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Porter Martone is real and spectacular | Flyperbole Ep. 432 | Broad Street Hockey
Apr 10, 2026
Steve and Quigs talk about the Philadelphia Flyers playoff push with three games left on the season. The guys also talk about the impact that Porter Martone has had since joining the team, the importance of Trevor Zegras playing center, Jack Berglund signing his ELC, Yegor Zavragin potentially coming over, and more!
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0:14
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, we are back. Fly
0:17
By Night with Steve Co. Ryan Quigley
0:20
here to talk about all that spacey
0:22
Flyers hockey and uh
0:24
Quigs, let me tell you
0:26
just a couple hours before the show I
0:28
decided for lunch I stopped it early.
0:30
Who cares? Uh
0:32
I was like waiting for it and I got
0:33
impatient and I hit it and I was like,
0:34
"Okay, ADHD activate." But uh I was uh
0:38
making some leftover pasta for lunch and
0:42
I and at some point in the course of
0:45
reheating it I put it on something
0:47
unstable and the entire Tupperware just
0:50
tipped over and I think about half the
0:54
on my stovetop. So uh yeah, just a big
0:59
mess of pasta that I had to pick up like
1:01
the grates on the stove and clean
1:03
between and it pissed me off. It was
1:05
terrible. And you know what? I I kind of
1:07
feel like that uh is potentially That's
1:10
how I'm feeling about the Flyers today,
1:11
right? Where I was ready to have a big
1:14
exciting pasta meal
1:16
and then uh
1:18
didn't quite get what I wanted out of
1:19
it. So, you know, the Flyers going into
1:21
this week things were looking really
1:22
good. Going into last night, we're
1:24
recording this on Friday, April 10th
1:27
going into last night, things were
1:28
looking great and then they played the
1:30
Detroit Red Wings for the third time in
1:32
the past month and the first time went
1:35
great for the Flyers.
1:37
The second time, very bad for the
1:39
Flyers. I would say that last night was
1:41
even worse for the Flyers. I hope
1:44
they're not going to fumble this bag
1:46
because this team that we have declared
1:47
dead many times had risen from the dead,
1:50
was looking good for that playoff spot,
1:52
and they're still looking good for the
1:53
playoff spot. But there's
1:56
three games to go, friendos. Three games
1:58
to go. And uh
2:00
it's a little nebulous. We're a little
2:02
bit worried right now. We got a little
2:04
bit of spilled pasta here, you know, we
2:05
we could still get a full meal out of
2:07
it, but it's not quite you know, where
2:10
we wanted it to be.
2:11
It's it's definitely
2:14
uh a little
2:15
concerning is a little bit of a
2:19
strong word cuz I
2:21
like I'm concerned, but I'm not
2:22
concerned concerned. To me, right now
2:25
where we're at is I I just I don't trust
2:28
this Flyers team yet.
2:31
I've been having a lot of fun the last
2:32
few weeks. It's been really cool. I
2:34
don't They haven't built that trust for
2:37
me yet. And so, you know, looking at the
2:39
schedule they got three games left. They
2:42
got Winnipeg
2:44
Carolina
2:46
Montreal
2:47
and you know, could they win out? Sure.
2:51
And that's the thing.
2:52
As long as they keep winning, they're
2:53
fine. Like they're going to the playoffs
2:55
if they just keep winning.
2:57
The problem is is like I don't This is
3:00
too tight a race. I hate how tight this
3:02
race is.
3:03
Well, you got the Islanders breathing
3:05
down your neck. Those goddamn Blue
3:06
Jackets are right behind them and both
3:09
of them have have the tiebreaker over
3:11
the Flyers. Like the Flyers have to
3:14
they cannot take their foot off the gas
3:15
at all. And I'm just so nervous that
3:20
they're going to.
3:21
I I'm like bracing myself for it and
3:23
it's mortifying. So, I don't know. I'm
3:26
right there with you. Like I want to be
3:27
enjoying this right now, but I I'm not,
3:29
Steve. I'm not. I'm nervous. I'm having
3:31
great anxiety
3:33
uh during this time of the hockey season
3:35
right now.
3:36
>> Which, you know what? Let me say this.
3:38
Thank [Β __Β ] god
3:40
we're back here. Doesn't it feel good to
3:42
be
3:42
>> We're so back, baby. It feels good to
3:45
check the standings and be like, [Β __Β ]
3:47
yeah, the Flyers are like two points
3:49
ahead of whoever. Like, yes, this is
3:51
great. I missed this, Steve. I really
3:53
did. Over the last 6 years, I know we're
3:56
Listen, in a week if the Flyers are
3:58
eliminated, we're going to be [Β __Β ]
4:00
crying and and and going to the bathroom
4:03
on ourselves about how the Flyers once
4:05
again screwed up. We're going to be
4:08
having such a, you know, meltdown, but
4:11
at least they got to this, right? At
4:14
least they got to a point where they
4:15
were actually contending for the
4:17
playoffs up to the very, very, very end.
4:20
Um Yeah. Yeah, I mean I I agree it's
4:23
much more exciting to be in this
4:24
position. I mean, the last episode we
4:26
recorded together, we basically were
4:30
resigned to the fact they weren't going
4:31
to make it, you know. We didn't think
4:33
that was possible and then last weekend
4:35
things went amazingly well for the
4:37
Flyers to a suspicious degree that I'm
4:39
like, "Oh my god." And a quick shoutout
4:41
to our sponsor FanDuel for sponsoring
4:44
the show. But yeah, the Flyers currently
4:46
sit at 92 points in 79 games played,
4:49
third in the Metro, and if the playoffs
4:52
were to start today
4:53
the Flyers would be playing the
4:55
Pittsburgh freaking Penguins. Just a
4:58
team that Oh, wow. that has tortured us
5:03
our entire lives. Just a team that It It
5:06
is crazy to think about how long Sidney
5:08
Crosby has been ruining my existence as
5:11
a hockey fan and he might get another
5:13
chance to do it this year. But I hope I
5:15
mean, not only do I want the Flyers to
5:17
make it, but I want Flyers-Penguins
5:18
because like that's a great It's one of
5:20
the best rivalries in sports. I want to
5:23
see it just get back to where it used to
5:25
be and I want it to be a kooky, crazy
5:28
series like I think it would be. So I
5:30
really want it to happen. But the yeah,
5:33
they got to beat three tough teams to
5:35
get to that point and they don't
5:37
necessarily have to beat them, but I'd
5:38
like to see points in all the games at
5:40
bare minimum. And it's going to be
5:42
tough. Winnipeg is a team that's just
5:44
outside of a playoff spot right now.
5:46
They currently are three points out of a
5:49
playoff spot. They're on a three-game
5:51
winning streak, 7-2-1 in their last 10,
5:54
82 points in 78 games played. That was a
5:56
team that was dead in the water at the
5:57
beginning of the season and they're now
6:00
in the thick of things in the pathetic,
6:01
pathetic West. So
6:03
Winnipeg's up first. You have to
6:05
inexplicably travel out to Winnipeg and
6:08
then you come back and you get two home
6:10
games against oh, just two of the best
6:13
teams in the conference. No big deal.
6:15
The Carolina Hurricanes who already
6:17
clinched the Metro really don't have a
6:18
ton to play for. 108 points in 79 games
6:21
played, also 7-3-0 in their last 10.
6:24
That's awesome.
6:25
And then uh the Montreal Canadiens who
6:28
have our good buddy Cole Caufield should
6:31
have drafted and
6:34
104 points in 79 games played. That's a
6:36
team that has put it together in a way
6:39
that I did not think they would have
6:41
done at this point. Great season, 9-1-0
6:44
in their last 10 and they are in a
6:45
competitive division race with the
6:48
Buffalo Sabres right now, which is also
6:51
super weird to say cuz we thought this
6:53
would be the Lightning easy.
6:54
Yeah. No, it's wild. And it's it's like
6:57
you said, it's
6:59
it's going to be hard, right? You got
7:01
the Canadiens, you got the Hurricanes.
7:03
The Flyers have not played well against
7:05
the Hurricanes in a while. Um they seem
7:09
to have the Flyers
7:10
One It's been a while. One thing to note
7:13
though is I know last night in the
7:17
which is Thursday night um for at the
7:20
time of this recording. Uh Thursday
7:22
night the Hurricanes did not dress some
7:26
of their players. They did not dress
7:28
Sebastian Aho. I know that for a fact
7:30
because he was on my He's on my fantasy
7:32
team and I really needed him to put up
7:34
some points last night and he didn't cuz
7:36
he didn't [Β __Β ] play. So, I'm really
7:38
[laughter] mad.
