2024-25 Roster Thread #1: The Beginninging

[Hollywood Cannon]

Come on, how many Flyer ticket holders had a clue who Fedotov was?
People here obsess on minor transactions that are ignored by most of the fan base.

A ton? Possibly on par with any prospect they've had in a long time. The dude was kidnapped leaving a practice and sent to Siberia. They know who he is all because of things that have happened off the ice.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Never take him out of the lineup please.

"EJ, right?" - Torts

 

[Kshahdoo]

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Flyers should look at this dude. He's a center, still young, has a very good shot, but can pass as well. FA next season.

 

[freakydallas13]

Come on, how many Flyer ticket holders had a clue who Fedotov was?
People here obsess on minor transactions that are ignored by most of the fan base.

If you only want to care about what the average season ticket holder cares about, the Flyers Facebook group might be more up your alley.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852152646733324517

Love this

He also seems to play with a chip on his shoulder and definitely doesn’t back down physically. It may not bode well down the line, but he seems pretty stout.

 

[FlyerNutter]

Come on, how many Flyer ticket holders had a clue who Fedotov was?
People here obsess on minor transactions that are ignored by most of the fan base.

Was big enough for them to have STG, and PHLY talk about it. Assume Myrt did as well. They are the kings of controlling the narrative, and trying to make them appear like a premier franchise.

Been thinking, who do you think was in charge of hiring Briere?

 

[deadhead]

If you only want to care about what the average season ticket holder cares about, the Flyers Facebook group might be more up your alley.

You missed the point, if it was a PR move, it was pretty futile.

 

[ponder719]

Come on, how many Flyer ticket holders had a clue who Fedotov was?
People here obsess on minor transactions that are ignored by most of the fan base.

The primary benefit of the PR wouldn't be with the fanbase; the point is showing prospective Flyers that management will have their back, and go to extreme lengths to take care of them. (Whether that's true in all cases, who the F knows, we do have our fair share of stories where we crammed someone under a bus when it suited management's narrative, but that's the story they're selling.)

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The fan base was AMPED about bringing him over despite not knowing anything about the actual player and his play itself. They thought he was this great goalie that was going to lead them to the promised land. It was all PR.

I feel like i'm taking crazy pills.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Players who would get claimed on waivers before Fedotov:
Fisto
Nic D
Goldberg from the Mighty Ducks films
The Hanson brothers
The corpse of Howie Morenz

Cal Peterson clears his throat.

 

[deadhead]

The primary benefit of the PR wouldn't be with the fanbase; the point is showing prospective Flyers that management will have their back, and go to extreme lengths to take care of them. (Whether that's true in all cases, who the F knows, we do have our fair share of stories where we crammed someone under a bus when it suited management's narrative, but that's the story they're selling.)

Don't think that would have much of an impact either.

Simplest explanation is they really liked him off his 2021 season:
KHL 26g .919, POs, 22g .937, Int'l 15g .943
Year in exile, then last season 44g .914, PO 5g .916
So they may have figured he was working his way back to pre-exile shape and would be a good candidate to be a NHL backup.

Best move would be to send him to LHV to play every day and have Dilly work on his mechanics.

 

[Cody Webster]

Wait, so bringing Fedotov over was a PR move, but having Jett make the team out of camp was not? Am I understanding that correctly?

 

[deadhead]

The best PR move is winning games.

 

[freakydallas13]

You missed the point, if it was a PR move, it was pretty futile.

Fair enough. But I disagree on both that the average season ticket holder had no idea who Fedotov was.

 

[BiggE]

The utter and complete ineptitude of this organization is staggering. Just read an article where Torts and Shaw talk about the fact that being a translator for Michkov is too much for Zamula so they are trying to communicate themselves mainly through diagrams and repetition.

