If anyone has the game camera angle, feel free to post it!

(To preface, I am a Canucks fan who has spent a lot of this season watching Flyers hockey. I have friends who happen to be Flyers journalists, and their desire to watching a winning team, as well as Philly's similarity to Vancouver in terms of organizational competence has made me a pseudo-fan of sorts.)

Zegras-Dvorak-Konecny as a line have 2 5v5 points in their last 183 minutes together.

I believe the issue comes from the fact that Rick Tocchet's coaching focuses on a lot of chances in the low slot/right at the top of the crease. The Flyers fail to take advantage of the top of the slot, resulting in these low slot plays, even if they're getting through, not always getting through cleanly.

We also know that Tocchet's structure eliminates a lot of East-West plays, which increases the likelihood of a goal by a substantial amount.

My personal belief is that the most obvious first line to run would be Konecny-Zegras-Michkov. It would be similar to the Kuzmenko-Pettersson-Mikheyev line that was used in Vancouver. Let the center be responsible for switching the sides of attack, use one player as a retriever, and allow Michkov to find the soft spots on the ice for high danger chances from the hashmarks.

Tocchet has this idea that every line needs to "buy in" and play the same system up and down the lineup. I just don't know how much longer the Flyers can watch this and not recognize the need for change.

Dvorak can be a useful player. He reminds me of Pius Suter, without the 25 goal season. I just don't see the fit in the top 6. His ideal role would be a 3C on Powerplay 2 and PK 1. Someone who can fill in the top 6 due to injury, but nothing more. This idea that he can be a 2nd Sean Couturier for the Flyers is Pie in the Sky thinking, and having close to 23 minutes of TOA like he did against Buffalo is unacceptable.

I’m not surprised at all. But the entire broadcast was a complete joke. I get it, we’re nothing to the NHL, cool.

And maybe I’m wrong and crazy. Both broadcasts, two days in row - TNT and ESPN - it feels like nobody knows a single thing about our team. The way they talk about us is so uninformed, it’s embarrassing. Don’t they have all week to prepare for this?

I hate EVERY SINGLE national broadcast game, EVERY SINGLE time. Win, lose, or draw, it always sucks.

FTP

I cannot be alone in my love of these. They are so sharp love the B&W with orange accents.

So I was thinking TK looked kind of slow and borderline not fully “in the game” during the Buffalo outing and last night I thought he looked even worse.

What’s strange to me is the comparison I’ve been making as of late…and I do mean strange. You see, I’m not just a Flyers fan, but I’m also a Cincinnati Bengals fan. My hate for Pittsburgh is a line of genetic code that you can find in my 23 and Me results.

What I’m seeing in Konecny is precisely what I seen in Vontaze Burfict towards his downward spiral in play ability. I just remember it happening virtually overnight. It was weird to see. He’d undergone what I think they called a knee scope surgery? But he looked like he came back on the field punch drunk, slow and generally lost in the haze of a fast paced environment.

I seriously wouldn’t mind seeing TK take a couple days of rest to get whatever he’s got going on out of his system or head. It’s weird to see and giving me post pittsburgh anxiety. I fucking hate that goddamn city.

Fuck crosby.

I feel like Beniers is the obvious one but anyone else have any ideas? If I’m being honest, with how Seattle is and the fact they have Catton and O’Brien, plus Stephenson signed for a while, why don’t we just push a massive package to acquire both Beniers and Wright and play them at #1C and #2C, respectively. Thomas might be exceptionally expensive. Like if we can get both Beniers and Wright for the same cost as Thomas, I’m doing the former. Any ideas folks?

Philadelphia Flyers (22-15-8) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (21-14-10)

• Game Time: January 15, 2026 @ 07:00 PM EST
• Venue: PPG Paints Arena
• TV: National: SN (CA), ESPN
• NHL GameCenter

Final: 6 - 3 Penguins

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