Ryan Gilbert and Joe DeMarini react to Philadelphia Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov being a healthy scratch per head coach John Tortorella for Thursday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

It's HOSERS, again. This time they're looking at how successful some teams have been without tanking and if maybe the art of losing on purpose is truly dead. And, some, other, stuff.

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Steve runs down the Philadelphia Flyers' matchups with the Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Panthers for the week of 11/4/24.

Ryan Gilbert and Joe DeMarini discuss the Flyers' recent stretch of play, the injuries to Cam York and Sam Ersson, the few bright spots right now, and weighing long-term success vs. short-term frustrations.

Justin and Cameron breakdown the Jason MacNeil article detailing Ivan Fedotov's fit with Philly. If the goalie is not a fan of his defense blocking shots, which is a Flyers staple... how can he be a good fit with the team? The two also discuss the benching of Matvei Michkov in the St. Louis game, and what this team needs to do to stay on track for the season.

Jett Luchanko was returned to the OHL by the Flyers but might not be staying with his team for that long. Other teams are circling around to get the Flyers' 2024 first-round pick and we go over multiple options.

Steve and Quigs talk about the Philadelphia Flyers goaltending triangle, Aleksei Kolosov's NHL debut, Emil Andrae, and the use of the Ray Emery - Braden Holtby fight in a political ad, the jerk Yankees fan who grabbed Mookie Betts' glove, and more!

It's your weekly dose of HOSERS and we're going to be going over some surprising stats so far this NHL season, checking in on rookies, and determining if stars should really ever leave the team that they build their legend with.