7:39
Um but the fact that they're doing that
7:41
this far out from the end of the season,
7:43
there's a possibility that when they
7:45
face the Flyers they may be resting some
7:46
of their guys cuz it's like
7:49
you already clinched the division. Like
7:50
why you know, what more do you need to
7:53
do? You know what I mean? So, um
7:55
yeah, it it's going to be interesting to
7:57
to see what happens there. Same thing
8:00
with the Canadiens. Like if they like
8:03
you mentioned, they're going to be
8:04
battling it out for for their division.
8:06
So, they may go down to the wire. If
8:08
they don't, do they rest their people?
8:10
Cuz that is the Flyers and Canadiens
8:11
literal last game of the season. So, it
8:14
it it's just going to be interesting.
8:16
There's a lot of caveats to that. Um
8:18
it's it's not out of the realm of
8:19
possibility that both Carolina and
8:21
Montreal are resting some guys. Um but
8:24
you know who's not going to be resting
8:26
guys is the Winnipeg Jets. And that is
8:29
going to be a very, very scary game
8:31
because obviously you got Mark
8:32
Scheifele, you got Kyle Connor, and then
8:34
of course
8:36
you got Connor Hellebuyck who is just
8:39
when he's on we saw him in the Olympics.
8:42
He's a freak. And one thing that's
8:45
making me not, you know, doomsaying over
8:49
the Winnipeg Jets right now
8:51
remember last season when the Jets were
8:53
actually good and the Flyers beat them?
8:57
Who's to say they Yeah, that that did
8:59
happen. That was the game that that
9:00
happened. Who's to say that can't happen
9:01
again? So,
9:03
um I don't know. Like it's
9:05
I'll just say Saturday is
9:08
and we've been saying it pretty much
9:09
every game for the past 2 weeks, the
9:11
biggest game of the season for the
9:13
Every game the Flyers play right now is
9:14
the biggest game of their season. Not
9:16
close. Like they have to just keep
9:19
winning games. They're all must-win
9:20
games. We cannot afford to lose a game
9:24
because if if we do guess who's right
9:27
there?
9:27
Columbus and the Islanders. And also,
9:31
let's also not forget the Capitals are
9:33
there, too.
9:34
They're right there. They're at 89
9:36
points. Like they may still find a way
9:39
to get back into this thing. So, I don't
9:42
know. If the Capitals win this playoff
9:45
spot out from us again I will become the
9:48
Joker because that's just absurd if that
9:51
happens again. I I can't mentally deal
9:53
with that. Yeah, the Caps are a a shot.
9:55
I I really
9:58
if it's the Caps, I'm going to just
9:59
completely lose my mind. It would be
10:02
absolutely horrible. You know what would
10:04
be kind of fun, though? If If that does
10:06
happen like that would suck. I'd be
10:08
really mad. I'd be pissed for like a
10:09
month. I would not be happy. But,
10:13
um
10:14
if that were to happen, it would be cool
10:16
to see one last
10:19
Crosby v. Ovechkin playoff series.
10:22
No.
10:23
>> be cool. It would be cool.
10:25
>> I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT THAT. NO.
10:27
OH. I WANT IT to be Flyers-Penguins cuz
10:28
that's better. That's the better option.
10:31
But, I wouldn't be mad if the fall that
10:33
if the if option B is Ovechkin-Crosby
10:37
as Ovechkin might ride off into the
10:39
sunset. This is one area where my Flyers
10:43
fandom is completely outweighing my NHL
10:46
fandom.
10:47
[Β __Β ] that. No way. I'm going to be so
10:50
salty. I will not be happy at all to see
10:52
that. Uh Washington currently sitting
10:54
with a 7.2%
10:56
chance at the playoffs per MoneyPuck.
10:59
Flyers 44.5, the Islanders 37.4, and the
11:02
Blue Jackets 14.2. So, the odds do favor
11:05
the Flyers, but uh not significantly at
11:08
this point.
11:09
>> Yeah. Yeah. They really really
11:12
God, the the Red Wings
11:14
really [Β __Β ] them with
11:16
>> just get a point in that Red Wings game
11:19
would have even just get a loser point
11:21
would have made me feel so much better
11:23
because
11:24
>> I'm talking about the game the Red Wings
11:25
played against Columbus.
11:27
Oh, that also did not help. They screwed
11:30
up. Like, we wouldn't even have to be
11:32
thinking about Columbus right now. We We
11:34
really wouldn't. But, we here we are. We
11:36
do have to think about them. And then we
11:37
would only have to really worry about
11:39
the Islanders.
11:40
Um but, because those goddamn
11:43
[Β __Β ] Red Wings, not only did they let
11:46
the Blue Jackets stay in the hunt,
11:49
they also beat the [Β __Β ] out of the
11:51
Flyers Thursday night. So, that doesn't
11:53
make it great.
11:54
And it's just It's
11:56
God, the Red Wings are really have
11:58
[Β __Β ] us at every opportunity over the
12:00
last
12:00
>> Every I mean, including, you know, going
12:02
to this Stanley Cup Final right here.
12:04
I've had a hate for the Red Wings ever
12:07
since '97. And they're not making any
12:09
better. And like, it's not only is it
12:11
the Detroit Red Wings, but also they
12:12
have Patrick Kane, who for Flyers fans
12:16
might be one of the most hated players
12:17
of all time uh just due to 2010. So,
12:20
just nothing but pain to be found there.
12:23
And uh I'm I'm going back to a few weeks
12:25
ago when they showed the Kane Stanley
12:27
Cup winning goal, and I actually got
12:29
furious and started shouting at my TV.
12:31
So, thankfully, I mean, we had local
12:34
broadcast for the last couple uh Red
12:36
Wings games, I think. Well, yeah, I
12:38
think so. So,
12:39
didn't have to deal with that pain
12:40
again, which was nice. But, yeah, I just
12:43
nothing but pain coming from the Red
12:44
Wings.
12:45
I will be pretty pissed if the Islanders
12:46
beat them out, too. The Islanders
12:48
actually made a very ballsy move this
12:51
week and fired their head coach with
12:54
just a handful of games to go. Patrick
12:56
Wa asked out on the street. Peter DeBoer
13:00
finds himself back in an NHL coaching
13:03
spot. And you know, it's it's one of
13:06
those moves that you're like, "Holy
13:08
shit." Cuz we just saw Vegas do this a
13:10
couple weeks ago with John Tortorella,
13:11
and it was shocking. So, to do this this
13:14
close to the end of the season is wild.
13:17
And the the first game for DeBoer is a
13:19
rousing success where they beat the
13:21
Toronto Maple Leafs. So, you know, we
13:23
thought
13:25
Is it DeBoer? Yeah. Yeah, I guess it is.
13:27
You're right.
13:28
I guess I
13:29
DeBoer.
13:30
Um Yeah, whatever.
13:32
They're getting the new coach bump,
13:33
Steve.
13:34
I guess so. New coach that always, you
13:38
know, spur That's what happened with the
13:39
Blue Jackets when they when they brought
13:41
in Rick Bowness, they went on a tear for
13:43
a while. And now the the sheen has kind
13:46
of worn off. And so, now they're
13:48
crashing back to Earth as the mediocre
13:51
hockey team that they are. Um but, you
13:53
know, you look at
13:55
the Islanders, and
13:57
you would think, "Oh, you know, like
14:00
they're a disaster, this and that."
14:02
The The new coach situation does change
14:04
things a little bit. And Pete DeBoer is
14:05
a good coach.
14:07
Like, this is what he does. He comes in.
14:09
He gets teams playing really really
14:11
really well for like 2 3 years.
14:14
And then they get he gets fired. Then he
14:15
goes to a new team. He's going to He's
14:16
going to coach half the half the NHL at
14:18
this point. Pretty much. Flyers coach in
14:21
3 years at this rate. Yeah. So, who
14:23
Well, he's
14:23
>> [laughter]
14:24
>> coached Let's see. He's coached Vegas,
14:27
San Jose,
14:29
Islanders, Devils,
14:31
Stars,
14:33
um
14:36
I think you got most of it. Yeah, Vegas,
14:38
right?
14:39
I said Vegas. Let's see.
14:40
>> Yeah. I think you got most of them.
14:42
Do you think it's uh
14:44
just those, or do you think there was
14:46
another one? I think that's most of it
14:48
because I I first time I remember him
14:49
was with the Devils.
14:52
You know what?
14:54
He also coached the Florida Panthers.
14:57
Oh, when did that happen?
15:00
Back in 2000 from 2008 to 2011. No [Β __Β ]
15:05
Yeah. How about that? I I mean, I didn't
15:07
even know he had a singular name, so I
15:10
don't even know Apparently, I don't know
15:11
anything about Peter DeBoer. He's
15:12
coached six teams in 15 years.
