2019/20 Roster Thread XXX - AKA the Ghost Thread

[bobbythebrain]

Laughton and a first isn’t enough according to a lot of quack fans on the main boards

No trade ever is...until it's made for much less

Rumor from Lebrun I believe was that Ana is looking for 1sts to rebuild, and would entertain cap dumps in the process. What the fans say after that is generally not realistic to what GM value is

 

[Curufinwe]

The Raffl/Laughton experiment at 4c needs to go the way of the dodo bird

Who are you playing there?

I'll start taping my sides in case you're going to say Bunnaman or Vorobyev are better 4C options in 19-20.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Who are you playing there?

 

[Curufinwe]

Frost playing center in the top 9 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bunnaman playing 4C

Bunnana gets dominated on the dot and slaughtered in shot attempts. He needs AHL development time as much as any forward prospect.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Who are you playing there?

I'll start taping my sides in case you're going to say Bunnaman or Vorobyev are better 4C options in 19-20.

That's where the trade needs to happen, if any trade happens was my point. Frost isn't fixing that hole.

 

[Psuhockey]

That's where the trade needs to happen, if any trade happens was my point. Frost isn't fixing that hole.

How about the Flyers save the assets and worry about that hole next year. Or do you think a fourth C is the missing piece for a Flyers cup run?

 

[dragonoffrost]

How about the Flyers save the assets and worry about that hole next year. Or do you think a fourth C is the missing piece for a Flyers cup run?

Frost at 2C and a 4c this team gets scary if Hart figures out goaltending on the road.

 

[Curufinwe]

We can wait till summer to grab a real 4C.

Jay Beagle - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[dragonoffrost]

We can wait till summer to grab a real 4C.

Jay Beagle - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

I don't see Van trading him.

 

[Curufinwe]

Hard to give up a 34 year old guy with 4 points and a $3m cap hit. They don't grow on trees.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Hard to give up a 34 year old guy with 4 points and a $3m cap hit. They don't grow on trees.

With those numbers I don't see Philly biting on getting him either

 

[Magua]

I can’t fathom trading assets for a 4C when Raffl and Laughton are perfectly cromulent there. It’s not a worry to me. Someone like Laughton at 3LW is more a bother to me than him at 4C.

It’d be such a non needle moving trade, and I’d sooner say we downgrade in a trade with bums like Thompson and Lewis in mention. Let’s not.

 

[TB87]

I can’t fathom trading assets for a 4C when Raffl and Laughton are perfectly cromulent there. It’s not a worry to me. Someone like Laughton at 3LW is more a bother to me than him at 4C.

It’d be such a non needle moving trade, and I’d sooner say we downgrade in a trade with bums like Thompson and Lewis in mention. Let’s not.

 

[Striiker]

Once again, people just want trades for the sake of trades. Clearly what we need or what makes sense wasn't even considered.

No wonder Fletcher gets defended so adamantly by some. He's perfect for the "no plan, just do" crowd.

 

[Chinatown88]

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RIP Mrs. K

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I can’t fathom trading assets for a 4C when Raffl and Laughton are perfectly cromulent there. It’s not a worry to me. Someone like Laughton at 3LW is more a bother to me than him at 4C.

It’d be such a non needle moving trade, and I’d sooner say we downgrade in a trade with bums like Thompson and Lewis in mention. Let’s not.

You have embiggened my spirit of Flyers faithful.

 

[TB87]

Anyways, I’ve really like what I’ve seen out of Wade Allison the past few weekend series. He looks a lot better than he did earlier this season and he’s been making great decisions with and without the puck. There’s been a lot more creativity from him lately. Good stuff.

 

[YEM]

Hard to give up a 34 year old guy with 4 points and a $3m cap hit. They don't grow on trees.

I do admire how you advocate trading for this guy and then rip him only 2 posts later.

 

[Adtar02]

Trying to add a player through trade at this point is probably not ideal. Being in our cap situation we need to make another area weaker to marginally improve another.

I think the team will be in the playoffs the way it is currently structured. If it doesn’t it’s be cause we lose too much on the road. Ie when we don’t have last change. That’s usually because a team is young or being out coached. I think it’s both this year. On the road certain matchups get abused. Some of that is young some of it is over using or miss using players

 

[Amorgus]

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[Curufinwe]

I do admire how you advocate trading for this guy and then rip him only 2 posts later.

It's called sarcasm.

 

[KrazyKat]

If Allison or Laczynski get signed.And maybe Frost / Patrick come back.
No need to trade for a guy unless somehow all that fails first. Just going to have to wait it out.
I do agree with keeping Giroux at Center too for now, but if frost is up, he could see the wing.

I like how Frost, who looked fine at an NHL level, is in the AHL, and now flyers are struggling down the middle.
#FreeFrost

Giroux - Frost - Konecny
Van Reimsdyk - Couturier - Voracek
Farabee - Patrick - Hayes
Raffl - Laughton - Laczynski/Pitlick/Aube Kubel

Theres no need to trade for a 4th line Center with this depth. Unless, Patrick isn't anywhere close to returning. Even then... still not necassary.
Bunny hasn't been That bad.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Wow. Too many ppl not giving this team a chance to go deep. Sad.

Imo that's why Braun and Nisky were brought in.

Playoffs are entirely different season, yet people think they hit the gold mine of great moves by simply thinking the AHL will be enough

 

[trostol]

LeBrun mentioning Nate Thompson sure is a head scratcher. Hes worthless. Id rather have Bunny as 4C.

Read that as benny

 

[Starat327]

Read that as benny

Probably equally true. Hed at least get Jake fired up in the locker room.