2010 NHL Draft, Discussion Thread: The Trades, The Picks, The Flyers Sitting Around Watching
Ah, draft day. Chris Pronger has been a Flyer for a year, and that's probably all this day means to us, really. With only the first round scheduled to go off today in Los Angeles (7 ET, Versus), the Flyers won't get a chance to walk to that podium unless they shock us all with another trade. Don't count on that.
But, think about it! Tomorrow, when nobody cares about the draft, after 88 players are already selected, the Flyers will get their moment to shine! Sigh.
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What if Oilers GM Steve Tambellni landed both Tyler Seguin and Taylor Hall? He’s been working Peter Chiarelli non-stop. Still at it less than an hour before the draft. What a coup that would be.
January 11, 1976
wonder what the deal would be.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
As in what do they have that the Bruins would want?
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by TopShelfTony on Jun 25, 2010 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
correct
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe unload Thomas, Ryder, Sturm?
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by TopShelfTony on Jun 25, 2010 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
For as terrible as the Oilers were last season, I’m pretty sure they were right up against the cap
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I figured that too — so what are they offering? They ain’t talking baseball but they’re sure talking a lot..
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by TopShelfTony on Jun 25, 2010 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruins are against the cap too and Souray’s contract is huge. I don’t see it happening
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anyone got a cap link?
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Bruins are closest to the cap of any team.
Souray $5.4mill cap hit
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So what could they be discussing? You don’t talk that long on draft day for nothing.
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by TopShelfTony on Jun 25, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe the Oilers want Tim Thomas because they don’t have enough over-rated, older goalies.
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ha. well I was thinking that….not so blunt but basically same thing.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I imagine sometimes you just keep talking, just to prevent someone else from getting the chance to speak to them.
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t see anyway that the Oilers get #2, unless they trade them #1 because they can’t decide between Taylor/Tyler.
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The question is then, what else dose Edmonton get?
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope the Oilers pull it off
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
They have had a hard on for him cuz his agent is Bobby Orr, ……..and he is a dam good player
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank you sir. Much appreciated.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
that would be a “coup”
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t have any feelings one way or the other for Edmonton, but that would be something.
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by TopShelfTony on Jun 25, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
me neither. and i agree completely. I’m looking forward to the craziness tho.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions
The more that happens tonite the more happens around July1st the less the wait for next season seems.
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by TopShelfTony on Jun 25, 2010 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Versteeg being mentioned as possible trade. Sure someone will take interest in him.
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To Boston? For Bochenski?
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by TopShelfTony on Jun 25, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I Love Broad Street Hockey
We don’t even have a pick in the crucial rounds and yet there will still be more discussion and postings here than just about any other site. What a great community… and group of fans.
its a great feeling for me. I don’t get to talk anything Flyers related to anyone around here.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I wholeheartedly concur, for exactly those reasons. :)
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by Orange and Black Forever on Jun 25, 2010 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Off-topic
So, on this Hamhuis deal (or no deal), it appears that the problem is not the money or length of contract, but the potential minutes/line-played-on is:
http://www.csnphilly.com/06/25/10/Talks-Stall-Between-Flyers-Hamhuis-Agent/landing.html
So, do you think this will end well? Would Coburn be willing to go third-line?
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by Orange and Black Forever on Jun 25, 2010 6:45 PM EDT reply actions
I’d say Coburn could, to continue to be a Flyer. If Hamhuis is looking at +$4mill for multiple years and wants to ask about minutes, is there something wrong with him?
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That struck me as odd too. Probably just a negotiating ploy.
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by Orange and Black Forever on Jun 25, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Will be pissed if the Flyers can’t get Hamhuis signed, he’s an upgrade over Coburn and I’d rather sign Hamhuis and let Coburn walk then lose Hamhuis and resign Coburn.
I’d rather pay hamhuis 5 million a season to play solid d then pay coburn anything to play the way he did most of the regular season, coburns stats have fallen 3 straight years yet the flyers seem to hold on to him and coburns play merits him being on the 3rd d pairing in my opinion, no pp goals if I recall and the only pp goal he had in the playoffs was a fluke, pronger is the only d man who can score on our pp and timonen is a good passer on the pp, a d man who can pop in 10 pp goals a season is what is needed and a guy who can play solid d doing it.
$5mill!
A lot of those guys are overpaid, but I would see Hamhuis as more comparable to the $4mill guys than the $5 mill.
FYI, Hamhuis had 1 PP assist in his 78 game season
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true but he played a lot better defense then coburn did and hamhuis is simply a better defender then coburn so personally money wise I’d pay him more then coburn anyways, why a guy like coburn whose play has decreased 3 years deserves a raise is a joke. I want a defender who can defend not a guy who shows up in the playoffs after being invisible all season.
Coburn hate...
Hamhuis really didn’t play a lot of the PP in Nashville. Also, statistically there isn’t a ton of difference between the two. Coburn’s offensive play has decreased, but his defensive play has improved. I mean hate if you want to hate on the guy. But Coburn is a much better value than Hamhuis if you are signing Hamhuis at 5mil. B/c you get Coburn and Michalek for that much money. Look at Coburn’s advanced stats though, he really isn’t a terrible defender, he is a solid 4th guy.
well yeah i’d take coburn and michalek over hamhuis but i wouldn’t take coburn over hamhuis, just my opinion. I don’t hate coburn but there are just better options out there. Michalek is a guy I like if phoenix lets him slip away they will regret it.