15:17
And he but nobody thinks of him as like
15:19
a bum. Nobody thinks of him in a bad
15:21
way. They just think he's fine.
15:23
It's wild to think about. He's a good
15:25
coach. He's a good coach. But, it's
15:27
still a shocking move to make with so
15:29
few games left. So, we'll see. I mean,
15:32
the Islanders have almost the same
15:34
schedule, if not a worse schedule than
15:35
the Flyers at this point. They have the
15:37
Ottawa Senators on Saturday. That's a
15:39
1:00 p.m. game.
15:41
So, we'll know before the Flyers play on
15:44
Saturday night what the result of the
15:46
Islanders game is. That's a big game
15:47
right there with Ottawa, who is, you
15:50
know, they're still in the race very I
15:51
mean, they're in a spot right now. And
15:54
they're looking pretty good in that
15:55
spot, but, you know, Detroit still could
15:57
catch up to them outside chance. They
16:00
also could catch up to Boston. And if
16:02
they get past Boston, that's a different
16:04
match-up for them. That's the difference
16:06
between the Sabres or the Hurricanes,
16:07
which
16:08
to be honest, it doesn't really matter.
16:10
They're both great teams that I think
16:12
you're going to have a tough time with
16:13
regardless, but they could beat you in
16:15
very different ways.
16:17
Yeah. Yeah, no. I mean, there's a lot to
16:20
pay attention to Saturday. So, let's
16:22
see. We got
16:24
um
16:25
I mean, the number one, you just
16:27
mentioned it, the Senators game.
16:29
That's going to be huge.
16:31
Um and I'm going to be stationed at my
16:33
TV tomorrow watching that game. Oh,
16:36
yeah. I'm on pins and needles watching
16:38
that game. But, I as you mentioned, I'm
16:39
very glad that is a 1:00 p.m. game
16:41
because, like you said, the Flyers will
16:43
know. They'll be like, "All right, boys.
16:45
Like, right now we are not in a playoff
16:47
spot. So,
16:50
we need to win tonight or else." And
16:52
hopefully that lights a fire under their
16:54
under their asses, but um yeah, I don't
16:57
know.
16:57
>> big one. It's going to be a crazy day
16:58
tomorrow. Yeah. So, Saturday they're
17:01
playing Ottawa, and then they are
17:03
playing Montreal on Sunday,
17:05
and then Carolina on Tuesday. So, they
17:07
both They have Carolina and Montreal as
17:10
well. So,
17:11
you know, it's it's really it's a tough
17:14
schedule for all these teams here. So,
17:16
the Islanders are dealing with an almost
17:18
identical situation to the Flyers here.
17:20
Uh the Blue Jackets almost identical as
17:22
well. They're at Montreal versus Boston,
17:25
and then versus Washington. So, all
17:27
three of these teams going for that
17:28
spot. And I guess if you want to throw
17:29
Washington in there, I didn't even think
17:31
to look up their schedule cuz I thought
17:33
of them as toast. But, you know what?
17:35
They have a very outside chance of
17:37
making it. So, I guess I'm going to
17:40
reluctantly pull up the Washington
17:42
Capitals schedule right now. They're
17:44
playing the Penguins on Saturday.
17:46
Uh they have back-to-back home-and-home
17:48
with the Penguins. That's wild. Saturday
17:51
and Sunday.
17:52
And the Penguins, I mean, they've been
17:54
playing great hockey lately. I I don't
17:56
really want to play them. I mean, I want
17:57
to play them in regards to I'd love to
17:59
beat the Penguins, but I don't really
18:01
want to play them. They've been really
18:03
really good. Uh they are currently,
18:06
let's see, they're six Yeah, they're
18:07
6-4-0. They're not as good, but they've
18:08
won three in a row.
18:10
Uh but, they're not going to catch
18:11
Carolina. So, I guess maybe there's an
18:13
outside chance the Penguins take those
18:15
games easy, but I doubt it. I sincerely
18:17
doubt it. Yeah. Especially with the
18:19
rivalry factor, it just feels
18:22
weird stuff always happens between them.
18:24
So, who's truly to say?
18:26
Weird wild stuff. But, yeah, so Penguins
18:29
So, Penguins-Penguins and the Blue
18:31
Jackets for the Washington Capital. It's
18:33
really it is going to go down to the
18:35
wire, I think. And I don't like that. I
18:38
don't want this stress. I don't want to
18:40
think about it. But, I I'm excited at
18:42
the same time. I think this is going to
18:44
be It's It's very fun to be in this
18:46
position. It's fun to see this Flyers
18:49
team grow like they have. And a large
18:54
part of that is this guy that they just
18:56
called up. And it's now only played
18:59
what, six NHL games? Six games.
19:02
He's unbelievable already. It's our boy,
19:05
Porter Marteau. He's here. He is
19:08
fantastic. Six points in six games
19:11
played in the NHL. He's 19 years old,
19:14
folks. 19 years old. Two goals, four
19:17
assists, 25 shots on net.
19:20
I can't believe how good he already is.
19:23
And I can't believe not how Not even how
19:25
good he is, but like just how
19:27
comfortable he already looks. Like, he's
19:30
just He can handle it. He's big. He's
19:32
strong.
19:33
Um he just looks like he knows exactly
19:35
what to do, what plays to make at what
19:37
times. He's just He's so He's been a
19:40
revelation for this team. I think
19:42
they've rallied around him. Like, we saw
19:43
how they mobbed him after he scored his
19:45
first goal. That rocked.
19:47
He had a two-point night against the Red
19:49
Wings. That rocked. Like, he's just been
19:52
he's been so so good and I
19:58
Steve, he's 19 years old. 19. He's 19.
20:02
He's going to be
20:04
an absolute menace for years. And I've
20:06
said this before, I'm going to say it
20:08
again. My prediction is he's going to go
20:11
down as a top 10 all-time Flyer and he's
20:13
going to be a future captain. I'm just
20:15
telling you now. That's just what I'm
20:17
what I'm saying and I'm already seeing
20:18
it. He's already playing like like
20:21
someone who you a team would rally
20:23
around as their number one guy cuz he's
20:24
been you one could argue that he's been
20:26
one of their best players already. Oh,
20:28
he's been he's been absolutely unreal.
20:30
And by the way, if you're feeling
20:32
confident about Cutter Martone in that
20:34
Winnipeg Jets game, currently plus 320
20:37
to get an anytime goal in the game
20:38
against the Jets. So, I I'd recommend it
20:40
at this point because the guy has just
20:42
looked so comfortable at the NHL level.
20:45
He looks confident. He had maybe two
20:47
shifts where he looked out of place. And
20:49
since then, he has just been everywhere.
20:51
And one of my favorite things is just
20:54
how willing he is to blast that puck.
20:57
>> Yes. The man is a shooter in a way that
21:00
the Flyers have desperately needed. This
21:02
team of passers, this team that just
21:04
drives you nuts with the overpassing. He
21:06
just starts blasting. It's fantastic. I
21:09
love it. That slapshot he had getting an
21:11
assist last night, what a freaking beaut
21:14
from the point. Yeah. Yeah. No. Do Can
21:17
he play defense, Steve? Put him at Put
21:19
him at the point on the power play.
21:21
He could probably do well there.
21:22
Wouldn't that I'm into that. I'm into
21:24
that.
21:24
But like what I what I really have loved
21:27
from him like obviously the slapshot's
21:28
fantastic, right? And his willingness to
21:30
shoot.
21:31
But what he also really brings to the
21:33
Flyers that they've been lacking is that
21:35
net front presence. He is he scored two
21:38
goals now, right? And both of them he
21:41
has been right in front of the net doing
21:43
his thing and it's been awesome to see.
21:46
First goal, overtime, two-man advantage
21:49
against the Boston Bruins gets the game
21:51
winner. And he gets it by standing in
21:54
there in the middle, grabbing a rebound
21:56
and just putting it in the back of the
21:58
net before anybody could register it,
22:00
which is
22:01
I mean, has a Flyer been able to do that
22:04
since Wayne Simmonds? I'm not sure. No.
22:06
No. And and like it's just I mean, look
22:09
at where two of his goals have been
22:10
scored.
22:11
The two goals that he's scored so far
22:14
have come right there while he's
22:15
basically standing in the crease, right?
22:17
His first goal, he was right in front,
22:20
got him picked up a rebound, smashed it
22:23
in, celebrates, gets headlocked by
22:25
Zegras. Second goal, he's kind of also
22:30
in that like near the area except he's
22:32
more toward the side of the net and same
22:35
situation, loose puck in front, he just
22:36
smashes it right into the net. Like,
22:38
he's a big dude who belongs right in
22:40
front of the net. And so far in
22:43
literally six games, we're seeing just
22:45
how good he is when he's stationed
22:47
there.
