madlee
Registered User
- Mar 7, 2015
- 253
- 71
The only rational explanations for amac's presence on this roster are:
1. already 3 young defensemen (provorov, hagg, gostisbehere) - if it was based on merit, flyers would have 5 defensemen that have TWO years or less experience, with 3 of them being rookies. You can't do that.
2. flyers probably want to trade amac, but are hoping that continued playing time and playing with our best defenseman will increase his value. dumping him in the minors kills his value and also affects the flyers' salary cap.
3. despite the very positive future for this team, the flyers are not cup contenders right now. You see what happens when you have a few bad eggs in the basket and the team isn't strong enough to counter the negative contributions from weisse, amac, et al.
that being said, being overly conservative with an asset can also prevent it from developing.
1. already 3 young defensemen (provorov, hagg, gostisbehere) - if it was based on merit, flyers would have 5 defensemen that have TWO years or less experience, with 3 of them being rookies. You can't do that.
2. flyers probably want to trade amac, but are hoping that continued playing time and playing with our best defenseman will increase his value. dumping him in the minors kills his value and also affects the flyers' salary cap.
3. despite the very positive future for this team, the flyers are not cup contenders right now. You see what happens when you have a few bad eggs in the basket and the team isn't strong enough to counter the negative contributions from weisse, amac, et al.
that being said, being overly conservative with an asset can also prevent it from developing.