magnumpi Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) Some of what I write here may seem hypocritical because i have been preaching patience for the past seasons, (well actually forever) but especially since the Carter/Richards trades., However, patience only works if team is constructed in an efficient manner. And MagnumPI has determined that this team has been constructed in an ill conceived manner. Even worse, I haVE concluded Clarke was a much better GM than Homer. Now, the following ideas are what I would do if he were in Ed Snider's position. I understand that all of the following ideas will not occur and most of them have zero chance of happening under Ed Snider's leadership. Snider will continue operating under the "Flyer Way" and continue repeating the same mistakes of the past 40 years. Flyer fans are in the same predicament as the Oakland Raiders prior to the passing of Al Davis - a once proud franchise stuck in neutral until the death of a senile owner; and the same current plight of Dallas Cowboy fans. 1) Comcast fire Ed snider 2) Hire someone oversee operations from outside the organization and he'll hire a GM, and the GM will then hire the coach. (this doesn't exclude Hextall from consideration as GM) 3) Player moves - roster for next season - the only guarantees 1) Giroux/Vorachek2) Simmonds3) Courtier/Read4) Laughton Streit/Mcdonald - by default due to contract situation G - Mason I would be open to ttrading Read/Courtier and Laughton if it involved an elite player coming in return. Read and Courtier will never be elite players. They are very good 3rd line players on a championship team. Neither will ever be a legit 2nd line player on a championship team. I suspect Laughton has the same ceiling.I would consider trading Simmonds as well in a similar scenario. He's a borderline 2nd line player on a championship team. You'll need him to play with a pair of superior players on that 2nd line. REad/Courtier/simmonds will never be impact players; however only trade them if you're getting great value in return. In other words do no seek to trade them but do not pass an opportunity to acquire an elite dman, winger, or center because you want to keep them. Luke Scheen - very similar to the above commentary. His ceiling is a #4 dman on a championship team. Again, don't dump him for the sake of dumping because you're mad at his play but if an opportunity arises then move him. Hartnell/Lecavalier - dump them for anything, another hot persian weather girl, whatever Brayden Schenn - MagnumPI has concluded his ceiling is a #2 center on an bottom of the rung playoff team. Magnum can't rely on Brayden Schenn to carry a second line. He's a tweener between a #2 and #3 center on a championship team. If you conclude he can play wing then keep him but if not trade him while he still has value. IF he''s a winger with Simmonds then you better get a stud #2 because Schenn and Simmonds as your 2nd line wings on a championshop level team is pushing it. Better have two elite centers in that scenario - Giroux and ?????? Stasny? Timonen/Grossman - Adios, Au revoir Coburn - probably will have to keep him. MagnumPI wouldn't dump him but in the right deal he'd be out of town. Keep the 6th dman spot open for a young guy ie Ghost or Gus or whoever. If no young player steps up next season then you can acaquire a #6 dman sometime before the trade deadline Free Agents Sign Stasny and Vanekand the best puck moving dman. Magnum hears pittsburgh has a nice UFA, begins with an A Trade for Weber and Bobby Ryan. Again, Magnum knows all these moves likely would never occur in a single off-season but Magnum is suggesting pursuing these moves. Edited April 28, 2014 by magnumpi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Posting in the 3rd person is illegal in HockeyForums.net. I stopped reading when I saw that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Posting in the 3rd person is illegal in HockeyForums.net. I stopped reading when I saw that.Same here lol. We found Kuato. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnumpi Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 c'mon just read the post i put about 5 minutes into writing it i gave it serious thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnumpi Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 i used to post on phily.com as magumpi and gcobbnation, and when i was feeling a bit frisky id imitate Kuato and the guy who called himself The Tonner by posting in first person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 c'mon just read the post i put about 5 minutes into writing it i gave it serious thought Use the edit button and get rid of the 3rd person crap and you might have better luck getting people to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnumpi Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 i edited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 i editedIf you say so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 murraycraven likes his chicken spicy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaGreatGazoo Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I got this far: Trade for Weber and Bobby Ryan. Not. Going. To. Happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) I got this far: Trade for Weber and Bobby Ryan. Not. Going. To. Happen. ruxpin agrees. ruxpin is not even sure ruxpin would be interested in Bobby Ryan at this point. ruxpin wasn't really impressed with Ryan in Ottawa. Ruxpin thinks maybe this is the type of player we should be shooting for for help on the wing but not necessarily this specific player. Edited April 28, 2014 by ruxpin ruxpin edited out all the third person. ruxpin hopes he got it all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 murraycraven thinks we should trade for Crosby and Stamkos. And then murraycraven would trade for OEL to help the defense. Murray likes OEL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom88 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 XXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesesteak Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Anything to move on from Harnell and Vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Coach X would like to know what the hell is being discussed here? Coach X caught a glimpse of the word starting with "K" and went into a frenzy. A pile up at the bottom of the escaltor ensued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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