10-07-2013, 08:34 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: City by the Bay
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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Fired the wrong guy, should be firing Holmgren.
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Absolutely the worst GM outside of Edmonton.
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10-07-2013, 08:36 AM
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#22
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Originally Posted by edn88
Holmgren must be tight with ownership or have somesort of blackmail material to have not been fired by now... He has made some god awful mistakes as GM of the Flyers.
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Holmgren just bought himself some time by firing Laviolette. Holmgren will be gone during the offseason for sure, training camp speculation has him gone before the new year too.
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10-07-2013, 09:02 AM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
Fired the wrong guy, should be firing Holmgren.
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Holmgren's days are numbered. They brought in Hextall for a reason; not unlike Feaster as AGM to Sutter
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10-07-2013, 09:04 AM
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#24
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: England
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It does seem strange to hire someone that has been preaching the same message as the guy you just fired as his replacement. I would have thought an experienced fresh voice would have been whats needed here, not a rookie head coach.
Time to sell the flyers that I have in my hockey pool??
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10-07-2013, 09:05 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Craig Custance @CraigCustance 2m Paul Holmgren: "Right from day one of training camp I was concerned about how the team looked." Calls firing a gut feeling.
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10-07-2013, 09:05 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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haha. His most memorable moment in this stint was to tell Steve Ott to go eff himself on HBO.
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10-07-2013, 09:11 AM
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#27
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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So do they want Scoreface to be the new coach?
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10-07-2013, 09:26 AM
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#28
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Franchise Player
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They should have called I.ron in Russia......
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10-07-2013, 09:39 AM
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Often Thinks About Pickles
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Okotoks
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I'm shocked. Didn't see this coming at all!
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10-07-2013, 09:42 AM
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#30
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Boca Raton, FL
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New record for earliest coach firing of the season?
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10-07-2013, 09:45 AM
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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My stepbrother has a very interesting bet with Emery this year whether or not they make playoffs. I will update everyone if they don't, but it's going to be hilarious if he loses.
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10-07-2013, 09:58 AM
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Why do I have a gut feeling that Philadelphia needs an Iron Man . . .
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10-07-2013, 10:06 AM
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#33
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
Fired the wrong guy, should be firing Holmgren.
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I totally agree with you on that one. Unfortunately GM cannot fire themselves and Flyers ownerships are like the Oilers ownership, they like to keep incompetent management.
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10-07-2013, 10:10 AM
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#34
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
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this team is a mess
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10-07-2013, 10:18 AM
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#35
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Holmgren must be feeling the heat a little as well. Firing the coach this soon is nothing more than a diversion and buys him some time.
If things don't improve soon, look for him to start throwing some players under the bus. If Feaster is keen, he will start circling that carcass while it's still warm.
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10-07-2013, 10:37 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CGY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Holmgren must be feeling the heat a little as well. Firing the coach this soon is nothing more than a diversion and buys him some time.
If things don't improve soon, look for him to start throwing some players under the bus. If Feaster is keen, he will start circling that carcass while it's still warm.
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The rumor is the teams are talking so maybe there is a trade the Flames can win happening soon?
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10-07-2013, 10:38 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Bad goaltending? No defense to speak of? Moves made by the GM didn't work out? Time to fire the coach!
Never a more obvious example of scapegoating than this, folks.
I don't even know that it's Holmgren's fault. I mean, he did everything he could to get Shea Weber to anchor the blue line. People point to Richards and Carter, but let's face it, the return on those trades has been among the brightest spots for the Flyers and give them a lot of upside for the future. And he didn't even seem to WANT to sign Bryzgalov.
Personally I blame Ed Snider for most of the problems. And the goalies obviously.
Last edited by 19Yzerman19; 10-07-2013 at 10:40 AM.
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10-07-2013, 10:48 AM
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#38
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First Line Centre
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Didn't really expect this but not surprised. Flyers fans have speculated that a slow start would get Laviolette fired.
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10-07-2013, 12:50 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
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Mark my words, the Flyers are going to be down trending for a while. Doesn't matter that they have Giroux or Levacalier up the middle. When your GM is as boneheaded as Holmgrem, you have no where but down to go.
Absolutely, the wrong guy got fired.
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10-07-2013, 01:01 PM
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Often Thinks About Pickles
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Okotoks
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Holmgren fired the right guy 'cause.....
well.... he can't fire himself can he and Bobby Clarke sure ain't gonna fire Holmgren.
Clarke and Holmgren are kinda like Lowe and MacTavish... buddies from way back.
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