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the Jett is either flyers or juniors. no AHL for him
– brink put up 41 points in his 2nd nhl season. he wil be a fixture in the flyers lineup unless traded. not even debatable.
Luchanko had 6 pts in 7 playoff games for LHV. He’s certainly ready for the AHL but, I was wrong on his eligibility. It is Flyers or Guelph. He could also make the big team and stick the whole season too. Brink is a fixture in your imagination. Do you think the Flyers won’t replace him with a guy who can get them .5 PPG who weighs 190 lbs instead of 160 lbs ASAP?
Any kid taken at #6 should be treated as being 12-24 months away, at a minimum. Even Schaefer should probably spend another year in junior. Teams keep hurrying these guys into the league and wondering why they don’t develop as expected.
Maybe they just weren’t as good as the scouts projected them. That happens too. Celebrini played a full season for SJ. Michkov was 19 the first half of last season. If guys aren’t ready, they aren’t ready. They will be soon enough. They shouldn’t be held back either. We won’t see what I’m suggesting on opening night, but it’s coming.
“I hope they don’t press #6 into the lineup right away. Keeping Jett around to begin the season put him behind the 8-ball in a critical development season.”
I don’t think it’s out of hand to see him get the 10 game look out of camp like Luchanko did last year. I also don’t think it’s out of hand to see Luchanko start well enough with LHV to get called up. I can see them get a combined 50-60 games in with the Flyers.
“why do you continually leave brink put of every lineup you post? he is a lock unless traded. Abols will be the 4th line unless they sign a free agent. Pelletier still in the mix one would guess. maybe add that shabonov.”
The Flyers are going to develop beyond some guys sooner rather than later. Abols, Brink and Pelletier will get games but that won’t last forever.
“I don’t see them signing Cates and then not playing him at center.”
By the end of 25-26 I can easily see Couturier, Cates, Zegras, Luchanko and the center at #6 all being in the Top 12 playing for the Flyers. They can’t run five lines out there. Tocchet has already said they’d try Michkov and Zegras together. Why not put a 3rd man high cheating two-way forward out there with them?
Sure, goaltending and the D look disastrous but the forward lines have some interesting potential if all goes well with the top draftees:
Cates-Zegras-Michkov
Tippett-Couturier-Konecny
Foerster-Luchanko-#6
Open-Open-HathawayI don’t dislike the looks of that once we’re into the season.
Just have a feeling they are going to over pay to sign Jake Allen- probably a 2 year deal. Not sure what VAN is doing trying to extend Demko. Doubt Briere goes back to Verbeek for a third time to acquire another roster player from the Ducks. If it is supposedly “go time” next summer, this regime will have a hard sell with another team in the top 7. Goaltending was absolutely awful last season. Ersson still has not been able to have a complete season with a save % above .900.
I’m not sure, if I’m Allen, I don’t want to take a run at the Cup in EDM if they’re offering and there’s reason to think they will. I’m really dodgy on Demko, plus you’d have to trade for him. Allen looks like the most solid choice, which is what the Flyers need here. After that, there’s a problem. I thought D and goal was the priority fix this off season. Dwindling cap space makes solving both problems seem less likely. At least get one fixed.
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.
It can be done but gets complicated. Seeing that Allen is asking high: $5M for 3 years. They need a goalie but the Flyers are reportedly balking at that ask. If they have to spend more than $3.5M on a goalie, then they don’t even have $4.5M for a Dman.
I have no issue with moving salary out. The roster is in need of a major retool to be a real contender. Out of the current top 6 Dmen on the roster, I can see at most 2 remaining when the team becomes a true Cup contender. If a player like Dobson is available and can be a #1 Dman, start trading players on the roster. The chances of Briere being able to draft a #1 Dman and center is highly unlikely. Going to have to take a chance and trade significant assets to get one or the other.
They could replace Brink and Zamula with league minimum players and save about $1.25M. Anything above that takes a much more significant chunk out of the roster.
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.
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.
“they may be more active in free agency due to circumstances beyond their control. stay tuned.”
They need to be active in free agency. They still need a goalie and Top 4 Dman with about $9M to work with after York re-ups. To do more, they’ll need to dump some salary.
i could see them running back Brink-Cates-Forester and trying a Shabanov-Zegras-Michkov line, keeping your first line intact. then it would be your pick of guys for the 4th line.
They still need more man games to fill those slots even if Brink and Shabanov both play all 82. Briere has stripped the team of guys who can win faceoffs though. Frost, Laughton and Poehling were fine on the draw. Should be fun to watch.
Your four lines today:
Tippett-Couturier-Konecny
Foerster-Cates-Michkov
Open-Zegras-Open
Open-Open-HathawayZegras seems to have played pretty well in March and April for ANA so that’s not a bad sign as the Flyers hope he regains form and develops past even that. The Flyers are taking $3.85M off their cap space which, after York deal, might leave them with 9-10M to get UFA help. Could be enough to get a goalie (Allen?) and a Top 4 D-man in UFA. Still, it’s open season for Flyers forwards looking for opportunity
The Flyers got, by far, the best player in the trade. If Zegras can stay healthy and return to earlier form, this is a steal.
I know we keep hearing the Flyers really want to extend York, but it sure looks like the “For Sale” is out there. Just have a feeling he could be traded for another RFA- ho ideal who that could be. With a rising cap happening, if the reported York @ 6 million/yr long-term is a pretty good dead for the Flyers. That will be the going rate for 2nd pair Dmen. Sure seems to me they really would like to trade him.
If it’s an RFA trade, I’d take a closer look at Romanov but not sure the Isles would like that with Schaefer soon in the mix and Dobson wanting to get paid. That might be the reason for his rumored availability. If they do trade York, it opens a hole on an inadequate blue line. The Flyers need to add there, not subtract. York does need to step up. He may have an upside but I don’t think he’s proved $6M+ value. He’s a top pair guy here, but that’s a pretty low bar.
