I would trade Briere in a heartbeat. this sounds crazy, but San Jose is on the verge of blowing up it’s team. see if they’d be interested in a Briere for Marleau swap. otherwise, I’d like to see the Flyers trade Briere for help on the wings.

the upside of trading Hartnell is about 1234573482949 less penalty minutes, but I think his impact on the team in terms of chemistry and doing the dirty work is almost impossible to replace.

I would love to see the Flyers trade Briere. for someone who eats up a significant portion of our cap space Briere only plays on one end of the ice. I do not want to see them trade Hartnell or Gagne unless we get equal or greater value.

There’s no way the Flyers would get back everything that Hartnell brings to the team. The only reason that he’d be traded is because of his contract…. but at least he earns the money he makes. Id trade Briere for a bag of pucks before I’d trade Hartnell… he’s the kind of guy that gives the Flyers an identity.

The cap is obviously important, but its not the ONLY thing. You know, they could trade Richards too…. he has a pretty big contract? eye roll

Briere being traded I could handle. Gange and Hartnell would just be depressing.

Trading him away is an absolute mistake, in my eyes. While he’s one of the most injury prone players to ever lace up skates, when he’s on the ice, his level of effectiveness is so far above most of the players on this team.

Look at his stats in the few number of games that he played this season. To say he’s ineffective is absurd. Yes, he makes a TON of money and it’s not worth the numbers he’s producing, but how many times has he had a chance to showcase? He’s been hurt so much. If they can re work his contract somehow, I’d be all for keeping him, obviously. I don’t want to see him leave.

If you trade Hartnell, you piss off Carter and ruin SO much more chemistry that’s already been ruined when trading away Lupul and Upshall. Not that Lupul did much, but still. They’re a clique and it shows on the ice.

Why Gagne is even in the equation frightens me. I’ll be terrified for the Flyers future if any of these deals fall into place.

At this point I don’t think I am interested in trading any of these guys – especially not Gagne. Yes, yes, Briere is overpaid and hurting our cap space but one of the Flyers biggest advantages last season was depth. I am fairly certain that, if Briere had not been hurt ALL last season, that he would have had decent numbers. Briere is a good player and if put on a line with Giroux will explode in offensive numbers. Now, if Montreal is willing to give up Carey Price and someone, I wouldn’t be too upset. I just don’t want the Flyers to trade Briere just because of his salary. He is here, let him prove himself and give him a chance to be the Danny Briere we all know is in there.

As for Gagne and Hartnell . . . Gagne, no way they should trade him. Considering his incredible comeback and the two way player that he is, the Flyers need him. Plus, he is the longest tenured Flyers on the team. Hartnell, I don’t want to see him gone because of the grit he plays with. He has great chemistry with Jeff Carter, works hard and has a chip on his shoulder. I like that. What he brings to the team more them outweighs his PIM. Dependng on what they could get for Harts, I wouldn’t be comepletly opposed.

What I do not like about the idea of trading players is that by switching players in and out and bringing new ones in the team begins to lose the cohesiveness they have been building over the last two seasons. Chemistry takes time to build. Why take away from that just because of the salary cap and PIM? Ahhh, stop Homer!

Trade Rumors from the Canadian Press about French Canadian players going to the motherland of Montreal our almost completely unfounded. They only wish they could get their frog eating hands on our Frenchies.

Please not Gagne, I just got that jersey…

And while I am well known for despising Randy Jones, losing Sbisa has caused me some concern. It is unlikely Alberts is resigned, leaving our 7th defenseman to be Danny Syvret. While Syvret can be a capable bottom half D-man, what would happen if any of our top 6 goes down to injury? We’re again close to the cap with no depth. At least Jones can step up and play.

… I will personally grab Homer by the lapels and say this.

Actually I won’t, but I’ll sure feel like doing it.

What good could possibly come out of any of these trades? If we get rid of one more of our scorers for someone who plays a different role, we are not going to be the deep offensive team that we were over the past two years.

Look at the potential top two lines:

Gagne – Richards – Giroux
Hartnell – Carter – Briere

So any one of three more scorers could be gone for good, without a suitable replacement. I’m not even going to get started on Gagne and Hartnell. I identify those two with the Flyers, and I want to see them both raise the Cup here. Plus, guys like that are not easily replaceable – both offensively and character-wise. Gagne has obviously been with us through thick and thin, and let’s not forget that Hartnell was the team’s mouthpiece during our 2008 run to the ECF.

