2022/23 Roster Thread III: Run It Back!
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No they were in on him. They just cant admit they failed so its easier to lie and say they werent interested. f***ing losers.
Curufinwe
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Actually, adding Gaudreau would not have made them the 6th best regular season team in 22-23.
Hollywood Cannon
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Imagine poo pooing the 19/20 season after years of felating it and thinking that no one would remember.
Magua
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The only reason other GMs demanded a 2023 top 5-10 1st round pick (protections or not) for ONE year of a 25 goal scorer was because they know Fletcher is a doormat, always overpays, and he boxed himself into a corner with wasting cap space. That he shouldn't have given up that pick is ignoring the realities of why that was the demand and ignoring why it was never a binary decision, despite management trying to portray it as such.
The entirety of Gaudreau's contract is JVR 2 mil retention + Laughton + no Deslauriers. But that path actually takes creativity and effort, an emphasis on tangibles above intangibles, and is not the path of least resistance. I don't know what the cost of moving JVR at that price would be for a non-doormat, but I do know Laughton could easily balance it out or even yield a net positive. Subtracting the worst offensive forward in the NHL helps out as well. There's also Provorov or Konecny for quality futures to consider. No one should be gullible enough to believe it couldn't been done without the 2023 1st. And no one should be delusional enough to believe Chuckles didn't f*** himself.
The entirety of Gaudreau's contract is JVR 2 mil retention + Laughton + no Deslauriers. But that path actually takes creativity and effort, an emphasis on tangibles above intangibles, and is not the path of least resistance. I don't know what the cost of moving JVR at that price would be for a non-doormat, but I do know Laughton could easily balance it out or even yield a net positive. Subtracting the worst offensive forward in the NHL helps out as well. There's also Provorov or Konecny for quality futures to consider. No one should be gullible enough to believe it couldn't been done without the 2023 1st. And no one should be delusional enough to believe Chuckles didn't f*** himself.
Hollywood Cannon
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Wonder how many the Flyers sold over last couple days with their big signings…
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Landing Gaudreau is huge for the Blue Jackets franchise. That team hasn't been able to hang onto a superstar player since Rick Nash. And I'm absolutely certain the Flyers would have sold a lot more season tickets if they had been the ones signing Gaudreau.
Curufinwe
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So glad he went there and not to NJ
CanadianFlyer88
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They need to sign Kessel so they can scratch him just short of 1000 consecutive games played.
Starat327
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They need to sign Kessel so they can scratch him just short of 1000 consecutive games played.
On one hand, I could totally see them doing this.
On the other, we know the Flyers are comfortable guaranteeing ice time regardless of level of play....
Hollywood Cannon
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I’m not above signing Kessel so that that jabroni Keith Yandle doesn’t hold the record anymore.
Striiker
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How ironic would it be if the thing that finally gets Chuck fired is his one good move, even though it was unintentional?
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It might, combined with the new HC "dead cat" bounce.
We see this all the time, the problem is sustaining those kinds of seasons.
If COVID hadn't come along they might have done so for another year, but the window was going to close in any case.
If Patrick was the real thing, if COVID doesn't come along and Niskanen keeps playing, if . . .
Who are "the Flyers?"
I thought HCs decide who they play (maybe not Yeo at the end of last season, but he was an interim HC where the GM wanted to audition prospects).
When has Torts guaranteed anything to a player?
Dave Brown head of pro scouting
thats all you need to know to realize this organization is pathetic
now, im really glad Gadreau didn't sign
for anything to change, the organization needs to be humiliated and hit rock bottom
I hope attendance plummets.
True. Thanks. Some might argue he’s the best of my “Hextall” list. I would have liked to see him more myself in orange n black.
mja
Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt
Played college hockey in Minnesota!
BiggE
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Plus watching Kessel and JVR fight over the last slice of postgame pizza would be the highlight of most game nights
usahockey22flyers
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You do know JvR is probably the biggest workaholic off the ice right? He's known for taking care of his body, being a gym rat, and focusing on nutrition...just because he's slow doesn't mean he doesn't take care of his body...
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Flyers’ Carter Hart more comfortable as he prepares for potential breakthrough season
Goalie Carter Hart, who could be the Flyers' backbone this season, arrived early at camp and talked about his offseason and expectations for the year.
www.inquirer.com
BiggE
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You do know, it was just a joke. Learn to laugh, you’ll need a sense of humor to be a Flyers fan. Unless you get off on pain and suffering, which is cool, we don’t kink shame around here
usahockey22flyers
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mja
Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt
He literally believes that JVR & Kessel are going to fight over a slice of pizza?
usahockey22flyers
2 years away from being 2 years away
No that JvR is fat and out of shape. It's often said on this board and it's just not true.
He's overpaid and cooked. But he's one of the best guys off the ice - he's super involved in the community, he's one of the biggest work-out-aholics, he was involved in the NHLPA until this year. Pretty standup dude.
BiggE
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I’m pretty sure no NHL player is truly out of shape. Also, you have no idea what I really think about JVR, but nice try.
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