2022/23 Roster Thread II: Worth Every Penny

[Danko]

He's been horrible. He hasn't won a single trade, has moved more draft picks for nothing, handed out bad contracts, has no cap space, and the team has gotten significantly worse since he took over.

Those aren't mediocre results, they're horrendous

Same story in Minnesota. I’ve posted before but look at all His transactions. He’s terrible.

 

[Larry44]

Lol, at least I'm entertained watching fletcher juggle the situation.

He's pot committed

Chuckles is bent over the log, getting ready to get reamed again, a hopeless look on his permanently stunned face….

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I’m just saying that I am getting some dental work done tomorrow and will be getting put to sleep so this could all happen while I’m asleep.

It’s all coming together.

 

[eramosat]

Chuckles is bent over the log, getting ready to get reamed again, a hopeless look on his permanently stunned face….

 

[Danko]

Chucks only hope is Seattle decided to help him and take the first

 

[Flyerfan4life]

When I created the term Maximum PainIn the bubble I could have never imagined how deep this could go.

ur a legend...

 

[BrindamoursNose]

It's amazing.

We're in such disarray that we're about to sign the hottest free agent we've been (to some degree) daydreaming about for years...and I want nothing to do with it.

What an absolute disaster.

 

[deadhead]

I think Fletcher was hoping JG would accept Calgary's offer, then he could go to Scott and say there's no chance, can we finally take a couple years and rebuild?

Because now he's going to be forced to do something stupid, not signing JG may get him fired this year, signing JG may get him fired next year.

The irony if he uses the Florida pick to move JVR is he's traded
G, JVR and Lindblom for JG and Tippett and a 3rd rd pick.

But all will be for naught unless Torts sprinkles fairy dust on TDA and Risto and turns them into actual defensemen.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I’m just saying that I am getting some dental work done tomorrow and will be getting put to sleep so this could all happen while I’m asleep.

It’s all coming together.

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PF Chang’s Marlton??

 

[Beef Invictus]

This sounds more and more like the rumor posted above, that Fletcher wants to rebuild but is being blocked by Clarke and Holmgren, may have some legs. This is why Fletcher isn't rushing to trade a 1st rd pick to clear JVR, why he's moving 2nd and 3rd rd picks, trying to limit the damage from the "bias for action" mandate - same thing he did in the summer of 2019. That summer he managed to satisfy the mandate but only gave up a net 3rd rd pick, regaining the 2nd in the draft, and Gudas. Last summer, the pressure was on to give AV what he thought he needed to win. This summer, the pressure is on again, another "name" HC, another push to the playoffs.

Beef says Fletcher is in control, I don't believe it for a minute. These moves feel like decisions being made by committee, a lot of "camels." As far as Fletcher resigning, uh, these jobs are hard to find, this could be his last real payday in his life - I'd hang on as long as I could in his situation - because those houses by the golf course are expensive.

Nothing is going to change until they fire Scott and bring in someone with real sports management experience and expertise. It doesn't even have to be a Hockey guy, just someone who does his homework, identifies the best available hockey people with 21st century mindsets and give them carte blanche to build a team for the long run. Only then will moves be made that are coherent.

What we see right now are a series of reactive moves, try this to make the playoffs, it didn't work, dump those players and add others, that didn't work . . . the lack of coherence tells me no one is in charge.

Fletcher did build Minnesota into a winner, made a couple initial mistakes but built through the draft. Then his owner started pushing to win now leading to a serious of TDL trades that leaked talent. We've just seen exactly the same thing with Zito in Florida, trading their top picks the next three seasons to get blown out in the 2nd round. Sakic isn't brilliant, he's just lucky to have a FO that allowed him to keep his job after deep sixing a 112 point team to 48 points in three years and patiently build it back up again. He's made some good moves, but the best was having the right owner.

Fletcher can fire those two whenever he wants.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

PF Chang’s Marlton??

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Yep, lol.

 

[Tripod]

A 1st, JVR and Lindblom for JG signed long term is a great deal. Fletch gonna turn the Flyers around! Getting players he wants instead of AV's guys.

 

[deadhead]

Fletcher can fire those two whenever he wants.

You have no clue. You have no idea of the internal dynamics of the Flyer FO.
Neither do I, but my suspicions are built around a pattern that precedes Fletcher by almost a decade.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

Good. Shill Meltzer even had some tweets that weren't pure boot licking of the franchise, which is pretty much a scathing review by his standards.

As always, the media starting to turn on the team means the current regime is on it's last gasp. If only Clarke would be shown the door with them.

The authentic dumbasses all think Clarke has nothing to do with this, that this is all Dave Scott and comcast

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yep, lol.

I work across the street but never go because it takes a half hour to cross 73.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

You have no clue. You have no idea of the internal dynamics of the Flyer FO.
Neither do I, but my suspicions are built around a pattern that precedes Fletcher by almost a decade.

 

[flyerslducks]

I think Fletcher was hoping JG would accept Calgary's offer, then he could go to Scott and say there's no chance, can we finally take a couple years and rebuild?

Because now he's going to be forced to do something stupid, not signing JG may get him fired this year, signing JG may get him fired next year.

hahahahahahaha rebuild. you funny dead!

trading for risto, TDA was stupid, trading ghost was stupid...

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

We got people on Twitter saying just sign Gaudreau tomorrow & deal with the JvR trade later.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Guys this really isn't thay hard. I've solved all our problems with these few easy and reasonable moves.

Flyers 2022-23 - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[eramosat]

could signing Johnny Hockey lead to a relocation of the franchise?

 

[BrindamoursNose]

We got people on Twitter saying just sign Gaudreau tomorrow & deal with the JvR trade later.

Does that mean Vin Diesel is gonna take a tire iron to JVR's knees?

 

[Starat327]

I work across the street but never go because it takes a half hour to cross 73.

Woah! We're all so close!

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Yep, lol.

I work across the street but never go because it takes a half hour to cross 73.

You can literally see Joe’s from there. What is wrong with you two?!

 

[BiggE]

Chuckles is bent over the log, getting ready to get reamed again, a hopeless look on his permanently stunned face….

 

[dgaspari]

My prediction for the flyers. they trade jvr along with travis konecny as the sweetner. this will free up 12.5 of cap space. they can sign jg and have money to fill other positions in free agency.