2022/23 Roster Thread II: Worth Every Penny

[JojoTheWhale]

Of course, Fletcher could throw curveball and trade away someone like Provorov which would make no sense to me, but I believe you guys threw it out there as possibility this offseason about a month ago

Was that legit concern or just a "Well Fletcher is terrible and it's what an idiot would do" type of stuff?

Some of us have been interested in a Provorov trade for years simply because his trade value outstripped his play, so it could always be that hope is involved.

But there have been rumors from reasonable sources. There have also been specifics out there. For example, despite being absolutely terrible at it, he's not been taken off of PP1 because he couldn't mentally handle it. People weren't willing to go public with it before this year and as you can see, they leak like a sieve.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

As far as I know, it doesn't work that way anymore. In order to get the extra year, the player has to have been on your roster at the end of the previous season.

The only way they could get that to work is for the Flames to sign him to 8 years and trade him.

Oh really? Had no idea LOL

 

[GKJ]

I assume JVR trade has to happen today to give Flyers flexibility to be player for JG or anyone else in FA

Of course, Fletcher could throw curveball and trade away someone like Provorov which would make no sense to me, but I believe you guys threw it out there as possibility this offseason about a month ago

Was that legit concern or just a "Well Fletcher is terrible and it's what an idiot would do" type of stuff?

I don’t think he has to be traded today to do it, but if he is they clearly think this is happening. It’ll probably actually be tomorrow because he has a signing bonus to be paid out.

 

[Curufinwe]

Not surprised that a Lindblom buyout looks likely. I hope they re-sign him at $1m afterwards.

I don't think it will be that hard. Just buying out Lindblom opens up $3.333m.

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$82,500,000	$74,473,107	$295,000	$2,000,000	$8,026,893

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
van Riemsdyk, James $7,000,000	Couturier, Sean $7,750,000	Atkinson, Cam $5,875,000
Farabee, Joel $5,000,000	Hayes, Kevin $7,142,857	Konecny, Travis $5,500,000
Laughton, Scott $3,000,000	Frost, Morgan $1,000,000	Tippett, Owen $1,000,000
Cates, Noah $925,000	Brown, Patrick $750,000	MacEwen, Zack $750,000
Roster created at CapFriendly.com | Follow on Twitter @CapFriendly

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Provorov, Ivan $6,750,000	Deangelo, Anthony $5,000,000	Hart, Carter $3,979,000
Sanheim, Travis $4,675,000	Ristolainen, Rasmus $5,100,000	Sandström, Felix $775,000
York, Cam $880,833	Attard, Ronnie $883,750
Seeler, Nick $775,000

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Ellis, Ryan $6,250,000

 

[BiggE]

Meltzer reporting Oskar will be bought out today.

FU Cuck

 

[SuchySays]

Oskar

It's a gutless move

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Oh really? Had no idea LOL

Don’t feel bad. The media members don’t know it either. They’ve been saying it in twitter themselves.

 

[Curufinwe]

It's kind of funny getting mad at Fletcher for buying out Lindblom when Fletcher it was Good Guy Chuck who gave Oskar a 3 year, $9,000,000 deal in July 2020 when there was no guarantee he would be an effective hockey player again.

With the buyout Lindblom will have made $6.33m from two years of playing hockey after his recovery. And he's free to sign a new deal with any team including the Flyers.

 

[renberg]

Perhaps if Fletcher gets cancer, the Flyers organization can buy him out in two years. Everyone knows his production will not be up to standards.

 

[GKJ]

Emily Kaplan is writing that ‘some people close to Gaudreau’ feel that he should stay in Calgary, which is to say they’re probably telling him that too.

Also says she doesn’t think the offers are there to move JVR

 

[Prongo]

The “some people” is probably his agency telling him that so they get a higher cut of the deal. No problem with that but 1 day before free agency you are this far already…. When does his extension period run out for that 8th year?

 

[bennysflyers16]

I agree Oskar isn’t worth 3 mill , but this is just the wrong move. Buying out a gem of a person to sign a scumbag is horrible for the business side.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

When does his extension period run out for that 8th year?

