RonJeremy

Im hoping for the same, our defense is still weak, we now have three mediocre goalies instead of two, our offense will probably improve and the PP has to improve from dead last. Other than that, we are the same team. We still need to find an impact skilled dman and we have improved pur center pool, but Luchenko and Nesbitt are definitely not first liners, at best the are second liners, so we still are weakest at the most important positions. Goal, Defense and Center.

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I hope so, there are a few dmen rated in the top 12 for the 2026 draft. I just hope we don't do well enough to put ourselves out of a chance to pick a good dman. We need a legit first pair guy, not another York or Sanheim. Sometimes just one or two positions in the draft costs you a great dman. In 2024 we missed out on Dickison by one pick and Silayev by two. In 2018 we missed out on Dobson by two picks. I really think if Dickinson was not taken, we would have picked him over Luchenko. Hopefully Danny can make some trades and get an additional first rounder for the next draft, to give us a shot at trading up for a dman if needed.

Right, if you look at all the top prospects for the next draft they are wings. Our weakest area now is the defense. The past couple of drafts had alot of very good dmen and we passed on Buim, Jackson Smith, Kathleen Aicheson and Blake Fiddler. I just hope the guys we picked end up as good as the guys we passed on. Im just wondering where we are getting some top two defenseman from, since next year's draft doesn't have too many. Maybe we will make a trade but all we have to offer is a couple of RWs. Defenseman are very costly in a trade .

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It was fantastic, so many people need a good punch in the face. The way he tossed him at the end was epic.

BANG!

Yes it's like the movie Groundhog Day. We are stuck in a recurring nightmare. Phil? Phil Connor?

I hope so, but where and when and are we gonna get a catalyst on the blueline. The last real good dman we drafted was Behn Wilson, it’s beyond pathetic. The only thing we have to trade is Tippett and I don’t think he’s enough for a top pair dman. I don’t think we can take the next big step without a better defense as in more finesse and skill. At this point all we can do is hope Drysdale and York turn into Leetch and Zubov.

We were just a goalie away and then we lost Pronger too. The biggest mistake which set everything in motion was when they signed that Russian space cadet to that huge contract, then they dumped Carter and Richards and then Bob. It was pretty much downhill from there.

In most cases your typical 28 yr old UFA is looking for 8 million for 7 years and has about 2-3 good years for you before he becomes a 5 year liability . In the case of Vinny and Hayes they had no good years. To me the only way I sign any older UFA is when he is the last missing piece to propel you into the Finals. Like trading for Pronger, we would have never made it to the Cup without him. In general all the trades that playoff teams make at the deadline giving up good prospects and first rounders, doesn't work it's hardly ever that the guy you traded for ends up being the biggest reason you won the Cup. Other than Messier and Marchand those deals never payoff.

I know its not an exact science, but other teams seem to be making the correct picks. The Flyers usually like to pass on higher end skill and go for the more two way player. Like York over Caufield and Luchenko over Buim. Yes , I know we needed size for sure, but we also could use some higher end finesse/skill. Im just wondering when the hell we are gonna draft an offensively skilled dman in particular. They take longer to develop and at the rate we are going, if we pick one next year He might be on the team in 2029. I don't see Bonk,Andrae,York or Drysdale as top pair guys. Sanheim is solid maybe a #2 at best. Overall I'm happy with this year's picks but I would have taken Jackson Smith with the second pick.

I really want to see if Jackson Smith or Blake Fiddler end up better than Nesbitt and Amico. The thing that scares me is Michkov and Martone fell into our laps and we did the right thing there, but in general the Flyers have not made the most of their draft picks over the years.

Matt Boldy was also there and we traded down our first to get York and a second rounder which became Brink. Right now I'd much rather have Boldy or Caufield over York and Brink.Unless York blossoms into a #2 dman and Brink becomes a 25-30 goal scorer, we lost that trade. Both guys we passed on are first line players. FYI, from Scott Wheelers top 100 prospects not in the NHL from February. Zeev Buim #2,Gabe Perrault #9,Konsta Helenius #32. Oliver Bonk #42,Jett Luchenko #50. Within a couple of years we will know if we made the right picks or not.

I thought Hutson is a lefty and Dobson a right. That can be a lethal PP duo like when the Rangers had Leetch and Zubov.