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I'm in the minority on this subject. Moving right along.

Columbus has a team?

Grand Master Baiter?

Great call. Fully on board. No more, no less. Don't want him to put a slapper into an empty net? Don't let him. This is hockey, not synchronized swimming (NTTAWWT).

I cannot imagine the justification for the Flyers retiring someone's number whose number isn't already retired. I can't think of any player -- and I've liked my fair share -- who is deserving of that.

Extremely good point.

We certainly do this with driving, or operating machinery, and often childcare, etc. So yeah, I can't disagree here.

For whatever it's worth, I think this is a spot on take.

Fair. Still don't want him.

Frankly? Yes. But I'm in the US so I cannot begin to throw stones.

Except we're not talking about #4. We're talking about the one too busy reading his press clippings to stay with his man and stopped skating. TZ is simply a terrible/selfish hockey player. Good not great in about 60 feet of it and no idea the rest exists and wouldn't be bothered to be curious to find out. In 2 weeks, Philly would eat him alive if torts didn't bench him yet.

I'm on my phone and the video was below my screen. I would have won money betting it was a video of #8.

Yeah, I mean he's "functional" on the RW but his effectiveness there is greatly diminished vs. his play on the left wing.

Completely about Zegras.

okay, yeah, I'm pretty much in agreement here, previous hyperbole notwithstanding (though, in my defense, it hadn't occurred to me that the Ducks would give him away or that he'd play for league minimum. Or that he or Torts wouldn't kill the other in the attempt to make him an actual hockey player).

I don't want him at league minimum and wouldn't trade Laughton for him to do it. He's the last player the Flyers need or want. Derek needs to stop with the rah rah highlight couple of goals and actually watch him play. I swear these people's hockey knowledge is limited to the 90 seconds ESPN SportsCenter covers highlights. no thank you. This would be a Chuck Fletcher move.

I'm actually stunned he's not a Flyer right now. Someone was actually dumber than Chuckles

Yeah. You're not wrong here. It makes me sad, but you're not wrong. If we get a 3rd or 4th for Atkinson, I'm thrilled. I've been a fan of his long before he was a Flyer, but i do that without blinking.

Let's call them "Putting on the Royal."

Agree with all of that. I share your sentiment around Konecny, too. I don't know about Konecny. He just seems like the guy you keep and build around. Well, not "around" but a key piece. I think with Atkinson off the books the same summer Konecny can be an FA, I try to extend Konecny. By then he's 28, so I'm more concerned with term than dollars. $8M/6 yrs? I wait until the end of next year, though. If he takes that or less, great. If at the deadline you feel you can't extend him, he's a pretty damn good rental for someone. Or if by then you realize you still don't have your goalie and your stud pick is going to be stuck in Russia.... The hell of a rental thing again. If someone backs up a truck at this deadline, I have to seriously consider it. It so far seems like a seller's market this year, so maybe.

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas

Where does Monahan slot in?

You know the number of people left who would get this is probably less than 10. (And we're one of them)

I never heard of any other Superfan All 88 of them.