Digityman

Sure is. Make it so.

One can hope it's Hartnell. Two in the top 25 for PIMs

I'll add my two cents. 1st Period - Flyers were skating... "up on their skates". Attacking and taking it to the Ducks. Passes were crisp and the bounces were falling their way. 2nd Period - As @hf101 said it seemed as though their was a change in philosophy. A shift to defensive minded (even more so). 3rd Period - The better team took over. Hartnell is absolutely worthless. 3 turnovers in one shift. Grossman's turnover which lead to the 2nd goal against, was just a bad mistake. Otherwise he played well. Coburn also. Without Mason this team would have 1 win. That's the upside.

Isles have been collecting young talent for years now. From the stuff I've read, they have a bunch of young players just waiting to get a shot at the big club.

I hope that's the next thing that is tried.

Rags have had 5 days off as well. Going to look like the squirts out there.

I really like these lines.

Really? At the price that he got from buffalo, you would have resigned him? What was that line - Hartnell - Danny B and Leino?

I only know what is reported/rummored. He's 20 years old and shuts down the leagues best players night in and night out. Remember the Pens series where he shut down Malkin for the entire series? Everybody was cheering his name then. Name another 20 year old in the league that can do that.

@brelic Great post.

There are a number of players in the league that are "slow" but make up for it with their vision/skill. There is also a reason that every team asks for Couturier or Schenn in a trade.

My Two Cents: GO: In order of importance Timmonen - Due to age and respect I'd like to see him traded to a contender and fetch a prospect at trade deadline. I like him and he really has been the anchor of the defense for a long time. I believe he has been undervalued by us fans but his time is up. Harnell - He has to go or be on the 3rd line. Regardless of the huge contract he has, he isn't a 1st line player. If you can trade him for a bag of pucks (assuming he waives his NTC) do it! Addition by subtraction. Talbot - He's a solid 3rd line center and PK killer but this team is heavy on centers. He doesn't bring anything offensively. There might be some demand for him around the trade deadline. Coburn - At 4.5m per year and a UFA in 3 years, he's contact isn't that bad for what he brings. He hasn't been the best lately but with a solid partner and better team defense, I think he wouldn't stand out as much. If you can get a decent return for him at the deadline, it's probably better to move him. Emery – If you can get something at the deadline for him, do it. One of the kids can sit on the bench and can play when Mason gets tired. This team is 2-3 years from competing. Meszaros, Rosehill, Hall and Newbury for obvious reasons. Play the kids for a change. Keep: Lecavalier - He will take a lot of pressure off of Giroux. Unless you can get him to waive his NTC, he's not going anywhere. Streit - Nobody is taking his salary. Have to ride it out. Giroux - 25 years old. Come on guys, he's a world class player having a crappy year. Voracek - 23 years old. Keep him. He's got the skill to be a top 10 scorer for the next 10 years Simmonds - 24 years old. He hasn't hit his prime. He's a spitfire on the ice and he needs some more time to develop. B. Schenn - 21 years old. I see him as a Primeau type player with a little more offensive upside. Let him develop. McGinn - 22 years old. Let him stay with the big club and develop Rinaldo - 23 years old. You always notice him and he has skill. Couturier - 20 years old. He's slow. Anybody remember Handzus or Sharp? The kid is going to be a really good player. Gustafsson - 24 years old. He's going to be a good player. You can see him getting better the more he plays. L. Schenn - 23 years old. He's developing nicely and will be solid #3-4 in 5 years (Morin, Hagg, Ekblad, Schenn, Gus, ...) Mason - 25 years old. Give him a 3 year contract. Let him develop with the team Grossmann - 28 years old. He's a decent defender and will be a nice stop-gap until our young d-men develop Keep this core of young guys together and add pieces through the draft or other's prospects. Do this for 2-3 years and this team will compete for a cup.

Agree completely! It's a long wait.... 5 years? But the wait would be worth it. Keeping Mason and developing another young goalie as a backup would be the way to go. Will the Flyers have the patience to do it. I don't want to answer that.

@JackStraw you'll get a kick out of this then: http://articles.philly.com/2013-10-16/sports/43069557_1_the-flyers-jay-rosehill-kimmo-timonen

Of course they will do that. Same old philosophy.

Z is a good player. Fast as anyone and makes things happen. He should fill in nicely.

Two very good teams. It's going to be a good game. Can't wait to watch.

Can't change it now but I also do think he is the right person. He has the fire in him to never settle for anything less than the best. He will turn it around.

Completely agree @brelic. I was just reading an article about this. Hartnell has no business being on the first line. It's been said over and over again. If the fans can see it, why can't the coaching staff? The Chief is putting a more defensive minded system into place. That will help with team defense and will help with those like Vinny, Hartnell and Schenn not getting back to help as quickly as they should. I still think this is what it should be: Read - Giroux - Jake Schenn - Vinny - Simmonds Hartnell - Couturier - Talbot/Rinaldo Rosehill - Hall - Rinaldo/Talbot Swap Read and Schenn if needed.

Bernier is going to be the Brodeur of the league for the next ten years.

,500 doesn't get you in the playoffs so I'm saying successful as 7-5 or better.

So everyone doesn't have to go find the schedule.... Phoenix @Detroit Vancouver Pittsburgh Rangers @Islanders Anaheim Washington @New Jersey @Carolina New Jersey Edmonton 8 of the next 12 are at home I agree they need the points in this stretch because there are some tough stretches later on in the season like: 11/30 - 12/11 where they have 6 road games in a row: Preds, Wild, Red Wings, Stars, Ottawa, Hawks 12/28 - 1/7 where they have 6 road games in a row: Oil, Canucks, Flames, Avs, Coyotes, Devils

Just crazy. I hope he can keep it up.

You could at least a get a 2nd rounder for him.......

Maybe because I was watching for Mez most of the time I didn't notice them as much. That breakaway Timonen gave up was pretty sad