Just heard Jackets might be talking to Edmonton about Hemsky. Not sure about that one.
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isn’t he a winger tho?
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Homer: You traded your first round pick last year too?
Burke: Yes, and I’d do it again
Homer: How did that work out for you?
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Homer looks bummed out.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
About 5 mins til....
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the ducks haven arrived yet. I mean, 8 mins to the draft and you didnt even show up. WOW
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Probably more worried with a past first round pick, bobby ryan is a guy they can’t afford to lose and he should definitely see offers from teams even as a rfa.
I knew we shouldn't have gone to the beach first

Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
As much as I like Tim Thomas I he’s not the right choice, a young talented player like Bernier is the path that needs to be taken, Pavelec or even sign Dan Ellis before trading for a older goalie who is now an overpaid backup in Boston.
Pavelec is an interesting name….
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
def. probably why they let lehtonen go.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
if anyones watching Vs. right now, its Caps vs. Bruins and Thomas is getting lit up. To bad our GM is at the draft
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Crossing my fingers that the whole Thomas thing is one big practical joke and Homer’s having a great laugh right now.
crossing my fingers that we trade Carter for Bernier/Quick
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Ek still thinks it may happen based on what he wrote about 45 mins ago:
“The Flyers deal with Tim Thomas could be as big as a 2 for 2 swap and could happen sooner than later. If at all.”
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
I haven’t seen a lot of rumors from Eklund come true, and isn’t the Flyers goal to get a young goalie? Thomas is 35+ I think and has a cap hit of $5mil for 3 more years. Why would you trade one of your best players for him? I would rather go with Boosh or Leighton and keep Carter and I am 100% positive Homer would too.
Here we go!
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Edmonton Oilers choose……….
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Taylor Hall
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
California hockey = one image

Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
not a good image to have. lol
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I loved that show
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
hey I watched it but a bit far fetched with everything that they did. So credibility wise, not so good.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Same with me. I agree with PhillyPhan that it was a bit far-fetched at times, but it is a cartoon. Something about that show just entertained me for some reason.
Chris Pronger stole my last signature.
When I think California hockey, I think of the Seals and those white skates! Ah, the 70s…
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
Edmonton’s fan base collectively loosened their sphincters.
Philadelphia Flyers/Columbus Blue Jackets...don't ask me how.
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My friend has had his phone signature as Fall For Hall for months now, so he’s happy
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Seguin looks sort of stuck up…just get the sense of smug about him.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Makes the savard trade possibility slightly more likely
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
Congratulations, Seguin.
You’re going to one of the biggest playoff chokers in NHL history.
(I need something to smile about, okay?)
Gload with an rbi single in the botto…top of the first
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
Gudbrandson to Florida…Ballard traded to Vancouver.
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Gudbranson* apologies.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Luongo better watch his head, now that Ballard is on the Nucks.
You ain't a has-been, if you never was.
Ballard is a decent defender, he has just done some comical things

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Wouldn’t make much sense for them to get Hamhuis now unless they trade someone
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 7:39 PM EDT reply actions
DNFlyers
Holmgren has not been at the draft table for some time now. I think something is cooking. He was talking with Dean Lombardi for a while.
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
btw
how do i make a twitter link?
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Hopefully it wasn’t just an idle chat
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the Flyers might be after Jon Quick. Just a hunch, I think it could be happening.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 25, 2010 7:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Please, please, please
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
if we cant get Ham signed, maybe Johnson and quick for carter and Hams/coburns rights
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Oh god don’t tease me about Johnson. I LOVE him…and I say this with my girlfriend sitting right next to me.
he is disgruntled in LA, or so i hear
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
I hear LA are a bit disgruntled with him
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Catchup ketchup

Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Id bet more on Hartnell + other than Carter
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Reckon Cam Fowler could drop to #89?
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 7:57 PM EDT reply actions
If Tampa Bay pick him they end up with Stamkos, Hedman and Fowler over the last three drafts. Not bad at all.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Fail
Stevie Y, you can put together a team of Canadian all stars, but your first draft pick sure sucks.
Who knows, could be awesome, and Mr. Y knows a heck of alot more than me, I just wanted an excuse to bash him a bit.
I was sure it was Fowler
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t get it. Why are so many teams passing on Fowler? None of them apart from the Bruins are close enough to be thinking about fixing holes, they ought to be taking BPA. Unless they know something about him that the scouting services didn’t…
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t really like Fowler that much, so I’m not surprise he’s gone this far. I’d take Gromley ahead of him. I just thought Connoly would fall to the teens b/c of his injuries.
I like Fowler, thought the Jackets would take him but he is still available….nature of the beast.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Canes side note
Reading the Canes Blog during the playoffs this spring, I was amazed that they had such a extreme hatred of the Flyers
I mean its deep seeded anger!!!
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My love of Rod Brind’Amour, made me root for the,,…
and I guess I expected them to return the favor
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
it really is a one sided affair
I never bothered to ask.
But every off day, Id go over and read the hate on the game threads they hosted.
