 4th line

@SuitableAlias he’ll score an EVS goal and an ENG in game 3 book it (then he won’t score again in the series)

Konecny return date?

@SuitableAlias I absolutely agree. I was telling my dad last night that if Tocchet cared so much about matchups and wanting Couturier out there, why doesn’t he just move him up in the lineup occasionally? That was he isn’t burdened by his wingers on the 4th line

I said this separately but Coots was good individually and the line was bad

@TheLibertyYell pacing around my house for 10 hours straight…

TOMORROW. GAME #1. ANYONE DOING ANYTHING FUN FOR THE GAME? LETS GO FLYERS.

@MikeyD_OandBP welcome back we missed you bro

Hey. Fuck the Penguins.

@SuitableAlias i’ve noticed that as well. they’ve kept their really good defensive results but they’re scoring so much more and generating much more off the rush. if this is a tocchet thing or a players thing i’m not sure

I'm sympathetic to the argument that the Flyers just got hot af the right time, everything is going their way, and they could easily regress. But. There is absolutely a structural change in how they've played over the last 10-15 games or so. The rush game is back.

@Suzy4Selke @SaintNick2018 you know it’s bad when even DemiGod is defending Michkov in the replies

@SaintNick2018 Michkov better it’s not close

What is this meant to prove. Lol? Rookie vs 2 years of experience btw Elite athlete vs fattest player in the league btw

@NHLFlyers glad we’re letting the kids play during this playoff push!

Blue Jackets take a 3-1 lead at 4:38. #CBJvsPHI

@NHLFlyers what an awesome shift we should take more minutes away from michkov

Columbus takes a 2-1 lead at 2:28. #CBJvsPHI

@ByJonBailey it’s because michkov isn’t on the penalty kill obviously

I don't know why he brought the power play up when the PK allowed three goals on four kills and it's comprised entirely of the veterans... who is nervous?

@NHLFlyers i can’t wait to pick 34th ranked prospect ben dingletingle 13th overall!

Final. #OTTvsPHI

@NHL_Watcher rick tocchet

Flyers being outshot 24-9 with 15 mins left in the 3rd P. Only down 1-0 though..

@NHLFlyers @Toyota fire tocchet and clean house

Trailing by a goal through 40 minutes. #OTTvsPHI | @Toyota

@IsserSteve @avappleyard @NHLFlyers do you think, based on his overall impact on the game and how he’s been playing recently, he should be playing more or less than 3rd-4th line minutes?

@avappleyard @NHLFlyers Part of that problem is the stupidity of Flyer fans. "Why aren't you playing him more" - repeated ad nauseam. Because he's slower, taking bad penalties, making bad decisions, forcing bad passes. He's 21, but people want instant stardom.

Torts is know as v.demanding. Maybe MOST demanding coach left. But v.nice guy. And a coach who was known to be "nuanced" with how treated kids. He had some issues with @NHLFlyers Michkov. But kept those issues to hockey when came to talking to media+helped development. #Flyers

@MikeGil03013681 @YBrandspiegel @DR3Wheels don’t you see how that can be kind of crazy though? if briere started shaping his roster around the coach’s system, what happens when the coach inevitably gets fired? does he hire someone else with the same system? if so, why didn’t he do this after firing torts?

@exler_mike @YBrandspiegel @DR3Wheels No coach changes there system ever. The use the same system there entire career. Maybe the way Tochett coaches is how briere wants his team to play

Totally not concerned about the answer from Rick Tocchet about Michkov’s ice time from PHLY

@MikeGil03013681 @YBrandspiegel @DR3Wheels i disagree. if coaches don’t adapt their schemes to fit their roster, then tocchet wasn’t the correct hire. wouldn’t it have been easier and more beneficial for the team if briere hired a coach who’s scheme matches the strengths of the roster? instead of having to change the team

@exler_mike @YBrandspiegel @DR3Wheels Then he needs to get players that will play in his system. Coaches dont change there system they get players thst can play his system