22:48
Um he has that hand-eye. He has that
22:51
toughness, the strength to handle it
22:52
there.
22:53
Um
22:54
he's just awesome, Steve. And I think,
22:56
you know, a full season of him on the
22:58
Flyers
23:00
I'm going to
23:02
I would say this is a bold prediction.
23:04
Maybe it's not all that bold, but
23:06
Flyers are not going to have the 30 the
23:08
last place ranked power play next
23:10
season, I'm willing to bet because
23:12
they're going to have an absolute menace
23:15
in the goalie's face the entire game
23:17
when they're on the power play. So, it's
23:18
just it's so good that the Flyers have
23:20
this kind of guy cuz like you said, they
23:22
have not had something like this since
23:23
Wayne Simmonds.
23:25
Just a total menace in the goalie's
23:26
face, but also just his natural
23:28
offensive hockey instincts are next
23:30
level. To be able to just come into the
23:33
game like he did against the Capitals
23:35
and just effortlessly look like he
23:37
belongs on the wing is just ridiculous
23:40
playing with Christian Dvorak and Travis
23:42
Konecny. Like, he should not be able to
23:45
just come in at that age and just look
23:47
like he belongs that easily. It's wild
23:50
to see and it's not something you
23:51
typically see for the Flyers. guys need
23:54
adjustment periods and he just looks
23:57
like he belongs. He the the man knows
23:59
puck, right? This guy pucks. Fantastic
24:02
just beginning for Cutter Martone. I
24:04
cannot wait to see where he goes, but
24:06
and yeah, he might be the captain. He's
24:08
already saying very captainy things. I
24:11
love this quote. This game I saw this uh
24:12
PHLY posted this, but Jackie Spiegel got
24:15
the quote in the first place. He said,
24:16
"We've got three games left to control
24:18
our own destiny. So, go out there and
24:20
play the best three games of our year."
24:24
Look at that. The dude is already
24:25
spitting hot captain [Β __Β ] He's awesome.
24:28
He's awesome. He's He's 19. It's
24:31
unbelievable how good he is both on the
24:33
ice and on the mic. God, he's great.
24:36
Spitting on the mic, beautiful beautiful
24:38
thing. And just the number of shots he
24:40
has taken already is absolutely unreal
24:44
because this is a team that's struggled
24:46
to get shots on net the entire season.
24:48
They're one of the lowest ranked teams
24:50
in the league on shots per game. And I
24:54
just they they've needed a guy like
24:56
this. To get him and to get Tyson
24:58
Foerster back for this playoff push has
25:00
been unreal for this team. And it's a
25:03
miracle they've lost any games to be
25:04
honest. Especially again, like he's at a
25:07
point per game pace. He just got here.
25:09
It's
25:10
>> Yeah.
25:10
It doesn't make sense.
25:13
What was that one game where he had
25:15
I'm looking at his shots. Detroit, that
25:17
not this last one, but the one before he
25:19
had nine shots in one game against
25:21
Detroit Red Wings. Nine shots. Yeah, and
25:24
that was only his second game.
25:26
His second game. It was the second game
25:28
and it felt like, you know, he was going
25:30
to break through that night. Obviously,
25:31
he did not, but
25:34
he has just he's gotten better and
25:36
better with each game. And I think we
25:38
can all, you know,
25:40
look back at his first game, right?
25:42
His first really I think it was what was
25:44
it? His first shift? He immediately
25:46
takes a delay of game penalty, just
25:50
yeets the puck into the crowd, goes to
25:51
the box. Like, he was nervous. And
25:53
frankly, the that first period was not
25:56
great from him, but it's like, okay,
25:58
whatever. It's his first game ever in
26:00
the NHL. Of course, he's not going to
26:01
look amazing.
26:03
But then as the game went on, he started
26:05
to get his sea legs. He just felt he
26:07
looked considerably more comfortable.
26:09
Um and then by the end of the game, he
26:11
was creating some serious chances. Same
26:13
thing in that Detroit game. He just
26:15
picked up right where he left off where
26:16
he was just creating chances and putting
26:18
pucks on net. And that not much has
26:22
changed since then.
26:23
Um now granted, I I know that he's had a
26:25
couple games where he's not, you know,
26:28
he hasn't put up nine shots every night,
26:30
obviously, but um he just looks so much
26:33
more comfortable. You know, you see that
26:35
pass people are obviously going to be
26:37
talking about um his first goal against
26:40
the Bruins, which was just incredible
26:42
that it happened in overtime. It it just
26:44
rocked. But
26:46
how about that pass he made to Christian
26:48
Dvorak to score that first goal? He just
26:51
redirected his skate through his legs.
26:54
He's 19, Steve. We're going to keep
26:56
saying that. He's 19 years old, he's
26:57
doing [Β __Β ] like that. It's crazy.
27:00
And it's it's just something we're not
27:01
used to from the Flyers. Like, so often
27:04
we'll see the Flyers like even I don't
27:06
want to I'm not here today to dunk on
27:08
Matvei Michkov cuz I love Matvei Michkov
27:10
and he will bounce back. But
27:13
you know, the sophomore year's been
27:14
rough for him. He came out of the gate
27:15
looked really good like his second game
27:17
in the league, right? But
27:19
even Michkov through that first stretch
27:22
had a lot of up and down games where I
27:24
feel like Martone through this first
27:26
stretch has just been
27:28
every game he's been great since that
27:30
second period of the Capitals game.
27:31
Every game. And it just the confidence
27:35
you feel when he's on the ice. And you
27:37
notice him. He's a guy you notice every
27:40
shift he's out there. Yeah. Yeah, he's
27:42
always doing something good, right?
27:45
Whether that's getting under someone's
27:47
skin,
27:48
shot on net, scoring chance, whatever it
27:51
might be. He's He's just He's awesome
27:53
and he's just
27:55
like I said, it feels like the team is
27:56
rallying around this this kid.
27:59
Um They love him. I mean, just look at
28:01
the reaction to his first goal. The way
28:03
that Trevor Zegras like mobbed him was
28:05
fantastic. You know, like that's a a
28:08
sign that they are happy for this guy
28:10
and they like him on the team and they
28:13
want him to be here and they they
28:14
welcome him.
28:16
Yeah. No, it's just
28:19
it's awesome, man. He's This is exactly
28:21
what the Flyers needed at the right
28:23
time. And you know what? This is kind of
28:26
what I've been thinking about cuz I have
28:28
been thinking about, oh well, what if
28:29
the Flyers
28:31
blow it? What if they end up not going
28:33
to the playoffs, this and that?
28:34
If they don't go to the playoffs, yes,
28:36
like I said earlier, I'll be pissed. But
28:39
it will immediately be solved. My anger
28:41
will be immediately dissipated by the
28:44
thought of
28:45
holy [Β __Β ]
28:46
Cutter Martone is a Flyer.
28:49
And he's he's here, you know? And and
28:52
he's so so so good. And that's what's
28:55
going to make it
28:57
easier to deal Like, this off season
28:59
isn't going to be miserable because I'll
29:01
know that Cutter Martone is here. I feel
29:03
like the future is bright in a way that
29:07
it has been tough at times this season
29:08
cuz as good as they've been at times
29:11
this season,
29:12
it definitely we've had some low points
29:14
where we've been worried about the
29:15
long-term vision for the future with
29:17
this team. But what I've kept reminding
29:19
myself of is that Cutter Martone is on
29:21
the way. Michkov is here. There's a lot
29:23
of good stuff going on. And then to see
29:25
Martone get here and immediately be this
29:28
good, I'm psyched for the future. I I'm
29:32
so excited for the future. And you think
29:34
about it, there's Martone, there's
29:35
Michkov as I said, there's Tyson
29:37
Foerster who
29:39
since he's come back, what a great
29:41
impact he's had on the ice for the team.
29:42
You forgot just how valuable he was for
29:45
the Flyers during his time away. And
29:48
he's had three goals in five games since
29:50
returning. Immediate impact. Great
29:52
defensively still. Tyson Foerster is
29:55
just such a great young player to have
29:57
on this team. And there's just a lot of
30:00
good things in the works for the Flyers.
30:03
So what? They They don't quite have the
30:04
answer at center yet, but if you have
30:07
wingers that can score a [Β __Β ] ton. And
30:09
also, Trevor Zegras, as it turns out,
30:12
might be a center. Center.
30:15
He's a center. He's doing great. Like
30:17
he's winning face-offs now. He's you
30:20
know, every once in a while like every
30:22
game he'll make a nice defensive play
30:23
and I'm just like, okay Z. All right
30:26
Ziggy, there you go. And it's just you
30:28
know,
30:29
I I'm excited to see what they decide to
30:31
do with him next season. I hope they
30:33
start him off at center next year. Just
30:35
let him keep keep riding this momentum.
