Monday Morning Fly By: Get Used to Slow News Days

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You’re assuming that any team would actually take Huet for a bag of pucks. A goalie making $6.5M who can’t win games is not very desirable. Think back to all the times we’ve called for Briere to be traded. Even if he doesn’t have the NTC, he’s still a hard guy to move.

Also, he was 26-14-4 in 44 games last year — not so terrible. Niemi was 26-7-4 in 39. I think it’s also fair to say that Niemi got a lot more run-support than Huet.
I wouldn’t want Huet on my team, I’m just saying.

I always feel like I’m finally feeling better, that I’m finally doing just fine but… I always come across some articles, some pictures and it always brings back the pain… and, not gonna lie, the tears as well. Dammit.

Well I was feeling better until I scrolled down and saw a picture of the Chicago parade.
That could have been us. Damn it all to hell.

And that’s when you reassure yourself that we will have ours soon. It won’t be 10 to 13 years for our next return trip, and we have this year’s experience to help with our next appearance.

We have a good nucleus (heck, whole team really), a good coach, and a front office that has been surprising (in a good way) in its maneuvering, and, at the moment, I trust them to fill the holes we have. Much more good news than bad.

Not that I’d wish any misfortune on another team. Don’t need to, the cap’s done the job. Dad always told me overspending will always catch up to you.

speaking of Chris Pronger, that dude is just full of win. I’m sure it’s been posted here, but his interview responding to the Burrish comments is hilarious.

That would be great. Then Pronger can knock him out during camp and then we can send Burrish to the AHL where he belongs for lack of balls/skill.

That would be fricken hilarious. Imagine that lockerroom encounter.

The problem is that the Flyers don’t have a 2nd round pick in 2011, so they only have 4 options – one of which (under $1,029,448) does not require compensation at all. The three options:

• Between $1,029,448 and $1,559,770, costing a 3rd round pick;
• Between $3,119,540 and $4,679,310, costing a 1st and a 3rd round pick; and
• Over $7,798,851, costing four(!) 1st round picks

It seems pretty obvious they aren’t going to offer the last option, and it’s highly unlikely they offer the one not requiring compensation (you either get a not-very-good player or give up picks). So really, they only have the legitimate option of gambling a 1st and a 3rd (and not having any picks in the first three rounds next year) or a 3rd.

If there are players you have in mind, I might change my mind, but that doesn’t seem like a good bet for the Flyers.

I honestly don’t understand, why everybody is all like “you were lucky that you didn’t have to face Ovechkin or Crosby, that’s not gonna happen again, so you’re screwed.” What the hell? I really can’t stand that people belittle what the Flyers did in this post-season by claiming such things. In the first round we faced the 2 seeded Devils with infamous Brodeur, Kovalchuk, Parise… Was it easy? Despite winning the series in 5 games, it was not. Do I really need to say what we’ve done in the 2nd round against the Bruins? And no, I don’t think the Canadiens were easy to overcome either. With that said, I believe that we could beat anyone… including the Caps and/or the Pens (and yeah, even the Hawks, we could). And if we get to face them in the next playoffs, I’m sure we’ll do just that. Am I too optimistic? Whatever… I’d rather be let’s say delusional than keep crying over the fact that this probably was the last Simon’s chance to win the Cup.

I do agree with it though to an extent. We had an unproven career back up who played well but he and the rest of our team had the benefit of playing teams that flat out do not score goals. The team that fought for every inch also lucked out in a sense not having to face the Washington’s and Pittsburghs of the world. They played 3 teams that they matched up well against, that doesn’t happen often and they aren’t good enough to just beat anybody as Chicago was. I am optimistic for the future but I can’t sit here and say that the Flyers are a top 3 team in the East right now because they aren’t.