NHL · Week of Oct 12–18

Philadelphia Flyers

1-2 this week · vs SEA, @ DET, vs OTT

80

Misery Index · Despair · ▼ from 87

A win over Ottawa barely muffled a week spent demanding the coach's head over Michkov's missing minutes.

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Tue, Oct 13L 2-3vs SEA92
  • Thu, Oct 15L 1-2@ DET98 ●
  • Sat, Oct 17W 3-1vs OTT49

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

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Worst game: Thu, Oct 15, L 1-2 @ Detroit Red Wings

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

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What happened

A 2-3 loss to Seattle opened the week with deployment arguments, chiefly that "there is no fucking universe that BUNTING should be on the first power play over MATVEI MICHKOV." Then came Detroit, 1-2, the turning point in every sense: misery peaked, the coach became "a fucking loser," and someone told Danny to "throw the wheelchair down the staircase and get it over with." Beating Ottawa 3-1 cooled things without settling anything, because the complaint was never the scoreboard. It was Barkey in overtime and Michkov on the bench.

What fans said

  • “This guy is a fucking loser. There’s zero excuse that he should be the coach.”

    u/Wekilledit88▲ 85rage

  • “the philadelphia flyers have still not won a hockey game this season #hopecore”

    @silovsparty♥ 202hope

  • “This man is going to ruin Michov and Martone’s careers! Get him out of here!”

    @gabadrew1738♥ 82rage

  • “This is not 'the right way to play' ... it's fucking chickenshit cowardly”

    u/robfs▲ 67rage

  • “for a guy who’s getting PAID a lot he literally looks like he’d rather be doing anything else. that’s so brutal.”

    @BeeTEE15♥ 69frustration

  • “ok you gotta fire him danny, throw the wheelchair down the staircase and get it over with”

    u/Cunty__Minx▲ 60rage

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What fans posted

The memes and clips Philadelphia Flyers fans shared on X and Reddit around this week's games. ⚡ means it was posted during a big swing.

Game 1 · Tue, Oct 13 · L 2-3 vs SEA

  • The Philadelphia Flyers extend their losing streak to 8 games...
Starting to feel a tiny bit bad...

    The Philadelphia Flyers extend their losing streak to 8 games... Starting to feel a tiny bit bad...

    @DucksNPucks♥ 75schadenfreude

  • This is just depressing to watch unfold.

    This is just depressing to watch unfold.

    u/Flyers7914▲ 261despair

  • At least it was more entertaining to watch.⚡ swing

    At least it was more entertaining to watch.

    u/hungryscota▲ 201gallows humor

  • vladar, i’m so sorry.⚡ swing

    vladar, i’m so sorry.

    u/lqloveclub▲ 39despair

  • So the Flyers lost again. 

But wait. It gets better. 

The last team to start an NHL regular season 1-7-0 through theirGIF⚡ swing

    So the Flyers lost again. But wait. It gets better. The last team to start an NHL regular season 1-7-0 through their first eight games and still make the playoffs was the 2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers.

    @TheHockeyNews♥ 50schadenfreude

  • clocking in

    clocking in

    u/lqloveclub▲ 25gallows humor

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Game 2 · Thu, Oct 15 · L 1-2 @ DET

  • The drinking will continue until morale improves

    The drinking will continue until morale improves

    u/hungryscota▲ 211gallows humor

  • Ice time tonight! Noel Acciari and Simon Benoit both play more than Matvei Michkov (lone scorer) & Porter Martone. Blasp

    Ice time tonight! Noel Acciari and Simon Benoit both play more than Matvei Michkov (lone scorer) & Porter Martone. Blasphemy.

    u/Flyers7914▲ 122frustration

  • Consistency on power plays for the past 6 years

    Consistency on power plays for the past 6 years

    u/Youneedapizza▲ 110despair

  • i guess man⚡ swing

    i guess man

    u/lqloveclub▲ 31despair

  • This is about where im at with this team

    This is about where im at with this team

    u/pancakeman_19▲ 18despair

  • dear god what is this⚡ swing

    dear god what is this

    u/lqloveclub▲ 18trolling

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