Should The Flyers Sign Bill Guerin?

by Flyersfan94 on Sep 8, 2010 9:50 PM EDT

So Bill Guerin seems to be a real possibily for the Flyers. He has already been practising with some Flyers, and a try-out contract seems to be imminent. Guerin could be a good asset to any team, but is would it be good to add him on the Flyers' roster? I really like Guerin, and find that he could help this team, but would it be worth it to use the little remaining cap-space on Guerin. Let me take a look at the positives and the negatives to signing Guerin.

POSITIVES: -Guerin would add veteran leadership. This may be needed due to the loss of Simon Gagne.

-Would be another top six forward added to an already deep Flyers team.

-Guerin would be a great fit on a line with JVR and Claude Giroux.

-Would provide a net-prescence that has been lost since the Mike Knuble days.

-Guerin would probably come at a cheap price because of his lack of options.

NEGATIVES: -The limited cap-space could be kept in case of a trade.

-There would be an over-load on forwards, 14 NHL forwards should Guerin sign.

-Is a risk. He may not have much in the tank, therefore may not put up numbers expected of him.

-May have only done well the past seasons because he played with Sidney Crosby.

So in conclusion, I come to the decision of not signing Guerin. Even though there are more positives than negatives, I think that he shouldn't be signed. Guerin could help the team with his leadership and offensive up-side, but the little cap space the Flyers have is prescious. Yes, Walker could be waived and Bartulis is probably going to start with the Phantoms, but I find the Flyers shouldn't use up any cap-space that they don't have to just in case they need to make a deal. Another thing is that the Flyers have 13 forwards as of now. Yes Betts may start on the IR and other injuries may occur, but according to Tim Panaccio, the Flyers seem to have 2 or 3 Flyers that could make the team, such as Ben Holmstrom and Sefan Legein.

So that is just my opinion. I think Guerin is just not needed on the Flyers roster right now, even though he is a good asset. I would rather go with the forwards we have now and keep the cap-space.

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I would sign Guerin and carry a bigger NHL ready roster. We don’t have much on the Phantoms to call up and having all of Powe, Betts, Carcillo, Shelly, Lappy to move around when injuries happen is better. Also carrying the extra guys means we won’t need as much cap space for call ups because we are already carrying 2 spare forwards on the cap and 2 spare D-Men.

It is not traditional but who cares what everyone else is doing. Think outside the box.

by chrislanci on Sep 9, 2010 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

If we could do it at league minimum why the hell not.

by ohmanwtf on Sep 10, 2010 5:08 AM EDT reply actions

-Guerin would be a great fit on a line with JVR and Claude Giroux.
-Would provide a net-prescence that has been lost since the Mike Knuble days.

Yes for the two points above. JVR was/is expected to put on weight and step into that Knuble mold in front of the net. Guerin can provide some good guidance for him.

I think it really does depend on if Betts starts on IR and we don’t know when/if Betts’ shoulder is going to crap-out reaching for a puck. Time will tell if the surgery was successful.

by srv1084 on Sep 10, 2010 8:36 AM EDT reply actions

After watching what Vets like Pronger, Betts and Laperriere did for us last year I am on the Guerin Express 100%

Formerly... "You don't have to be sweet, to be good"

by Ed Van Chimp on Sep 13, 2010 10:57 AM EDT reply actions

Absofinglootly

Guerin is a true blue chip player, and he’s fallen thanks to the Penguins into our lap. While he may be in the last couple years of his career, he still can be effective and put the puck in the net, and he’s clearly still hungry for the chance to cap things off with another cup run. It’s literally a no brainer, and I agree with the points made by all the prior replies.

by Gizmoitus on Sep 15, 2010 3:32 AM EDT reply actions