brelic Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Let the tanking begin! I wonder who will be sitting out. Briere? Who else?PHANTOMS RECALLEDAs the Flyers approach their final three games of the regular season they will have plenty of players to fill out the game roster.The club announced today that they have recalled forwards Jason Akeson, Scott Laughton and Tye McGinn, as well as defenseman Matt Konan from their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.McGinn and Laughton each spent time with the Flyers this season. Laughton made the opening roster and appeared in the first five games with the Flyers, going scoreless while posting 10 shots on goal and 11:31 of average ice-time per game.McGinn appeared in 18 games for the Flyers, recording three goals and two assists for five points and 19 penalty minutes. He also missed six games due to a broken orbital bone.Konan was briefly recalled by the Flyers on Apr. 16 along with defenseman Brandon Manning, to be available for the Flyers-Rangers game, but did not dress. He appeared in 42 games with Adirondack where he has two goals and four assists for six points in his first season of pro hockey.Akeson led the Phantoms in scoring this past season, posting 20 goals and 33 assists for 53 points in 62 games with Adirondack. He began the season with the club's ECHL affiliate, the Trenton Titans, where he had 10 points (2g-8a) in 14 games.Each player will practice with the squad and be available to be inserted into the line-up if necessary.The Flyers play the final three games of the regular season this week when they take on the Boston Bruins (Tuesday) and NY Islanders (Thursday) before traveling to Ottawa to take on the Senators on Saturday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctid Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 nice. good job Flyers management! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertmega Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 It would be nice to get a look at these kids for the last three. Can they recall Laughton, or does that exceed the contract limit?I'd really like to shut down a few to get a solid look at a few of the Phantoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 This "move" would have been better after the NHL club pooped the bed vs the Devils a week and a half ago.Start Cal Heeter while we're at it...sell mortimer sell ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Can they recall Laughton, or does that exceed the contract limit?They did recall Laughton if the above info is correct. The number of games he plays at this point should not affect his ELC as he will still be less than 10 games played in the NHL. I am not real up on the new CBA yet and also not sure if that number changed due to the shortened season but I have to hope those in management are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertmega Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 @flyerrodThanks Rod. I was concerned that he would burn a year, but if they are sold on him, it shouldn't matter. Nice to see the kids get a shot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmdodgesrt4 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I was under the impression he was sent back because if he played one more gm he would be bound to stay with the flyers for the year and count against his elc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I was under the impression he was sent back because if he played one more gm he would be bound to stay with the flyers for the year and count against his elc@BertmegaAfter talking with Gazoo this morning, he said they shortened the number of allowable games played to 5 games due to the shortened season. If this is the case, I hope he is watching from the box and not burning a meaningless contract year on this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertmega Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 @flyerrodThat too is a very good point. I'd hate to burn a year of his ECL, but it may be worth it to get a solid look at him or at the very least make him trade-bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Let the tanking begin! I wonder who will be sitting out. Briere? Who else?PHANTOMS RECALLEDAs the Flyers approach their final three games of the regular season they will have plenty of players to fill out the game roster.The club announced today that they have recalled forwards Jason Akeson, Scott Laughton and Tye McGinn, as well as defenseman Matt Konan from their AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms.McGinn and Laughton each spent time with the Flyers this season. Laughton made the opening roster and appeared in the first five games with the Flyers, going scoreless while posting 10 shots on goal and 11:31 of average ice-time per game.McGinn appeared in 18 games for the Flyers, recording three goals and two assists for five points and 19 penalty minutes. He also missed six games due to a broken orbital bone.Konan was briefly recalled by the Flyers on Apr. 16 along with defenseman Brandon Manning, to be available for the Flyers-Rangers game, but did not dress. He appeared in 42 games with Adirondack where he has two goals and four assists for six points in his first season of pro hockey.Akeson led the Phantoms in scoring this past season, posting 20 goals and 33 assists for 53 points in 62 games with Adirondack. He began the season with the club's ECHL affiliate, the Trenton Titans, where he had 10 points (2g-8a) in 14 games.Each player will practice with the squad and be available to be inserted into the line-up if necessary.The Flyers play the final three games of the regular season this week when they take on the Boston Bruins (Tuesday) and NY Islanders (Thursday) before traveling to Ottawa to take on the Senators on Saturday night.3 words....about effing time! :blink: :wacko: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 If they burn a year of Laughtons ELC on 3 games in a meaningless season all I can say is,... I believe it. Somebody please tell Holmgren to get a clue.And if they're really doing this to "tank", too little too late. You already took yourself out of the top 7 in a 5-6 player draft...idiots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 If they burn a year of Laughtons ELC on 3 games in a meaningless season all I can say is,... I believe it. Somebody please tell Holmgren to get a clue.And if they're really doing this to "tank", too little too late. You already took yourself out of the top 7 in a 5-6 player draft...idiots.I can't find any write up on whether they expect Laughton to play or not. But I can't imagine a rule that says if he comes back later in the season, it doesn't count toward the 9 game (5 this year) maximum before burning a year on the ELC.Anyone else find anything?This article is interesting, but doesn't answer the question.http://nhlnumbers.com/2013/1/11/why-your-team-is-going-to-keep-burning-entry-level-contract-years-so-stop-complaining-about-it-already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) @brelicDoes not look like Laughton is in tonight....Metzler's game day article has the following guys playing...FLYERS12 Simon Gagne - 28 Claude Giroux - 93 Jakub Voracek19 Scott Hartnell - 10 Brayden Schenn - 48 Danny Briere24 Matt Read - 14 Sean Couturier - 17 Wayne Simmonds26 Ruslan Fedotenko - 18 Adam Hall - 37 Jay Rosehill29 Erik Gustafsson - 22 Luke Schenn38 Oliver Lauridsen - 32 Brandon Manning6 Andreas Lilja or 34 Matt Konan - 3 Kurtis Foster30 Ilya Bryzgalov[35 Steve Mason]I swear bre, if we win with this rag tag defense, I'm gonna SNAP!!! Edited April 23, 2013 by jammer2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 I asked Sarah Baicker over Twitter and she responded that it would burn a year off his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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