The Flyers... signed [Oskars] Bartulis... to a three-year contract extension worth $1.8 million.

Editor's Note: Bumped from the FanShots.

over 2 years ago MarioD 12 comments 0 recs |

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Now, for the implications of the move.

This means that the Flyers have:
Pronger, Carle
Timmonen, ?
Bartulis, ?
under contract for 2010-11. They also own the RFA rights to Coburn and Parent (and Syvret, but those rights and 75 cents will get you a cup of coffee).

Might they try to lock up Parent to a multi-year deal (3 years, $4mil) and trade Coburn to get back into next year’s draft? He’s gotta be worth a mid-to-late 1st round pick. Pair Parent with Timmonen and sign a mid-level veteran from this list of UFAs (Kim Johnson? Adrian Aucoin?) and expect the insane organizational depth on the blue line to fill in the other couple spots.

Certainly, this is all speculative. They’re just as likely to raid that blue line depth in the next few months in order to fix this team via trade, and then have to resign Coburn and Parent.

And I’m not voicing a preference, either. Just thinking and attempting to lay out the various paths that this decision could lead them on.

by MarioD on Dec 2, 2009 8:44 AM EST reply actions

Cap hit of $600k a year? Really?? That’s pretty sweet.

Broad Street Hockey - Makin' it look mean since 1967.

by Geoff Detweiler on Dec 2, 2009 9:11 AM EST reply actions

Unforeseen advantage of sending the AHL club to Glens Falls, NY? Extra leverage with the young talent.

“Please Mr. Holmgren, I’ll take the league minimum! Just let me move back to civilization!”

by MarioD on Dec 2, 2009 9:32 AM EST up reply actions

Daaaaaaaaamn!

Seriously, that is good news.

Do you see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps?

by mikefive on Dec 2, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions

LOL that being said, Oscars is from Latvia so I don’t think he would mind Glen Falls too much.

by chrislanci on Dec 3, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions

I would like to see Bartulis paired with Coburn and Parent back with Kimmo, I think Coburn can carry a pair and we can take some ice time away from Kimmo he is too small to carry those kind of minutes and gets worn out in the playoffs, but good news to lock down the 6th D-Man spot for awhile. I still think Kevin Marshall is going to be better than Parent, Coburn and Oscars.

by chrislanci on Dec 2, 2009 10:15 AM EST reply actions