Speculation: Potential Offseason Acquisitions

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

not really sure how much there is to the Niskanen rumor. How do they fit him in if they bring back Timonen? even if they don't its a tough fit. Unless they trade Grossmann for a bag of pucks which isn't going to happen.

 

[Hiesenberg]

ummmm...did anybody know that grossman has an NTC?

Basically the whole damn defense does.

 

[BernieParent]

Unless the Flyers get a legitimate top-pairing defenseman,* I would want them to stay away from high-price, multi-year FA signings of Dmen. With actual, honest-to-goodness legitimate impact prospects on the verge of making the team, the Flyers need to preserve some flexibility in their D ranks. They have 5 signed (not including Pronger) for the next 2 years. Coburn, Schenn and Grossmann all hit FA after the 2015-16 season, and Streit and (thankfully) Pronger the season after. That's a lot of D position and cap space solidly tied up for the next 2 years.

It's near unanimous that we hope/speculate that Grossmann gets moved. I am leery about how simple it will be, with him carrying a $3.5 million cap hit for 2 years.



* I do consider Edler to be a legitimate top-pairing Dman, in the face of many opinions here to the contrary. This is just in case anyone ponders my posts in favour of a move to get Edler.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

ummmm...did anybody know that grossman has an NTC?

Basically the whole damn defense does.

It's not a full one but I don't know the full specifics so it might not be too major of an obstacle. Could just be six teams he won't accept a trade to.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

ummmm...did anybody know that grossman has an NTC?

Basically the whole damn defense does.

It's not a full one, Schenn's doesn't kick in until the final year of his contract as well.

 

[BernieParent]

ummmm...did anybody know that grossman has an NTC?

Basically the whole damn defense does.

It's a modified NTC, which makes the situation only slightly better as I'd figure a team like Edmonton would have the most use for his services.

 

[FlyersFanz]

ummmm...did anybody know that grossman has an NTC?

Basically the whole damn defense does.

Its a modified NTC which means he has a list of teams he would go to and can still be traded.
edit: Damn you Bernie...you beat me to it...lol

 

[BrimFullofAsham45]

Forget Niskanen.

He needs to have more than one year before we give him 6aav for 6 years. And do people honestly want MacDonald and Niskanen taking up 10+ mil on the cap for the next 6 years?

Also: Can we stopping ******** on Nicklas Grossmann? Its clear that he's been playing injured all season and any compromise of his mobility is obviously going to have drastic effects on his play. Let him heal completely and he will be an important piece to the defense next year. People are quick to forget how consistent he was in his first couple seasons here. Should he have been playing injured all season? Probably not, but for a guy of his build there should be no surprise that leg injury = poor play.

 

[BernieParent]

Its a modified NTC which means he has a list of teams he would go to and can still be traded.
edit: Damn you Bernie...you beat me to it...lol

And LoD had quicker fingers than I.

 

[BernieParent]

Forget Niskanen.

He needs to have more than one year before we give him 6aav for 6 years. And do people honestly want MacDonald and Niskanen taking up 10+ mil on the cap for the next 6 years?

Also: Can we stopping ******** on Nicklas Grossmann? Its clear that he's been playing injured all season and any compromise of his mobility is obviously going to have drastic effects on his play. Let him heal completely and he will be an important piece to the defense next year. People are quick to forget how consistent he was in his first couple seasons here. Should he have been playing injured all season? Probably not, but for a guy of his build there should be no surprise that leg injury = poor play.

Grossmann's thick medical file is a part of the problem. Plus, it doesn't mask his absence of puck sense and ability. I agree that his season was less than his ability to be a very good shutdown defenseman, but I focus on him in trade scenarios as being mostly redundant to LSchenn, who is younger.

 

[Curufinwe]

Forget Niskanen.

He needs to have more than one year before we give him 6aav for 6 years. And do people honestly want MacDonald and Niskanen taking up 10+ mil on the cap for the next 6 years?

Also: Can we stopping ******** on Nicklas Grossmann? Its clear that he's been playing injured all season and any compromise of his mobility is obviously going to have drastic effects on his play. Let him heal completely and he will be an important piece to the defense next year. People are quick to forget how consistent he was in his first couple seasons here. Should he have been playing injured all season? Probably not, but for a guy of his build there should be no surprise that leg injury = poor play.

Grossmann's main problem are his hands which will never get better. He makes bad passes and loses the puck off his stick way too often.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Forget Niskanen.

He needs to have more than one year before we give him 6aav for 6 years. And do people honestly want MacDonald and Niskanen taking up 10+ mil on the cap for the next 6 years?

Also: Can we stopping ******** on Nicklas Grossmann? Its clear that he's been playing injured all season and any compromise of his mobility is obviously going to have drastic effects on his play. Let him heal completely and he will be an important piece to the defense next year. People are quick to forget how consistent he was in his first couple seasons here. Should he have been playing injured all season? Probably not, but for a guy of his build there should be no surprise that leg injury = poor play.