Our Playoff run was torture for them. (one or two of their fans did pull for us, but they took a lot of heat for it)
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
That is really surprising. I have frequently rooted for the Canes as well recently during their post-season runs, mostly because of Rod The Bod, but never have I ever not liked them nor had any ill will towards them.
Were they giving any reasons? Did something happen in a game between the Flyers and the Canes a while ago that set them off but we forget?
Chris Pronger stole my last signature.
Could it be that they were just bitter about us going so far with Leighton and Lavvy?
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
They liked leighton but thought the rest of out team is scum, dirtbags, fans are classless… you know the usual
Im going to go back and randomly select a playoff game day thread and give you guys some quotes
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Game 7 vs Boston
Hey people!
Hard for me to pick a side… I have always hated the Flyers. And the Bruins. Those are my two least favorite teams.
ok, I’ve decided that I hate the Flyers more. Hate Pronger, hate Richards, hate Carcillo…
I’ll pick the Bruins.
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Welcome to the bandwagon SS!
tons of stuff happens and we come back and win the game!!!!!!!!
I hate pretty much everything about the flyers, but gotta say they earned it.
Good for Leights and Lavi. Sucks because of Pronger and Carcillo though.
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Any Flyers news Travis?
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Sigh. No.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 25, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Rangers
They will have one (or both) of Gormley/Fowler available to them. Personally I rate both of them pretty highly, so I don’t like this.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:24 PM EDT reply actions
Rangers
will find a way to mess this up
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
fingers crossed.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Minnesota pick Mikael Granlund – Gormley and Fowler possibilities for the Rags
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
tpanotch GMs tell me they dont hear FLYERS making a deal. RT @Jro8080: Holmgren will make any moves or just save everything for after the draft?
Ah well I was hoping for some action
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:28 PM EDT reply actions
oh well, round of hornitos.
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Boo.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 25, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you know what happened to that chat with Lombardi?
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
boo or boo-urns?
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by PhillyPhan85 on Jun 25, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Goalie drafting
Who’s available? I know Calvin Pickard but he’s likely to go in the first round.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:34 PM EDT reply actions
Well there’s another one. Dallas select G Jack Campbell at no. 11.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Rangers select defender Dylan McIlrath
Feel sorry for Fowler, at least before there was the excuse that everyone wanted to pick a forward.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
about 3 minutes from gagne’s game 7 winner on tcn if anyone’s interested
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
Wonder what it would take to get a first round pick to take Fowler…
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 8:39 PM EDT reply actions
Everyone likes Fowler huh?
I don’t think he projects well defensively, but then again I haven’t seen nearly enough of him to be able to state that with a ton of confidence. I just haven’t been impressed by what I’ve watched.
Well, it’s all relative, but I like him. Not as much as Matt Calvert or Brian Boucher though.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I mean prospects are prospects, and it’s tough to analyze. I’m just surprised with all the Fowler love. Maybe b/c he was a USA product. I just never liked his game from watching him.
And I’ll always know where everyone ranks relative to Boosh and Calvert for you.
Exactly. It’s no problem doggin on the USA guys.
Man, I’d send Homer flowers if he acquired Calvert for a reasonable price.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Just a heads up
Head over to Blueshirtbanter.com
Click on their draft thread. Scroll down. Grab some popcorn. Enjoy.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:40 PM EDT reply actions
haha! Nice! For those who don’t go there, everyone and his brother was typing “FOWLER!” at the pick.. i’ll leave it to your imagination what the response was afterward.
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
And there he goes
Anaheim select Cam Fowler.
so Fowler + Ryan for Carter then?
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:48 PM EDT reply actions
Carter, rights to Hamhuis for Ryan, Fowler and Sbisa. Course, I’m ignoring those reports that he is about to sign. :-((
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
5 years for 20 I could live with. I could see him being traded at some point anyway, as long as an NTC/NMC isn’t involved.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Aren't there usually like 18 trades by now?
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
Phoenix takes Gormley
And so that interesting passage of drafting ends….now someone make a trade please…
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 8:58 PM EDT reply actions
Summary of Rangers pick Dylan McIlrath:
“Summary: Your assessment of this guy probably depends on how you view his skating. It’s not a huge negative for me, but it’s not unreasonable to think his pivoting and backward stride are a serious red flag. But I saw a fair bit of improvement in his skating, and there should be more of that to come. I think his offense will come around and let him be at least a good #4. But even in the absolute worst case, if you have to convert him to a 3rd/4th line right wing enforcer, he’s going to be a guy that other teams wish they had.”
HAHAHAHA
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
Does that sound like a 3rd round pick to anybody else?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Panotch and Carchidi reporting something going on
Apparently Pens have interest in Hamhuis. That would be a very interesting turn of events.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
Why would we do that? Who does Pittsburgh have that we want?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
20th pick
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Oh… well then that means Hamhuis isn’t signing… Parent for a 1st round pick? Done.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that would mean*
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
That would be glorious. A second round pick would be worth it, too.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 25, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
If we couuld just see it as trading Parent for the 20th pick, that would be great.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
That would be epic, if Hamhuis wouldn’t sign with them either, or if he signed for $5mil plus with them.
Especially if he didnt sign with the Pens either!
