Rumor: Things Not Left Unsaid: Flyers Rumors & Media Mentions

[Striiker]

The Sanheim contract isn’t bad at all. Fans just hate him because they’re brainwashed into thinking defensemen have to be goons, like Risto.

It just doesn’t help us to keep him since we’re going to be a lottery team for the foreseeable future. Might as well get an asset for him.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

We haven’t heard anything about potential free agents. I have to think they’re not signing zero nhl people tomorrow. Just hope they’re signing unqualified upside guys or a veteran we can flip at the deadline.

Would be nice to have cap space during the season.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Listening to Gunn, Ellis, and Morganti talk about the draft. Glad to hear Morganti acknowledged that Torts is making everything very difficult - including making the league well aware of who he doesn't want on the team aka killing their value.

Thrilled Morganti isn't a mouthpiece for Jonesy...I appreciate his consistent raw opinion. Definitely worth a listen as he sounds very honest and sound in his take.

 

[wankstifier]

Is Anthony Richard any good? Looks like he had a nice season in the AHL

 

[Rebels57]

Listening to Gunn, Ellis, and Morganti talk about the draft. Glad to hear Morganti acknowledged that Torts is making everything very difficult - including making the league well aware of who he doesn't want on the team aka killing their value.

Thrilled Morganti isn't a mouthpiece for Jonesy...I appreciate his consistent raw opinion. Definitely worth a listen as he sounds very honest and sound in his take.

Torts is the biggest asshole and most difficult person in every single room he resides in. He's a genuinely bad person. Horses don't kick cool people in the face.

 

[flyerslducks]

This is NOT the way.

Also, the Kings absolutely would have moved Kopitar & Doughty but both signed massive extensions after their Cups. Despite being good players still, they are not worth their price tag and would have been nearly impossible to move.

I mean I’m all for a fire sale, been advocating for it. Was just getting excited about michkov. I’m sure we will find talent to play with him

We don't need them hanging around handing us pointless wins - that's how we got to 7th instead of 3rd. We lucked out this time, but we need to sink for Steve Eiserman next year at 2.

This is the dream. Finishing top 5 these next 2-3 years is a huge possibility if we offload everyone.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Can’t just get rid of the whole team…

they doing what we should be doing

 

[flyerslducks]

If we really want to start losing more, hart might be the first guy we need to trade. He has won a ton of games for us and hopefully petterson can be complete shit

 

[wankstifier]

When is the WJC report expected to be released?

 

[ajgoal]

When is the WJC report expected to be released?

When it's least likely to get significant notice.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

When it's least likely to get significant notice.

Yeah I have to imagine it is going to be pretty devastating since it hasn't been released yet. Maybe I am wrong but I think I read that they've been done the report for a while now.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

When is the WJC report expected to be released?

Some time in July apparently according to what ASF has been saying.

 

[Rebels57]

Some time in July apparently according to what ASF has been saying.

Definitely on a Friday, probably at night.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Definitely on a Friday, probably at night.

Yeah that’s essentially the idea. He said it’s gonna be released based on when they think they can get the least amount of visibility.

 

[Magua]

I wouldn't have signed Sanheim to an 8 year contract, not because I don't value the player but because I'm realistic about the timeline and coffers in need of filling.

For argument's sake, let's say a team wasn't realistic about its timeline. Let's say it believed it could turn things around in, oh say, 3 years? Sanheim would be 30 years old, with 5 years left on his deal. That's a pretty normal veteran age. He's objectively a #2/3 caliber defender now, he's a smooth skater and those archetypes generally age well. So, if your internal timeline is to be back in the playoff mix at that time, then what is the impetus to urgently move him? The Flyers defensive depth looks awful now, and there's no high end guys in the system, unless they grossly misevaluate their stock (wouldn't be a shocker). Now, if it was for a teardown rebuild, I get it. But that's not what's going on.

In 3 years, Ristolainen will be 32 years old and on the final year of his contract. He's objectively a fringe bottom pair guy. None of this is an issue, however. There are no reports about trading him. We know why, and it's not good process and contradictory logic galore.

 

[Lindberg]

Yeah that’s essentially the idea. He said it’s gonna be released based on when they think they can get the least amount of visibility.

Such a high level of integrity.

#TEGRIDY

 

[Beef Invictus]

The handling of Sanheim's contracts was pretty firmly criticized by the usuals here. And defended by the usual people, who I imagine will now use it to defend Briere as if they didn't insist it wouldn't be a negative.

 

[BiggE]

The handling of Sanheim's contracts was pretty firmly criticized by the usuals here. And defended by the usual people, who I imagine will now use it to defend Briere as if they didn't insist it wouldn't be a negative.

Yup. Hell, I like Sanheim, but signing a good, but far from elite player to an 8 year deal with 4 years of trade projection is just flat out stupid.

Of course, when you’ve already signed the softest middle 6 C in the league to 7 x 7.14, a borderline 3rd pair D to 5 x 5 and a goon to a 4 year deal with 2 years of trade protection, it’s pretty much just par for the course.

Cuckles Fletchbag, the gift that keeps on giving.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Yup. Hell, I like Sanheim, but signing a good, but far from elite player to an 8 year deal with 4 years of trade projection is just flat out stupid.

Of course, when you’ve already signed the softest middle 6 C in the league to 7 x 7.14, a borderline 3rd pair D to 5 x 5 and a goon to a 4 year deal with 2 years of trade protection, it’s pretty much just par for the course.

Cuckles Fletchbag, the gift that keeps on giving.

If they'd just signed him for this deal instead of bridging him (like we all said) we'd be halfway through and have the NTC expired.

 

[ajgoal]

If they'd just signed him for this deal instead of bridging him (like we all said) we'd be halfway through and have the NTC expired.

No, it would just be kicking in if he got it at all, he wouldn't have been eligible for it on earlier years.

 

[Curufinwe]

The handling of Sanheim's contracts was pretty firmly criticized by the usuals here. And defended by the usual people, who I imagine will now use it to defend Briere as if they didn't insist it wouldn't be a negative.

Seems like most people here thought this was a good deal at the time.

Confirmed with Link: - Travis Sanheim Signs Eight Year Extension ($6.25AAV)

forums.hfboards.com

 

[Cody Webster]

Can’t just get rid of the whole team…

The biggest question is, will they hang a banner for this?

 

[bauer]

i am so done with this team giving out these horrific contracts over and over again. Hayes and Risto were the worst. i like Sanheim a lot, but 8 years was just crazy. i'd rather lose players than keep dealing with this over and over again. only star players should ever get term over 5 years.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Seems like most people here thought this was a good deal at the time.

Confirmed with Link: - Travis Sanheim Signs Eight Year Extension ($6.25AAV)

forums.hfboards.com

”contracts” aka all of the bridge deals leading to that point.

 

[Curufinwe]

i am so done with this team giving out these horrific contracts over and over again. Hayes and Risto were the worst. i like Sanheim a lot, but 8 years was just crazy. i'd rather lose players than keep dealing with this over and over again. only star players should ever get term over 5 years.

It really depends on the player. A successful team like Tampa has done it routinely with non-star players. Killorn, Johnson, Gourde, McDonagh, Cirelli, Cernak, etc.