GDT: #24 | Rangers at Flyers | Friday, November 29, 2024 | 1:00 PM | NBCSP, 97.5 FM

[BiggE]

Last time I checked the league scoring leaders, most were Not top 5 picks (9) playing on the team that drafted them. You can find talent.
Last year's top 25:
Kucherov #58
MacKinnon #1
McDavid #1
Panarin UFA (T, FA)
Pastrnak #25
Matthews #1
Draisail #1
Rantanen #10
JT Miller #15 (T)
Nylander #4
Kaprizov #135
Forsberg #11 (T)
Reinhart #2 (T)
Crosby #1
Q Hughes #7
Point #79
Makar #4
Petersson #5
M Tkachuk #6 (T)
Aho #35
Thomas #20
Marner #4
Josi #38
Bratt #162
Bouchard #10

Hmm, 15 of 25 drafted 11th or higher including 10 in the top 5.

Yeah, picking high doesn’t matter.

 

[deadhead]

Hmm, 15 of 25 drafted 11th or higher including 10 in the top 5.

Yeah, picking high doesn’t matter.

And a number were traded. And the price generally wasn't exorbitant.
If you keep accumulating assets, you can find ways to get talent to fill your holes.

 

[kudymen]

And what happens if you keep giving away assets? (yes, cap space is an asset too)

 

[FlyerNutter]

Are you telling me the Flyers scouting staff have given you confidence they know how to find those kind of talent levels outside of the gimme picks?

That the slugs they put in player development roles will help that happen?

If only Rome had brought more men to Teutoburg.

 

[Beef Invictus]

And a number were traded. And the price generally wasn't exorbitant.
If you keep accumulating assets, you can find ways to get talent to fill your holes.

So it sounds like a lot of bad teams with bad management proving they're bad teams with bad management

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Wow so if a GM acquired the 4th leading scorer who was a UDFA for peanuts for 2 full years, that would make that guy an idiot. A maroon. An ignoramus. Beyond hope. Looked down upon from this Brierey hole of glory.

 

[BiggE]

And a number were traded. And the price generally wasn't exorbitant.
If you keep accumulating assets, you can find ways to get talent to fill your holes.

Yeah, being mediocre has worked out great for the Flyers since 2012.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Yeah, being mediocre has worked out great for the Flyers since 2012.

i think you meant to say 1980

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Last time I checked the league scoring leaders, most were Not top 5 picks (9) playing on the team that drafted them. You can find talent.
Last year's top 25:
Kucherov #58
MacKinnon #1
McDavid #1
Panarin UFA (T, FA)
Pastrnak #25
Matthews #1
Draisail #1
Rantanen #10
JT Miller #15 (T)
Nylander #4
Kaprizov #135
Forsberg #11 (T)
Reinhart #2 (T)
Crosby #1
Q Hughes #7
Point #79
Makar #4
Petersson #5
M Tkachuk #6 (T)
Aho #35
Thomas #20
Marner #4
Josi #38
Bratt #162
Bouchard #10

And a number were traded. And the price generally wasn't exorbitant.
If you keep accumulating assets, you can find ways to get talent to fill your holes.

The Flyers paid more for Risto than the Panthers paid for Reinhart in the same offseason (3 days apart)... from the same team.

Some teams can find ways of acquiring high end talent outside of the top of the draft. I'm still waiting for one of those teams to be the Flyers.

 

[tucson83]

No way I'm positive about the state of the team. Positive they aren't going to accomplish anything of note. Have fun enjoying medicority

what's so hard to understand you need depth to win cups, if you think a mcdavid is just going to carry a team to finals and win it you are not watching hockey because you shut them down it's pretty much game over.

 

[Beef Invictus]

what's so hard to understand you need depth to win cups, if you think a mcdavid is just going to carry a team to finals and win it you are not watching hockey because you shut them down it's pretty much game over.

Yes we are hoping they get depth.

Depth builds from the top down, not bottom up.

 

[CerpinTaxt]

what's so hard to understand you need depth to win cups, if you think a mcdavid is just going to carry a team to finals and win it you are not watching hockey because you shut them down it's pretty much game over.

What the hell are you even arguing? 1st you asked if I expected them to win the cup which I said no because of poor coaching and lack of offensive talent. Then you said you liked the win over the rags and called me negative cause I didn't. I replied enjoy a mediocre team. Your retort was to say that 1 player can't carry a team and thay they need depth to win a cup? Can I borrow your GPS cause you've lost me on this one