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I liked Chris Therien's nickname for him, as they went to the same college, IIRC: Hal "No Skill" Gill.

That's just it. It's not personal -- it's business. "Leave the Gagne, take the cannoli."

I don't like any of the lines of text Sam writes, either -- oh.

This stinks. MAB is a kid who looked on the brink of being a solid everyday d-man.

I'll take "Cleary's agent" for $200, Alex.

Getting to the playoffs = $$$ It *is* a business, after all.

He'll help one of the squads on the day of the split games. That's all I've got. I just wish the OP had used the nickname Chris Therien uses for him: Hal "No Skill" Gill. Not necessarily true, just cracks me up.

Nope. I am in agreement with this line of thinking.

Parts II & III are up. Part II: http://thesportsdiva.com/2013/08/29/2013-flyers-season-ticket-holder-town-hall-part-ii/#more-284 Part III: http://thesportsdiva.com/2013/09/02/2013-flyers-season-ticket-holder-town-hall-part-iii/#more-320

I hope you're wrong, too. It wouldn't be the first person to suffer repetitive shoulder injuries. Conversely, there is precedent for recovering and staying healthy, too. Being this is Negadelphia -- and things do often seem to go sour since the mid- to late-80's (depending upon what sport you follow, but especially the bright spots in Flyers history since then), there is reason to be leery about him being 100% this year. At the same time, I would not be surprised if he played 60+ games. It's fun not being able to decide whether to be optimistic or pessimistic!

Smiling?!? Unfocused slacker. Trade him now!

I hate to say it (because I just received his jersey as a present last year and was able to get it signed at the STH Meet the Players Night), but I think Grossmann is the guy they're going to shop most: Not as mobile as either and Meszaros can do most of what Grossmann does.

Great post.

I think the oddest part in all of this is that the fans have held this grudge even longer than Roger Neilson did. Roger let this go, why does it have to be brought up? Not saying it wasn't a dumb thing to say -- it was. Clarkie, I think, is awkward when showing emotions about the things going on behind the scenes. I do wonder if he ever tried to clarify his statement or if that was lost in the cacophony of outrage afterward. I honestly cannot remember. @AlaskaFlyerFan may remember my definition of Clarke's flip-flopping on subjects from our ESPN days (when Clarke would say one thing then do another): Alternacalendrical syndrome. His position on subjects changed with the flipping of the daily desk calendar sheets.

Nonsense, the sooner this season is over the more rest time he has for the following year's sure-to-suck season -- which in turn will last just 82 games.