Letting Bobrovsky go because they were in « win now » mode and wanted a proven goaltender is emblematic of everything that was wrong with the Flyers under Ed Snider late in his life.
Poseidon312
I’m
jlando40
Tar and feather Holmgren
_JuicyPop
I’m happy.
Fuck the Oilers.
They should be denied a Cup until McDavid retires or is traded.
I refuse to believe that sucking to success should be a viable path to victory.
dmcdjr76
Woulda been not so great yet maybe better
CybertronGuy98
Baby come back, you can blame it all on me.
rogue1351
It was so obvious to me at the time we should have kept him. Never thought it would turn out quite like this though.
Steppyjim
Alexa: play “I loved her first”
StingrayOC
He was the byproduct of the collapse of our organization. We should have never made it to that Cup in 2010. Highlighted Leighton as a real problem so the search was on for a better goalie. Bob was a true diamond in the rough, and the Flyers rode him too hard for his limited pro experience.
Disappointing exit in the next playoffs somehow made some combo of Lavy/Holmgren/Snider believe that enough was enough, Bob wasnt going to be the answer (despite a solid rookie year) and Dry Island allowed Bryz to happen. The goalie we didn’t need but (at the time) I could see why the organization was pursuing him.
Bob simply needed more playing time to prove it…not to us, but the front office brass. And they were already all-in on Bryz so Bob had to go. Regrettable.
Once Bob was gone, it was clear a certain era had its proverbial door slammed shut behind us and we were in new uncharted territory.
Say what you want about Snider, he wanted to win. As much as maybe he needed to stay out of personnel decisions, we had an owner who really cared and wanted to win. We’re too corporate now. Hopefully things are finally on the upswing.
I remember Detroit’s « Dead Wings » era. That’s where we’ve been mired in for the last decade ourselves. And we wasted Giroux’s prime. Wild to think how things could’ve been.
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This whole thing is so bittersweet.
The one that got away
Paul Holmgren was a Flyers terrorist
Letting Bobrovsky go because they were in « win now » mode and wanted a proven goaltender is emblematic of everything that was wrong with the Flyers under Ed Snider late in his life.
I’m
Tar and feather Holmgren
I’m happy.
Fuck the Oilers.
They should be denied a Cup until McDavid retires or is traded.
I refuse to believe that sucking to success should be a viable path to victory.
Woulda been not so great yet maybe better
Baby come back, you can blame it all on me.
It was so obvious to me at the time we should have kept him. Never thought it would turn out quite like this though.
Alexa: play “I loved her first”
He was the byproduct of the collapse of our organization. We should have never made it to that Cup in 2010. Highlighted Leighton as a real problem so the search was on for a better goalie. Bob was a true diamond in the rough, and the Flyers rode him too hard for his limited pro experience.
Disappointing exit in the next playoffs somehow made some combo of Lavy/Holmgren/Snider believe that enough was enough, Bob wasnt going to be the answer (despite a solid rookie year) and Dry Island allowed Bryz to happen. The goalie we didn’t need but (at the time) I could see why the organization was pursuing him.
Bob simply needed more playing time to prove it…not to us, but the front office brass. And they were already all-in on Bryz so Bob had to go. Regrettable.
Once Bob was gone, it was clear a certain era had its proverbial door slammed shut behind us and we were in new uncharted territory.
Say what you want about Snider, he wanted to win. As much as maybe he needed to stay out of personnel decisions, we had an owner who really cared and wanted to win. We’re too corporate now. Hopefully things are finally on the upswing.
I remember Detroit’s « Dead Wings » era. That’s where we’ve been mired in for the last decade ourselves. And we wasted Giroux’s prime. Wild to think how things could’ve been.