elmatus Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, brelic said: I think that's exactly the point, though... Provorov doesn't want a bridge deal, so they are having a hard time gauging his long-term value. His uneven play does not inspire confidence in projecting his value. I'm not sure it's a problem. Sign him to 6-7M per year for eight, which is about what he likely is worth given last year's fiasco. Signing him to a bridge just means it's entirely possible we'd to have to pay him 10M per by the time it's done, which would suck more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, elmatus said: I'm not sure it's a problem. Sign him to 6-7M per year for eight, which is about what he likely is worth given last year's fiasco. Signing him to a bridge just means it's entirely possible we'd to have to pay him 10M per by the time it's done, which would suck more. Lol, yes, I think we're saying the same thing. Sure the team might have to pay him $10M at the end of a bridge deal... but Provorov (or his agent) probably thinks he is worth more than $6-7M per year on a long-term deal but the team doesn't. Otherwise what's the hold up? Edited June 18, 2019 by brelic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmatus Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, brelic said: Lol, yes, I think we're saying the same thing. Sure the team might have to pay him $10M at the end of a bridge deal... but Provorov (or his agent) probably thinks he is worth more than $6-7M per year on a long-term deal but the team doesn't. Otherwise what's the hold up? Oh, that I don't know. It's possible his agent is asking for more than that. It's also possible Fletch is low-balling him based on just last season. I really hope not, but we really don't yet know what kind of GM we've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 2 hours ago, brelic said: I was more focused on Provorov not wanting a bridge deal. I would do 8 X 8 for him. But i sure hope he doesn't see Karlsson's 11+ mill and think he is there yet. He still has a lot to prove. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmatus Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, OccamsRazor said: I would do 8 X 8 for him. But i sure hope he doesn't see Karlsson's 11+ mill and think he is there yet. He still has a lot to prove. I can't imagine his agent would be gunning for that. Provo has high potential, but Karlsson was dominant for much of his career. Even Provo is highly unlikely to ever reach that level. There can be no worse comparison for contract talks imo. Edited June 18, 2019 by elmatus 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 7 hours ago, CoachX said: I realize this is off topic, but Bill Belichik floundered in the NFL for years. Now he is considered one of, if not THE, best coaches ever And Fletcher floundered in Minnesota, who has an NFL team. And that STILL doesn't make him anywhere near Bill Bellichik. I hope he's better than he was In Minnesota. But so far he's done squat to prove otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 I dunno. The defense looks better that it did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 6/18/2019 at 6:07 PM, CoachX said: I dunno. The defense looks better that it did Washington Capitals won the trade between Matt Niskanen and Radko Gudas https://starsandsticks.com/2019/08/26/washington-capitals-won-trade-matt-niskanen-radko-gudas/amp/ Not sure how even before it's turned September they can claim a winner here but if it makes them feel better than by all means comfort thyself. However myself I will wait to make that call come next spring. And their only evidence which they provided is rather flimsy to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 14 hours ago, OccamsRazor said: Washington Capitals won the trade between Matt Niskanen and Radko Gudas https://starsandsticks.com/2019/08/26/washington-capitals-won-trade-matt-niskanen-radko-gudas/amp/ Not sure how even before it's turned September they can claim a winner here but if it makes them feel better than by all means comfort thyself. However myself I will wait to make that call come next spring. And their only evidence which they provided is rather flimsy to say the least. The problem with Fansided is that it's written by dumbasses. I mean, it is literally written by your average hockey board visitor, often poorly, with spurious logic and worse English. And not the good hockey board visitors. The kind who have a trunk full of halibut in their Lumina. I read some of their draft predictions--I've stopped doing this, by the way--and on average it's mindless home team rah rah nonsense. And, by the way, the line that Gudas led the Flyers in shorthanded time on ice simply isn't true. It takes about 5 seconds to look that up. I don't think the trade was horrible from Washington's standpoint, especially from a cap perspective. But it's really a nonsensical post in August. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 17 hours ago, OccamsRazor said: Washington Capitals won the trade between Matt Niskanen and Radko Gudas https://starsandsticks.com/2019/08/26/washington-capitals-won-trade-matt-niskanen-radko-gudas/amp/ Not sure how even before it's turned September they can claim a winner here but if it makes them feel better than by all means comfort thyself. However myself I will wait to make that call come next spring. And their only evidence which they provided is rather flimsy to say the least. Good luck with that! Lets see how they feel when he serves his first suspension 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 4 hours ago, ruxpin said: The problem with Fansided is that it's written by dumbasses. I mean, it is literally written by your average hockey board visitor, often poorly, with spurious logic and worse English. And not the good hockey board visitors. The kind who have a trunk full of halibut in their Lumina. I read some of their draft predictions--I've stopped doing this, by the way--and on average it's mindless home team rah rah nonsense. And, by the way, the line that Gudas led the Flyers in shorthanded time on ice simply isn't true. It takes about 5 seconds to look that up. I don't think the trade was horrible from Washington's standpoint, especially from a cap perspective. But it's really a nonsensical post in August. Well that explains some things....now we know what Rick does in his spare time...but i must say i didn't even look and see where the article came from mostly because i couldn't see it all from the glare coming from the sun when i was sitting by the pool the other day. But i guess it's true anyone can publish something on the internet these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 58 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: i couldn't see it all from the glare coming from the sun when i was sitting by the pool the other day. I'm not jealous or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, ruxpin said: I'm not jealous or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 6 hours ago, ruxpin said: And not the good hockey board visitors. The kind who have a trunk full of halibut in their Lumina. