Around the League Thread | New Year, New Me

[RealGudbranson]

Flames buy a second line for peanuts.

 

[pitseleh]

Not sure I get this for the Flyers unless they really wanted to get out of Farabee’s contract.

 

[wonton15]

Philly is making room for the JT Miller trade!

 

[pitseleh]

Philly is making room for the JT Miller trade!

Flyers save less than a million with this deal. Maybe the Canucks are demanding Kuzemenko’s return as part of any trade.

 

[Vector]

 

[Curm]

Torts apparently doesn't like the two players, and I guess they want to move Farabee's contract, and maybe don't like Frost's ask as an RFA, but that seems like a pretty light return.

Since Briere's in a charitable mood, I wonder what he'd like for Sanheim?

 

[Vector]

Briere has sucked so much. I don’t know if he’s made a trade where I didn’t hate it from the Flyers perspective.

 

[wonton15]

Flyers save less than a million with this deal. Maybe the Canucks are demanding Kuzemenko’s return as part of any trade.

Frees up the Farabee contract long term $ though!

 

[pitseleh]

Briere has sucked so much. I don’t know if he’s made a trade where I hated it from the Flyers perspective.

The Tippett acquisition is probably his best and he did ok on the Provorov trade. But the overall record is pretty bad.

 

[God]

... what. i would've been happy with frost and farabee as a return for miller plus some prospect

 

[VanillaCoke]

could be bad news for that last wildcard spot, but third in pacific should be the goal

 

[ahmon]

and people said Kuzmenko was a cap dump, he has positive value

 

[Vector]

The Tippett acquisition is probably his best and he did ok on the Provorov trade. But the overall record is pretty bad.

The swapping of 1sts last season with the Oilers should be decent too.

But man…just a whole lot of taking on bad money for less return than you’d expect.

 

[sting101]

Woah WTF Flyers.....unbelievable actually

 

[credulous]

pelletier was available on waivers earlier this season. that looks like robbery for the flames but maybe farabee is rinsed

 

[sting101]

I'm honestly in serious shock. Is Briere completely brain dead

Good on Calgary.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Gee imagine that 2028 7th round draft pick Calgary just coughed up becomes the next Kaprizov or something lmao.

 

[MS]

Philly clears $7 million for next year to take a run at Marner or Rantanen.

Trade away two fungible guys at $7 million, get one back at $1 million.

Love this trade for them. Neither guy they traded is very good and that money was better spent elsewhere.

 

[sting101]

Philly clears $7 million for next year to take a run at Marner or Rantanen.

Trade away two fungible guys at $7 million, get one back at $1 million.

Love this trade for them. Neither guy they traded is very good and that money was better spent elsewhere.

2 fungible 24 25 yr olds who had 91 pts last year and are probably fed up with playing in that mess of an organization. You really think Marner or Rantanen would go to Philly and play with who??? Konecny

 

[Szechwan]

Yeah both Philly guys have stagnated under torts. I get the bet from Calgary's side but I doubt Philly will miss them too much. Or at least won't miss the current iterations.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Briere has sucked so much. I don’t know if he’s made a trade where I didn’t hate it from the Flyers perspective.

This. Love that trade for the Flames. The Flyers..ooof. Even ignoring the inevitable Torts/Kuzmenko blowout, the value is straight up terrible.

 

[ManVanFan]

3 first round picks and 4 second round picks in this draft. That sucks.

 

[MS]

2 fungible 24 25 yr olds who had 91 pts last year and are probably fed up with playing in that mess of an organization. You really think Marner or Rantanen would go to Philly and play with who??? Konecny

They’re the most replaceable sorts of players. Pelletier has been good for Calgary this year and replaces one of them for a fraction of the cost. Go sign a Suter or a Geekie and you’ve replaced the other one, have a bunch of cap space, and a pretty high pick to spare.

Like, is Morgan Frost a meaningfully different player from Ryan Spooner?

 

[arttk]

2 fungible 24 25 yr olds who had 91 pts last year and are probably fed up with playing in that mess of an organization. You really think Marner or Rantanen would go to Philly and play with who??? Konecny

Torts is a really hard sell.

 

[sting101]

They’re the most replaceable sorts of players. Pelletier has been good for Calgary this year and replaces one of them for a fraction of the cost. Go sign a Suter or a Geekie and you’ve replaced the other one, have a bunch of cap space, and a pretty high pick to spare.

Like, is Morgan Frost a meaningfully different player from Ryan Spooner?

Yes he is. Way more talented. Spooner was just fast

He's a 45pt player and just turned 25....Avg 31pts 5v5 last 2 yrs
Farabee avg 38 5v5 last 2 yrs 24yr old

Tortz plays the low triangle. Everyone starts lower in the zone off the cycle. Both were stale in that shit franchise and system