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I think he will ultimately sign a bridge deal that will expire a year ahead of UFA eligibility.
Interesting, because the first I think I thought was that he may be angling for an offer sheet.
60+ pt players on the team that drafted them since 1990:
Flyers – 6
Avalanche – 6
Lightning – 6
Penguins – 5
NY Rangers – 4
Red Wings – 3
Blackhawks – 3Hawks actually 5..
Keith, Toewes, Kane, Debrincat and Bedard.Shabanov
Wow, between their draft and this, the Isles have really knocked their offseason out of the park
How so?
His name comes up a lot, especially when I post possible future line combinations and don’t include him. He seems to have a lot of fans here. I find it amusing, that’s all. He is an admirable guy though, like I said. Playing and being a .5 PPG guy at his size is quite an accomplishment. But I also see a lot of general dumping on the team at the same time I see the same fans jumping to his defense.
I don’t see how you consistently omitting him from your lineups when he will clearly be in the lineup barring a trade or injury is people coming to his defense. Most people see it as an omission and nothing more. Especially now that Pelletier is no longer in the equation.
a guy like Brink probably wouldn’t be too sad to see the flyers miss out on him though.
Like a higher quality Brink
Again with the Brink love.
How so?
Any word on Shabanov? Reading that the Rags are the frontrunner now.
god i hope not. haven’t watched a single game of his and know nothing about him other than he was a finalist for MVP in the KHL – but damnit I want him.
a guy like Brink probably wouldn’t be too sad to see the flyers miss out on him though.
LOL true enough. Ive only watched the same youtube highlights that everyone else has seen. BUt from what Ive seen he looks skilled, and fast. Like a higher quality Brink lol
Christian Dvorak 1 year 5.4 million
The new Ryan Poehling
Pretty high cap hit for a guy who scores 30 points, but I guess that is how they got the one year deal.
Bill do you see the Flyers maybe looking at a guy like Joe Veleno on a short term deal? Bigger guy, young enough to still have a future, and can possibly be a cheap option at 3 or (more likely) 4C?
Marner traded for Roy…….seems a bit lopsided
It was for his rights, it was either a deal like that or lose him for nothing in UFA.
Yep, hence the guy looking to stick around the league for a last trip around the sun….
I’m fine with that so long as he holds up his end in his role. I’m not expecting a fully finished rebuild for this season, just a good step in the right direction and last season exposed some glaring deficiencies.
Ekblad sign in Florida for 8 years at $6.1 aav. I guess he still likes winning. Bill Zito really is getting in done. Can Florida three peat?
And I doubt there will be very many “needle movers” available at any position. If they go the UFA route it’s going to be either a huge overpay, or a guy trying to hold on to his career and get one more paycheck before he is out of the league. Offer sheets may be there, but that would also entail an overpay in money and assets.
It will be trades where Briere will fill his holes, at least in the short term. But that is just my opinion.
Some people are talking about Ekblad, but I just don’t see why he would want to sign here long term in a million years. By the time we are good he will be at the tail end of his career. Why would any guy do that? Unless they are just in it for the money. Then do we really want that guy anyway?
A needle mover for THIS team is different than for a legit contender. They need a couple guys who can play at the NHL level. They don’t have much in the way of assets to trade. They got lucky with Zegras because ANA wanted the cap space and the Flyers had it but now are down to about $9M factoring in a York re-sign. See also Gibson trade. Flyers don’t have the cap space for Ekblad even if he wanted to come here. That’s pure fantasy.
Yep, hence the guy looking to stick around the league for a last trip around the sun….
