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According to a report from RG, the Flyers have shown interest in 25-year-old New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov, a pending restricted free agent known for his physicality, defensive reliability, and emerging offensive instincts.
He would be a Top 4 guy here but you’d have to give to get in a trade.
Still think Briere should trade one of the later 2nd round picks to VAN for Thatcher Demko.
Yes, this should at least be under consideration. A better option would be finding this year’s Kevin Lankinen. If he’s out there, get him for $1M a year and extend him when he delivers.
you are a dope. where did I claim I know more about the gangster of love? what I said in a round about way it is comical you mentioning that plyer in the same group as the others.
Gadjovich is absolutely in the group of players who played in the finals and won the cup. This is not complicated. Yes, I did find it amusing that he dressed so much so deep in a cup run, but telling as well. I know some hockey purists think it’s Cro-Magnon hockey, but it still wins cups.
imagine mention Gadjovich with those other players.
Maurice saw fit to dress him in every conference finals and finals game this year. Briere is one thing, but are you claiming to know more about hockey than Maurice now? He’s only got two cups and 27 years of NHL head coaching experience.
here is hoping the flyer acquire him. What do you think it would take? is he better at his job than ND? A ND upgrade would be a smart move no?
Hahahaha! The Flyers should wait until he turns UFA and guarantee him power play time. That should do it. Seriously though, size, toughness and meanness still matters. The Flyers need that too. FLA had Bennett, Gadjovich, Tkachuk and Marchand. EDM had Perry, Kane, Nurse. If you watched the playoffs, you didn’t see the Ice Capades. A lot of hitting and all around chippiness.
60 PIMS must be the most effective enforcer in the league. Wonder if Florida would consider moving him, as he can’t add value to the flyers lineup. can’t underestimate that cup experience.
Gadjovich is very effective in his role.
If Sanheim is your #1, you are not a playoff team (which is pretty obvious at this point).
Jones is getting the most ice time in Florida, Bouchard and Nurse are the top pairing in EDM. DAL has a fine overall D but I’m not sure any one of their guys is all that much better than Sanheim, maybe Heiskanen. I like Slavin in CAR. Those are the Final 4 teams. The top teams have solid D corps, not one great guy.
their core is/was built on their draft picks. that is a 100% fact.
go flyers become the next panthers. you can do it.
why be a fan? I am at the point where I enjoy watching them fail more than win. that is what they have turned me into. all about the entertainment
Ekblad and Barkov are core players. That’s two guys. Lundell is an outstanding depth center who still has some upside. Now he’s a guy who could help the Flyers. They did use draft picks and players they drafted to get other key pieces together. I still wouldn’t come close to saying FLA was built on their draft picks.
flyers are incapable of making smart moves or being a leader.
when you look at floridas drafts the last 8 years years they have received virtually no help from said drafts. makes their run even more impressive.Then why be a Flyers fan at all? The devil is in the details and they have to score big with #6 and, at the very least, one or two of the other picks they have in the first two rounds. That will be on them. At least you admit I’m right in that FLA’s success has been built on firing on all cylinders in terms of player acquisition but the current team is not loaded with their own high draft picks.
my man you need to stop with the florida comparison.
To be the best, you gotta beat the best. You don’t seriously think every other team in the league isn’t looking at what FLA has done to inform, at least somewhat, their own strategy going forward, do you?
The problem is they need a #1 defenseman. Just getting another top 4 plug-in doesn’t move the needle.
I’m happy with Sanheim as their #1 Dman. He’s likely in the Top 20 for Dmen in the league but they need a helluva lot more around him and behind him. He’d look even better if the Flyers had that. A Top 4 plug-in would move the needle for THIS team. Even FLA went out and traded for Jones at the deadline.
Can you explain what 2 surpluses means.
I do not see the upside you see in any way, shape, or form.
They have six picks in the first two rounds. How is that NOT a surplus?
1st (No. 6 overall): Own.
• 1st (No. 22 overall): Acquired from Colorado in 2024 trade of D Sean Walker.
• 1st (No. 31/32 overall): Acquired from Edmonton for 32nd overall pick in 2024 (conditional to 2025 or 2026).
• 2nd: Own.
• 2nd: Conditional pick acquired from Columbus in 2023 trade of Ivan Provorov after they elected to keep their selection in 2024.
• 2nd: Acquired from Anaheim in 2024 trade of F Cutter Gauthier.
• 2nd: Acquired from Calgary in 2025 trade of Fs Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee.They have about $19M in cap space with only York essential to resign. How much would you pay York? I’m admittedly terrible about what these guys can pull, even in arbitration, but they’ll still have $13M+ to sign a solid vet Top 4 Dman and a goalie. Use those picks well, give the kids a chance up front and let them develop. I’m hoping that’s the plan.
Flyers are the next Florida. All the pieces are in place to make it happen. With their excellent management team only a matter of when not if.
The Flyers have two surpluses, draft picks and enough cap space to sign a Top 4 dman and a goalie this off season. They have an upside even if you don’t want to see it.
It was mostly drafting made them both contenders. Yes, the Tkachuk trade helped put Florida over the top, but outside of said trade, the moves both teams made were complimentary players that added depth needed to contend. The Flyers are nowhere near that point.
You mean like stealing Bennett and Reinhart as well as Tkachuk? Yes, they made great trades too. The #1 and #2 overall picks still with them, Barkov and Ekblad, have been great. Lundell is a key contributor. Huberdeau has had two great seasons out of 13. The Flyers had two #2 overalls the last several years and got JVR and Patrick out of it. FLA’s drafting, overall, has not been as fantastic as you make it out to be. They were built with shrewd acquisitions.