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He’d sign with the Pens but not with the Flyers? If that’s the case than the issue would actually have to be ice time, which doesn’t make much sense to me. Either that or Shero is being an idiot. All conjecture though
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 9:06 PM EDT reply actions
This was from a recent CSNPhilly article:
[Hamhuis’ Agent Wade] Arnott is believed to be seeking a four-year deal worth at least $16 million. The hangup, sources say, isn’t money or length of contract. It’s something more basic: how Hamhuis might be used as fifth defenseman, his minutes, etc.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Kings get another solid D prospect
Although Emerson Etem might have been a more popular pick. I would really like Homer to spend some serious time talking to Lombardi, the Kings have a lot that we could want.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:15 PM EDT reply actions
Can you use two goalies at the same time? Or rotate?
I notice Pickard is still available, and Nashville’s pick is coming up.
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
Sorry if that was incomprehensible, this might help.
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I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
with ever minute that passes, it gets more and more likely the Laeghton starts for us next year. Booo
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Why do you say that. There are a lot more options than Leights for next year beyond any trade, especially draft day trades.
Dan Ellis I like as a ufa, but not a lot of options at free agency but a trade is always possible, but hey been waiting 18 years for a goalie, whats another 4 or 5 right…..
Psh, Johan Backlund is the answer.
He’s not? Ok, Sergei Bobrovsky is the answer.
Not even him? Ok, what about Joacim Eriksson?!?! Maybe? Please?!!!
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, then we’re good. Unless that 1-year AHL contract made him a free agent…
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Ellis will be cheaper then Mason and Ellis really hasn’t seen a consistent starting job, he split a lot of time with Rinne but either way Ellis and Mason are both good free agent choices. Just think Ellis has a bigger upside if given the chance. Backlund was actually pretty good in the AHL and was the main reason they had as many wins as they did. Needs another season but he’s almost NHL ready. Is Bobrovsky staying overseas or he coming over to Phantoms?
Bobrovsky is going to battle to be the Phantoms starter with Brian Stewart and whoever loses the NHL battle (Boucher, Backlund, or Newly Acquired Goalie).
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t mind homer taking his time in making a move. Why rush into anything?
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 9:21 PM EDT reply actions
Vladimir Tarasenko
had 15 points in 7 games in the 2008 WJC. He seems like that kind of potentially high scoring player. Nice pick for STL imo.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:23 PM EDT reply actions
Holmgren is on the phone!!!
Probably ordering a pizza…
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:33 PM EDT reply actions
Ha, the fact that he based the kessel trade partially on preseason results is moronic
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 9:35 PM EDT reply actions
The beat writers all think something is up with the Flyers and the Penguins pick at 20. That feels dirty.
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There are some things you don’t do just because of principle; that’s what that falls under, in my opinion.
by memphisbrando on Jun 25, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
If it’s Hammer for 20, and then Hammer doesn’t sign with the Pens…
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Draft royalty…takes great scouting to take Crosby and Malkin at 1 and 2
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 9:39 PM EDT reply actions
Dont forget Flury as #1 too
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
While we're at it
Jordan Staal at #2, but that one they passed up on Toews and Kessel…
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't you get the memo?
Pittsburgh are the model franchise. Everyone should build like they do!
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Bettman announces 20th pick belongs t o PGH … now wait… Holmgren has left Flyers table
Chris Pronger stole my last signature.
I’m not believing anything a blogger says after the onslaught of trade rumors that failed to materialize today. Fool me once …
by memphisbrando on Jun 25, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not counting Fleury or Staal…I don’t think they were good picks
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
Same. And they were the two lottery picks they had that weren’t flat out obvious.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Pens hold on and select Beau Bennett
Don’t know much about him. Anyone have any ideas?
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
I’m starting to hate him already. Maybe it’s that shady smile or the creepy jaw, or maybe it’s just the jersey.
over at Pensburg
Did we just draft a backstreet boy?
he has "tremendous upside" Ray b/c he’s 14 years old
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Giroux reference!
Admittedly, it was Ken Holland mispronouncing Sheahan’s name, but I’ll take any Flyers mentions I can get.
Phillies win 9-0. Anyone know how the revenue from these games is split between the Phils and Jays?
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 9:54 PM EDT reply actions
Quiet all around. The only trade involving NHL players was between Florida and Vancouver, which isnt even technically official yet
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
How the heck do you get to play on Fridays and this early, when I’m stuck playing Mon-Wed at 10 or later start times. Hog Wash
Supposedly, Homer’s taking a walk right now. Which tells me that, for sure, he’s traded Hamhuis’ rights for Tim Thomas, right?
If thats the case he should be running
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s been chatting with Wilson. Hmm
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
What I love is the “To think it over” addition, as if Wilson just offered him something.
For all we know, Wilson said “You’re kidding, right? Go get me a coffee, intern.” And Holmgren complied.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
"Holmgren and Wilson are now out of sight."
http://twitter.com/DNFlyers/status/17059290421
Sharks have the #28 pick.
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Hammer wants to go west, Hammer wants to go to California (or Vancouver), Nashville wouldn’t want to trade Hammer to San Jose. I wouldn’t mind #28. Hopefully Homer can pull it off.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
would we still get their 7th round, if we traded him away to the Sharks?
