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LOL Jon Sim lasted at least 10 years.

This is better

Holy crap what a group. I'm still shocked about Zadina. I really liked him in his draft year. I'm still on why no one tried. It really would have amounted to a one year "show me" and then waive him if not. I can't imagine want either Philly or Arizona have to lose. You have a better vantage. Is he simply not an NHL player or is there something "culture" that is scaring teams off?

Poor chair

Exactly. No one should have the balls to wear Thoresen's number!

Ice. Skates. Physical exertion. Lights. Sticks. Pucks. Who can operate under those conditions?

I want the video of you telling Fletcher that.

So by then, he'll feel quite at home here.

What kind of picks could Conestoga View possibly have? (Evangelical Manor or Simpson House for those from Philly)

I hope the Flyers take a shot. Seriously.

Your screen name and avatar are awesome.

I don't care. JVR is gone!

Your browser history suggests otherwise.

I get the skepticism about Jones and share it. I've commented as much. But if (IF!) the separation of GM and President is similar to the separation of Head of State (President) and Commander in Chief (GM) I'm cautiously okay with it. Pretending because how would I know? -- it seems Fletcher had become a joke in the league and was generally disliked. I suspect this was other GMs and agents and probably players themselves. As a result, he was having to add a second round pick as a trade just for a phone call. I can understand why this was the case: he's a douchebag. So, when searching for a replacement -- whether a hire or a sig other -- the tendency is to go for what was missing in the ex. Jones clearly doesn't have contacts experience, but I don't think he has to. It's Briere's department. He doesn't have a ton of experience either, obviously, but probably enough and he has staffers who do. He's not on an island. Jones was uniquely positioned to know nearly everyone and was seemingly widely liked by everyone that previously threw moldy bologna at Chuck in the league commissary. He's the "get the meeting" part of the sales team. Briere or combination will be the closer. Sometimes when hiring for a leader, you're not looking for high technical ability. You've probably hired a staff based on ability. Sometimes you're looking for strength in areas of people and process; culture. Can they get the group motivated, rowing in the same direction, and develop them. Similar is true for the new advisors. Presumably, players were drafted because they showed the ability to play. Let's develop that and get them to the next level as players and as people. It remains to be seen whether it's successful here, but it's a valid approach. I'm onboard with seeing how it plays out.

Generally, this was my reaction to it. But things I've read since (or later altered my interpretation) indicate that his role will be advising players and helping them learn to be professionals, model "winning" behaviors and attitudes, etc. *IF* that is the case, I think he's qualified and it's clearly not something he learned in his season or whatever in Philly (though he was here on a pretty good team). I like Leclair, but if he's here for similar I question that a little more. From the outside I'm willing to buy he personally had/has a good work ethic and went about things the "right" way. But his time here was a coaching carousel, "It's not my fault he got cancer," and "we mortgaged the farm on Him, f**k his lungs, his concussions, and his health." If he learned and modeled the "right way" through all of that, he may want to consider the Headmaster job at Hogwarts.

We agree. I paused at "great" because I thought that was several exits too far. But I see him very similarly to your description above. Completely agree about the Tk comment, too. If Fedotov would come over I think it'd be sooner than later. While I think the draft doesn't have to mean that because our goalie cupboard is really low and there's probably more value in the goalie with those picks than with the skaters there (maybe not), I can't see TWO picks in that range without there being some ulterior motives

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Flyers should for Sharp and bring in Matt Ellison. Definitely an upgrade.

I fully expected you to say, "but hey who cares? JVR is gone!"

Don't knock. I've worked hard trying to be that. I'm heartbroken.

Wow. Was that photographed out of a helicopter? It's so colorful. Looks like a very nice place. I don't think it could be better if someone painted it.

Abso lutely. Anything more that three syll ables is way too con fusing.

If there was, I'm thinking he'd be there right now.

I wasn't happy about the Hathaway signing. I was glad it wasn't Anne, though. You just make it feel oh so much worse. Thanks. Now you just made by corn flakes taste so generic.