Orangecat

Have to agree with @mojo1917... Gradients are yucky. Winter classic jersey would be my choice.

I'd be fine with mueller or setoguchi to help add some low risk goal scoring pop.

Mueller.

That's too funny!

Then sign Peter Mueller. Where is Mojo??? New name for ya there.

Not doin ****, huh? How bout Rob Zepp, yo?!

What are everyone's thoughs on Peter Mueller? I saw an article on Philly.com outlining that he would be low risk, potential high reward and he is still only 26. I'd post the article but I'm on my iPad. He has had injury problems for sure. As a cash strapped team looking for a scoring winger I'd take a flyer...pun intended. Not to mention he currently plays for the Kloten Flyers. 8-)

I will miss Hartnell...seems like a great man to sit down and have a beer with, and a real charitable guy. He was also my wife's favorite Flyer. She's not much of a hockey fan, so Hartsey's departure will probably only distance her for the sport more. Hopefully she can latch on to another personality. He is a likable player for the most part, and I wish him well. I really enjoyed the fact that he was always the first guy in to defend a teammate or backup his goalie when another team is taking liberties. On to out current roster- I'm fine with RJ I liked him when he was here, but he doesn't replace what Hartnell provides. Need to bring in a top 6 winger. The bummer is that this doesn't dump much of his salary, so it doesn't open things up much in free agency. I'm confident that they have more up their sleeve. Should be an interesting off season.

I thought we were talkin Patrick too... How goes it out in Lancaster?!

Too bad... Much like many others, I really enjoyed watching him play. The kid had wheels. Wish him well in his new venture.

That's great!

I know I'm late to the show, but I want to jump in on some Olympic hockey action. My medal guesstimates are as follows. Maybe I'm being a homer...But maybe I'm not. Women: USA - G Canada - S Sweden - B Men: USA - G Sweden - S Canada - B Go Team Oooh Sahh!

That sounds perfect to me. I know there were issues between coach/management and a few of the players. On my end...I don't really care what issues there are. Be adults and work them out. All I care about is the on-ice product. With Richards and Carter, the on-ice product was good (minus the goaltending). Without them, it's tough to watch. Last night was completely unenjoyable and management needs to be held accountable. We have crap players not supporting good goaltending efforts. How the tide has turned. It's uninspired, flat, boring hockey. I kept thinking to myself last night as Mason made quality saves...(Someone needs to step up and produce for their goalie. Take that energy from him constantly bailing the team out and push into the offensive zone). Never happened. Raffl was the only Flyer with jump. Last night is just one example of the bad to mediocre (at best) hockey we saw last year and into this season. Flyers' fans should be outraged. This team is bad, and is in need of a lot of help.

Haha Frankie the 3rd, or FGIII as I call him, was supposed to make his first appearance on Sunday. He is now officially running behind, and my wife is not one for tardiness. haha She's definitely ready. Thank you and thank you. Now on to the more serious stuff...The Flyers begin Wednesday. haha jk obviously Super pumped to see what this team will do in a full season with a full training camp. I expect the youngins (Schenn & Coots) to take their games to the next level. I'm also really interested in seeing how the goaltending tandem will work out. I hope Mason can provide more of the flash he showed toward the end of last season. If the kids can't play and the goalies let too many biscuits in the basket we could be looking at a repeat of last year. Now that Bobby Ryan is a Senator (the team, not congress) (although I might consider voting for him) I feel I have to distance myself from him as I am sure he will not become a Flyer in the near future. I will now have to find a new trade target to dwell on. I have decided that I want Kris Versteeg back from FLA. Second time's the charm, right? <----That comment comes with a limited amount of sarcasm. I like Versteeg as a player. He should have gotten more time.

I just hope Mason wins the job over time. He is young and obviously has a lot of potential. Didn't look sharp in preseason, but it's preseason.