30:37
Um he he's been awesome at center. And
30:40
now that like I know for a while he had
30:42
kind of he reached a lull in point
30:45
production.
30:47
Now that's coming back. And it's like,
30:49
well damn. If he's winning face-offs and
30:51
he's you know, putting in more of an
30:52
effort defensively and the point
30:55
production is there,
30:56
I mean,
30:57
is this your one C? See, but I I don't
30:59
think he's a one C, but like
31:02
Zegras is a two C? Oh my god.
31:05
Jesus Christ.
31:06
>> Yeah. Well, and also if like Christian
31:08
Dvorak's been your one C, Trevor Zegras
31:11
is a huge upgrade over that because
31:13
even Zegras like I think one of the the
31:16
bait points I've been wanting to have is
31:18
like Zegras at one C versus being a
31:20
high-scoring winger where you might not
31:22
quite have the same production, but
31:24
given I think the talent on the wings,
31:27
it's more valuable for this team for him
31:28
to work out at center even if it isn't
31:30
quite the same amount of production just
31:32
because he can do stuff offensively that
31:35
you know, I have
31:38
I think I've defended Christian Dvorak
31:39
more than most, but I have seen some of
31:42
his limitations offensively in recent
31:44
weeks. And that is funny to say
31:46
considering he scored a highlight reel
31:47
goal for Cutter Martone just a couple
31:49
games ago, but overall Christian Dvorak
31:52
is not the player offensively that
31:55
Trevor Zegras is. He's nowhere close.
31:57
And he's not even close to like Sean
31:59
Couturier at his prime. Like he's just
32:01
he's a pretty good hockey player who's
32:03
elevated by the guys around him here. So
32:05
if you can have a guy who's truly
32:06
offensively gifted to play on a real
32:08
first line, when you see Zegras Tippett
32:11
and Foerster together, that feels like a
32:13
real first line.
32:15
Yeah.
32:15
>> It's It's a cool thing to watch. I mean,
32:17
I'm already like should we swap Tippett
32:19
and for and Martone there cuz like
32:23
I wouldn't even mind cuz Martone's been
32:25
that good, but having Zegras as your top
32:27
line center while you figure things out,
32:29
see what you have in guys like Berglund
32:31
and Nesbitt and Lyubchenko, that's a
32:34
great thing to have. And also if you're
32:35
talking about Zegras's long-term future
32:37
with this team cuz they haven't signed
32:39
him to an extension yet. I think they're
32:41
going to because
32:42
he vibes incredibly well with the team.
32:44
He's had a fantastic year. I think this
32:46
is Is he on pace to set career highs or
32:49
tie career highs at this point?
32:51
>> his career high. Um he's There's a very
32:53
good chance that he will.
32:55
>> He's already surpassed.
32:57
Yeah. Oh, he's already surpassed. He's
32:59
already surpassed. So he's got 66 points
33:01
in 79 games played with the Ducks in
33:03
'21-'22 or in '22-'23 at 65 and 81. So
33:09
Yeah, he's he's officially surpassed it.
33:11
Uh I would assume. And you know what
33:13
happens when you assume? You make an ass
33:15
out of me and you. But I you know, I I
33:17
think he's going to pass I would love to
33:18
see him hit 70. That would be fantastic
33:20
to see him hit 70.
33:22
>> Yeah, I would love that too. And you
33:23
know, he's
33:24
he's already set a new career high in
33:26
goals.
33:27
He's only two assists away from setting
33:30
a new career high in assists. Um and
33:34
points he's already set a new career
33:35
high there. So this is a literal career
33:37
year
33:38
for Trevor Zegras. And you know,
33:41
looking back at the start of the season,
33:42
what what were our hopes for Trevor
33:44
Zegras, right? We just wanted to see the
33:45
old Trevor Zegras.
33:48
Well, you know what Steve? We didn't get
33:49
the old Trevor Zegras.
33:51
We got a new and improved version of
33:52
Trevor Zegras. We're not getting the
33:54
Michigan's. We're not getting anything
33:55
like that. This is a Trevor Zegras that
33:57
no one has seen.
33:58
And
34:00
Steve, he's awesome. And he's a center.
34:03
He he is a center right now. And you
34:04
know, I we during the Devils
34:06
>> just hitting his prime. That's the
34:07
thing. He's 25 years old. Like he's not
34:10
like he's about he's hitting his prime
34:12
now. So like to get him for Ryan
34:15
Poehling and a couple draft picks, like
34:17
all day every day, baby. I love Ryan
34:20
Poehling, but I love Trevor Zegras. And
34:22
just the grit he's brought. Uh one of
34:25
the things I'm working on for Broad
34:26
Street Hockey right now is I'm writing a
34:27
piece about like the Flyers being
34:29
annoying and using that as their form of
34:31
bullying currently. And how the NHL
34:34
needs the Flyers as kind of like
34:35
villains like that. Trevor Zegras is
34:37
part of the group, man. He loves getting
34:39
in people's heads and it's awesome to
34:41
see.
34:42
Yeah. Well, and then you know, also on
34:44
top of that,
34:46
it's just he it seems like you mentioned
34:49
it before, he is kind of the glue guy in
34:50
the in that locker room. It feels like
34:52
he's a very much a glue guy.
34:54
Um and
34:57
I don't know, man. Trevor Zegras is just
34:59
It just It would make no sense for the
35:00
Flyers to not sign him long-term. Why
35:03
would they not sign him long-term? It
35:05
It's just he's a center.
35:07
He's good. He's skilled. He's as skilled
35:10
a player as you'll find in the NHL.
35:12
Um and I know everyone talks about the
35:14
face-off situation. And yes, he's been
35:16
better in the face-off circle. But the
35:18
other night against the Devils, Brian
35:20
Boucher made a great point where it was
35:21
like, yeah, Jack Hughes is like 30% at
35:24
face-offs.
35:25
>> [laughter]
35:25
>> Is anyone questioning Jack Hughes as a
35:27
number one center? No. He's an
35:29
unquestioned undisputably a number one
35:32
center.
35:33
Why can't someone's riding by? Why can't
35:35
Trevor Zegras be the same way? Did I
35:37
don't know if my the motor
35:39
>> No, you're fine. You keep going.
35:40
But like Trevor Zegras, what you know,
35:43
why does he have to be
35:45
53% in the face-off dot? Like is it
35:47
really that big a deal?
35:50
Yeah, I
35:52
I think my bigger concern, I mean, the
35:54
face-offs you want to win face-offs, no
35:56
big deal. But like my bigger concern has
35:59
been with the defensive two-way play.
36:03
And to see him do that has been you
36:06
know, to see him improve in both those
36:08
areas has been awesome. Your team is a
36:11
lot better if Tre- Trevor Zegras is your
36:13
one C because the center depth
36:14
especially with Couturier no longer
36:17
being able to play in the top nine.
36:20
And that's one of the things I'll give
36:21
Rick Tocchet credit on. Realizing that
36:23
Couturier is cooked and cannot play in
36:25
that top nine. He's been a much better
36:26
fourth line player. Weirdly plays great
36:29
with Luke Glendening.
36:30
You know, he's playing a lot better
36:32
there. So to
36:34
if Couturier can't play up there and
36:36
your guys are Noah Cates, Christian
36:39
Dvorak,
36:40
and question mark, like you absolutely
36:43
need Trevor Zegras there. And Trevor
36:45
Zegras is
36:46
vastly vastly valuable to you. So yeah,
36:50
I think he has to stick with the bunch.
36:51
Like you're looking at a team that's now
36:53
a good hockey team. Like
36:55
between the Trevor Zegras of it all and
36:58
again, I can't state enough how great it
37:01
is to have Tyson Foerster back in this
37:02
lineup. Like he makes the power play
37:04
better. He makes the defense better. He
37:06
just makes this a much better team
37:08
overall.
37:10
No, he it's been awesome having him. But
37:12
it was so awesome to you know, me and
37:15
Joe DeAngelo were at the game when he
37:18
made his return
37:19
against the Red Wings and he scored that
37:21
night. And it was just
37:23
it was so great to see him back. And
37:25
what makes me happy is seeing that his
37:27
shot is still just unbelievably good.
37:30
Um I was worried about that because
37:32
obviously his situation was like his
37:34
arm, shoulder, whatever the hell it was.
37:36
Um comes back and he's just shooting
37:39
lasers like he used to. And it's it's
37:42
just great. So um
37:44
Yeah, but in in you know, that's another
37:46
thing, Steve. Like when I look ahead, no
37:48
matter regardless of what happens with
37:50
the Flyers and their playoff situation
37:51
right now,
37:52
no matter what happens, I'm going to be
37:54
looking ahead to next season. And I'm
37:55
like, okay, you got Zegras.