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
i assume the verbiage was that
we get their 7th if he doesn’t sign with us… so, yes
I don’t think that applies if we trade his rights
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
although i didnt read the fine print of the agreement
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
so you think we traded parent for nothing?
i’m not certain that’s how it works either, but you might be right of course
I guess it’s all in the wording of the agreement they made? It’s possible, if it said “If he doesn’t sign with you” instead of “if he doesn’t sign a new contract by July 1”
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Looks like a trade is brewing...
DNFlyers
Holmgren is on the official landline phone at the Flyers’ table, which goes to another table.
http://twitter.com/DNFlyers/status/17059747029
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And here's another important tweet...
Holmgren is back and so is Wilson.
http://twitter.com/tpanotch/status/17059829819
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Or,…..He is bored and wants to read what tweets go out every time he dose something
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Or he is just curious what it feels like to have a 1st round pick, and is asking other GM’s what the experience is like.
by DLJr on Jun 25, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha, this.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Anybody else worried about the connection between SJ and Philly – Matt Carle – is involved?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
Gotta agree with mantis…
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Do they really need another puck carrier? It would have to be Coburn.
by memphisbrando on Jun 25, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha, the way decisions gets made in the heat of the moment at this time of year, I’m worried about everything… so yes, I’m worried they might want him back, or want who knows what else.
But who knows, maybe they want Boosh back too…. This is all random speculation on our parts anyway
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Poile would be royally ticked if Hamhuis ends up in SJ prior to July 1
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
WTF
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I am told the Flyers are talking with San Jose about the rights to Evgeni Nabokov.
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I’m constantly F5ing Twitter in the hopes someone gives me other news.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Stay away from overpriced, overrated veteran goalies, please. That’s all I’m asking right now
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I was liking those talks with Lombardi. Do you wanna go back and talk to Lombardi Homer? Please go back and talk to Lombardi…
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Carter or Hartnell for Nabby?
tpanotch
So, if the Flyers get Nabokov’s rights … he is UFA and had $6 million cap hit last year. That means a player goes to SJ w/a big cap hit.
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Could Nabokov come to Philly? I don’t see how the #Flyers could fit him under the cap unless they unloaded a big salary.
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Agreed.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just postulating, but you never know with Homer.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
THat doesn’t make any sense. No cap hit has to go the other way.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Blame TPain for that one.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I want this draft to go back to being boring
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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San Jose GM Doug Wilson and Homer having a long chat. Homer is all smiles. #Flyers
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according to Capgeek he also has a partial NTC. if his team misses the playoffs, he can be traded the following season
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by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:13 PM EDT reply actions
Neither of those trades should happen. That is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much for rights. Has everyone on here lost their mind.
Nabokov’s rights shouldn’t require a roster player. THe market for GMs is so deep Homer should not trade for a UFA goalie. He doesn’t have to.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Are we safe from Nabby?
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A #Flyers official told me yesterday that Nabokov was too expensive. We shall see.
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I apparently can’t walk away from this thread now because if something bad happens I’m going to need the moral support….
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
the problem is each passing scenario gets worse!
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I know. All the more reason I need to hear it from you guys and not from the TV or radio
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Just dont go near the tweets!!!!
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Im sorry, but what is so wrong with Nabby? guys sweet IMO
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Nothing in the playoffs, too much money.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
He doesn’t need to be traded for. That’s my problem. He’s UFA, and the amount of FA goalies far outweighs the amount of teams looking for one.
If it’s a 7th round pick for Nabby’s rights, fine. Whatever.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
the $6m salary
the mediocre stats
the fact that he might preclude us from signing Giroux or JVR or Leino or two fo the above
Duly noted, but Nabby’s not earning $6M next year, no matter what.
by memphisbrando on Jun 25, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
if not $6m
then it might be $5m, which is still too much. $4m is still too much.
he sgonna take a pay cut you know, and had a 9.22 and 2.43, so hes the same as Volkun
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
Even assuming a pay cut; UFA’s are still historically overpaid, aren’t they?
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but this is a buyer’s market for goalies. The gap between the best UFA goalie (Nabokov) and the next 10 is incredibly small.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
According to useful stats the gap is narrow. According to wins Nabby is far and away the best
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lol
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, in general that’s true.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
well, that’s one year.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
six million coking hazards
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I could go without the constant tweet updates in the thread….they are getting a little out of hand…fun…but out of hand.
Gotcha. Will do.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Not that it wasn’t fun, just got to be soooo much at once, and they built in a tweet feed feature up top. Not trying to get on your case.
Nah, I understand. No problem man.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
He’s old, expensive, and hasn’t done anything in the playoffs and we’d have to get rid of a solid young player. All negatives
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:17 PM EDT reply actions
There’s no reason whatsoever we have to get rid of a solid young player, let alone A player. He’s an unwanted UFA who doesn’t need “exclusive” negotiating rights.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Based on what? Who knows what he signs for…
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, I have. But your comment was about the salary cap, but Nabokov doesn’t have a cap hit for 10/11 yet.
And if the team can’t get a Bernier, Schneider, Quick, Mason, etc., I’d rather Nabokov than Thomas.
