NHL Talk Miscellaneous NHL Discussion CII: Post-Trade Deadline Edition (POLL: Pick the 2024 Cup winner) -- consolidated transactions threads in OP

[Striiker]

I wonder how many beat writers in the past just lied and ignored their bad takes like that and never really had any way for people to hold them accountable unless some dude went to the library and looked through the microfiche and then shared their findings with some people in a Usenet group.

I'd have been cutting out and saving every stupid take from their articles like:

 

[TheKingPin]

what...can he do really? unless he is trading off a bunch of people for low value he is kinda hamstrung by his own doings

Trade TK and trade Laughton.

 

[trostol]

Trade TK and trade Laughton.

i'll be shocked if he does it ..

 

[BernieParent]

I remember those keeps, too bad guy had no value. Holy shit

Untrue. He had negative value.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Literally me when Ghost hit the post in OT:

Yea, but when he jumped five feet in the air, straight up, and the Wings tied the game? I think it was more like that scene from Scary Movie. You know the one. We all know the one.

@Striiker just fainted.

That's when you know it was a good one.

 

[dragonoffrost]

So most of the playoff odds sites have it at 0%... what are we missing?

 

[TheKingPin]

i'll be shocked if he does it ..

Me too

So most of the playoff odds sites have it at 0%... what are we missing?

If the flyers win and the DET and PIT lose in regulation the flyers would clinch so it’s not 0. I’d say maybe 5%

 

[BernieParent]

All of you should feel extremely dirty for cheering for that shitstain of a hockey team.

Multiple correct answers here. I am guilty of all.

 

[renberg]

I genuinely hate Fletcher.

Let’s not forget that he was doing AV’s bidding.

 

[DancingPanther]

So most of the playoff odds sites have it at 0%... what are we missing?

Rounding

 

[FLYguy3911]

I’m not usually a Charlie complainer, but “Aged very poorly” is way over the disingenuous line. Everyone with a thought in their heads knew it was shit at the time.

What if you never broke the news that we were the ones actually trading the 2nd Jojo?

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Me too


If the flyers win and the DET and PIT lose in regulation the flyers would clinch so it’s not 0. I’d say maybe 5%

Closer to 1.5-2 percent probably

 

[ajgoal]

If the flyers win and the DET and PIT lose in regulation the flyers would clinch so it’s not 0. I’d say maybe 5%

Closer to 1.5-2 percent probably

Moneypuck pegs them at 5.9%

 

[BiggE]

Moneypuck pegs them at 5.9%

 

[DancingPanther]

I’ll never forgive these cornballs for moving Ghost

Ghost was a dumb GM being a dumb GM. Top 3 worst, most embarrassingly hilarious move in franchise history of course- not like I'm making any excuses. The Giroux thing though? THAT'S the cornball move. For me, that will forever harbor seething hatred.

 

[DancingPanther]

I’m not usually a Charlie complainer, but “Aged very poorly” is way over the disingenuous line. Everyone with a thought in their heads knew it was shit at the time.

Side note: usually I describe Brutus as "never having a thought". The difference is that in his case, it is wholly and truly endearing.

 

[BiggE]

Ghost was just a dumb GM being a dumb GM. The Giroux thing? That's a cornball move. For me, that will forever harbor seething hatred.

Moving Ghost
Signing Hayes
Hiring AV and his monkey boy sidekick
Acquiring Fisto
Extending Fisto
Trading Giroux
Hiring Torts
Signing Nic D
Promoting Keith Jones
Not trading Laughton
Extending Seeler
Keeping Rocky to run the pp

Hard to believe that any franchise can make this many asinine moves in only 5 years.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Moneypuck pegs them at 5.9%

Feels about right given that 3 coin flips is 12.5%.

 

[DancingPanther]

Moving Ghost
Signing Hayes
Hiring AV and his monkey boy sidekick
Acquiring Fisto
Extending Fisto
Trading Giroux
Hiring Torts
Signing Nic D
Promoting Keith Jones
Not trading Laughton
Extending Seeler
Keeping Rocky to run the pp

Hard to believe that any franchise can make this many asinine moves in only 5 years.

Don't forget signing known racist intolerant asshole clown Tony DeAngelo then trading him and not re-signing the returned prospect lol

 

[GKJ]

 

[Audible Velvet]

Moving Ghost
Signing Hayes
Hiring AV and his monkey boy sidekick
Acquiring Fisto
Extending Fisto
Trading Giroux
Hiring Torts
Signing Nic D
Promoting Keith Jones
Not trading Laughton
Extending Seeler
Keeping Rocky to run the pp

Hard to believe that any franchise can make this many asinine moves in only 5 years.

I’m sure there are additional stupid decisions that could still be added to the list

 

[BiggE]

I’m sure there are additional stupid decisions that could still be added to the list

It would take weeks to list them all

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

It’s not so much getting rid of Gostisbehere. He is/was a secondary player not a cornerstone player. So those guys do have shelf life. It’s more the process leading up & after that was absolutely horrendous with no hindsight needed.

You gave up on him in the years leading up to the trade essentially advertising to the entire league you were done with him. So then you forced yourself into a situation where you had to pay for him to leave. Then you used more draft compensation & the cap savings to get out & get a worse defensemen in Ristolainen. You did this awhile the team was on the decline which again wasn’t hard to predict & it blew up completely in their faces.

 

[Audible Velvet]

It would take weeks to list them all

Sad but true

 

[Curufinwe]

Big, bad, Risto has missed 75 games thru injury in the three seasons since the Flyers traded for him.

Ghost has only missed eight in that time.