Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LXXXIX: More impactful than an REM pop song

[Flyerfan4life]

Ghost is so damn good

should have dumped it in n chased..

id bench him..

or better yet trade him.. or even better... pay to trade him..

hahaaa.... Chuck ur such a dipshit

 

[Magua]

Would have been Hutson for me strictly off of my board. That never would have happened though. Gleb a close 2nd.

Jagger went 35th.

Would have been Noah Warren.

 

[Young Sandwich]

Sir, this is a Clayton Keller Stan account.

I know this. Thank you for your service.

 

[bennysflyers16]

What’s more embarrassing, Chucks actual trade of Ghost or the people that still defend it ?

 

[BigToe]

Would have been Hutson for me strictly off of my board. That never would have happened though. Gleb a close 2nd.

Jagger went 35th.

Forgot about Gleb and Jagger. Idk what it is with you and this Casey hate though. He’s nasty, Flyman.

 

[Striiker]

Ghost keeps making really nice D plays too. Especially defending zone entries.

It's a shame people are brainwashed into believing stereotypes.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Forgot about Gleb and Jagger. Idk what it is with you and this Casey hate though. He’s nasty, Flyman.

I had him 25th

 

[Beef Invictus]

What if the Flyers had been interested in harnessing Ghost to the best of his abilities instead of transforming him into a Justin Braun?

 

[Magua]

Forgotten, under the radar great move: Fletcher acquiring Erik Gustafsson (another player in a long line of players equivalent to Ghost) WHILE Ghost was still here to sap his usage and not be poor defensively. Then waiving Ghost so Gustafsson could net a 7th round pick. Value in the margins.

 

[BigToe]

I had him 25th

More points than Hughes atm

 

[Striiker]

All primary points too.

 

[FLYguy3911]

More points than Hughes atm

Truscott has more points than both and he blows.

You'd be close to PPG on that team.

 

[Lindberg]

All primary points too.

What is the opposite of aging like fine wine?

 

[Magua]

Everyone is so focused on genuflecting to Ghost that they neglected to show what another former Flyers defenseman, with even higher offensive upside, is up to…..

 

[Curufinwe]

The smartly run Flyers have $1.75m Deslauriers killing penalties. Stupid Avs only have $1.25m Cogliano.

 

[Magua]

Forgotten, under the radar great move: Fletcher acquiring Erik Gustafsson (another player in a long line of players equivalent to Ghost) WHILE Ghost was still here to sap his usage and not be poor defensively. Then waiving Ghost so Gustafsson could net a 7th round pick. Value in the margins.

Just as an addendum, if they never put him on waivers pointlessly (to scratch Lindblom and Patrick, and over Prosser and Gustafsson, mind you — galaxy brain stuff), I believe they never would’ve needed a high 2nd to move him. We don't have to talk about the merits and purpose of moving him.

The Flyers are painfully bad at not telegraphing their moves, especially disdain for certain players, but it allowed every other GM to see every other GM pass on him mid-season, when adding $4.5MM, with no $$ out, is not always doable. It showed the Flyers’ hand that they wanted to dump him and internally placed zero value on him. In turn, other GMs smell a desperate sucker. As we all know, he had a fine season, even with the Flyers giving Gustafsson some of his usage. This is How to Tank Value 101 stuff. There’s no chance the Hurricanes, in the same situation, don’t turn a value trick.

 

[TheKingPin]

Phil Kessel officially now the Ironman leader.

Glad we wasted so much on Yandle.

 

[GKJ]

Just as an addendum, if they never put him on waivers pointlessly (to scratch Lindblom and Patrick, and over Prosser and Gustafsson, mind you — galaxy brain stuff), I believe they never would’ve needed a high 2nd to move him. We don't have to talk about the merits and purpose of moving him.

The Flyers are painfully bad at not telegraphing their moves, especially disdain for certain players, but it allowed every other GM to see every other GM pass on him mid-season, when adding $4.5MM, with no $$ out, is not always doable. It showed the Flyers’ hand that they wanted to dump him and internally placed zero value on him. In turn, other GMs smell a desperate sucker. As we all know, he had a fine season, even with the Flyers giving Gustafsson some of his usage. This is How to Tank Value 101 stuff. There’s no chance the Hurricanes, in the same situation, don’t turn a value trick.

I think you can keep going here. The Flyers needed to give up a 1st round pick to move JVR, while the Hurricanes were happy to take Pacioretty for nothing from a more desperate team.

For Fletcher being one of the 200 Hockey Men, it sure doesn’t get him anywhere.

 

[Striiker]

Everyone is so focused on genuflecting to Ghost that they neglected to show what another former Flyers defenseman, with even higher offensive upside, is up to…..

Why are you posting gore in a perfectly nice Ghost thread?

 

[Striiker]

All primary points too.

Got updated, by the way. They added another primary assist.

 

[Curufinwe]

Phil Kessel officially now the Ironman leader.

Glad we wasted so much on Yandle.

We'll always have the memories of KY sliding away from contact like a freshly squeezed tube of goo.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Feels like Yandle got more attention when he broke the record though. Guess the timing didn’t help Kessel. Had his 400th goal in the game also.

 

[CerpinTaxt]

Is this the Ghost thread or the miscellaneous NHL thread?

Every team in the league said thanks but no thanks.

Every team in the league is dumb then? Or they were smart knowing chuck was itching to get rid of his AAV they knew they could bend him over in a trade.

Everyone is so focused on genuflecting to Ghost that they neglected to show what another former Flyers defenseman, with even higher offensive upside, is up to…..

Lol would be awesome if Hagg actually is a good defenseman, but played like shit here because of Flyers development. Where were these plays while he was here?

 

[landsbergfan]

Personally, I'd rather have Risto x5/5+ than Ghost (with his knees and effort), a 1st, a 2nd, and and 7th rounder

The trade might look bad now, but just wait until the Flyers get into the playoffs...

 

[DancingPanther]

The trade might look bad now, but just wait until the Flyers get into the playoffs...

They'll be so tough to play against