37:57
A center. You got center Zegras who's a
37:59
good center now. Um And he fits the
38:02
timeline. Fits the timeline. Good young
38:04
center in Trevor Zegras. You got Cutter
38:07
Martone who's 19 years old and just
38:10
crushing it. You got Tyson Foerster
38:14
who's got as good a shot as the Flyers
38:16
have had in a while. And he's a good
38:19
two-way winger.
38:21
And then you obviously you throw in
38:23
Konecny and Dvorak and and you know, all
38:26
these guys.
38:27
Um It's just awesome. It's great. And
38:30
then not to mention Alex Bump, Denver
38:32
Barkey. Like
38:33
it's just it's it's just great. Um
38:36
I'm
38:36
>> I don't know how you can look at these
38:38
guys and not be excited for the future.
38:39
I think you're just being miserable for
38:42
the sake of being miserable if you can
38:44
look at all of this and still think the
38:46
Flyers are pathetic and need to tank and
38:48
they don't Cutter Martone's the guy. All
38:51
right, I'm here to say it loud and
38:52
proud. Cutter Martone is the guy. He is
38:56
special. He should have been a top three
38:58
pick in that draft. I would be kicking
39:00
myself if I had drafted Caleb Denoyelles
39:03
or Brady Martin over Cutter Martone.
39:06
That's It seems insane in retrospect to
39:08
draft either of those guys over him.
39:10
There was a time where
39:13
I I've mentioned this before. There was
39:14
a time where before the draft, where
39:18
way before the draft, people thought he
39:19
was going to be the consensus number one
39:21
overall pick. He did not be that because
39:23
guess what? Not a center. He's a winger.
39:26
So that kind of screwed him over cuz
39:28
teams were thirsty for centers.
39:30
Well, now he's on the Flyers and he's
39:31
looking like he could be
39:34
a cornerstone player. And it's not even
39:37
a cornerstone player, like the
39:38
centerpiece of the Flyers. Um It's just
39:42
it's incredible. And so
39:45
it's awesome, man. And then Michkov and
39:47
everything it's just there's so much
39:48
good stuff going on. And yeah, with Mish
39:52
we need to see that he's got to play
39:54
better. No question about it. He needs
39:56
to have a
39:56
>> be the first one to tell you that, I
39:57
think.
39:58
>> to have a big off season.
39:59
Yeah. We talked about it. That needs to
40:01
happen.
40:02
But assuming that does happen, he comes
40:04
back, he plays, you know, even if he
40:06
just gets back to his rookie year level
40:10
hell yeah, [Β __Β ] yeah, let's roll. Like
40:13
join the hop on the train cuz it's it's
40:15
not stopping, you know, it's
40:17
it's it's just exciting. And um,
40:20
I know again, I'll say it
40:24
I really want them to make the playoffs.
40:25
And if they don't, I will be very upset.
40:28
But it won't be for long because again
40:31
I'll be thinking about the the the
40:33
future. As I do the
40:36
the SpongeBob meme, future future
40:39
Squidward future. So.
40:41
>> [laughter]
40:42
>> There you go.
40:44
Awesome. Well, dude, I I just I'm so
40:47
excited for this. And the fact is like
40:49
there's more potentially good stuff in
40:51
the works right now.
40:53
Uh, very excited to see that Jack
40:54
Berglund signed his entry-level deal.
40:57
Will be coming over. Really good year
40:59
for Jack Berglund. I know his numbers
41:01
over in Sweden don't look whatever, but
41:03
like he was fantastic
41:05
in World Juniors for Sweden. He was the
41:08
captain of that team that won the
41:09
championship. And he had the most points
41:11
in the tournament. So like there's a lot
41:14
of good stuff with Berglund. I want to
41:15
see him in the North American game. I
41:17
want to see how he looks at the Phantoms
41:19
because this is another potential puzzle
41:21
piece for the team. I don't know what
41:23
his ceiling is to be honest. Like it
41:25
doesn't, you know, it didn't seem that
41:26
high a year ago, but you never know with
41:29
guys like this. He's a young guy. I want
41:31
to see what he has.
41:33
Yeah, no, like and listen, I'm not
41:35
expecting him to be on the Flyers next
41:36
season at all. I know some people are
41:38
thinking, oh, could he play now? And
41:40
it's just like, dude, not even close.
41:41
Like And there's no reason to rush him
41:43
because where the team is at right now,
41:46
like you have a lot of a lot of young
41:48
mouths to feed. And like you also like
41:50
you have to think about the fact that
41:51
like even if they did like buy out Sean
41:53
Couturier or something that's the fourth
41:55
line center role. Unless you ditch Noah
41:58
Cates for somebody, which would be
41:59
stupid. Like the only reason you trade
42:01
Noah Cates is if you trade Noah Cates in
42:03
the Austin Matthews deal, okay? That's
42:05
the only reason for me to trade Noah
42:06
Cates if you're upgrading somewhere.
42:09
Uh, Noah Cates is likely going to be
42:10
your three C next year no matter what,
42:12
okay? And love him or hate him,
42:14
Christian Dvorak is a solid player who
42:16
is a top nine hockey player for this
42:18
team, okay? There's no reason to rush
42:20
Berglund. He needs a couple years to
42:22
develop. Are you still mad about the
42:23
Dvorak contract? I feel like they are,
42:25
but I also could I could also just be
42:27
projecting from Ryan Gilbert who now
42:29
likes to mess with me in the PSH slack
42:32
and just like cuz he knows that I get
42:34
like a little bit like
42:35
Gah! You like he's fine. Move on. But
42:38
yeah, I think I I I think they are, but
42:40
I'm not as tuned in as I typically am.
42:43
People who have
42:45
who still have a serious issue with the
42:47
Dvorak contract like have a negative IQ.
42:51
They're so stupid. Like I just don't
42:53
understand. He's a he's a legitimately
42:55
good player.
42:56
Um, he's a center. The Flyers need
42:58
centers.
42:59
Um, it's not like he's super super old.
43:01
He's not super young, but he's not super
43:03
old. Um,
43:04
and people are saying, well, he just
43:07
benefits from playing with Trevor
43:08
Zegras. It's like, okay.
43:11
Fine, they're playing great together.
43:12
Let them stay together. Like what are
43:14
you talk So I don't know. I I And now
43:17
he's just benefiting from playing with
43:18
Porter Martone. Oh, no.
43:20
>> Yeah, exactly. Like it's they're all
43:22
connected, man. Like listen
43:25
>> [clears throat]
43:26
>> I I just
43:26
>> is if Sean Couturier could have been
43:28
doing that
43:29
I think he's a fine player and I think
43:31
his contract is going to just look
43:33
better and better and better as these
43:35
the cap continues going up. People just
43:37
stop
43:39
Stop. People are miserable, Quigs. You
43:41
know it.
43:42
Yeah, you got to shut up and touch
43:44
grass, you losers.
43:47
Yeah. I feel like that's typically me
43:48
saying that. So it's funny to see it
43:50
from you, but I agree completely. I
43:51
agree wholeheartedly. I get I don't know
43:53
if people are still complaining about
43:54
it, but I know the complaints were
43:55
pretty vocal for a while. And I also
43:58
know that Gilbert's just been trolling
43:59
me at this point. Uh, and for good
44:01
reason because my reactions to it are
44:02
funny. But uh, yeah, give it up. Forget
44:04
about it. But Berglund, there's no
44:06
reason to rush him along. I think you
44:07
have a couple years to like play around
44:09
with that. I would love if he turns into
44:10
something cuz
44:12
you like to see a winner, right? You
44:14
like to see a guy who steps up to the
44:16
plate when the spotlight's at its
44:17
biggest. That's one of the things I
44:18
liked about Martone. Martone's played in
44:20
a bunch of big games with Michigan State
44:22
and he showed us what he had every time
44:24
and looked awesome in the process.
44:26
Berglund's won a gold in the juniors. He
44:28
really just stepped up that entire
44:30
tournament and he was the captain of
44:32
that team. So a lot of great stuff. I
44:34
can't wait to see what he has. And the
44:37
really exciting news, and this is just a
44:40
rumor. We don't know.
44:41
We don't know how much there is to this
44:43
rumor, but
44:43
>> Truly.
44:44
Truly. Truly we do not. But if it is
44:47
true
44:48
ooh, Yegor Zavgorodny
44:51
might be coming over sooner than we
44:53
thought.
44:55
Can you imagine? That would be cool.
