Miscellaneous NHL Discussion LXXXVII: What An Ugly Number

[Magua]

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They'll find something stupid to spend on.

I’m not sure they’ll have a prospect crack 40 points on his ELC. I view that as a position of strength in a flat cap world.

 

[Curufinwe]

I’m not sure they’ll have a prospect crack 40 points on his ELC. I view that as a position of strength in a flat cap world.

Who was the last Flyer to do that... TK, I think.

Since the start of the 13-14 season the full list is :

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TK - 47 in 17-18 and 49 in 18-19

Provy - 41 in 17-18

Ghost - 46 in 15-16

Schenn - 41 in 13-14

Read - 40 in 13-14

 

[EasyMac]

You may well be right in the end. However all these new long term contracts being given out to unproven players with top end pedigree will not turn out well.

It’s the new way of doing business

It will be interesting to see in the future which has a better return on investment. These big contracts for young players coming off the ELC, or the big contracts for players who reach UFA. Obviously a bit of a different scenario re-signing a player versus outbidding other teams but there definitely has been a shift in who has been getting the larger contracts of late.

My guess is there will be more misses on the UFA's.

Ottawa is definitely being aggressive (not something I thought I would ever see). However if one or none turn out to be anchor contracts they are setting themselves up nicely.

 

[Magua]

Who was the last Flyer to do that... TK, I think.

Well, Farabee had 57 and 44 point paces. I count that.

I’m not even being facetious when I say, in this wave of second contracts at $7-8+ mil, that I’m not sure the Flyers have a prospect who will merit half that commitment, or who probably shouldn’t be bridged.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Check out this photoshop posted by the official NHL account. They just straight up slapped Niederreiter's head onto Josi's body cause he's wearing 59 and the C

 

[FLYguy3911]

I've never been less excited for a season.

 

[Beef Invictus]

I've never been less excited for a season.

I was less excited last season. At least the addition of Tortorella gives me something new to analyze and think about. That's something. Otherwise, eh.

 

[Striiker]

I'm only looking forward to seeing how bad it gets. I want this to be the worst season in franchise history.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

You can say the same about Risto. I wouldn’t be concerned about his player card because the potential of Playoff Risto is too much to ignore.

 

[Curufinwe]

Kind of surprised this guy never resurfaced in Seattle. Maybe as Hak's assistant coach.

Flames release MacDonald from PTO

A local hockey player has been released from his professional tryout contract with the Calgary Flames. Judique...

www.1015thehawk.com

Today is his 36th birthday. He played 23 playoff games in his career, which is 23 more than Ristolainen has managed so far.

 

[Striiker]

MacDonald > Ristolainen

 

[deadhead]

Well, Farabee had 57 and 44 point paces. I count that.

I’m not even being facetious when I say, in this wave of second contracts at $7-8+ mil, that I’m not sure the Flyers have a prospect who will merit half that commitment, or who probably shouldn’t be bridged.

Unless we're talking McDavid level of talent, you should always bridge instead of giving out $7-8M long-term contracts to players without 3-4 years of consistent performance. Reason is simple, odds they'll cost much more than that two years down the road are slim (they'd have to raise their game to elite quality to garner $10+M), while there's a lot of downside risk - and the discount on a bridge deal will finance the extra cost of negotiating a deal close to free agency if the player is deserving of such a deal.

 

[Magua]

Unless we're talking McDavid level of talent, you should always bridge instead of giving out $7-8M long-term contracts to players without 3-4 years of consistent performance.

I guess you better tell literally the entire league then.

 

[freakydallas13]

Who was the last Flyer to do that... TK, I think.

Since the start of the 13-14 season the full list is :

NHL Stats

The official source for NHL Stats including skaters, goalies, teams stats and more.

www.nhl.com

TK - 47 in 17-18 and 49 in 18-19

Provy - 41 in 17-18

Ghost - 46 in 15-16

Schenn - 41 in 13-14

Read - 40 in 13-14

God this team is so good.

 

[DancingPanther]

I'm only looking forward to seeing how bad it gets. I want this to be the worst season in franchise history.

55 pts max

 

[deadhead]

Hah. Better check Trots' track record.
His first year is basically installing schemes and evaluation, but even then, his teams don't go belly up.

 

[PhillyWings]

The Walt Disney Company Announces 103 Exclusive National Hockey League Games Across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC Beginning October 11

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Oct 13 Devils vs Flyers ESPN +

 

[Striiker]

55 pts max

I’ll be surprised if any Flyer hits 55 points too.

 

[BlackandOrange]

Wow the balls on the Ottawa GM with the contracts for Stutzle and Norris both. Those will be tough to live up to.

 

[Cody Webster]

The Walt Disney Company Announces 103 Exclusive National Hockey League Games Across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC Beginning October 11

Following last year’s historic return of the National Hockey League (NHL) after a near-20-year hiatus, The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) today announced 103 exclusive games across ESPN, ESPN+, Hulu and ABC for the upcoming 2022-23 season.

espnpressroom.com

Oct 13 Devils vs Flyers ESPN +

Great game for everyone to miss

 

[usahockey22flyers]

sorry if this was posted but did anyone see that rumor that the Flyers talked w Pens about Zucker + a first for nothing to the Flyers?

Carchidi just posted about it

Thats exactly the trade I’d want to make right now, if we couldn’t make it work thats a shame

 

[Striiker]

Too bad Chuck completely f***ed our cap situation while turning us into a bottom 5 team.

 

[BlackandOrange]

Too bad Chuck completely f***ed our cap situation while turning us into a bottom 5 team.

Bottom 5? My pessimistic Striiker, we are headed for a 24th place finish.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

I was less excited last season. At least the addition of Tortorella gives me something new to analyze and think about. That's something. Otherwise, eh.

im excited for Torts but not this shitshow roster/Org.