I don't think he's a bad defensemen to be honest, however I think he's a bad fit for this defense. We don't have the horses to cover up for his slowness. Schenn's basically a younger version of Grossmann, if he can find consistency in his game he's the better fit because he actually has a pulse offensively even if it's limited.

 

[Hiesenberg]

If you put Grossman next to Ghost, it probably wouldn't be terrible. He needs a partner to handle the puck 95% of the time.

 

[FlyersFanz]

It's not a full one, Schenn's doesn't kick in until the final year of his contract as well.

I'm not sold on trading L.Schenn or B. Schenn...never a good idea to dump youth.
ie:JVR
It think Schenn played better this year and still needs to work on his skating than he will become a possible top pairing Dman.

 

[Curufinwe]

* I do consider Edler to be a legitimate top-pairing Dman, in the face of many opinions here to the contrary. This is just in case anyone ponders my posts in favour of a move to get Edler.

He was the worst minus player in the league this season at -39 (and the next worst player on Vancouver was only -15) and he was outscored in ES points per game by Braydon Coburn.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

Also: Can we stopping ******** on Nicklas Grossmann? Its clear that he's been playing injured all season and any compromise of his mobility is obviously going to have drastic effects on his play. Let him heal completely and he will be an important piece to the defense next year. People are quick to forget how consistent he was in his first couple seasons here. Should he have been playing injured all season? Probably not, but for a guy of his build there should be no surprise that leg injury = poor play.

You know what, if he was injured, he shouldn't have been playing. Maybe it's just me, but I'm sick and tired of all this stupid macho crap amongst players about being injured and playing through it. There's a difference between playing through some cuts, scrapes and bruises than there is playing with a legitimate injury. I have no sympathy at all for players who are trying to act like "tough guys" while playing through a legitimate injury. It's stupid, dangerous and possibly career altering. Grossmann should be crapped on because he did something stupid. End of rant.

 

[flyershockey]

Yeah, Grossmann hasn't really been good since Malkin chicken winged him in the 2012 playoffs. Maybe he should go back to one N.

 

[PALE PWNR]

You can't have Schenn and Grossmann on the same team. It just can't work. Schenn's younger and right handed so Grossmann is the odd man out. They are the same damn player

 

[BernieParent]

If you put Grossman next to Ghost, it probably wouldn't be terrible. He needs a partner to handle the puck 95% of the time.

When I think of this pairing, I get the Looney Tunes image of Spike and Chester.



"I've got the puck, I'VE GOT THE PUCK!!! How about we skate it down the ice, circle the net three times and fire off a couple of shots?!?!"

"Neh!"

 

[BrimFullofAsham45]

Grossmann's thick medical file is a part of the problem. Plus, it doesn't mask his absence of puck sense and ability. I agree that his season was less than his ability to be a very good shutdown defenseman, but I focus on him in trade scenarios as being mostly redundant to LSchenn, who is younger.

The bolded is true, but I think we can get at least one more good year out of Big Nick, maybe even a second (when his contract runs out).

However, I don't see L. Schenn as equivalent to Grossmann.

Grossmann is no puckhandler, that's for sure, but in general I see him as the higher IQ player compared to Schenn. Schenn is equally prone to turnovers and sloppy breakoust, and at the same time doesn't bring the same physical edge that Grossmann does. I know than Schenn racks up the hits but Grossmann is better at using his body to defend / box out players / block shots.

In spite of all that, L. Schenn clearly will demand much more in a trade than Grossmann, given his draft pedigree and youth. Whereas Grossmann, in the eyes of other NHL teams, will be a cap dump. We can get value for Schenn, but I don't see moving Grossmann as worth it.

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

Am I the only person who doesn't view NTCs as some sort of magic shield? To me, a NTC just serves as some sort of warning to a player and gives them some say in where they go. I don't really believe it cements them into the locker room, making them completely immovable.

 

[BrimFullofAsham45]

You know what, if he was injured, he shouldn't have been playing. Maybe it's just me, but I'm sick and tired of all this stupid macho crap amongst players about being injured and playing through it. There's a difference between playing through some cuts, scrapes and bruises than there is playing with a legitimate injury. I have no sympathy at all for players who are trying to act like "tough guys" while playing through a legitimate injury. It's stupid, dangerous and possibly career altering. Grossmann should be crapped on because he did something stupid. End of rant.

Agreed completely.

Though I don't think the athlete is to blame, these guys are going to play if the coach puts them in!

 

[JDinkalage Morgoone]

I really want Mike Cammalleri

 

[Curufinwe]

At what price?

 

[peedicrakk]

You can't have Schenn and Grossmann on the same team. It just can't work. Schenn's younger and right handed so Grossmann is the odd man out. They are the same damn player

They're really not, though. Schenn is a better skater (not a great skater, but better than Grossmann), has better outlet passes, better hands, more offensive awareness, etc. They both hit and block shots, but Schenn can do significantly more. I'm not against trading Grossmann but I don't think those two are mirror images at all.