Trading Briere would only be good from a monetary perspective. Since the cap is likely going down next year, his contract will be even more of an albatross than it already is. Still, if you ditch him for Price and a 4th-line center, neither of them will make up for the lack of Briere’s point-per-game production (when healthy).

Briere being traded I could handle. Gange and Hartnell would just be depressing.

This. If we were to trade Gagne I would have to go to a depression clinic but if we were to trade Briere I would be estatic. Also if Homer wants to win now you don’t trade Gagne!

I don’t understand how there is even the tiniest possibility of Gagne being traded…. I mean, I like Briere when he’s healthy, but Giroux is going to be almost exactly the same player in the near future. But Gagne would be an incredible waste… 1) His contract is reasonable, we would be paying someone more to replace his numbers and experience. 2) He proved he’s healthy, so I think he has several great years of production left in him. 3) Not only is he the longest tenured Flyer, but he’s the most likely “mentor” figure on the offense. Richards may be the C, but he’s not really older than a lot of the young guys for them to look at him that way, he’s too close in age to “peer”, so he falls in the middle of the two roles. Briere may help, but I think Gagne is the driving force on that front. (sorry that I’ve said that on a different post and repeated myself) 4) If we remember the horrible hit to the team chemistry when Upshall was removed, I expect that to be magnified incredibly if Gagne goes, and that would be a very bad thing. 5) On a selfish personal note, I too, will be in a depression clinic if he’s traded.
I’m scared to death about this however, because I’ve been dreading this as a possible doomsday scenario…. there’s a fanpost on here about how we need veterans (even though there is discord over how many to get); why are we dangling the few good ones we have?!?!?!

Here’s the thing, though: Trading Briere now will most likely not net you a good return. He’s coming off a down season, filled with injuries and has an enormous contract. Could his value be any lower? I’d rather start the season with him, give him time to show how good he can be, and then trade him at the deadline if something good becomes available. You sell now; you’re selling low. Plus, look at the guy’s postseason stats. Aside from this season (because he was injured), his postseason numbers are insane. If the whole point is to win the Cup—and I think we can all agree that it is—we want veteran guys who can produce under the brightest lights.

I really feel trading any of these players would be a mistake. Hartnell is invaluable to Carter (and even Briere when he played on his line, I remember it was pretty effective) in that he plays the boards and does all the dirty work. He also scores quite a few goals himself. Gagne is a 2-way player. They don’t just grow on trees. Unless the Flyers know something about Simon that we don’t know, I really question moving him. Do they feel his value won’t get any higher than it was this last season? He’s been one of the most consistent players on this team for several seasons, save his injury-plagued one.

Salary dumps never work out.yield good returns. We Phillies fans know this all too well.

Get rid of Briere

Hartnell is all to valuable for Carter’s line………………….

AND NEVER NEVER TRADE GAGNE……………the team will miss him for years to come…………

Here’s a thought get rid of STEVENS…………………………..

I thought you were suppose to better the team, NOT DESTROY IT………………………..Mr. Snider…………………..

GET RID OF COTE…………………………………..

I don’t think they have any sources naming Hartnell or Gagne on the trading block other than Lupul’s quote. In the post, there are no quotes other than that one, and nowhere do they say “sources”. Only the Ottawa Sun throws in “sources” and “Gagne” in a single sentence. Here’s Lupul’s quote:

I figured something was going to happen with one of our forwards [during the draft], whether myself, Briere, Gagne or Hartnell.

Basically, I think this was just lazy rumor reporting and there is no need to worry about the Flyers actively shopping Hartnell or Gagne. But, that’s what I took out of the story.

Rangers beat us to the deal…. sent Gomez to the Canadiens

I’d only trade Briere….maybe Hartnell if the deal is right. Gagne, in my eyes, should stay with Philly til he has nothing left in his tank. This season is proof that the man can still play and produce no matter how many knocks to the noggin he gets. Gagne stays….Briere and Hartnell would be missed but I’m sure we could get some decent trades for them. maybe?