But none of this matters because yesterday everyone flipped out about Thomas and that got shot down quickly.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
At least BSH took a unified stand against getting him
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And that’s fine. But people need to calm down about two things:
1) The price to acquire Nabby’s rights will not be high. There’s no way Hartnell/Carter/Giroux/JVR/Lapperiere are on the table. They’re just not.
2) The Flyers don’t have to clear cap space to get him since Nabby doesn’t carry a $6 million hit. He’s UFA, he’s going to take a pay cut, and the NHL has a 10% cushion for teams to go over the cap during the summer anyway. Any and all beat writers suggesting the Flyers need to clear cap space to trade for him are uninformed ignoramuses.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Why did I just see a luuko jersey. Bad omen
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
Nabokov wouldn’t resign for $6mil though. No way is he getting that in FA
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his agent only wants $6M roubles, not dollars. so, that’s like a $200K dollar contract
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
You’re assuming the ruble is worth less than the dollar right now.
by memphisbrando on Jun 25, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
If we trade for his rights were are likely to overpay though. His agent will know that if we don’t sign him we just lost something for nothing and it will appear embarrassing.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Not necessarily. All Homer has to do is waive a list of the 25 free agent goaltenders he can get for 50% of what Nabokov wants. And it wouldn’t be embarrassing if Homer only gives up a late-round pick.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah he is
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, maybe not now that he’s in Florida…
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait, when exactly is Nabby’s birthday?
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
/Sigh of relief
It’s late enough that it’s not a 35+ contract wherever he signs, that’s all I cared about
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
July 25, 1975… so he’s 35 in this upcoming contract year. What is the rule on the 35+ deals DragonGirl? I never quite understood it.
In order to count as 35 in this upcoming contract year, he’d have to be 35 by June 30th, 2010 because that’s the date they actually use. So thankfully, no he isn’t 35 yet and whoever signs him doesn’t have to worry about that set of contract rules.
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought 35+ contracts are good? Don’t they make it easier for a player to “retire”?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I know you actually understand these rules, so you’re just trying to make my head explode right now, aren’t you?
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, actually… no.
Don’t worry about it now, you can explain it to us at the pick-up game. You do have mobile powerpoint, right?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Why does it scare me that Homer is grinning?
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Flyers apparently have no interest in San Jose’s pick, just Nabokov. There has not been any visible communication btwn 2 sides since.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Sorry about repeating the tweets
But I think it’s quite important to note that Fearthefin tweeted that DW doesn’t want to trade Nabby’s rights out of “respect for Nabby”. So….
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 10:27 PM EDT reply actions
I don’t see how that’s disrespectful. It’s not like Nabby has to move or even talk to the other team.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Side note
My girlfriend just made mention of how all of the drafties mothers were good looking.
Yeah I’m marrying this girl.
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I hate my life
I just saw that and I wept in the corner.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Nabokov. His career save percentage is better than any of Michael Leighton’s individual seasons, save for his first year playing 8 games.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
...............I'd rather have Leighton.
But again, I’m biased towards good defense and I have no love for Nabby at all. That’s not to say that Leights is better (obviously untrue), but I don’t think Nabokov is worth it.
Nabokov. He’s overpaid for his accomplishments, but if he signs a cheaper deal here, say $3mil I have no problem with it whatsoever. There are not many places available for starting goalies, so unless a lot of the FAs take a paycut they will be out of work
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haha, thank you.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
+1 if you want Nabby
Pilgrim: Be gone pest, and give me the Bird
Yakko: We'd love to but the FOX censors wouldn't allow it
I don’t WANT him, but I’ll certainly take him. Give him 2 years, $6 mill. I’ll be very happy.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm liking how we've got 400+ comments on a day where we know we aren't going to pick
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
Japers thread has over 500 comments, but they started earlier (5PM)
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
Yeah, that’s up there because we originally had it.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 25, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I just don’t understand this. I feel like nabokov would be cheaper to sign in free agency when he realizes teams aren’t willing to overpay for the other ufa’s
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:34 PM EDT reply actions
Evgeny Kuznetsov to the Caps
They like their Russians.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 10:35 PM EDT reply actions
you sir,......

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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
looks like we’re about to get one on our squad
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
ah, i stand corrected then. as a latvian, i hate when people think i speak russian!
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
eurovision makes me cringe!!!
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
But we’ve spun that whole Eurovision thing into a part of our community identity, even though a lot of us couldn’t sit through the video either…. Were you reading the blog yet back during the Olympics, or have you not seen the archives of those threads?
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
i’ll have to check it out. just found the blog a few months ago. eurovision entries are typically so cheesy, but i know the sea wolf tune has been adopted by the sport world.
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
Yeah, you should go check out the archives. The Team Latvia support ran really deep around here
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, latvians are certifiable hockey nuts. Sarauj!
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
Yeah, start here and then search the archives from February. It was a pretty devoted group we had going
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
that’s awesome! had not seen that. darn, i should have asked for this for father’s day. i was bummed when knuble departed, as he’s also latvian, so getting bartulis was sweet. now we just need to get arturs irbe to join the organization as goalie coach, and we’re fully latvian.
In Latvia, they're rooting for Bartulis' team, the Filadelfijas Flaieri!
