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    Flyers Ink Alexis Gendron to ELC

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    59 minutes ago, Howie58 said:

    Greetings:

     

    Well, the franchise's turn to the "Francophonic" continues with this signing...of a 7th rounder, no less:

     

    https://sports.yahoo.com/flyers-sign-55-goal-prospect-225857151.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

     

    Heck, they must see something.  I guess there is no college or KHL in his future.  The Flypaper Effect continues...throw it up there and see what sticks.  

     

    https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Flypaper+image&fr=mcafee&type=E211US0G0&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzfJsygd0aVc%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg#id=-1&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FzfJsygd0aVc%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg&action=click

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Greetings Howie,

     

    I think they see a guy who is a pure goal scorer, but small. Maybe a latish bloomer? Zetterberg was a 7th round pick, don't forget.

     

    EDIT: one scouting report on him done in his draft year said he needed to improve his skating and his shot. Those are both things that can be done with work. Who knows if he has that worth ethic? I don't. But my assumption is always that when I guy his signed the people doing the signing try to get an answer to that question and it informs their decision. You would hope so at least. 

     

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    2023 NHL Draft: 2nd Round Pick 51, G Carson Bjarnason - Brandon

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    13 minutes ago, BobbyClarkeFan16 said:

    It would be awesome if the Flyers could hire a good goaltending coach though. Kim Dillabaugh is terrible. It still kills me that Hextall sided with Craig Berube over Jeff Reese after the incident with Steve Mason. If that were any other GM, they'd have fired Berube for putting his starting goalie out on the ice after having his meniscus operation. That pretty much started the beginning of the end for Mason in Philadelphia.

     

    I don't know enough to say I agree with you, but this is the kind of insider perspective that is so valuable. I know you're not really an insider (or are you, bwhahahahaha?), but it's awesome. Dillabaugh was in LA and is a Hextall loyalist is part of the problem, right.

     

    So, why do incoming GMs and coaches just keep the goalie coach they inherited? It seems to me that it happens frequently. You clear out all the old assistants except for the tendy coach. Seems weird. Or am I off base on that?

    2023 NHL Draft: 2nd Round Pick 51, G Carson Bjarnason - Brandon

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    2 hours ago, OccamsRazor said:

    Could this be a steal the team needs for the future it would help a lot...

     

     

    This very well could make Hart expendable say by the deadline....let Errson and Petersen take over the crease.

     

    Leafs are ineed of a goalie with their goalie and them so far apart but if i trade him in the East it has to be an over pay.

     

    I'm not sure what you're suggesting. Bjarnason turned 18 three weeks ago. He's possibly so far away that I'm not sure it informs a decision on Hart. Or do I misunderstand?

     

    2023-24 Phantoms/Flyer prospects

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    Posted · Edited by Podein25

    2 hours ago, BobbyClarkeFan16 said:

    Don't sleep on Carter Sotheran. He was an absolute steal in round 5 and was actually the 66th rated player in the past draft. Big, mobile, can move the puck, incredibly solid defensively and has a bit of a mean streak. A potential shut down defender.

     

    Good Manitoba boy!

     

    I like that he was Captain of his AAA Midget team as a 14 year old Dman.

     

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    2023 NHL Draft: Flyers pick 1st RD (#7 overall) is Matvei Michkov

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    Got my Red Line Report this week - I encourage everyone to get their Draft Guide, it's only $50 and it's fantastic: https://www.redlinereport.com/

     

    They ranked Michkov 2nd, saying:

     

    This scoring machine is one of the most brilliant natural snipers to come along in the last decade. Phenomenal pure shooter pinpoints
    laser beams to whatever corner he decides to pick. Absolutely elite hands and puck skills. An intelligent and gifted playmaker who also
    has tremendous stickhandling ability. He’s already good at the KHL level. Plays with a lot of confidence. His vision, creativity, and hockey IQ allow him to dominate... potential superstar.

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    Flyers Sign Garnett Hathaway

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    20 minutes ago, flyercanuck said:

     

    And also better mentors for the younger guys than having the likes of Hayes and JVR making $7 million a year and never breaking a sweat.

     

    Exactly. Need guys who can help build a culture of winning,  a culture of accountability and hard work. Hathaway seems like that type to me. Sure plays like he is.

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    The Plight of Travis Sanheim...

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    5 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said:

     

    Has to too it's why i'm trying to do him a solid...

     

    ...mom's good cooking will heal his soul he'd be closer to home where i would move him.

     

    I'd like to see him with solid partner like Poink. Whatever is fair back...

     

    I still think Heinola could be a dynamic NHLer, has looked very good at times for the Jets, but is on the outside looking in as far as a position on the D rotation goes. Heinola plus picks would work for me maybe.

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    The Plight of Travis Sanheim...

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    1 hour ago, FD19372 said:

    Not a lot of teams, are lining up for a guy who is getting paid over 6 million per year. Once again, the "self-proclaimed geniuses" in the front office who know more than all, overpaid for Sanheim. Six million dollars per, for a guy who is inconsistent in his own zone, and has only 35 points as a career high to show for himself. If he wants to be paid like a top pairing defenseman, which to me.. over 6 mil per, is... then he should play like one. This isn't about potential, it's reality. He's not young by hockey terms, anymore. He's 28.

     

    I don't disagree FD, but a couple of things: 1) he just turned 27 at the end of March; 2) it is partially about potential still. He's not even in his prime as an NHL Dman;; 3) he's one guy on a crap team, a team by the way that ruined the best Dman we've had since Mark Howe, and may have ruined the best goalie we've had since Hextall. It's a wonder Travis doesn't have PTSD.

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    Scott Laughton Appreciation Thread

    in Philadelphia Flyers

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    6 minutes ago, CoachX said:

    this is an example....Its one..... One from 2017. According to Hockeyfights, he's fought 10 times in 8 seasons, or just over one per season on average. If, in all those instances, he was sticking up for teammates, that means he does so once per season (i'll give him the benefit of the doubt). So this POV, which I have heard a lot, is disingenuous. Its part of the problem that I have with him. Not that he isnt a fighter, he's not, but that he's often given more credit than he deserves for something he just doesnt do. It's like referring to him as a goal scorer for having some memorable highlight goals.

     

    I disagree.

     

    And since we've already established that you don't have a clue when it comes to knowing what makes a good hockey player better than a poor hockey player, we're gonna go with my POV. Plus, this is the Scott Laughton Appreciation Thread, or SLAT. So you're in the wrong place to be making spurious claims about disengenuity, which is a word you just learnt anyway.  

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