briererocks
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- Nov 23, 2011
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Simmonds played the entire season with injuries he probably should have sat for, and still scored 24 goals. He paced 30 goals in the four seasons before that, if he only regressed because of injuries I think that the 5 year contract would be worth it for at least the first 3 years. Lucic and Ladd were never consistent players like Simmonds, and weren't already in the system. The second power play unit issues that have plagued the team for years won't be fixed if we let go of guys that provide depth scoring in hopes that someone fills that position.
1. Simmonds contract would not start until next year and there are hints that his body may be already be breaking down.
2. Simmonds was never a good 5-5 player. His value comes primarily from his pp skills. Patrick has shown he can replace Simmonds and JVR is excellent on the pp. Hence, his primary value has diminished.
3, Flyers have tons of prospects who can probably offer similar to more value than Simmonds, including Ratcliffe and Allison. Those prospects are not 4 years away - more like 2 years away, which would be 1 year into Simmonds new contract.
It really does not make sense to sign Simmonds.