Ranking the Flyers: Number 10

by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 14, 2009 10:10 PM EDT in Philadelphia Flyers Features

Coburn follows Hartnell (hence the photo) onto the board at Number 9. In a vote that was closer than the final suggested, Coburn beat out Danny Briere by 15 votes, earning 46% to Briere's 42%.

I think this shows us who the favorite is for Number 10, but that doesn't mean it's locked up. JVR garnered the third most votes, with 20.

Mike Richards
Kimmo Timonen
Jeff Carter
Chris Pronger
Simon Gagne
Claude Giroux
Ray Emery
Scott Hartnell
Braydon Coburn

Poll

Who is the Next (Tenth) Most valuable Flyer?

Randy Jones

0 votes

Dan Carcillo

2 votes

Ian Laperriere

6 votes

Matt Carle

10 votes

Riley Cote

3 votes

Brian Boucher

4 votes

Darroll Powe

5 votes

Arron Asham

2 votes

Danny Briere

203 votes

Ole-Kristian Tollefsen

1 votes

Ryan Parent

7 votes

James van Riemsdyk

17 votes

260 votes | Poll has closed

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These top 10 seem to be pretty obvious and clearly agreed upon — the only arguments are over which one is ranked where. What’ll be even more interesting is as we move past this top 10, and start arguing whether OKT is more valuable than Riley Cote, where Boosh fits in, etc.

by Ben Feldman on Sep 14, 2009 10:14 PM EDT reply actions

I think Briere should higher

But I’m happy that a guy who scored 95 points two season ago is our tenth most valuable player.

by MathB on Sep 14, 2009 10:35 PM EDT reply actions

I think he would be higher

if he had played all of last season obviously. Briere still has a lot to prove and a lot of people don’t like him because of his contract. But I think that he is going to earn his money this year and hopefully his value as a Flyers player will increase dramatically.

by Mitchell Green on Sep 14, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions

The cool thing about a guy getting 85% in one round is that it leaves the next wide open. Is JVR the favorite for #11 with the 2 votes he’s rocking so far?

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by Ben Rothenberg on Sep 15, 2009 12:10 AM EDT reply actions

Top 2 lines

Well, looking at the voting; I think #10 will be a given. That will cover the top 2 lines. # 11 will be a telling factor. Do we vote a third line scorer? A “D”-man that really needs to step up in order to qualify his cap-hit (team value)? Muscle? Or do we go with a rookie that can possibly provide an immediate impact?

by craiger6 on Sep 15, 2009 6:10 AM EDT reply actions

I think this vote only needs to be open for a day. Anyone second that?

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 15, 2009 8:22 AM EDT reply actions

2nd here

I also wonder how many Boucher will get going along. If the “Emery Experience” doesn’t work, how important does he look. This season would be an opportune time for Carle to step up considering his paycheck and Jones for that matter also(although not expecting either to do so)

by Crosby sucks on Sep 15, 2009 9:06 AM EDT reply actions

Carle

Reports from the first two days of camp show he was one of the two most impressive players, along with Pyorala, for what that’s worth.

Personally, I think Carle is a solid #4. I thought he played well in the playoffs last year, and while maybe not earning all of his salary ($3.43 million cap hit), I think he’s definitely worth $3 million. And at that point, it’s just nitpicking.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 15, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions