Confirmed with Link: Keith Yandle Signs One Year Deal With Flyers ($900K W/ NTC)

[cheesesteak]

I like it as long as he doesn’t block a younger player who’s ready/better. Having people like Ellis and Yandle to help mentor the younger Dmen is nice. For me he’d ideally be our #7 who’s a good locker room guy, can help the young d men, and provide depth when there’s a injury. At 900k that would be a great value if he just provides those things.

 

[kudymen]

This is the appropriate level of spite

Spite is the correct word there.

 

[Outlaw Samurai]

Washed up Yandle yippee.

The thought of losing G and a “Hayes led team” made me throw up in my mouth.

 

[Domino666]

So Cam is Hayes’s buddy, Yandle is Hayes’s buddy, where’s Johnny Hockey Kevin? Get your goofy dog faced shit together and get him here

 

[Lotusflower]

The amount of outrage over the signing is laughable. At 900k this is a no risk signing. Yandle will run PP1 and keep Provorov away and he's known around the league as a grade A locker room guy. I couldn't find a reason to bitch about it if a tried, some of you guys at great at that.

Christ Himself could play RD and still couldnt knock Provorov off PP1 in this staff's eyes.

 

[ybnvs]

I'm on page 16 so far and can't seem to find a good spot to stop reading.

This thread is f***ing great!

 

[Prongo]

So Cam is Hayes’s buddy, Yandle is Hayes’s buddy, where’s Johnny Hockey Kevin? Get your goofy dog faced shit together and get him here

He will sign here next year when Couts and Giroux walk as free agents because we are clowns.

 

[ybnvs]

York to the A? Sweet.

I am excited for him and Zamula to progress their games to great lengths under Lappy's coaching.

 

[Deadpool8812]

I like it as long as he doesn’t block a younger player who’s ready/better. Having people like Ellis and Yandle to help mentor the younger Dmen is nice. For me he’d ideally be our #7 who’s a good locker room guy, can help the young d men, and provide depth when there’s a injury. At 900k that would be a great value if he just provides those things.

It's cute that you actually think it won't

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Christ Himself could play RD and still couldnt knock Provorov off PP1 in this staff's eyes.

To be fair, Christ is a bit too stiff...a bit wooden for my taste.

 

[Pantokrator]

This is an example of building team to keep ones job. If they miss the playoffs, Fletcher is likely gone so he’s gonna do whatever it takes to make the dance rather than whatever it takes to build a Cup contender.

It’s the same short sighted philosophy that ran the team into the ground under Bob Clarke in 89-90.

Excactly. I hate re-living this.

 

[cheesesteak]

It's cute that you actually think it won't

I’ll cross that bridge when we get there. Seems like a waste of energy to be constantly angry on a hockey forum, months before the season starts, and over something we don’t know the outcome of. On paper it’s not a bad move.

 

[captainpaxil]

Provy Ellis
Sanheim risto
Yandle Braun
Morin

Is not the young talented defense I had pictured playing going into this year. The asset management to get here has also been revolting and the cap situation looks quite grim. That being said I think we've gotten more consistent and the fit has improved some. A whole lot of movement to get marginally better.

If I look at this isolated from the rest I like the yandle signing. Could be an absolute steal and at this salary if he's an average 6 guy we get our moneys worth.

As for z and York. We've seen with ghost/morin and sanheim/Myers they like guys to develop chemistry and play together in the ahl where they can make mistakes. Should absolutely be our top pairing down there getting quality minutes on special teams and at full strength. Both should see call ups this year. With the return to a full season and busy olympic schedule Depth is a good thing to have

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I hate this f***ing team.

 

[kudymen]

I hate this f***ing team.

The Flyers will be doing more Hayes photoshops than @Captain Dave Poulin once the Hayes era starts rolling

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

This will be written on our gravestones or our applications to become fans of another team.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

This will be written on our gravestones or our applications to become fans of another team.

Zing...


AVbots....roll out....

 

[Magua]

Spoken like a man who, in the prime of his career, signed with the Florida Panthers.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Yandle on Sportsnet talking about how Laughton tried to prank him yesterday and how he's working on a prank war with him now.

Seems like a good guy. Hopefully he brings something positive on the ice.

 

[ponder719]

"And it seems to me our hope's snuffed out like a Yandle in the wind..."

 

[JVR21]

Doesn't seem like the end of the world signing him at near minimum for one year to be the 6/7 D.

 

[ponder719]

Doesn't seem like the end of the world signing him at near minimum for one year to be the 6/7 D.

It's not so much what this one signing indicates; it's representative of Chuck's entire decisionmaking process. It says a lot that this is one of Chuck's better decisions, and it's not great.

 

[Math the wild rose]

This is far from his worst deal of this offseaaon, don't get me wrong. Cap implications is minimal. It's the dow hill effects that are troubling.

Prov-Ellis
Sanheim - Risto
Yandle- Braun
Morin/york/zamula

York and Zamula are now AHL bound which isn't what we want to see.

Most likely York and Zamula will start in the AHL.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Most likely York and Zamula will start in the AHL.

there will be NO rookies on this team at season start, Fletch is hiring every single old washed up plug of a vet.

 

[Math the wild rose]

there will be NO rookies on this team at season start, Fletch is hiring every single old washed up plug of a vet.

We had too much youngsters last year at D. You saw what happened. This league doesn't forgive lack of experience. Especially in the metro division. This division is just brutal.