2023-24 Roster Thread 4: September is National Bourbon Heritage Month

[deadhead]

It was a while back on twitter someone posted " with the retention of Laughton the Hathaway signing really makes no sense " . I kind of agree

Laughton is a LW/C, Hathaway is a RW.
I think the Hathaway signing reflected a lack of confidence that Allison can stay healthy and Brink coming off hip surgery.
Laughton may reflect uncertainty concerning Couts and Lycksell (lack of depth at LW).
Briere may make a move or two once he sees how healthy Couts, Atkinson and Brink are in TC.
His best prospects are in college, the CHL or the KHL - so he probably wants to be careful about having enough depth to start the season.

I doubt any Laughton offer was both a 1st and 2nd (even later picks) without a major salary dump included.
Teams like him, but he's a middle six LW and a 4C, he's not going to garner a premium return.
I'd say a late first for Laughton and a minor salary dump or a 2nd and 3rd is probably his market value.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

A timeline of events:

June 13th, 2023

It's hard to figure out what they can get, while Laughton isn't as good as Pageau (defense at center is his edge), Pageau had to be resigned at 6x5, while Laughton is on a 3x3 contract, perfect for a cap strapped contender looking at a 2-3 year window.

So it makes sense to be patient, maybe a late 1st and a 3rd or "B" prospect.

June 22nd, 2023

According to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, the Philadelphia Flyers have reportedly turned down a first-round pick this year (either 25th or 29th overall), as well as a future second-round pick from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Scott Laughton.

September 7th, 2023

I doubt any Laughton offer was both a 1st and 2nd (even later picks) without a major salary dump included.

People change their minds. We should allow for this. But read the specific phrasing and draw your own conclusions.

 

[Curufinwe]

It was a while back on twitter someone posted " with the retention of Laughton the Hathaway signing really makes no sense " . I kind of agree

Torts specifically asked for a 4th liner to score 10 goals, and I won't be at all surprised if he ends up on the 3rd line to start the season.

Farabee-Couturier-Konecny
Tippet-Cates-Atkinson
Laughton-Frost-Hathaway
Deslauriers-Poehling-Allison
Lacznyski

 

[Beef Invictus]

Torts specifically asked for a 4th liner to score 10 goals, and I won't be at all surprised if he ends up on the 3rd line to start the season.

Farabee-Couturier-Konecny
Tippet-Cates-Atkinson
Laughton-Frost-Hathaway
Deslauriers-Poehling-Allison
Lacznyski

That possible lineup's utility is immediately upgraded by swapping Frost and Cates, but it'll take until January to try it.

 

[BiggE]

Those 3 are going no where. Snider had it in his will that they will be advisors for life

The Flyers upper echelon is basically the hockey mafia, you’re in til you’re dead

 

[BiggE]

With John Tortorella, Keith Jones, Bob Murray, and Dean Lombardi, the Flyers are moving from the Jurassic to the Cretaceous. That’s what I call progress. Like I always say: give Michkov until March and the Flyers 145 million years before I start to worry.

Hope the asteroid hits soon

 

[Cody Webster]

A timeline of events:

June 13th, 2023


June 22nd, 2023


September 7th, 2023


People change their minds. We should allow for this. But read the specific phrasing and draw your own conclusions.

I love this...

-250 odds that it'll be ignored

 

[Deadpool8812]

"The senior advisors have no influence"

Meanwhile...
-Fletcher was hired because of his past connection with the advisors, namely Clarke
-Tortorella was hired because he was wanted by the senior advisors, not Fletcher
-Fletcher (Clarke) mishandling of Giroux
-Briere, who was brought in by Holmgren, was gifted the GM role without any other candidates really being considered
-Bob Clarke's interview last season where he put all the blame on Hextall


And those are just some examples...

But yeah, "no influence" at all

 

[VladDrag]

Hope the asteroid hits soon

Hate to break it to you but the cretaceous period was about 80 million years in duration.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Hate to break it to you but the cretaceous period was about 80 million years in duration.

So was last season.

 

[Magua]

It makes you wonder what 100 million years of evolution would look like for the Flyers. I had a team of scientists and artists create a concept picture:

 

[renberg]

Torts specifically asked for a 4th liner to score 10 goals, and I won't be at all surprised if he ends up on the 3rd line to start the season.

Farabee-Couturier-Konecny
Tippet-Cates-Atkinson
Laughton-Frost-Hathaway
Deslauriers-Poehling-Allison

I have to admit that if this is the opening night lineup, I’ll be disappointed. Foerster has to be there. You’re probably right though. The marinating has to continue.

 

[Curufinwe]

I have to admit that if this is the opening night lineup, I’ll be disappointed. Foerster has to be there. You’re probably right though. The marinating has to continue.

Maybe he will be but after the York shenanigans last year, I’m not gonna take it for granted.

 

[Sombastate]

According to twitter Hart has taken flyers off of his Instagram bio. Whatever that means (likely nothing)

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

According to twitter Hart has taken flyers off of his Instagram bio. Whatever that means (likely nothing)

You got evil grittied.

 

[Sombastate]

You got evil grittied.

but he is private and no flyers in his bio haha. I don’t know if he had that before, though

 

[Larry44]

but he is private and no flyers in his bio haha. I don’t know if he had that before, though

It wasn’t evil gritty, mandyrose posted it first, evil got it from her and now Russ Joy is asking…
https://x.com/mandyrose22/status/1699930480794017941?s=46&t=PSOAhHo7oDwK6fo_qWZr1w

Apparently a few others have all gone private too. We’ll see.

https://x.com/beardedhrrrfn13/status/1699946735370428507?s=46&t=PSOAhHo7oDwK6fo_qWZr1w

 

[bennysflyers16]

Howden too
Opening NFL weekend

The announcement is coming

 

[CutOnDime97]

Looks like he did previously have it in his bio...

It wasn’t evil gritty, mandyrose posted it first, evil got it from her and now Russ Joy is asking…
https://x.com/mandyrose22/status/1699930480794017941?s=46&t=PSOAhHo7oDwK6fo_qWZr1w

Apparently a few others have all gone private too. We’ll see.

https://x.com/beardedhrrrfn13/status/1699946735370428507?s=46&t=PSOAhHo7oDwK6fo_qWZr1w

Those guys barely have any followers...were they not already private?

 

[Beef Invictus]

Maybe they're ashamed. Which is fair.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Watch a news dump this Sunday with the NFL back.

 

[Sombastate]

Watch a news dump this Sunday with the NFL back.

Friday at 5, let NCAA and NFL take the attention away

 

[DancingPanther]

Wake me up when the stabilizing goalie we've been hunting for decades ends up being a rapist

 

[Tripod]

This organization is so easy to hate.

 

[Don Nachbaur 26]

According to twitter Hart has taken flyers off of his Instagram bio. Whatever that means (likely nothing)

Just checked again right now. Not private and still has Flyers pics up. No mention of Flyers in his bio though.