(iv) An SPC with a term of greater than seven (7) years, provided, however, that a Club may sign a Player to an SPC with a term of up to eight (8) years if that Player was on such Club’s Reserve List as of and since the most recent Trade Deadline. With respect to potential Unrestricted Free Agents only, the ability to re-sign a Player to an SPC of eight (8) years expires when the Player becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent. With respect to a Player who becomes a Group 2 Restricted Free Agent, a Club may sign such Player to an SPC with a term of up to eight (8) years provided such Player was on such Club’s Reserve List and/or Restricted Free Agent List as of and since the most recent Trade Deadline.

 

[freakydallas13]

I have no words if this team buys out Lindblom because of signing DeAngelo. I hope they crash and burn and it blows up in their face spectacularly.

 

[Diaper Mask Bandits]

Perhaps if Fletcher gets cancer, the Flyers organization can buy him out in two years. Everyone knows his production will not be up to standards.

"Fletcher went goofy when he got cancer"

Clarkie

 

[wankstifier]

Good news, we are already here

I’d say they’re a bottom 5 team without Gaudreau. They might move into the bottom 15 with him?

 

[Curufinwe]

One part of Meltzer's take really stood out to me considering they started doing this back in March with the terrible Risto extension.

HockeyBuzz.com - Bill Meltzer - Quick Hits: Lindblom, Development Camp

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Right now, I don't want to see the Flyers tying themselves into any big-cap hit, long-term commitments or taking on any unnecessary cap hits for 2023-24.

 

[46zone]

It's kind of funny getting mad at Fletcher for buying out Lindblom when Fletcher it was Good Guy Chuck who gave Oskar a 3 year, $9,000,000 deal in July 2020 when there was no guarantee he would be an effective hockey player again.

With the buyout Lindblom will have made $6.33m from two years of playing hockey after his recovery. And he's free to sign a new deal with any team including the Flyers.

This is my view; that and the fact that Lindblom is a marginal player at this juncture.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Can’t blame anyone for not watching any games last season, especially in the latter half. But to say Lindblom wasn’t serviceable as a bottom 6er or not looking anything like his former self, is absolutely disingenuous.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Dude knows he has orders from Roberto Clarquez and co to aggressively pursue Gaudreau at all costs, knowing that he's already crunched for cap space, knowing he'll have to move out assets to dump JVR, so the first thing he does in the offseason is dump three more assets and $5 million in space at TDA. So now he has to buy out a fan and locker room favorite that showed the last half of the year he can still contribute in a bottom 6 role.

Of course that's ignoring the additional $5.1m he dumped on Risto a few months ago.

You can't make this shit up, lol.

 

[deadhead]

One part of Meltzer's take really stood out to me considering they started doing this back in March with the terrible Risto extension.

HockeyBuzz.com - Bill Meltzer - Quick Hits: Lindblom, Development Camp

www.hockeybuzz.com

Can't imagine Meltzer taking this stance so adamantly unless the waters are being tested or there is dissension among the ranks, i.e. Fletcher chafing at the futile "win now" mandate and trying to get a reality check into the media.

 

[Diaper Mask Bandits]

Today is the day chuckles makes his new worst move.

wow, that's a horrifying thought

you mean he's going to make even worse moves???

 

[BiggE]

There is no need to buy out Oskar (though I’m happy he’s getting away from this shitgarbage franchise)
There is no need to move JVR until the deadline
There is no need to sign any UFAs

Roll with what you got and use your inevitable top 10, possibly top 5, pick. No matter what moves they make, 6th in the division, 11th in the East and 21st in the league is the best they can hope for unless a miracle occurs.

Better to just stay the course, move the expiring contracts at the deadline, and finish 7th or 8th in the division, 13-16 in the East and in the 25-30 spot in the league.

Go take a vacation Cuck and leave your phone at home.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Should've traded Laughton for a 1st (or 2nd) when you had the chance, Chuckie boy

Now you're going to buyout a former-cancer patient who is climbing back up contention...and with it, basically the only redeeming quality on this roster now.

 

[Diaper Mask Bandits]

Can't imagine Meltzer taking this stance so adamantly unless the waters are being tested or there is dissension among the ranks, i.e. Fletcher chafing at the futile "win now" mandate and trying to get a reality check into the media.

ok, you're still going to insist upon this fantasy.

Fletcher wouldn't have wasted 3 draft picks on Deangelo if Fletcher was anti "win now