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

[Curufinwe]

That culture is one of mediocrity.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

 

[ponder719]

The top 10 most important things to Flyers ownership/management
1. John Tortorella
2. Culture
3. More Culture
4. Ticket sales
5. Yet more culture
6. Gritty Merch sales
7. Even more culture
8. Not being Chicago/San Jose bad
9. Still more culture
10. Manipulating the local sports media

If I may posit some adjustments:

1. Torts
2. Culture
3. THE ROOM
4. Ticket sales
5. Torts
6. Gritty
7. Culture
8. Torts
9. INTANGIBLES
10. Torts

 

[Appleyard]

Integral to the culture of having to buy-out or trade at a loss older players they signed in UFA years expecting them to not decline at age 32-34...

a good 20 year strong culture. Why stop now?

 

[Flyerfan4life]

thx god they got the culture rebuilt..

cuz clearly the SC is awarded to the team with the best culture..

plan the parade boys...


oh wait.. they dont award it for culture ??

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Any word on if Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje are available to bring back for the playoff push?

 

[Winston Wolf]

If you're that in love with him, you could've literally given him your best offer and told him it's there on 7/1. And still pick up a 3rd+. I have no doubt some scout/GM fell in love with him after his game against Ottawa.

Any word on if Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje are available to bring back for the playoff push?

Justin Braun is still available and looks to have finally found his untapped offensive potential this year... in the DEL.

 

[ponder719]

Any word on if Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje are available to bring back for the playoff push?

If we tell them now, they might catch up with the rest of the team by the second round.

 

[WolfOfBroadStreet14]

Laughton not practicing today…

 

[Kelmitchell2]

Tarasenko to the Panthers

 

[Newest sens fan]

Laughton not practicing today…

The room must be an absolute mess today with him and seeler not at practice

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

The room must be an absolute mess today with him and seeler not at practice

Culture is in danger! Call in Deslaurier!

 

[VladDrag]

Charlie essentially said on his podcast yesterday they know there’s a decent chance this contract ages poorly on ice but they don’t care because of the intangibles.

That can't be real. I refuse to believe that is the thought process.

 

[Kelmitchell2]

That can't be real. I refuse to believe that is the thought process.

You've been a fan of this team long enough to know this most certainly is the thought process of all of our managers/management team

 

[mr figgles]

Tarasenko to the Panthers

They are about to massacre the now cultureless Flyers tomorrow.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

That can't be real. I refuse to believe that is the thought process.

Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

 

[bennysflyers16]

That is cheap for Tarasenko no ??

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

That can't be real. I refuse to believe that is the thought process.

He put it more diplomatically but essentially they’re aware of the on ice risk & odds against them in that regard but they believe culture supersedes that.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

That is cheap for Tarasenko no ??

I think what we are seeing now definitively, is that it’s a buyer’s market. Lot of people here have had unrealistic expectations. If Walker is traded, it’ll more than likely be a 3rd than a 1st at this point.

 

[GKJ]

Frank sounding confident that Walker will be dealt. It was fun to hear him say they probably won’t make the playoffs next year.

I think what we are seeing now definitively, is that it’s a buyer’s market. Lot of people here have had unrealistic expectations. If Walker is traded, it’ll more than likely be a 3rd than a 1st at this point.

Sounds like Tarasenko used his control the process

 

[LegionOfGloom]

Frank sounding confident that Walker will be dealt. It was fun to hear him say they probably won’t make the playoffs next year.

Honestly I don't want them to trade Walker because the stepford fan base will just say see they are rebuilding. At least there is a potential for them to grasp what it is happening if at the end of the year, the net result of the first year of our rebuild is going from 2 high end prospects to 1.

 

[flyersnorth]

If re-signing Seeler also includes moving Walker, Laughton, and Risto (over the summer), it's whatever.

I like Seeler. If the Flyers were inside of a competitive window, I would like the idea of re-signing him. But it feels like the culture is already established now and subtracting Seeler would not make it collapse.

Said another way, if the culture collapses *because* Seeler is moved, was it really a strong culture to begin with?

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

I think what we are seeing now definitively, is that it’s a buyer’s market. Lot of people here have had unrealistic expectations. If Walker is traded, it’ll more than likely be a 3rd than a 1st at this point.

Still better than re-signing him

 

[GKJ]

Honestly I don't want them to trade Walker because the stepford fan base will just say see they are rebuilding. At least there is a potential for them to grasp what it is happening if at the end of the year, the net result of the first year of our rebuild is going from 2 high end prospects to 1.

Part of me definitely hoping

 

[LegionOfGloom]

If re-signing Seeler also includes moving Walker, Laughton, and Risto (over the summer), it's whatever.

I like Seeler. If the Flyers were inside of a competitive window, I would like the idea of re-signing him. But it feels like the culture is already established now and subtracting Seeler would not make it collapse.

Said another way, if the culture collapses *because* Seeler is moved, was it really a strong culture to begin with?

That's what so hilarious to me. I caught a little bit of the PHLY pod yesterday and the other guy was listing off potential trade pieces:

Seeler?
O'Connor: No, they love him and think he is vital to their culture.

Laughton?
O'Connor: No, they love him and think he is vital to their culture.

Hathaway?
O'Connor: No, they love him and think he is vital to their culture.

The guy who washes the jockstraps after games?
O'Connor: No, they love him and think he is vital to their culture.