JackStraw Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 That's a bit surprising. I would have expected him to be paired with Carle. Seems like a natural fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilbert719 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 That's a bit surprising. I would have expected him to be paired with Carle. Seems like a natural fit.Though (and this is pure speculation here) if the Flyers don't think they'll be able to retain both Carle and Grossman, it makes sense to see a potential pair for next year, and evaluate how that'll work, rather than sticking him with someone he won't be working with next year. After all, both sides need to see whether it makes sense for Grossman to come back, and it wouldn't be an accurate picture otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
five6four Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 given that grossman plays a similar game to sean o'donnell, maybe lavi is trying to rekindle some of that mez-odi magic from the first half of last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Though (and this is pure speculation here) if the Flyers don't think they'll be able to retain both Carle and Grossman, it makes sense to see a potential pair for next year, and evaluate how that'll work, rather than sticking him with someone he won't be working with next year. After all, both sides need to see whether it makes sense for Grossman to come back, and it wouldn't be an accurate picture otherwise.I think there's plenty of time for that kind of thing. Right now the priority has to be to tighten up the defense and win games with the playoffs not to far down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Grossman to be paired with Mezsaros tomorrowthat meansTimo CoburnGrossman MezsarosCarle Bourdon /Lilja1st off, like the signing and no roster impact (no one traded away) is huge for the mental make up of this team. Pairing Grossman with Mez ...is this to give Mez a little more freedom to pursue the offensive side of his game? I don't know that I like the Carle/Bourdon/Lilja pairing...Bourdon is not defensively responsible enough to cover for Carle's aggressive play and Lilja is just too slow. That will be a painful pairing to watch I think....I hope I am wrong about that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegionOfDoom Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Maybe the line should be safer with:Timo-BourdonGrossman-MezsarosCarle-Coburn/Lilja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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