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 11:41 AM, ruxpin said: I'm not jealous or anything. @CoachX What an amazing deflection goal by Radko!!!!! Oh wait!???!!!??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/7/2019 at 9:21 AM, OccamsRazor said: @CoachX What an amazing deflection goal by Radko!!!!! Oh wait!???!!!??? Haha! Yeah, i'm gonna miss that guy. Maybe he can come visit Philly during his impending suspension 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 6/14/2019 at 9:30 AM, RonJeremy said: By trading a steady veteran like Gudas,one of our two right handed defenseman, this tells me that Meyers takes Gudas spot on the third pair and we are most definitely trading for a top veteran defenseman to pair with Provorov . It’s gotta be another righty, Trouba? Man looking back the Hayes trade was huge i think no doubt. But Chuckles trading Gudas for a top pairing defenseman, a guy who can come in and provide Ivan the confident shoulder to lean so he can continue to round into one of the best defenseman in Flyer's history is soooo huge...i can't say enough how out of the park he hit this. Looking at how well those two are playing i don't think you could have planned it any better. Niskanen 7 goals 25 assist 32 points +5 71 blocked shots Provorov 11 goals 20 assist 31 points +4 100 blocked shots Man this has gotten better and better as the season has gone. And this has allowed the other two young guys i think Sanheim and Myers have less pressure so they can continue to work on their game. Having a dominate pair to put out vs the other teams top lines has been huge to helping Hart grown into his role. I just don't think Chuckles gets the credit he deserves....i know many have come here to put him on blast about all the negative things that could happen but none have really come out and it looks like they may have been wrong only a few to say well it looks good now but wait just wait it' may go south.....well we're waiting...i just hope the playoffs are their reward for turning it around this year. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 trade Fletcher now! his value will never be higher! 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmatus Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 41 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: Man looking back the Hayes trade was huge i think no doubt. But Chuckles trading Gudas for a top pairing defenseman, a guy who can come in and provide Ivan the confident shoulder to lean so he can continue to round into one of the best defenseman in Flyer's history is soooo huge...i can't say enough how out of the park he hit this. Looking at how well those two are playing i don't think you could have planned it any better. Niskanen 7 goals 25 assist 32 points +5 71 blocked shots Provorov 11 goals 20 assist 31 points +4 100 blocked shots Man this has gotten better and better as the season has gone. And this has allowed the other two young guys i think Sanheim and Myers have less pressure so they can continue to work on their game. Having a dominate pair to put out vs the other teams top lines has been huge to helping Hart grown into his role. I just don't think Chuckles gets the credit he deserves....i know many have come here to put him on blast about all the negative things that could happen but none have really come out and it looks like they may have been wrong only a few to say well it looks good now but wait just wait it' may go south.....well we're waiting...i just hope the playoffs are their reward for turning it around this year. I think some may have come in judging him on his tenure in Min, which i do think is fair. He was hardly a genius in his time there, and it was the best projection tool we had. That said, I think only a very few people were really sounding off on him. Most of us were and are willing to give him the benefit of time before coming down on his record here. As with many things, we seem to extrapolate posts that are more extreme and largely ignore more balanced posters and their thoughts. That’s human nature, and this board isn’t immune. As far as Fletch’s work goes to date, I do think it’s been generally positive. Certainly the coaching has been a mammoth change for the better. Also, I agree with you that Niskanen and Hayes were good adds (though i maintain we will almost certainly come to regret Hayes’ contract in the future). I think most of us were pretty on board with both acquisitions though. Those who weren’t just seem to be more memorable. I don’t think we know how these latest two depth acquisitions will go, but they seem like reasonable adds also. I don’t think either of them will have a huge impact on the team, but they both seem to be solid depth options, and we all know how important depth is in the playoffs. I do wish he had moved Ghost for someone with a bit more potential, but it’s likely he tried and just found it to be a very hard sell given Ghost’s play and the injuries. Overall, i would say Fletch has done a good job though. Is it enough to make a playoff run? I don’t know, but he hasn’t made too many mistakes i’d say. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post flyercanuck Posted February 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2020 53 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: Man looking back the Hayes trade was huge i think no doubt. But Chuckles trading Gudas for a top pairing defenseman, a guy who can come in and provide Ivan the confident shoulder to lean so he can continue to round into one of the best defenseman in Flyer's history is soooo huge...i can't say enough how out of the park he hit this. Looking at how well those two are playing i don't think you could have planned it any better. Niskanen 7 goals 25 assist 32 points +5 71 blocked shots Provorov 11 goals 20 assist 31 points +4 100 blocked shots Man this has gotten better and better as the season has gone. And this has allowed the other two young guys i think Sanheim and Myers have less pressure so they can continue to work on their game. Having a dominate pair to put out vs the other teams top lines has been huge to helping Hart grown into his role. I just don't think Chuckles gets the credit he deserves....i know many have come here to put him on blast about all the negative things that could happen but none have really come out and it looks like they may have been wrong only a few to say well it looks good now but wait just wait it' may go south.....well we're waiting...i just hope the playoffs are their reward for turning it around this year. I was certainly one of the ones not too happy with getting Fletcher as a gm (as you well know). As mentioned, his tenure in Minnesota was all we had to judge him on. He left that franchise a total wreck, with plenty of bad contracts signed for long term and a lousy farm system. I don't understand how you could look at him any other way. So far in Philly he hasn't traded away all his prospects and draft picks. So I guess he deserves props for that....though that is the same thing most of us would do (I hope) Trading Gudas for Niskanen has worked well. I'm not sure it's the pure genius move you're making it out to be, but it's a good move. The Hayes "trade" wasn't really so much of a trade, it was a matter of "here's way more money than you're worth for way longer than you deserve...want it"? I don't hate the player. We're what... TEN PERCENT into a 7 year contract with him? He's far from making it a great deal. So far he's been fine. I think everyones guess is his worst years are ahead though. At $7 million a year. You have to take that into consideration. Again....months into it he's been fine. All those other players that are developing so well including Provorov are only here because of a GM very unlike Fletcher who didn't trade away all his picks and prospects. I just hope "Chuckie" continues to remember that. He basically inherited a playoff calibre team on it's way up with plenty more developing prospects on their way. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 38 minutes ago, elmatus said: I think some may have come in judging him on his tenure in Min, which i do think is fair. He was hardly a genius in his time there, and it was the best projection tool we had. That said, I think only a very few people were really sounding off on him. Most of us were and are willing to give him the benefit of time before coming down on his record here. As with many things, we seem to extrapolate posts that are more extreme and largely ignore more balanced posters and their thoughts. That’s human nature, and this board isn’t immune. As far as Fletch’s work goes to date, I do think it’s been generally positive. Certainly the coaching has been a mammoth change for the better. Also, I agree with you that Niskanen and Hayes were good adds (though i maintain we will almost certainly come to regret Hayes’ contract in the future). I think most of us were pretty on board with both acquisitions though. Those who weren’t just seem to be more memorable. I don’t think we know how these latest two depth acquisitions will go, but they seem like reasonable adds also. I don’t think either of them will have a huge impact on the team, but they both seem to be solid depth options, and we all know how important depth is in the playoffs. I do wish he had moved Ghost for someone with a bit more potential, but it’s likely he tried and just found it to be a very hard sell given Ghost’s play and the injuries. Overall, i would say Fletch has done a good job though. Is it enough to make a playoff run? I don’t know, but he hasn’t made too many mistakes i’d say. I'm on board with this. I think bringing in NHL calibre coaches and the development of the younger guys have played the biggest roles in the team going forward. I'll give Fletcher credit for NOT trading away all our assets, cause that's what scared me most about him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I love when old threads get bumped. I personally love the Niskanen trade. He is exactly what Provy needed. And everything has already been said about Hayes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCFlyguy Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 I was one of those complaining about Fletcher's moves (at least Hayes) so I will respond. Niskanen seems like an excellent move that has given Provorov the support he needed to continue to develop. They are certainly the best top pair we've had since Timonen and Coburn at least. Hayes is about what I thought he would be, maybe a little better. I didn't realize he would be, by most accounts, a good locker room guy. No one was complaining about what Hayes was going to do in Year 1. We'll see how well Hayes is doing in Years 5, 6, and 7. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, SCFlyguy said: We'll see how well Hayes is doing in Years 5, 6, and 7. Some of us will be around to see for sure. Others will be lying at the bottom of the Walt Whitman Bridge and won't be able to see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 The way the league is now with contracts, you are always gonna have 3 or 4 guys making 8 or 9 million and as they age , you will be stuck with 3 or 4 years of poor returns. You just have to be lucky that, as some bad contracts expire, and younger guys want big raises, that you are able to crunch the numbers, keep drafting good players and keep the team competitive . Having a bunch of guys over 30 with big contracts and all heading downhill is when you end up handcuffed with no cap space and few options. G expires in 22, just as Coots is up for a big raise in 22, so half that Giroux $ will go to Coots. JVR in 23 and Jake in 24 and Hayes in 26. So its imperative that we dump one big contract at the expansion draft and you have to buy someone out down the road, in order to pay our younger guys as they improve and get bigger contracts. It seems like you get a 3-4 year window to win the Cup and then you have to rebuild. Its getting harder to win the Cup with all the cap implications it limits your options for FA and traded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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