WELCOME TO THE VERY FIRST EDITION OF LET IT FLY FRIDAYS WHERE YOU’LL NOT ONLY READ ABOUT FIVE FUN THINGS ABOUT YOUR PHILADELPHIA FLYERS, BUT ALSO FELLOW FLYERS FANS “LETTING IT FLY” ON THE BIRD APP!
OK SO LET’S NOT WASTE ANY TIME HERE. THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS HAVE STARTED THE 2022-23 SEASON WITH A 5-2 RECORD AND IF YOU’RE SITTING THERE THINKING “YEAH, JIM I TOLD YA SO” WELL I HAVE TWO THINGS TO SAY TO YOU…
GIVE ME YOUR PICKS FOR TONIGHT’S GAMES OR… YOU’RE FULL OF SHIT.
I WANT TO GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY FIRST BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO SEEM LIKE I’M OVERLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS TEAM AND DON’T GET ME WRONG, I AM EXCITED THAT THEY’RE WINNING, BUT WE’RE SEVEN GAMES INTO AN 82 GAME SEASON.
WITH NO FURTHER ADO, LET’S GET TO THE FIVE THINGS YOUSE SHOULD ALL BE EXCITED ABOUT INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT InSuStAiNaBiLiTy.
NUMBERO UNO: CARTER FREAKING HART
Carter Hart. This is the savior we were promised.
Single-handedly winning games this year.
— Johnny (Flyers) Hockey (@FlyersJohnny) October 28, 2022
NAME ANOTHER 5-0 GOALIE WITH A SAVE PERCENTAGE OF .947 AND A GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE (GAA) OF 2.00. YOU CAN’T! CARTER HART, ALONG WITH ADVANTAGEOUS GOAL SCORING, AND A RESILIENCY WE HAVEN’T SEEN FROM THE FLYERS IN YEARS, IS SINGLE HANDILY LEADING THIS TEAM TO VICTORY.
THEY HAVE NOT LOST A GAME YET IN OCTOBER WHEN CARTER HART HAS STARTED! THE GUY MADE 48 SAVES THURSDAY NIGHT EN ROUTE TO A 4-3 FLYERS VICTORY OVER A FLORIDA PANTHERS TEAM MANY HAVE CONTENDING FOR A STANLEY CUP.
ARE HIS NUMBERS SUSTAINABLE WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE WAY THE FLYERS ARE PLAYING? MOST LIEKLY NOT, BUT WHO CARES RIGHT NOW. YOU’RE WATCHING HART BUD INTO A SUPERSTAR. THE SAVIOR WE WERE PROMISED!
NUMBER 2: Travis Konecny
GROSS pass from Konecny over to DeAngelo for the goal pic.twitter.com/jHo1JAdac6
— Nasty Knuckles (@NastyKnuckles) October 27, 2022
TRAVIS KONECNY REDEMPTION TOUR ANYONE? I MEAN DID ANYONE THINK THROUGH 7 GAMES THAT TK WOULD HAVE 4 GOALS AND 4 ASSISTS? I SURE AS HELL DIDN’T.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE ARE FINALLY SEEING WHAT A CONFIDENT TRAVIS KONECNY CAN DO AND BOY DOES THIS TEAM NEED IT. IS IT sUsTaInAbLe? FIRST OFF, WHO CARES, THEY’RE WINNING, AND SECOND, YES I DO BELIEVE IT IS SUSTAINABLE.
WE’VE SEEN A CONFIDENT TK PRODUCE LIKE THIS IN THE PAST AND WE’RE SEEING HIM THRIVE AND GROW AS A PLAYER/PERSON UNDER JOHN TORTORELLA.
NUMBER 3: Kevin Hayes
All I’m saying is Kevin Hayes is on pace for 117 points 🤷🏻♂️
— PHILLY SZN (@PHILLY_SZN) October 28, 2022
KEVIN HAYES IS HEALTHY. I REPEAT KEVIN HAYES IS HEALTHY AND HE’S PICKED UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF LAST SEASON. AS IT STANDS TODAY, OCTOBER 28 2022, KEVIN HAYES HAS RACKED UP A TEAM LEADING 10 POINTS IN SEVEN GAMES AND IS TIED FOR SECOND..SECOND!!..IN THE ENTIRE NHL IN ASSISTS WITH 9.
SURE THERE HAVE BEEN UPS AND DOWNS BUT ONE WOULD IMAGINE THOSE GET IRONED OUT AS THE SEASON PROGRESSES UNDER A NEW COACH. FOR NOW, LET’S JUST ENJOY THE FACT THAT NOT ONLY IS HAYES HEALTHY, BUT IN TERMS OF JUST POINTS HE’S EARNING THAT CONTRACT WE ALL LIKE TO RAG ON HIM ABOUT.
NUMBER 4: Joel Farabee
i think i’m in love with joel farabee
— zach 📓 (@47ZARY) October 21, 2022
WITH SO MUCH GOOD HAPPENING I THINK IT’S EASY TO FORGET THAT JOEL FARABEE HAS BEEN PLAYING OUTSTANDING HOCKEY COMING OFF A MAJOR SURGERY. THE MAN HAS HIMSELF FIVE POINTS IN HIS FIRST SEVEN GAMES AFTER RETURNING A FULL MONTH EARLIER THAN INITIALLY EXPECTED.
WE VERY WELL COULD BE WITNESSING JOEL FARABEE’S BREAKOUT SEASON AS A PHILADELPHIA FLYERS AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALL BE EXCITED ABOUT.
NUMBER 5: Ivan Provorov
Panthers had 51 shots on goal.
Ivan Provorov alone blocked 9 shots as well
Sanheim blocked 5, DeAngelo blocked 4, Koneckny and Allison 3 each, Laughton and Cates 2 each, Braun Sedlak Tippet and Hayes 1 each
That’s 83 shot attempts by Florida
— Multi-goal game Reavo (@bkAK47) October 28, 2022
SURE THE EASY PICK HERE COULD HAVE BEEN TONY DeANGELO, BUT IVAN PROVOROV IS PLAYING LIKE HE HAS BEEN REBORN. MUCH LIKE TRAVIS KONECNY HE IS PLAYING MORE LIKE HIS OLD SELF IF NOT BETTER. HE SEEMS REJUVENATED AND MAYBE THAT’S A CREDIT TO TORTORELLA, MAYBE IT’S A CREDIT TO THE ENTIRE ROSTER SHOWING UP TO CAMP EARLY, BUSTING THEIR BALLS TO BE READY FOR THE SEASON.
WHATEVER IT IS, IT’S ABSOLUTELY 1000% SUSTAINABLE AND I FOR ONE COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED TO SEE IVAN PROVOROV REACH HIS MAX POTENTIAL IN A PHILADELPHIA FLYERS UNIFORM.
THE MAN HAS TWO GAMES WHERE HE’S BLOCKED 9+ SHOTS IN A GAME. WE’RE ONLY SEVEN GAMES IN! NOT TO MENTION HE’S AVERAGING 2+ HITS A NIGHT TO GO ALONG WITH FIVE ASSISTS.
IVAN PROVOROV IS BACK AND HE IS A MACHINE. BE EXCITED.
EACH WEEK WE’LL PICK 5 FAN TWEETS TO INCLUDE IN THE “LET IT FLY FRIDAY: 5 FUN THINGS ABOUT THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS” SERIES SO BE SURE TO TAG @FLYERSHW OR @JIMIKEHW IN YOUR TWEETS IF YOU WANT A SHOUT!
Jim Iacovone is the Founder and Site Manager for HW Hockey
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