44:57
That would be really cool. Now, I'll be
44:59
I'll be honest with this, Steve.
45:01
This might sound crazy. I'm actually in
45:03
no rush at all to get him over here
45:05
because
45:07
Dan Vladar's been so good. And you know,
45:10
like do we need to throw this kid into
45:12
the NHL immediately? I don't think we
45:14
do. I really do. No. I think actually it
45:16
would be detrimental to throw him into
45:18
the NHL immediately. Like we were
45:19
tossing it around in the BSH slack
45:21
earlier talking about whether he he
45:24
could be the backup next year. I think
45:25
Thomas threw it out there and I was
45:27
like, no, I wouldn't do that because
45:29
>> Yeah.
45:29
you don't want to rush his development.
45:31
And I know the Flyers are very much
45:34
uh, you know, very very aware of how
45:37
long development should take for certain
45:39
guys. And goaltending in particular it
45:41
gets very touchy and tricky. But the
45:44
other factor is I think the Flyers
45:46
absolutely, and I think it's a
45:47
disservice to the team if they don't do
45:49
this they absolutely need to get an
45:51
experienced backup for next season. They
45:53
need to get a guy who can backstop
45:55
Vladar and be reliable every other
45:57
night. Like Sam Ersson since the Olympic
46:00
break has been much much better and
46:01
looked a lot more like an NHL
46:03
goaltender. But you can't forget the
46:05
first half of that season. And if Sam
46:07
Ersson is better in the first half of
46:08
that season, specifically the month of
46:10
January, I don't think we're as nervous
46:12
going into this last week of the season
46:14
about making the playoffs as we are.
46:17
I agree. Yeah. I think that should be
46:21
their their one of their priorities this
46:24
summer is is find your so let Sam Ersson
46:26
go. Thank you for your service. Bye-bye
46:27
now. Um, and then go get yourself an
46:29
actual backup goalie who you can trust.
46:32
Um, I feel like I'm talking about a
46:34
lawyer right now.
46:36
>> [laughter]
46:36
>> Get a backup goalie you can trust.
46:39
Yes. You need a backup goalie you can
46:40
trust. And
46:42
>> Call the offices of Stolarz and Lyon.
46:44
>> I think
46:45
I love Sam Ersson. As a dude, he seems
46:47
great. Um, and he's he has played some
46:51
good hockey for the Flyers here and
46:52
there. But not consistently enough. And
46:55
unfortunately that's what it takes to
46:57
remain on a team and remain in the NHL
46:59
for an extended amount of time. I I just
47:01
think the time has run out for him,
47:02
sadly. Um, he'll land on his feet
47:05
somewhere else. He'll land with a
47:06
different club. You know, we'll see what
47:08
happens with that. But
47:10
if I'm the Flyers, I'm letting Sam
47:12
Ersson go. Thank you for your service.
47:14
And I'm bringing in a veteran backup who
47:17
has proven to be reliable in a backup
47:19
role.
47:21
Um, because listen, Dan Vladar like he's
47:23
been lights out. And let let me say
47:24
this.
47:26
Dan Vladar might
47:28
not be as good next season. Some people
47:30
might be wondering, oh, what if he
47:31
crashes back to Earth?
47:34
Then
47:35
you do you do it a 1A 1B thing again.
47:38
Split the net 50/50. Roll with that.
47:41
That's why it's important that you find
47:43
a veteran backup who is capable of doing
47:46
something like that. Of sharing the
47:48
crease.
47:49
Um, you don't want to throw
47:51
Zavgorodny in there. Because if
47:55
if Dan Vladar does struggle next season
47:58
and it turns out that this season is the
48:00
outlier
48:01
which I don't think it is, but let's
48:02
pretend that that is the situation
48:05
then
48:06
oh my god, here's Yegor Yegor Zavgorodny
48:09
and all of a sudden he's he's
48:11
your number one and he's what, 21 years
48:13
old?
48:14
And it's just it's
48:16
that that doesn't seem fair. So I would
48:18
prefer for him to get a little bit more
48:20
seasoning. I
48:21
I'm in no rush for him to be on the
48:23
Flyers. I'm very excited for him to be
48:25
in North America. I'll say that.
48:28
Yeah, I agree with that. I I want them
48:29
to get to him developmentally, start
48:32
working with them. I mean, just look at
48:33
how great things went with Kim
48:35
Dillabaugh and Dan Vladar this year, you
48:36
know? Really stepped up and
48:39
I think Dan Vladar played easily the
48:41
best hockey he's ever played. It's been
48:42
awesome to see. And here's the thing
48:44
also with Vladar if Dan Vladar sucks
48:45
next year
48:47
that's the last year of his contract.
48:48
They signed him to a two-year bridge
48:50
deal probably. So if Zavgorodny came
48:53
over and looked good, oh, there you go.
48:55
You could just step on in. Or if Carson
48:57
Bjarnason had looked better. I mean,
48:59
Bjarnason had a nice start to the year,
49:00
really fallen off in the past few
49:02
months, but he's also young and figuring
49:03
out his game. So whatever with that. And
49:06
the thing is Bjarnason's always been
49:07
like it's nice if he works out, but I
49:10
don't really have like sky-high hopes
49:12
there. Yeah. Zavgorodny's the guy that
49:14
you're like
49:16
you have sky-high hopes for. That's the
49:17
guy that you were really hoping can
49:20
figure it out and be the Flyers next
49:22
great goaltender cuz it has been a while
49:26
since the Flyers have had a truly great
49:27
goaltender. Uh, you can make your
49:29
arguments for Steve Mason and all that.
49:31
I would consider Sergei Bobrovsky the
49:33
last great one they had. And they let
49:34
HIM GO TOO SOON CUZ THEY'RE STUPID. BUT
49:37
what can you say about that?
49:39
>> great when he was on the Flyers, though.
49:41
He was here for like a year, and then
49:42
they were like, "I've had enough." They
49:44
were stupid. Stupid franchise. great,
49:47
but he wasn't great on the Flyers.
49:48
>> I knew he was going to be great. All
49:50
right, I'm telling you, I knew it. I was
49:53
furious about that trade. I'm furious
49:55
about Brind'Amour to this day. Dumb,
49:57
dumb franchise.
49:59
Paul Holmgren is a criminal and should
50:01
be locked up in The Hague.
50:04
I'm kidding. Homer was fun, but I I'll
50:07
never forgive him for that one. Never,
50:09
ever forgive him. Just for reference,
50:16
You are freezing a little bit on my end.
50:20
Handsome, but frozen.
50:22
Uh real
50:24
No. You're back for a second.
50:26
>> Igor Zamula, uh
50:28
uh
50:30
he's 20 years old.
50:31
Uh not even 21. He turns 20. He is okay.
50:35
Or am I?
50:36
Oh, boy.
50:38
That was fun. There you go.
50:40
All right.
50:42
That was weird. I don't know what the
50:43
[Β __Β ] that was, but uh anyway, Igor
50:45
Zamula,
50:46
he's not even 21 years old. He's 20. So,
50:49
he's very
50:51
young.
50:52
Um and this season in the KHL, he's
50:55
played uh 12 games for uh SKA Saint
50:59
Petersburg. 2.63 goals against average
51:02
and 0.919 save percentage.
51:06
For a 20-year-old goalie in the KHL,
51:10
that's [Β __Β ] bonkers.
51:13
Yeah.
51:14
I'm really excited about this guy.
51:16
Another guy that if the Flyers can hit
51:19
on him, the franchise is in really good
51:21
shape, because if they hit on him, they
51:24
have the goalie. And frankly, if Vladar
51:27
even is just solid next year and keep
51:29
him around for a few years, I'm cool
51:31
with that if he plays like a Brian
51:32
Elliott role, because I like Dan Vladar.
51:35
I think he's had a great attitude. I
51:37
think he's just been a great team player
51:39
for this team. I don't even know who's
51:41
available in free agency, but I would
51:43
love to just see like a one-year bridge
51:45
deal, maybe two-year deal for a guy,
51:47
because you do want room if Zamula is
51:50
truly a revelation down there. But, this
51:52
is the guy who's probably like the
51:54
future face of your franchise right
51:56
here. So, if you get him over to North
51:57
America, that is incredibly exciting for
52:01
I think a franchise that I'm as excited
52:03
as I have been in a good long while.
52:06
Real quick about Dan Vladar, you see how
52:08
hyped he was after that Boston game?
52:11
Yeah.
52:12
>> came out, he came out, he was like the
52:14
second star of the game or something,
52:16
and he was just lit. Like, he was he was
52:19
skating around. He was telling the
52:20
crowd, "Get on your feet. Get out like"
52:22
Dude, Dan Vladar rocks. I and I like how
52:25
vocal he is. Apparently, he's one of the
52:27
guys who will he's one of the more vocal
52:29
guys in the locker room. He'll yell at
52:30
the bench during a TV timeout. Like, I
52:34
I love Dan Vladar. I think he's great.
