What Is Happening: Flyers Expected to Sit Andreas Nodl and Nik Zherdev

Versteeg – Richards – Carcillo

Why?

Stupidity, at it’s finest

I think this is less about favoring Shelley and Carcillo and more about motivating Nodl and Zherdev to pick up their game.

Considering that they just had “the talk” with Zherdev after the whole waiver thing, and he’s been playing with more energy lately, I’m a bit surprised he’s sitting. What’s he supposed to think now when he gets benched again? Will he think that there’s nothing he can do to earn a place on this squad, and since he only has a 1 year contract, he just won’t give a crap anymore? I sure hope not, but I don’t really understand benching him again so soon after all that just happened with him.

Nodl Needs some ice time to develop – sitting him is only detrimental to his development. send him down to the Phantoms.

Down to 1 European player, it’s like the mid 80’s again but this time the Oilers stink.

I am cool with this. If shelley hasn’t proved already he is useful if no where else then on the bench i am not sure your watching. The team is struggling but Nodl and Zherdev are worthless. Insert useless statistics to prove otherwise here. But it was working with these guys in the line up. They are getting back to the basics and going back to a line up that worked.

I don’t really care. Whatever lineup they had in place for the last 4 games was not exactly setting the world on fire.

If this works against a team like the Oilers, so be it.

Shelly is worthless most of the time. I can see Carcillo but shelly. Why not sit Nodl and give Z a try like that. Or is it the Flyers plan to keep sitting and starting guys til they find one that clicks for the post season.

I don’t have a problem with Coach sitting Nodl and Zherdev to let them know they need to get their game going. But playing Shelley and Carcillo every night doesn’t impress me as a better plan. Worse yet, there are no Phantoms that strike me as able to contribute at this point — Wellwood, Holmstrom and Sestito aren’t exactly gamebreakers in the AHL. Hopefully, Nodl and Zherdev find their scoring touch in the press box tonight.

From a strategist’s standpoint, I can sorta see sitting Nodl. You can give up some defensive skill in a contest with offensively-challenged Edmonton. I can also see wanting to insert Carcillo if you wanted to give your team a boost – Carcillo ALWAYS plays with energy (if not skill or restraint at times). I can also see keeping Zherdev in the lineup, because nothing can spark a hot streak like a for-real blowout, and Zherdev has the potential to ingnite on any given night.
NOT SHELLEY. Theo Peckham is out with a concussion, and Zach Stortini has been sent to the AHL. That accounts for 15 out of 45 majors (33%) for the Oilers NOT IN THE LINEUP. To me, that would argue against needing a heavyweight (even if McIntyre likes to throw ‘em). It’s like bringing an EXTRA knife to the gunfight!!!

I like Carcillo playing, but this puzzles me. I would be ok with Z or Noodles playing in favor of Shelly, but Shelly playing in favor of them? Boogling.
Something tells me either Carcillo will be on a very short leash, or totally unrestricted madman tonight.

I liked the idea earlier today of sitting Leino to get him back on track. And Shelley/Carcillo should never happen in the same lineup unless it’s due to injuries/illness.

I like Lavy. I think he is a very good coach. But I’ll be damned if he hasn’t made me scratch my head more than once this season.

And now this? This? Really? I can’t even begin to fathom how someone could properly and correctly defend this unless they were Carbomb and Shelley’s mothers. Short of that, this is lunacy.

Just. Fucking. Lovely.

Question: With Z having been waived, isn’t he only allowed X games before he has to be assigned? Are they maybe rationing those games out through the rest of the season so he doesn’t have to re-enter?