So, the billion dollar corporation that owns the team can’t afford a translator? Perhaps the “gold standard” of the NHL can’t grasp the concept of a translator? Or, are they just that,
A. Moronic
B. Insensitive
C. Ignorant
Or
D. All of the above

Somewhere, probably in Florida, I can hear Clarke saying, “translator? Why does the commie need a translator? In my day, we just teased the French guys and made em learn English! f***ing translator!”

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The utter and complete ineptitude of this organization is staggering. Just read an article where Torts and Shaw talk about the fact that being a translator for Michkov is too much for Zamula so they are trying to communicate themselves mainly through diagrams and repetition.

So, the billion dollar corporation that owns the team can’t afford a translator? Perhaps the “gold standard” of the NHL can’t grasp the concept of a translator? Or, are they just that,
A. Moronic
B. Insensitive
C. Ignorant
Or
D. All of the above

Somewhere, probably in Florida, I can hear Clarke saying, “translator? Why does the commie need a translator? In my day, we just teased the French guys and made em learn English! f***ing translator!”

If he wants to play in America he needs to speak American.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

The utter and complete ineptitude of this organization is staggering. Just read an article where Torts and Shaw talk about the fact that being a translator for Michkov is too much for Zamula so they are trying to communicate themselves mainly through diagrams and repetition.

So, the billion dollar corporation that owns the team can’t afford a translator? Perhaps the “gold standard” of the NHL can’t grasp the concept of a translator? Or, are they just that,
A. Moronic
B. Insensitive
C. Ignorant
Or
D. All of the above

Somewhere, probably in Florida, I can hear Clarke saying, “translator? Why does the commie need a translator? In my day, we just teased the French guys and made em learn English! f***ing translator!”

Russian translators are next to impossible to find, apparently. It's a small miracle Rocky 4 even got made.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Russian translators are next to impossible to find, apparently. It's a small miracle Rocky 4 even got made.

It's why the two main Russians in Rocky 4 are played by a Swede and a Dane.

 

[Beef Invictus]

The utter and complete ineptitude of this organization is staggering. Just read an article where Torts and Shaw talk about the fact that being a translator for Michkov is too much for Zamula so they are trying to communicate themselves mainly through diagrams and repetition.

So, the billion dollar corporation that owns the team can’t afford a translator? Perhaps the “gold standard” of the NHL can’t grasp the concept of a translator? Or, are they just that,
A. Moronic
B. Insensitive
C. Ignorant
Or
D. All of the above

Somewhere, probably in Florida, I can hear Clarke saying, “translator? Why does the commie need a translator? In my day, we just teased the French guys and made em learn English! f***ing translator!”

Comcast probably has translators answering phones. One of them would happily take a pay bump to change departments

This is such a ridiculously easy problem to solve

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Comcast probably has translators answering phones. One of them would happily take a pay bump to change departments

This is such a ridiculously easy problem to solve

are you a dentist ?

otherwise how would you know.. this is a professional outfit..

 

[CerpinTaxt]

It's why the two main Russians in Rocky 4 are played by a Swede and a Dane.

If he dies, he dies

 

[ponder719]

Cal Peterson clears his throat.

And waivers. He clears that, too.

 

[deadhead]

Comcast probably has translators answering phones. One of them would happily take a pay bump to change departments

This is such a ridiculously easy problem to solve

Have you ever called a company like Comcast?

These days, I'm not sure they have any humans answering phones!

 

[ellja3]

It's a rebuilding move, gamble some cap room on a short-term contract, hoping he'll regain the form he had before he was exiled.

Since they're not using that room for much the next two seasons, and cap room has far less trade value with a rising cap than 2-3 years ago, it's a reasonable gamble.

If it panned out, you had a bridge to the young goalies and a potential trade chip next summer.

Yeah, exactly my thoughts. There was only upside to this, not downside.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Have you ever called a company like Comcast?

These days, I'm not sure they have any humans answering phones!

Good point. If they can make an app to help Fletcher with trades, they should easily be able to make an AI translator for the team.