Or he was born when it was still the USSR so he can choose who he plays for? Just curious how that works.
He was definitely born in the USSR, and Yahoo says he was burn in what is now Kazakstan.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
born*
Kazakhstan*
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
If nothing happens tonight, one could study this tread as a example of media manipulation through Tweets
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Just got Home what channel is the draft on?
by EaglesFanatic80 on Jun 25, 2010 10:40 PM EDT reply actions
Versus
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, the Flyers better be getting something else, like a 3rd round pick.
But seriously, Greiss/Boucher? Not sure that’s very good.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Leighton/Boucher worked worked for us. We set a new model the worse the goalie tandem the more motivated your forwards are to backcheck and finish scoring chances.
hahahahahahahaha
Insert Jeff Carter joke here.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait… you make a legitimate point then say something I know you don’t mean. I’m confused.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah. Got ya.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
OT
Cam Fowler has that Duck look. I can’t explain it, but this one angle of him maybe looks like Bobby Ryan? Or maybe I’m just crazy.
Eh… Backlund is only on a two-year deal.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn Etem is getting screwed. That kid is dirty
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 10:44 PM EDT reply actions
#29, ours.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright, I’m predicting:
Jon Matsumoto for Evgeni Nabokov.
I mean, Moto has to be traded, right?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
Just because your name is ToddtheFox doesn’t mean you have to use inferior web browsers. Google Chrome at the very least.
It most certainly does mean that! I dislike Google Chrome, for Google reasons
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I have Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. I use Firefox.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I alternate between Safari and Firefox depending on which one works correctly here; SBN sometimes doesn’t get along with one but works just fine with the other, and other times it reverses.
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Weird, on a Mac, never had an issues here with FF
by JerseyDriver on Jun 25, 2010 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Usually happens when there’s an update, and it only happens with SBN. It’s funny.
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.thetechupdate.com/browser-comparison-safari-ie-chrome-firefox-opera/
I personally use FF, but I’m pretty happy with Chrome too.
Truth
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
well, yeah.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Seravalli really loves to destroy any hope of joy, doesn't he?
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Sigh if only Anaheim didn’t want our pick. Etem at 29 is very good. Wouldn’t have minded if we pulled Hamhuis to San Jose for 28 and then picked Etem then either.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 10:55 PM EDT reply actions
Chicago trade #30
They now have 6 picks in the first two rounds of this draft
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 10:58 PM EDT reply actions
Holmgren and Shero just went to register a trade, apparently.
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It is dirty!
But its a 3rd round
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, I’ve tortured the girlfriend with enough hockey for one night. Thanks for making this way more entertaining. Scott K, thanks for the mini strokes. Hopefully I’ll see most of you Sunday.
You’re welcome. I aim to kill please.
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by Scott Kessler on Jun 25, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
This.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
So the Flyers turned Ryan Parent into a seventh round pick and a 2011 third round pick. That’s not bad.
by Ben Feldman on Jun 25, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Are we sure about that 7th rounder?
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Unless the Flyers end up signing Hamhuis, yes.
by Ben Feldman on Jun 25, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Hamhuis rights to *Pittsburgh* for a 3rd rounder?
I guess this works if it messes up the Pens cap. But I did not know Pittsburgh was in Western North America.
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
Well, we don’t really know if Hamhuis will sign there either, I guess
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Get ready to Boo Hamhuis 3 times per year. He didn’t what to play 3rd fiddle to Pronger and Kimmo, like he did the Weber and Suter.
Does he deserve boos for that?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
haha, okay.
I respectfully disagree. Who are we? Pittsburgh?
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m booing him. In essence, he didn’t want to sign here. That’s boo worthy to me.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 25, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. I hope I get the opportunity to boo him this year.
by Ben Feldman on Jun 25, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no problem with a guy saying “I want to play” and “I’m not a #5 D-man”.
Now, if it comes out and says that he wanted an exorbitant amount of money, fine. But I won’t hate on a guy for wanting to play.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
True, but the concept should be if you are the #5 guy, the Flyers are looking to get you good minutes to keep the top 4 healthier, so you will be playing.
by JerseyDriver on Jun 25, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but Pittsburgh’s looking for a #4 behind Orpik, Letang, and Goligoski
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I understand that too, but I think it’s also hard to have a guy demand minutes and pairings and make it clear this early in the process that he’s not going to be happy without those promises. In a totally hypothetical world, if somebody were to come here and have outstanding chemistry with Oskars but be totally incompatible with Prongs, I don’t want him complaining that he was promised a certain number of minutes during negotiations. That’s just for me personally.
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Completely reasonable. But he’s on the UFA market and Philly wants him to just take less than he’s worth and get less playing time than he can get elsewhere?
That’s unreasonable. Hating a guy because he wants more responsibility, more opportunity, and yes, more money, is just selfish.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Colour me selfish then. I’ll be very interested to see what he signs for and how he plays next season.
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And that’s fine, really. We wouldn’t be fans of the team if we didn’t want the best players on the team.
I just don’t see how we can blame a guy with no affiliation to the team for not sacrificing to be on it.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Sacrificing what though? Weren’t the reports for $5 million? I’m not sure that he would be put on the third pair if he was getting paid that much.
