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    Resigned: Elliot x1 yr @ $2 million

    in Philadelphia Flyers

    Posted

    18 hours ago, King Knut said:

    I have no problem with Elliott being the backup this year... I'm a little surprised they had to pay him $2million, but whatever.  

    I'm not mad at Fletcher for going with Eliott over Talbot.

    I'm mad at Fletcher for trading for Talbot at all.  Stolarz was playing WELL. His style is more consistent with Hart's which means the team would have to adjust less for his fill in dates.   

     

    The ONLY reasons to make that trade is if you really feel confident that:

         A) you can sign Talbot and

         B) He's the right guy to sign to backup and mentor Hart. 

     

    Gottcha.  Fetcher took a small risk at the deadline to see if Talbot was an option to sign as a backup to Hart.  Fletcher didn't fail, Talbot did.  I can't blame Fetcher for trying.  As for Stolarz, yeah he was playing decent when he traded him, but Stolarz wasn't an answer to having a mentor for Hart in the back-up roll. That leaves zero playoff experience as a Hart / Stolarz tandem.  While we all liked Stolaz he wasn't going to last in the Flyers organization.

     

    I do think the Flyers would have signed Talbot over Elliot IF he was observed as the better back-up to Hart for this season.  That was the intention in the trade.  It was Talbot that failed the audition.

     

    As far as Simmonds goes, instead of Hartman we now have Pitlick and a fourth round pick in next years draft versus nothing if Simmonds wasn't resigned.  Fletcher had to have known how much money and term Simmonds wanted and obviously felt he was not worth that money as a roll player.    I'm ok with this decision by Fletcher also as Pitlick is a cheaper and is a better defensive player than Simmonds.

     

    As far as derailing the teams comeback.  I think everyone knew this team wasn't going to go anywhere in the playoffs and they were gassed just trying to get there.    I think Fletcher's moves make us a better constructed team for next season with youth and experience while still allowing some opportunity for some prospects from the AHL to get playing time with the Flyers this season.

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    Seravalli: Flyers & Provorov not close

    in Philadelphia Flyers

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    On 6/29/2019 at 7:49 AM, BobbyClarkeFan16 said:

    Seravalli is an idiot. Other than McDavid, Eichel and Hanafin, who all signed new deals before their respective ELCs were up, none of the draftees from the 2015 draft are close to new contracts. Provorov is going to get signed. It's a matter of waiting out to see what Werenski and others are going to get. The Provorov camp know he's going to get paid. When have the Flyers ever cheapskated any of their players? Exactly. 

     

    This!

    July 1 - Rumors and Trades...

    in Rumors -Trades - Free Agents

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, notfondajane said:

    Bobrovsky goes back to the Flyers would be funny!

    Flyers need someone to back up Hart!

     

    Not anymore,  They signed Elliot this past week to a one year deal.  

    Bobrovsky clearly wants a lot of money and a long contract.  The Flyerss don't need that as they've annointed Carter Hart as their #1 for the long term.

    Kessel traded to Coyotes

    in Pittsburgh Penguins

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    Check out this statement posted by Greg Wyshynski, ESPN.

     

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    Penguins GM Jim Rutherford and winger Phil Kessel are very much in disagreement on his alleged trade requests out of Pittsburgh. Rutherford said on Saturday, after trading Kessel to Arizona, that Kessel asked to be traded a numerous times, but changed his mind. Kessel didn’t agree with that statement. “I’m not sure that’s exactly what happened," he said on a Coyotes conference call. "Jim came to me, one time, and said to me that I’ll never be a Penguin again. I think he’s mistaken a little bit there. But I’m not here to tell what really happened and the real truth. So whatever Jim wants to say.”

     

     

    lol

    Kessel traded to Coyotes

    in Pittsburgh Penguins

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    7 minutes ago, yave1964 said:

     

    @hf101

     

    Joseph is a nice prospect as a defenseman a stay at home kid who is a former first rounder who is a couple of years away but the big thing is Chuckie is an UFA after next year and Kessel is obviously locked up long term. I still say great deal for the offensively challenged 'Yotes.

     

    I agree.  Galenchenyuk doesn't bring anything really to the Pens, while Kessel will play for Tochet.  

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    Resigned: Elliot x1 yr @ $2 million

    in Philadelphia Flyers

    Posted

    7 hours ago, King Knut said:

    Talbot didn't flunk his audition because he never got one. 

    Well he did, and he sucked.  Elliot came back from injury and played better.

     

    In the 4 games and 211 minutes that Talbot played he gave up 13 goals for 1  Win, 2 Losses, a  3.80 GAA.  96 saves and a 0.881 S%.

     

    His last 2 seasons in Edmonton have not been good.  I'm glad Fletcher let him walk.

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    Luongo Retires leaves the Canucks with a 3 year $3M Cap Hit

    in Vancouver Canucks

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    After 19 seasons Roberto Luongo leaves the game with three seasons still remaining on the massive 12-year extension he signed with the Canucks in 2009. His decision to retire, rather than going on Florida’s LTIR, impacts both clubs’ bottom lines going forward.

     

     

    Maybe he could have used the LTIR loophole, but his 12 year contract was one that the Canucks knew he would never finish.  Instead he will probably be hired by the Panthers at some point as he plans to retire in Florida but wants to be involved with Hockey.

     

    I'm not sure what the Vancouver fan opinion is with the 3 year cap hit but he was a part of the Canucks best era the Canucks have had, imo, he's a given Hall of Famer without winning a Stanley Cup or a Veniza.

     

     

     

     

     

    2019 Draft

    in Minnesota Wild

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    14 hours ago, CreaseAndAssist said:

    However, when they say a player isn't fast or lacks explosion I get a little worried.  Because as much as a player can work on it, one would have to imagine a lot of these players HAVE been working on it and they're still an ok or sub-par skater.  Almost any prospect that is serious about being drafted takes those steps, is working like crazy to address deficiencies.  And even after all that people are still questioning your skating...it is a big red flag for me.  

     

    So when having to state a weakness for the specific reports...and all they can come up with is that he can improve his acceleration, I"m  just not seeing a red flag there what so ever.  There probably isn't a player in the NHL besides McDavid and a few others that wouldn't say they would like to improve their acceleration.   

     

    Boldy played on a line with Jack Hughes... which means his skating, hockey IQ, passing and scoring was on par with Hughes.  Most mock drafts had Boldy going in the top 10.  The Wild are lucky to have gotten him at #12.

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    Hartman Traded

    in Philadelphia Flyers

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, notfondajane said:

    As a player I didn't think he was well liked in Philadelphia!

     

    My opinion is probably not of the gold standard for most Flyer fans.  :IDunnoSmiley:

     

    I've griped for years that Holmgren rarely invested talent from his home state of Minnesota on the Flyers roster.  It seems now with Fletcher that trend is changing.

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