“I respect everyone… but you’re crazy if you think I’m going to support their inclusion in the sport LOL.”
Wild_Wild_Wentz
I don’t care how good you are sports, if you don’t support mutual love, you have a problem. Hope he’s off the team soon.
DragoniteJeff
Based. New favorite player.
Schmosby0514
Naww keep him.
FlyersTime
People who scream for tolerance and respect don’t have any tolerance or respect and only want obedience.
ExposDTM
Here is my take on the matter.
Prior to last night there has apparently been considerable thought and discussion by management about what to do with this player. Should they keep him or trade him? Does he fit into the time horizon for when they are going to be competitive again?
Well … the events of the past 24 hours have made things crystal clear. If they were considering keeping him and changing the culture of the team and positioning him as a core leader through the transition, well, it’s abundantly clear that he needs to be moved and cannot / will not be that player.
Management now needs to accept that he is a “distressed asset” as well. There will be other teams that will take him but I don’t think the return today is what it would have been yesterday.
The Flyers could actually leverage this and use it as a jumping off point to a new culture. Send the player home and start working on a trade. Accept the fact that his decision has significantly negatively impacted his asset value but draw a line in the sand and move on.
Any organization is the sum of its values and behaviour. This is not a winning hockey club. This is not a highly talented hockey club. But management / ownership can stand up today and say “this is where we start. This behaviour does not reflect our values and we need to turn the page and move forward together in what we believe in. We fundamentally believe that what we do off the ice at some point impacts what we will achieve on the ice.”
I have been extremely disappointed as a lifelong fan with the way that this team has been run. It’s glaringly apparent that the organization is lacking an identity. The Philadelphia Flyers were a lot of things (good and not so good) in it’s history. One thing that was always there through good times and bad was a palpable identity. They oozed it. Well … the world and the sport have changed. If character is no longer a “value” of this franchise, If taking a stand on what is RIGHT is not a value of this franchise then this is the time when I would have to back away and say this just doesn’t resonate with me anymore.
Ivan Provorov was within his rights to do what he did. However, he has clearly signalled that his values are not aligned with what is just and right. It’s time to move on. To not do so is to tacitly accept his position and I cannot be part of that.
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“I respect everyone… but you’re crazy if you think I’m going to support their inclusion in the sport LOL.”
I don’t care how good you are sports, if you don’t support mutual love, you have a problem. Hope he’s off the team soon.
Based. New favorite player.
Naww keep him.
People who scream for tolerance and respect don’t have any tolerance or respect and only want obedience.
Here is my take on the matter.
Prior to last night there has apparently been considerable thought and discussion by management about what to do with this player. Should they keep him or trade him? Does he fit into the time horizon for when they are going to be competitive again?
Well … the events of the past 24 hours have made things crystal clear. If they were considering keeping him and changing the culture of the team and positioning him as a core leader through the transition, well, it’s abundantly clear that he needs to be moved and cannot / will not be that player.
Management now needs to accept that he is a “distressed asset” as well. There will be other teams that will take him but I don’t think the return today is what it would have been yesterday.
The Flyers could actually leverage this and use it as a jumping off point to a new culture. Send the player home and start working on a trade. Accept the fact that his decision has significantly negatively impacted his asset value but draw a line in the sand and move on.
Any organization is the sum of its values and behaviour. This is not a winning hockey club. This is not a highly talented hockey club. But management / ownership can stand up today and say “this is where we start. This behaviour does not reflect our values and we need to turn the page and move forward together in what we believe in. We fundamentally believe that what we do off the ice at some point impacts what we will achieve on the ice.”
I have been extremely disappointed as a lifelong fan with the way that this team has been run. It’s glaringly apparent that the organization is lacking an identity. The Philadelphia Flyers were a lot of things (good and not so good) in it’s history. One thing that was always there through good times and bad was a palpable identity. They oozed it. Well … the world and the sport have changed. If character is no longer a “value” of this franchise, If taking a stand on what is RIGHT is not a value of this franchise then this is the time when I would have to back away and say this just doesn’t resonate with me anymore.
Ivan Provorov was within his rights to do what he did. However, he has clearly signalled that his values are not aligned with what is just and right. It’s time to move on. To not do so is to tacitly accept his position and I cannot be part of that.