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Reports were all over the place. From $3.5 to $5.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 26, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
But I’m not saying I hate him as a person, necessarily; I’m saying that if that’s the way he’s going to be I don’t want him here anyway. What he wants is not compatible with this team, so rather than try to put a square peg in a round hole where he’ll never be happy, I’d rather just take the pick and move on.
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly. We agree. And everything you said after the semi-colon, to me = he doesn’t deserve boos. He’s better than the role he’d play here.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jun 25, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m with you here…
But if this is the way it was going to be, it might be good that he’s not staying here. I totally understand it was a contract negotiation and that he was going to try to get everything he could, but I just wasn’t getting a good vibe from him during this process. If he didn’t want to be a team player, it could have become a locker room issue when all was said and done.
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Same. He had an opportunity to be part of an elite D corps but seemed to reject it. I don’t care if he leaves…
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I felt like that as well. If he wasn’t willing to maybe take a slightly lower salary than what he could get on the open market in return for being on what would probably be the best defense in the league, then he can go somewhere else and take all their money.
by Ben Feldman on Jun 25, 2010 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just seeing this mental image of our now finally under control locker room balance, and this guy coming in and whining about not getting to play with Kimmo or Prongs. If that really became the case and actually happened (speculation, of course), I mean, who would rip him apart first? Snider, Homer, the players, Lavi, the media, the fans?
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe they’d hang him from the big video board at the Wachovia Center like a piñata and everyone who wanted could come down and take turns with a bat? …Too mean?
by Ben Feldman on Jun 25, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully Hammer doesn't sign in Pittsburgh
Anyway we can say goodbye to best defense in the league and all that.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
This sucks. I was really excited to have an awesome top 5
by mantis toboggan on Jun 25, 2010 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
Does this mean Homer thinks Nabokov will fix the 3rd D pairing?
Hopefully he is still looking at another D-man. And hopefully Nabby does not sign.
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
i'm sure he's still looking for another D-man
i guess we’ll just look at UFA for it.
Shit.
He’s gotta be looking for a #5 D-man. He only has five NHL D-men (including RFA Coburn) under contract for ’10-11. And no one on the Phantoms is quite ready.
by Ben Feldman on Jun 25, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
All this Nabby hate is totally misplaced. He has awesome numbers, plays in what everyone argues a surperior Western Conference in a Division with 3x 100 point teams. He is durable and has tons of playoff experience. I don’t get it at all.
all about the benjamins
people like him mostly, just not for giroux/leino’s $$
It’s that those awesome numbers extend to his salary. And that his tons of playoff experience has yielded nothing.
by PursuitOfLappyness on Jun 25, 2010 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
If he signs for $3 or $3.5 I am fine with him. This is doubtful before July 1 however.
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
Should the Flyers get Nabokov, they’ll probably try to do what they were going to do with Knuble a year ago — a slightly lower base salary than what you might expect, but with possible performance bonuses.
by Ben Feldman on Jun 25, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
But Nabby wouldn’t be within the very narrow brackets where performance bonuses would be allowable in the CBA; so they couldn’t do that with him even if they wanted to.
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh. Nevermind then. Panotch was speculating over Twitter that the Flyers would likely try that.
by Ben Feldman on Jun 25, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
To get them you either have to have A) an entry level SPC, B) be over 35 by June 30 + only sign a 1 year deal for 2010, or C) have played 400 career games + spent 100 days on the injured list in 2009 + only signed a 1 year deal for 2010. Nabby doesn’t fit into any of the 3, and all others are forbidden from having any performance bonuses at all. I don’t expect anybody else to have their CBA handy….
by DragonGirl0583 on Jun 25, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Impressed with Homer
for turning Parent into at least a 3rd and possibly a 3rd & 7th rd pick
Now I really hope Hamhuis goes out West!
I do not want him in Pittsburgh !!!!!
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Gonchar for Hamhuis is still a down grade in my opinion Gonchar was huge for that team he killed us.
I think I agree.
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by Travis Hughes on Jun 25, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
so will Gonchar be getting a call from Homer?
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Shouldn't we be looking for a D-Man who just wants a Cup?
Maybe older, maybe from someplace like Florida, or Toronto, where they haven’t seen the light of day. Where he might be willing to take a slight discount? (The anti-Hamhuis)
I was in college in Boston in 1974 and when Clarke scored the OT goal in game 2 I knew that the Flyers would win the Cup since they would never lose at home.
Colburn, and Carbomb better give us discounts
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by Prometheus74 on Jun 25, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
At the end of the Night I say We Win!
We did not sign Thomas!
We did not trade Tommo, Care, Carter, Giroux, or anyone signed on out team
We flipped Parent for a 7th and a 3rd round in Next Years draft
We got rid of a player who did not want to play here
and if the Pens do sign him, they are going to he hampered by his price tag!
Now what happens tomorrow……..
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HOLY SHAKE SNOT!! 602 comments, must be some kinda record
I don’t have time to read them all so if this has already been mentioned just ignore it.
If you think Day1 was a disappointment, keep in mind that on the last 2 Day 2’s these players moved:
Bouwmeester, Leopold, Boyle.
So maybe tomorrow will be more interesting. And then of course there’s July 1st and the days in between now and then.
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