52:36
I think he's great, too. I really you
52:38
know, a signing that
52:40
I we got to give Danny Briere a lot of
52:42
credit, because he made signings last
52:45
year that we really scratched our heads
52:47
about. You know, Christian Dvorak, Dan
52:48
Vladar. We were like, "What the hell is
52:51
this crap?" And they turned out to be
52:54
cornerstones to this team right here.
52:56
So,
52:57
Briere, man, I really I think the people
53:00
that are hating on him are just hating
53:01
for the sake of hating. I think he's
53:03
built a really nice team so far. I'm
53:05
really excited to see where he goes with
53:07
this. And when he does take his big
53:08
swing, who that big swing's going to be,
53:11
cuz you know it's going to happen
53:13
eventually. You know, like uh the
53:16
miserable people will claim that this
53:18
franchise doesn't care, but I know this
53:21
franchise cares about making the
53:22
playoffs, OKAY? NOT ONLY IS IT REVENUE,
53:24
it's very clearly revenue for the
53:26
franchise and the team, but it's also
53:28
attention. They want that spotlight
53:30
back. They don't be like being the easy
53:32
fourth in the city. They don't like it,
53:35
okay? They don't like not being a a
53:37
notable NHL franchise anymore, okay? I
53:39
mean, they are still. A lot of that's
53:41
gritty, but they want to be known for
53:43
being damn good at hockey. They want to
53:46
be back on the radar, and they want to
53:47
be back there. And I I know especially,
53:49
because I know Keith Jones knows this.
53:51
Because Keith Jones is a guy who worked
53:54
in Philly sports talk radio, okay? I
53:57
heard Keith Jones go on WIP and I
53:59
listened the whole thing just to see
54:01
like if he'd say anything interesting
54:03
about the Flyers. And they took calls,
54:05
and all the calls were about the
54:06
Phillies. Okay? I bet Keith Jones hated
54:08
that. He's the president of hockey
54:10
hockey operations. He wants some damn
54:12
Flyers questions. So,
54:13
if anybody's aware, it's Jonesy, okay?
54:16
This is a franchise that knows they need
54:17
to get back to the playoffs and they
54:18
need to be relevant again. They want to
54:20
make this push. I hope they can make
54:22
this push, and I hope we're not talking
54:23
about this team not making the playoffs
54:25
for a damn long time after this, cuz I'm
54:28
sick of it, you're sick of it, and I
54:30
know if you're listening or watching
54:31
this, you're damn sick of it, too.
54:34
And don't act like, "Oh, well, they need
54:35
a better draft pick." At this point,
54:37
they're all the same goddamn pick. Like,
54:39
Flyers are not picking in the top 10.
54:41
That's over. Um
54:42
yeah, it's so get that out of your head.
54:45
Playoffs or bust. That's that's the
54:47
mentality.
54:48
And I want to see Porter Martone in the
54:50
playoffs. I want to see Matt Benning in
54:52
the playoffs. I want to see Travis damn
54:54
Konecny in the playoffs. I want to see
54:56
Trevor Zegras in the playoffs. Yeah.
54:58
>> That's what you want to see. You want to
54:59
see what these guys can do when the
55:01
spotlight is the biggest, all right?
55:03
Let's get back. Let's live some damn
55:05
glory days, and let's just have some fun
55:08
watching Flyers hockey again.
55:11
I can't wait for it. And I can tell you
55:13
right now, if they do make the playoffs,
55:15
you know who's going to their first home
55:16
playoff game?
55:17
This guy. I am on speed dial waiting for
55:20
those tickets. Uh you got to go, man. It
55:22
is great experience. Like, it is just
55:24
the energy level is like nothing you've
55:26
ever felt
55:28
in the what is now the Xfinity Mobile
55:30
Arena, but it's had a hundred names over
55:32
the years. But, you've never If you've
55:35
never experienced it, it is energy
55:37
unlike anything else. It is so awesome.
55:40
I'll probably have to cover all the
55:41
games, so [laughter] I probably won't be
55:42
able to go to one, but I'll try to get
55:44
into one if I can. I'll probably have to
55:46
post game for all of them.
55:47
Yeah, that blows. You should tell those
55:49
PHLY people to to hire more people.
55:53
Easy.
55:53
>> I mean, at the same time, I I like
55:55
money.
55:57
Yeah, well, that, too. So. I also, you
55:59
know what? I like doing it. I do like
56:00
doing it. I've done a lot this year, and
56:02
it has been a lot, but you know what? I
56:04
genuinely do love doing it, because I
56:07
love talking about Flyers hockey,
56:08
especially when they're winning, and
56:10
love talking with Bill over there, also.
56:12
So, the thing is, though, if they do go,
56:14
I'm probably going to have to host most
56:15
of the shows, because Bill's going to be
56:17
in Italy. So,
56:19
your voice going to
56:21
die. No, I'll be fine. That is Oh, well,
56:24
you're you're having fun doing it, so
56:26
good on you. But, I'll be plastered in
56:29
the arena. So.
56:30
>> I mean, what better way to do it? What
56:32
better way to do it? I'll be doing it a
56:33
little bit different. Speaking of
56:35
plastered, by the way, I'm loving that
56:36
you're wearing the Watkins Drinkery
56:38
shirt today.
56:39
Such a good buy.
56:41
Watkins?
56:41
>> Watkins. Love Watkins. Where the where
56:43
the where the hell There it is. There it
56:44
is. That is a great neighborhood bar in
56:46
South Philly. What a place. I love Wat
56:48
We did a We did a little Flyers watch
56:51
party, little BSH party with
56:53
It was you, me, Joe, and Kyle, right?
56:56
Yep, it was the Blues game where Trevor
56:58
Zegras scored twice He had that
57:00
miserable turnover early in the first
57:02
period, and then immediately scored
57:03
twice. We took that bar over. The
57:06
bartenders were laughing their ass off,
57:07
because we were just going ham on that
57:09
game.
57:10
>> Yeah. Yeah. It was great. They were
57:12
laughing at Joe, cuz when Joe celebrates
57:14
a goal, he's so loud when he when he
57:16
when the Flyers score. And it'll come
57:18
out of nowhere, too. And so, people are
57:20
like, "The [Β __Β ] going on?" And it's
57:21
just like, "The [Β __Β ]
57:22
>> It's funny, too, because like if you
57:24
look at Joe, he's not somebody who looks
57:27
loud. Like, you look at Joe, and it's
57:28
like he does not look like somebody who
57:30
gets that loud. You're like, "Damn,
57:31
Joe." Yeah. Yeah.
57:33
>> Yeah. He's Yeah.
57:34
>> But,
57:34
I will hopefully I won't have to cover
57:36
all of them, and we can go catch another
57:38
one over there. That'd be an awesome
57:40
time.
57:40
That'd be sexy, Steve. It'd be real hot.
57:43
One of the away games there. Obviously,
57:45
the home games we go we can.
57:47
>> Yes. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
57:49
Cool. Well, I think this is a great
57:51
place to wrap things up. Thanks again to
57:53
FanDuel for sponsoring the show.
57:56
Uh Quigs, people can follow you I mean,
57:58
you're not as active on socials, but
57:59
you're on Blue Sky at Ryan Quigs and uh
58:01
the old Twitter box, whatever the hell
58:03
it's called these days. Quigs with a Z,
58:05
right?
58:06
Uh at Ryan Quigs with a Z, thank you.
58:09
Okay. There you go. How's that? You can
58:11
find me at FlyByerly on Blue Sky mainly.
58:13
It's also Instagram and occasionally Tik
58:15
Tok. I got to do more in there, but I
58:17
also am old and don't like social media.
58:19
So, all right. Yeah, I do Blue Sky a
58:21
lot, though. So, FlyByerly over on
58:23
there.
58:24
Um yeah, follow Broad Street Hockey on a
58:26
whole bunch of stuff. And hey, we don't
58:28
know how much we're going to be able to
58:30
get out, but we're going to try to if
58:31
the Flyers do make this damn crazy
58:33
playoff run, we are going to put out as
58:34
much content as we can possibly get out
58:37
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58:39
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58:41
great stuff over there. All right. I'm
58:44
Steve Chakra. This is Ryan Quigley.
58:46
Thank you so much for listening. And
58:47
until next time, in the words of the
58:48
great Gene Hart, good night, and
58:51
good hockey.
58:53
Wow, wow, wow.
58:55
Wow, wow, wow. Wow, wow, wow. Wow, wow,
58:57
wow.
58:59
Glory days.