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  1. I'll admit it, I'm not scared. Damn nice pass by Malkin.
  2. I would certainly consider that, but it doesn't look like the coaches are at the moment. Anything can change in the round robin, but they seem content to pick from the 13 forwards playing tomorrow.
  3. It's a weird situation. Apparently he was given permission to seek another position, but now it's like the club was mad at him for doing so. Not a ton of info out there, so, weird.
  4. I was thinking: While it's awesome that it looks like he'll play again, it kinda sucks that Oskar may come back to an empty arena, either this postseason or next year. I wonder, with them piping in crowd noise, how feasible would it be to get Flyers fans all over the world to record ten seconds of a cheer or chanting his name, and combining them all together to play in the arena the first time he steps on the ice? Would it be cool, or lame? How could one even organize it?
  5. So we don't know who the two D that will sit are, but I would assume they'd be guys who are locks to play once the round robin starts - though AV said they would use the round robin as sort of a pre-season. Niskanen/Provorov might make sense, since they're set as a pair, they're not coming out of the lineup, and probably need the least tuning up. Forwards then are Giroux - Couturier - Voracek Laughton - Hayes - Konecny JVR - Grant - Pitlick Raffl - Thompson - NAK - Farabee
  6. I went with what I thought they would do. Leaving Voracek exposed depends primarily on what's available in FA or trade. Frustrating as he is as a player, Jake's a top-6 right wing in the league. Letting him go leaves a huge hole that I don't risk without a plan for filling it. Laughton's a nice player, but he's a 4th liner on a good team (who can move up, true), which, as it happens, the Flyers are. He's also a pending UFA, so if you want to keep him, you just talk contract with him right up until the expansion draft so he knows where he stands with you, and can re-sign if selected. I doubt they put Patrick out there. He's started slow, but you can definitely see the skill. And he doesn't seem to have a work ethic issue like most high-pick busts seem to have. He's going to be a good player, I think, and giving up several years of low-cost Patrick would seem a bad idea given the stagnant cap situation over the next few years. Plus, even if the Flyers sour on him, as long as he comes out of this with his headaches under control, there's bound to be a team willing to take a chance that he's just a slow developer that you can make a hockey trade with.
  7. I think that the Flyers will expose Laughton (pending UFA) and protect Voracek, but otherwise think you're spot on.
  8. Given the fact that the front office in Seattle seems to be heavy on analytics, Ghost, JVR, or Jake are all strong possibilities if left exposed.
  9. And then they lose someone else. The Flyers are going to lose a good player in expansion. They shouldn't live in fear of that fact.
  10. The fact that you likely won't need to pay a big price for any of your RFAs makes Ghost a luxury you can actually afford. If he rebounds, great. If he doesn't, you can still sell low on him. But there's very little to lose going into next year with him as an option for the third pair. The only thing I can think of that might "force" a move is if they want a veteran RH defenseman for the third pair. But either Ghost or Hagg could be the vet on the left, with Friedman on the right. So it would seem unnecessary.
  11. I won't argue whether they will or won't, but I think that it's a bad move. Especially since he seems to be impressing after the two surgeries. It's entirely possible that the knee issues were what had been the problem with him. Seems a huge opportunity to sell low and kick yourself for it. Not really. You have either Frost or Patrick for 3C. Patrick can't really command much money given the slow starts his first two seasons and the health uncertainty, and Frost is still on his ELC. The other young guys you have to pay haven't really put up "pay me" numbers, so they should all be pretty cheap. That really means all you need is a backup goalie and a forward to fetch popcorn. Neither of those should break the bank. Unless you want to go out and go after a guy like Boeser, I just don't see the need to ship out salary - if Lindblom is actually healthy, the top 9 is set, as is the top 4. So the question is whether you prefer Ghost in your 3rd pair, or if you want to put the cash into your 3RW and push Farabee somewhere else. I honestly don't see what you gain by moving Ghost at this point.
  12. How did Mathews get nominated for the Lady Byng after his off-ice antics last summer? Trying to enter a woman's car and then dropping trou to show her your underwear don't really seem to be "the best type of ... gentlemanly conduct" to me. The Leafs lose in 3 and are somehow disqualified from consideration for the #1 overall as well.
  13. I really don't see how they can bring back more than one of the FAs. They still have Myers, Patrick, and NAK on the RFA front, though none of them should be particularly expensive. Myers probably will come with the highest price tag at this point. They also have Hagg, and I have no idea how they'll go there. The good news is that signing those guys to contracts that make sense (assuming Patrick gets a "show me" deal to prove he's healthy and let him go after a real paycheck after next season), they'll only have about 3 million for a backup goalie and a 13th forward (I'm assuming Friedman or Morin comes in as the #7). That would seem to rule out bringing back Grant or Pitlick, and may even force them into using another Phantom in the 13th forward role. Of course, they could sell high on Laughton to recoup some space, but I don't know if they'd value that more than his role on the team.
  14. You have to assume this means they've gotten a pretty good prognosis from his doctors. Edit: YEP
  15. https://www.delcotimes.com/sports/jake-voracek-back-to-work-with-flyers-after-acing-a-test/article_673e6392-ca17-11ea-bb8b-173130daa468.html
  16. Are they? I haven't read the whole return to play document, but according to this article, re-seeding is still on the table.
  17. If your team didn't want to get screwed over, they should have played better. The only reason they had a shot at the playoffs at all, despite all their talent, was the fact that they play in a weak division. Why shouldn't Carolina play a lower-seeded opponent? Last time I checked, they have a better points percentage than Toronto. In the old playoff format, the Leafs would have played the one seed, IF they beat out Columbus at the end of the season. Re-seeding after the play in is the only adjustment I would make if they're committed to this. It's a round robin. You know, kind of like what happens ALL THE TIME at the World Juniors, World Championships, and Olympics, where the top couple of teams regularly face each other in the first round. Except here, nobody gets eliminated. FTFY. I'll watch, because it's hockey, but it won't feel the same. And I think many of the players will feel the same way.
  18. The league year starts on July 1 per the CBA. That's why contracts expire at midnight. There's nothing preventing the league and players from agreeing to extend the date in order to play out the season. There are rumblings that that is already in the works. My guess would be that they would apply it to contracts, but not to signing bonuses, although there are tax ramifications for players with the latter depending on where they reside at the time of that payment. The players and the league very much want to resume the season. The number I heard was that the league stands to lose $1 Billion dollars if the season doesn't continue. That means a cap that goes down, players losing jobs (buyouts), etc. Neither side wants that to happen.
  19. I'm watching the 1980 Olympics USA-Russia men's hockey medal round.
  20. https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/canadiens-legend-henri-richard-passes-away-age-84/
  21. It will redirect itself into or away from the net depending on who the league wants to win, and whether Vegas wants the over or under.
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