Ranking the Flyers: Number 17

by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 27, 2009 9:43 PM EDT in Philadelphia Flyers Features

With 29% of the vote, Boosh is on the board at number 16. Boucher received 65 votes in a wide open field. Dan Carcillo was second with 19% and Mika Pyorala was third with 17%

With Boucher out a week to ten days, maybe Johan Backlund should be added to the board. Thoughts?

Poll

Who is the Next (Seventeenth) most valuable Flyer?

Randy Jones

8 votes

Dan Carcillo

55 votes

Andreas Nodl

0 votes

Danny Syvret

14 votes

Mika Pyorala

54 votes

Riley Cote

13 votes

Jon Kalinski

0 votes

Pat Maroon

0 votes

Jared Ross

2 votes

Marc-Andre Bourdon

1 votes

Arron Asham

57 votes

Kevin Marshall

3 votes

Jon Matsumoto

0 votes

Ole-Kristian Tollefsen

20 votes

227 votes | Poll has closed

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I was going to vote for jones. He will be our best player when we play whatever team he lands on……

by craiger6 on Sep 27, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions

IF he lands anywhere this year.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 27, 2009 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Definitely Danny Syvret or OKT, now. A good season from either of them could go a long way.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 27, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions

Same could be said for Carcillo.

If he reins in his behavior and chips in offensively every now and again, he’ll be another weapon for us. But if he goofs around, then I’d definitely go for Tolly or Syvret.

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

by mikefive on Sep 27, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Can someone explain to me the rationale for Carcillo over Asham? Because I don’t get that at all.

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by Ben Rothenberg on Sep 27, 2009 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I don’t either.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 27, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions

because he has the potential to do a lot more then asham

by Eric10689 on Sep 27, 2009 11:28 PM EDT reply actions

But presently, Asham does just about everything better. Better offensive touch, and a more effective fighter, too.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 27, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, I wouldn’t add Backlund to the board just because he’s not going to have a real impact on the team over any prolonged stretch of time. I’d be surprised to see him actually play at all, in fact.

If Boosh’s injury were more long term, I’d have a different opinion.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 28, 2009 12:43 AM EDT reply actions

Not even next year?

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 28, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh no, I was talking strictly this year.

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by Travis Hughes on Sep 28, 2009 10:58 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Backlund’s situation is confusing. They have very high hopes for him, comparing him to Niklas Backstrom, and Homer made it sound like they were intending for him to spend a year in the AHL and then move to the NHL — at first as a backup — and see where things go from there. Then they go out and bring back Boosh for two years. So either Backlund’s lost his place in the future, they’re going to trade Boosh at the end of the season if Backlund does well enough in the AHL, or suddenly he’s going to move directly to being the starter if they can’t keep Emery for whatever reason (he implodes — not likely, or he’s good enough that another team with more cap space lures him away).

by Ben Feldman on Sep 28, 2009 9:56 AM EDT reply actions

Or gasp Boucher is the starter next year, with Backlund threatening his job? Having a European import backup Boosh…that worked great before, right? But now we get ahead of ourselves.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Sep 28, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow

That is a scary idea. I certainly hope that Homer is not even considering that but I guess he has to think about all options.

by Mitchell Green on Sep 28, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

And don’t forget that Esche’s contract in Russia ends after this season, so he’ll be an option. I guess he would count as a European import, too, though.

by Ben Feldman on Sep 28, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions