*So you didn’t get the coach you wanted. SO WHAT? There’s other fish in the sea, friends. Buck up. [BSH] *Have you been wondering who John Boruk would like to see coaching this team with the Quenneville choice off the table? No? Well here it is anyway. [NBC Sports Philly] *In the end, Joel decided…
*Okay there are some other links down below but I put those here before The Big News. No one cares about anything else, so let’s talk about it: new head coach Alain Vigneault. [Flyers] [BSH] [AP] [Hockeybuzz] *The announcement prompted some analysis from our friends at Blueshirt Banter. [Blueshirt Banter] *Speaking of, here is their…
*The Phantoms wrapped up their season this weekend to a packed house up in Allentown and it may have been Mike McKenna’s final professional hockey game. He seems like a good dude. [BSH] *Joel Farabee has been impressive as heck all year and now he’s the rookie of the year. [NBC Sports Philly] *Ron Hextall…
*If I could just make an >eyes< emoji here I totally would but I can’t so… might Ivan Provorov be close to a deal with the Flyers? [BSH] *DGB has pinned down the exact game at which point the Flyers ruined their chances at winning the lottery. [The Athletic] *There a bit of coaching speculation…
It’s a loud episode of BSH Radio this week, with Bill going to bat for a decidedly bad coaching candidate, anarchy among the fan base and nothing having actually happened in so long that we’re eating our young. Does Travis Sanheim’s emergence make Ghost more tradable? How do they change the culture of underachievement? Is…
*Turns out Ghost was hurt! Which is good, I guess? Better than just bad? [Philly.com] *This would help explain why his play this season was… sub-optimal. [BSH] *The idea that Scott Gordon will remain head coach of this team is one that continues to have legs, so have a look at Charlie’s evaluation of his…
It’s the Alain Vigneault show! The Flyers have a new coach and we devote a full hour to Philly’s shiny new bench boss. We dive deep into AV’s past in Vancouver and New York, his style of play, the narratives surrounding him and what we expect. We were actually kind of positive! I know, it’s…
We’re three games into the the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so it’s time for some takes. But not before some initial thoughts on new Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault. Once we get to the teams actually playing games we discuss if the Islanders are #ActuallyGood, what kind of abject failure the Lightning are about to be…
*Have we all settled in? Cool. Here’s five things we can probably assume about Chuck’s plans based on his choice of head coach. [NBC Sports Philly] *One thing we can be reasonably sure of is that Big Al is going to have some work to do with the overall mindset of this roster. [BSH] *Charlie…
Steve and Craig break down the Philadelphia Flyers naming Alain Vigneault their next head coach. The two also talk about the Stanley Cup playoffs, Shayne Gostisbehere’s knee injury, and Joel Farabee being pretty good at hockey. Make sure to follow us on twitter @Flyperbole and @Sports_Are_Bad. Also follow @BSH_Radio and don’t forget to rate us…