No wonder you hate my puns. They look AWESOME by comparison to this "effort."
- Flyskippy

Dude, I'm just in training. This was my foray and to be completely honest it was an accident.

I love the trade talk and what would be needed to improve flyers but I have the answer. Why don't we trade for detroit's scouting staff. How can they consistently get all these pukes year after year so late in the draft? And datsyuk is a beast
- SMS4016

The Flyers have done this already, except, back in 2006, the cry was "Why don't we hire Buffalo's scouting staff??"

And the Flyers did. They hired Don Luce as Director of Player Development....away from the Sabres.

Fired by the guy who gave Leino a 6 yr deal at 4.5 per
- PLindbergh31

They fired Reiger too?

Go get myers!!! Firesale coming. Myers would be beast in Philly.

Yup. Ruff had been the Sabres coach since 1997
- Jsaquella

Wasn't he the longest tenured Big 4 coach?

Go get myers!!! Firesale coming. Myers would be beast in Philly.
- SMS4016

Is he even available?

The Flyers have done this already, except, back in 2006, the cry was "Why don't we hire Buffalo's scouting staff??"

And the Flyers did. They hired Don Luce as Director of Player Development....away from the Sabres.
- johndewar

Hell I was one of those that wanted them to sign Drury instead of Briere.

Ruined my hockeybuzz reputation.

The Flyers have done this already, except, back in 2006, the cry was "Why don't we hire Buffalo's scouting staff??"

And the Flyers did. They hired Don Luce as Director of Player Development....away from the Sabres.
- johndewar

I know I live in buffalo. Lol. I like Luce. But Detroit is crazy good

I love the trade talk and what would be needed to improve flyers but I have the answer. Why don't we trade for detroit's scouting staff. How can they consistently get all these pukes year after year so late in the draft? And datsyuk is a beast
- SMS4016

That makes one of us....

Wasn't he the longest tenured Big 4 coach?
- NickTheKid87

Second longest tenured coach in North American pro sports, behind Gregg Popovich

In the time that Ruff coached the Sabres, the Flyers have had 7 head coaches.

I know I live in buffalo. Lol. I like Luce. But Detroit is crazy good
- SMS4016

The mystery of SMS4016 is closer to being answered...

The Flyers have done this already, except, back in 2006, the cry was "Why don't we hire Buffalo's scouting staff??"

And the Flyers did. They hired Don Luce as Director of Player Development....away from the Sabres.
- johndewar

Has Detroit been all that great recently?

http://www.hockeydb.com/i...aft/teams/dr00005492.html

Go get myers!!! Firesale coming. Myers would be beast in Philly.
- SMS4016

What a tease

Is he even available?
- johndewar

No. That would be foolish. He got off to a slow start but that's meaningless.

They fired Reiger too?
- nonpoint22

No, Reiger fired Ruff.

Second longest tenured coach in North American pro sports, behind Gregg Popovich

In the time that Ruff coached the Sabres, the Flyers have had 7 head coaches.
- Jsaquella

Understandable. Ruff enjoyed the same level of success Popovich has.

Is he even available?
- johndewar

He'd look great as a Flyer...as long as you didn't look at Capgeek

Would love the Flyers to get their hands on Letang. That would be amazing.
- PLindbergh31

Yeah and strangle the crap out of him tonight. Is that what u meant?

Go get myers!!! Firesale coming. Myers would be beast in Philly.
- SMS4016

Is he even available?
- johndewar

Been saying on radio and local media buff looking to shake things up and he was benched for a few games.

The mystery of SMS4016 is closer to being answered...
- flyer_nutter

Well we know English isn't his native language.

Yeah and strangle the crap out of him tonight. Is that what u meant?
- Stinkfitz

Not at all. Letang would help the Flyers immensely.

The Flyers have done this already, except, back in 2006, the cry was "Why don't we hire Buffalo's scouting staff??"

And the Flyers did. They hired Don Luce as Director of Player Development....away from the Sabres.
- johndewar

And we have a good group of young forwards because of that. Now we need someone to advise on defenseman.

Really? Coots is god?? Sells ??? ##1 center??? Every trade rumor out there starts with coots going the other way??? Soooo homer traded Ritchie that fast but if homR called all 29 other teams and put coots with picks or whatever to overpay a little your saying not 1 gm would call back and say deal? Why ? Because bills blog said gm has to call around and try to squeeze more. Didn't happen with Ritchie did it. Nope. His a$$ was gone just that fast! Use your head not bills. Think trade deadline day. Do you think every trade that goes done is mulled over for months?
- SMS4016

1) The Richards deal didn't happen "just like that". There were apparently several conversations between the Flyers and LA, and the component of adding Simmonds (instead of a lesser piece) in addition to Brayden Schenn apparently came about when the Flyers lowered a demand for a 1st round pick to a 2nd.

2) Even with the trade deadline, most GMs have touched base months earlier during the season about "If you make so-and-so available, we're interested." That happened with the Nick Grossmann deal last year, although Dallas ended up making him available to the Flyers a little bit earlier in exchange for additional draft pick compensation. But the Flyers expressed interest as early as December and were told by Nieuwendyk that he wasn't available, but would circle back if/when he was.

Second longest tenured coach in North American pro sports, behind Gregg Popovich

In the time that Ruff coached the Sabres, the Flyers have had 7 head coaches.
- Jsaquella

Ramsey, Barber, Hitchcock, Stevens, Laviolette. Who was the 6th? I was 6 in '97.