2023-24 Roster Thread #9: Spring time is upon us

[wankstifier]

Will they go after Walker or the RD who goes the furthest in the playoffs?

 

[Danko]

Didn't Danny say Gurianov isnt coming back?

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Farabee - Couturier - Konecny
Tippet - Frost - Michov
Brink - Cates - Foerster
Hathaway - Poehling - Lycksell
Gurianov

Sanheim - York
Seeler - Drysdale
Attard - Ristolainen

Ersson
Fedotov

Traded/demoted
Laughton
Atkinson
Deslauriers


That almost looks like a hockey team......

Walker back in FA? 5m, 4 years?
Farabee for an equivalent centre really makes sense too.

Guri went off back to the KHL I believe.

Laughton I think still has trade value. Atkinson can be traded at 50% retention for like a 5th or 6th rounder. Deslauriers should be shot into the sun.

Also, if you're running Cates as your 3C, you better find a better 3C. I'd rather have Poehling as the 3C over Cates.

The 2nd and third pairings are truly AWFUL and we'd basically be the Sharks next year like that.

 

[Danko]

Because of Rempe the flyers are going to continue to hold onto Deslauriers. They shouldn't.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Because of Rempe the flyers are going to continue to hold onto Deslauriers. They shouldn't.

You best believe they think he was an urgently important reason they slaughtered the bad Caps

 

[Curufinwe]

Guri went off back to the KHL I believe.

Laughton I think still has trade value. Atkinson can be traded at 50% retention for like a 5th or 6th rounder. Deslauriers should be shot into the sun.

Also, if you're running Cates as your 3C, you better find a better 3C. I'd rather have Poehling as the 3C over Cates.

The 2nd and third pairings are truly AWFUL and we'd basically be the Sharks next year like that.

Poehling played center ahead of Cates all year with Cates mostly playing wing, so I don't know why Poehling has been put back in the 4C slot.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Anyone happen to know why it came down to the last game? Or if not getting the job done at the end counts as proving everyone wrong for counting them out?

Asking for a friend.

 

[Curufinwe]

The most special 21st place NHL team in history

 

[ponder719]

Anyone happen to know why it came down to the last game?

Because if it had come down to the 4th-from-last game, we'd have at least had a mathematical shot at Celebrini, and the universe is a cold, desolate place devoid of hope.

 

[Rebels57]

Farabee - Couturier - Konecny
Tippet - Frost - Michov
Brink - Cates - Foerster
Hathaway - Poehling - Lycksell
Gurianov

Sanheim - York
Seeler - Drysdale
Attard - Ristolainen

Ersson
Fedotov

Traded/demoted
Laughton
Atkinson
Deslauriers


That almost looks like a hockey team......

Walker back in FA? 5m, 4 years?
Farabee for an equivalent centre really makes sense too.

Now that Walker has had a taste of playing for the Avs, do you think he would even entertain coming back to the Flyers?

 

[ponder719]

Now that Walker has had a taste of playing for the Avs, do you think he would even entertain coming back to the Flyers?

I ¢an think of rea$on$ why he might ¢on$ider it.

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

Now that Walker has had a taste of playing for the Avs, do you think he would even entertain coming back to the Flyers?

Plus they can also trade for someone who's just about to age out if not resign Johnson.

 

[Danko]

Now that Walker has had a taste of playing for the Avs, do you think he would even entertain coming back to the Flyers?

The locker room is good now

 

[BritainStix]

Now that Walker has had a taste of playing for the Avs, do you think he would even entertain coming back to the Flyers?

It's gonna come down to money. Like it does for 99% of people.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Charlie said on one of his more recent podcasts the odds of Walker coming back are probably slim. Essentially said the Flyers final offer can probably be topped on the open market & he doesn’t really see them going beyond that offer. It sounds like they don’t want to block Drysdale from top four/PP opportunities either.

 

[VladDrag]

Charlie said on one of his more recent podcasts the odds of Walker coming back are probably slim. Essentially said the Flyers final offer can probably be topped on the open market & he doesn’t really see them going beyond that offer. It sounds like they don’t want to block Drysdale from top four/PP opportunities either.

Is Drysdale the most likely candidate for Torts’ next target?

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Is Drysdale the most likely candidate for Torts’ next target?

Not if he really was one of the main drivers behind acquiring him. He will do everything he can to prop him up I believe.

 

[Danko]

I just worry that Brad Shaw is gonna be asked to interview for a head coaching spot and that we'd be left with Rocky and Torts

 

[BernieParent]

I just worry that Brad Shaw is gonna be asked to interview for a head coaching spot and that we'd be left with Rocky and Torts

... and Laperriere.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I ¢an think of rea$on$ why he might ¢on$ider it.

Imagine the money they would have thrown at Niskanen to get him back. Now realize Walker is the new Niskanen. It has strong potential to be terrible. Heres hoping their perpetual cap mismanagement saves them from themselves.

 

[VladDrag]

Imagine the money they would have thrown at Niskanen to get him back. Now realize Walker is the new Niskanen. It has strong potential to be terrible. Heres hoping their perpetual cap mismanagement saves them from themselves.

Kind of tangential to your point, but when it comes to Walker, the question isn't will he be a valuable player for the majority of the next contract. I think you can look at his history and say that Walker is and will likely continue to be a valuable player for the next few years.

To me, the questions around Walker is just how valuable? This is the most impactful he's ever played. So, will he continue this level of play, and be a #3/4, or does he drop back down and play at his ~#5/6 level? Further, how much is going to make? Someone is going to give him #3/4-type money. This is his last opportunity for a big contract, so it's likely he chases money (I don't blame - get that bag).

I personally am not willing to pay Walker 5-6M/year for the next 6 years based on one season of a very good performance. It may turn out fine, but I'm not betting on a 29 year defenseman who had a career year on his contract year to continue that performance for the duration of the contract.

 

[Curufinwe]

It’s good that it’s known that PLD can’t play under Torts or I’d be worried about the Flyers trading for him.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Now that Walker has had a taste of playing for the Avs, do you think he would even entertain coming back to the Flyers?

Exactly. The guy wants to win. Why would he come here to be on a below average hockey team led by a jackass on the bench.

I just worry that Brad Shaw is gonna be asked to interview for a head coaching spot and that we'd be left with Rocky and Torts

I’m not worried. Good for him if he can get out of this shitshow

 

[Flyerfan4life]

It’s good that it’s known that PLD can’t play under Torts or I’d be worried about the Flyers trading for him.

#buckle in

 

[TCTC]

It’s good that it’s known that PLD can’t play under Torts or I’d be worried about the Flyers trading for him.

Looks like Tortorella was right about him after all.