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They couldn’t keep an Ekblad signing under the cap. Same with Dobson if he truly is available. The Flyers should have about $4.5M in cap space to add a Top 4 Dman. I think that’s doable but not with the high profile names bandied about. In a trade, they’ll have to send salary back. Then you hopefully upgraded but haven’t filled an open spot.
good Gm’s find a way to get it done. shouldn’t be a problem cap wise if that is the path they choose.
not sure what 4.5 will buy you on free agency. a bottom pair dman masquerading as a top 4.
This is why I hope they continue the stated path to build a foundation that a big name star UFA would want to join. People talk about McDavid etc but I don’t understand why McDavid would ever want to come here. At least not in the short term. Players like that are looking to win now.
And to be honest I don’t trust a player who would accept an overpay to play for a franchise that isn’t winning. We saw it with Kevin Hayes. Do you want to win or do you want to get paid? When we talk about the type of money these guys make, millions and tens of millions of dollars, is a few extra million worth not winning or having a chance to win? I mean, why do you play the sport?because flyers fans are dumb and uneducated for the most part. Been saying this for years aka TK, Sanheim, and ex selke. they fact they stayed speaks volumes to me. comfortable and complacent.
they didn’t hire and make tocchet the 3rd highest paid coach (which is a joke) to sit still.
a true rebuilding team pretty much runs it back, for 1 more year with Mckenna the prize, with a few tweaks and would have kept Shaw.
My belief is if Briere adds to the blue line it will be thru a trade. I believe the only UFA Dman even worth pursuing is Aaron Ekblad. I do doubt Briere will spend that kind of money. Still think Byram makes some sense. Doubt Drury would do it, but try and trade for K’Andre Miller. Dobson for me is ideal, but I do realize unrealistic. At 25, signing him long-term will be expensive and the assets to acquire also. However, he would be the anchor for the blue line thru Michkov’s prime, which I am fine doing. Just do not believe the regime will want to do this right now. Probably more interested in Romanov if available.
They couldn’t keep an Ekblad signing under the cap. Same with Dobson if he truly is available. The Flyers should have about $4.5M in cap space to add a Top 4 Dman. I think that’s doable but not with the high profile names bandied about. In a trade, they’ll have to send salary back. Then you hopefully upgraded but haven’t filled an open spot.
for the most part the flyers going to have to offer more term and more $$ to get free agents to sign here. unless they have no place else to go as richard gere once said
This is why I hope they continue the stated path to build a foundation that a big name star UFA would want to join. People talk about McDavid etc but I don’t understand why McDavid would ever want to come here. At least not in the short term. Players like that are looking to win now.
And to be honest I don’t trust a player who would accept an overpay to play for a franchise that isn’t winning. We saw it with Kevin Hayes. Do you want to win or do you want to get paid? When we talk about the type of money these guys make, millions and tens of millions of dollars, is a few extra million worth not winning or having a chance to win? I mean, why do you play the sport?
for the most part the flyers going to have to offer more term and more $$ to get free agents to sign here. unless they have no place else to go as richard gere once said
I would be interested in signing Ryan Lindgren.
I still think they need to add a Top 4 Dman. Lindgren might cost more than they have to spend after getting their goalie. I’m guessing they’ll have about $9M after they re-up York. The Zegras trade added $3.85M to the cap.
My belief is if Briere adds to the blue line it will be thru a trade. I believe the only UFA Dman even worth pursuing is Aaron Ekblad. I do doubt Briere will spend that kind of money. Still think Byram makes some sense. Doubt Drury would do it, but try and trade for K’Andre Miller. Dobson for me is ideal, but I do realize unrealistic. At 25, signing him long-term will be expensive and the assets to acquire also. However, he would be the anchor for the blue line thru Michkov’s prime, which I am fine doing. Just do not believe the regime will want to do this right now. Probably more interested in Romanov if available.
I would be interested in signing Ryan Lindgren.
I still think they need to add a Top 4 Dman. Lindgren might cost more than they have to spend after getting their goalie. I’m guessing they’ll have about $9M after they re-up York. The Zegras trade added $3.85M to the cap.
For free agents: Just because it’s the Flyers, I could see them targeting Trent Frederic.
I would be interested in signing Ryan Lindgren.
If they sign Shabanov, call it a summer for signings.
freddy reupped with the oilers last week
If Briere is circling back to old trade rumors, looking forward to see the return for Bowen Byram. Got to think BUF would be looking to acquire players already on an NHL roster.
I read a take on the hockey writers site that Buffalo should be looking to keep and sign Byram, trading Owen Power instead.
