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I give the Flyers credit for being honest. The Pens milked the Crosby comeback for all it was worth last spring.
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Putting him on ltir frees up a ton of space, but you hate to see a guy go out like this.
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Obviously this news sucks. The two "big picture" things that bother me the most are these: 1). Because Homer is a fucking idiot and didn't know the NHL's rules before he signed Pronger's contract extension, Pronger's cap hit of approx 4.9 million (until 2017) will not come off the books if Pronger retires due to injury. 2). Given the players/players' contracts, last year was the best year for the Flyers to win a Cup. Homer ignored Snider's requests to get a legitimate #1 goalie in the offseason (which was widely known as the Flyers' biggest need going into last year) and thought the tandem of Boosh and Leighton would be able to get the job done (again). This move blew up in Homer's face and was the main reason that Snider put his foot down and mandated that Homer get Illya this year. In my opinion, Game 2 was the turning point of the Flyers/Bruins series last year. It was quite obvious that the Flyers were not prepared to play Boston after the debacle that was Game 1. The Flyers were ready for Game 2 and jumped out of the gate getting an early lead on Boston while dominating early play. Unfort for the Flyers, Boosh did not have one of his finer games as a Flyer and let in several soft goals (while Thomas stood on his head at the other end). The B's came back, tied the game, and ultimately won the game in OT. For all intents and purposes, the series was over once the Flyers had to go back to Boston being down 0-2. Oh well.... |
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^ :thumbsup :thumbsup
It's still way too early to start shitting pants and worrying about how May plays out when it's December. They're still playing good hockey at their absolute unhealthiest. That being said, the Flyers will definitely be on the market for a DMan come trade deadline. It won't be now because they have time to assess what they have. This team will be fine until it's time to make a big move. |
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Everyone getting their panties wet for Shea Weber. Sorry, the dude isn't coming here. At best, we'll look at some third pairing D-man. No way am I sacrificing depth or youth for a playoff run until I know for sure what we have.
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Pronger will probably get the mike rathje treatment.
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Seven wins in a row is the bigger story.
At least that's what I'll make myself believe.... |
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Paul Holmgren is in the top 3 GMs since the lockout.
Dale Tallon Ray Shero Paul Holmgren Holland Possibly Polie or Mcphee |
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who can the Flyers possibly trade? Do they have anything else? I'm asking this legitimately not sarcastically.
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A GM's job is to put together a team to win a SC, yes? O.k., there is no question that Homer did a great job rebuilding the Flyers after the lockout. So far so good..... Once he got Pronger, Homer gave the team that he put together a realistic 3 year window of opportunity to win a Cup. The first year of the window the Flyers make it to the SCF. Again, so far so good.... Unfort, Homer then blows his offseason following the SCF by not getting an elite goaltender. Like it or not, that move had a huge negative impact on the following year's playoff run. Homer should not, and will not get a pass for not getting a goalie that summer. Homer then goes and gets a goalie/trades Carter and Richards/gets young talent. The problem here is that the Flyers now have an imbalance of veterans and young players. Will the lack of experience hurt this team down the stretch/in the playoffs? Will the aging stalwarts of the blue line have enough in the tank to contribute once the younger players really start to mature? Only time will tell, but Homer certainly took a chance and made it difficult for his team to win a SC during the window of opportunity that he gave them. Lastly, the Pronger extension may have an adverse impact on this team for year's to come. I don't know about you but Homer cutting the Flyers' salary cap by 5 million and then failing to address a glaring weakness on the team prevents me from putting Homer in the top 3 GM's post lockout That's just me though...... |
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we got ran all over last night. damn western conference.
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Doubtful. Flyers are in a bind for sure, but hey, they're in first place right now and have a seven game winning streak. They won't, and shouldn't do anything until they know how long Giroux is out for. |
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Pronger is done. Has to be. Horrible way to finish a Hall of Fame career. |
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You spelled 'hoagie' wrong in your avatar comment box thingy.
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Mike Milbury in the news for possibly physically assaulting a 12 year old kid. I think it was a hockey player on the opposing team of the one he coaches.
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