2024-25 Roster Thread #1: The Beginninging

ellja3

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There is no risk here to be fair - Danny COMPLETELY whiffed on this one.

Yeah, I don't know how you can phrase it like this; there is no magic ball to predict transition from KHL -> NHL, and goalies are voodoo in general. Sure, after he got sent to Siberia, which cannot NOT affect anyone's mental and actual game, the risk got higher, but... It's just another unfortunate chapter in PHI goalie pain, not some sort of Ghost <-> Risto - esque GM blunder.

But that's just my opinion.
 
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deadhead

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Yeah, I don't know how you can phrase it like this; there is no magic ball to predict transition from KHL -> NHL, and goalies are voodoo in general. Sure, after he got sent to Siberia, which cannot NOT affect anyone's mental and actual game, the risk got higher, but... It's just another unfortunate chapter in PHI goalie pain, not some sort of Ghost <-> Risto - esque GM blunder.

But that's just my opinion.
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.
 
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freakydallas13

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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.
You think literally every move Briere makes is a rebuilding move, so maybe you're not the best judge.
 

mr figgles

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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

Flyers might want to consider Howie. Just lay him across the crease, and he is an immediate upgrade over Fedotov.
 
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FlyerNutter

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Feds was a PR move. Making the boys look good to have saved a hostage, and put them in the good books with potentially other young Russian talent.

I don’t actually blame them for it, but let’s call it what it was.
 

Curufinwe

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So a buyout is pointless

SeasonInitialSavingsCap Hit
2025-26$3,275,000$516,667$2,758,333
2026-27-$258,333$258,333
 

deadhead

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Feds was a PR move. Making the boys look good to have saved a hostage, and put them in the good books with potentially other young Russian talent.

I don’t actually blame them for it, but let’s call it what it was.
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.
 

Hollywood Cannon

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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.
 
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