Ranking the Flyers: Number 8

by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 10, 2009 10:20 AM EDT in Philadelphia Flyers Features

Welcome Ray Emery to the board!

With 34% of the vote, Emery reaches the list at Number 7, with Braydon Coburn and Scott Hartnell trailing behind.

Moving to #8, here's the recap:

Poll

Who is the Next (Eighth) most valuable Flyer?

Braydon Coburn

92 votes

Randy Jones

0 votes

Dan Carcillo

0 votes

Ian Laperriere

4 votes

Scott Hartnell

111 votes

Matt Carle

2 votes

Riley Cote

0 votes

Brian Boucher

0 votes

Darroll Powe

0 votes

Arron Asham

3 votes

Danny Briere

98 votes

Ole-Kristian Tollefsen

1 votes

Ryan Parent

1 votes

James van Riemsdyk

1 votes

313 votes | Poll has closed

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Good list gets tough now

…. still no idea why Timonen is above Pronger, they need to be flip flopped slots then it looks right to me so far

by Ant on Sep 10, 2009 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

… because Timonen is more valuable than Pronger. That isn’t even debatable.

Question is why isn’t Timonen first. Or why your seemingly G1 is below an offensive sophomore which the wealth of offensive talent that the Flyers do have. Or why said sophomore who hasn’t played a full season is more valuable than your highest paid veteran. Or why your D7 is even pickable on the list; or even better why Cote is on the list.

by ic0n67 on Sep 11, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Are you just looking on a one year timeline? I don’t think your analysis could possibly make sense in a long-term view. Problem is, that if you are just looking at it for one year I don’t know how it “isn’t even debatable” that Pronger is less valuable than Timonen. I think you could make the case that Timonen is move valuable long term, but not short term; and in any event it’s clearly debatable. Long term Emery has almost zero value to the Flyers and Giroux’s value is clearly more valuable than Emery, and probably Briere as well.

A man must have a code.

by Rob Parker on Sep 12, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I have to go with Briere here

Come playoff time, the fans that wanted him gone will be glad he’s still around.

by SanDiegoScraps on Sep 10, 2009 1:21 PM EDT reply actions

I agree

He was our best goal scorer 1 year ago

by MathB on Sep 10, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Defense is critical in the playoffs and Coburn , I think will benefit from Prongers influence.

by craiger6 on Sep 10, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed

Cobby is the one guy that with Kimmo and Prongs, has the ability to put this defense over the top as a dominant unit. He is young but if he starts to use his size and speed to its maximum potential this defensive unit will be one of the best in the league imo. Looking for a solid year from Braydon . . .

by Mitchell Green on Sep 10, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

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Its gotta be Hartnell. He’s the guy we need to fill Knuble’s role on the PP, and he needs to have another career year scoring wise. He didn’t miss a game last year and he brings our team grit up front. Briere is great, but lets wait until he plays an entire season before we make him important. Coburn i’d be fine with in this spot too. He needs to step up his offense.

by SkookFlyerfan on Sep 10, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions

Hartnell is a huge guy in terms of locker room chemistry too, as far as I can tell. That’s a category in which Briere and Coburn have absolutely no contributions.

The penalties he takes are horrendous, but he’s not fragile like Briere and can play both ends better than Coburn, who rarely does anything on offense.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Sep 11, 2009 5:07 AM EDT reply actions

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Hartnell is a huge guy in terms of locker room chemistry too, as far as I can tell. That’s a category in which Briere and Coburn have absolutely no contributions.

What gives you this idea? I’m just curious.

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

by mikefive on Sep 11, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Coburn seems way more introverted, and I think that Briere is a pretty quiet guy in terms of leadership through speech. The “absolutely no contributions” part was probably too far, but I think Hartnell is huge for team morale.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Sep 13, 2009 6:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Briere shared the C with Drury in Buffalo so as much as I think he’s a total D-bag I assume his teammates respect him and to some degree look up to him.

A man must have a code.

by Rob Parker on Sep 12, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions