Ah, go with it, Gracie. What the hell...
- tangent_man

Sadly half the fun is the perect timing. Comedy and tragedy are close cousins. (More so on this board).

You criticized the Gagne deal because the Flyers were taking a Cap hit off of LA's hands. So you think that the Flyers should have gotten him cheaper. Never mind that you didn't even take inot consideration that LA didn't need the Cap space. As they have plenty available even before moving Gagne. But why doesn't that same logic apply to the Flyers dealing Briere? Isn't a team taking the Cap hit off of the Flyers hands? So how can you expect that good of a return? Not to mention that the Flyers are actually a team that can use the Cap space. And not to mention that Gagne is on an expiring contract. And Briere is not. The two opinions don't jive with one another.
- MJL

Regarding Gagne, WE (who are over the limit and must use LTIR) are taking the cap hit and taking $2.1M left on his salary for a player they weren't even playing so consideration should be taken for that. And just because LA had cap room to spare doesn't negate the fact that they have even more cap room and salary relief to get a piece at the TDL.

As for Briere, his cap hit doesn't matter to STL as they are $20M under the limit. What matters to them is his salary which is $5M over the next two years - a steal for him.

Briere isn't damaged goods (sorry Gagne fans) and is universally considered a playoff point producing machine. While Gagne has played a dozen games in the past 7 months. Also, as far as we know, only the Flyers wanted Gagne but there are at least two teams "speculated" to want Briere.

There is no conflict. Only that the teams involved have different cap and salary situations and you are throwing them all in together.

so, barring injury, is this the last time we'll see leighton in a flyers uni?
- isaiah520

Hopefully

Yeah I agree on Grabo, but damn, thinking about the high calibre Flyers players that have ended their career with freak/weird/intentional injuries over the last 15 years man: Lindros (had a decent year or two in NYR but was never the E-train again), Primeau, Foppa, and now Pronger. Jesus. In every case, those guys were THE GUY on the team when they went down. That is some hard luck.
- Lexington Flyer

They should have done what the old Flyers did, not name the best player on the team (you know, minus Primeau) and go with the Bridgman, Poulin type.

Never too late to chime in - unless it's with hockey news. Give it a shot. Worst that can happen is you turn out to be Bruno Kirby's character from Good Morning Vietnam.
- Flyskippy

Sir, in my heart, I know I'm funny

Sadly half the fun is the perect timing. Comedy and tragedy are close cousins. (More so on this board).
- FlyersGrace

True. I've stopped myself from posting due to tardiness before.

Columbus a possible move ....and I dont know about Houston...I just think that it is a cold weather sport and I dont want anymore southern teams....whats next the New Orleans Ice Pelicans
- nonpoint22

Their mascot could be a large drunk fat man. No wait. That's ours.

Sadly half the fun is the perect timing. Comedy and tragedy are close cousins. (More so on this board).
- FlyersGrace

On this board Comedy and Tragedy are often the same thing

You never played any RPG's with your son?
- Flyskippy

Yeah, I pretend to be his father and he pretends to be a decent student... we laugh, oh how we laugh.

Their mascot could be a large drunk fat man. No wait. That's ours.
- FlyersGrace

Yep, and the Flyers have one too.

(Thinly veiled Jsaq joke)

Their mascot could be a large drunk fat man. No wait. That's ours.
- FlyersGrace

Fantastic....quote of the day for me...

Yep, and the Flyers have one too.

(Thinly veiled Jsaq joke)
- tangent_man

I might be fat and drunk, but I'm definitely not large


Yeah, you veiled that in Saran wrap

I might be fat and drunk, but I'm definitely not large
- Jsaquella

So your big boned?

I might be fat and drunk, but I'm definitely not large


Yeah, you veiled that in Saran wrap
- Jsaquella

You are still the Great Rotund-O.

On this board Comedy and Tragedy are often the same thing
- Jsaquella

beware the Ides of March

I still have all of the originals. Haven't took one of the shelf for 33 years.
- mayorofangrytown

Be careful getting those down. As you age you can lose some hit points stretching to reach stuff.

I sold all by D&D stuff to a buddy of mine when I hit 16. Kept my dice collection though. Something about access to a car, a little bit of freedom from the parents, and "parking" with catholic high school cheerleaders took my mind off my level 17 dwarf king. My buddy still games avidly. He is/was all into warhammer and who knows what else these days...though I am pretty sure he still gets out the classic AD&D once in a while.

I might be fat and drunk, but I'm definitely not large


Yeah, you veiled that in Saran wrap
- Jsaquella

He had to tell us who he meant. So yeah it kinda missed the target. I just thought he had a special relationship with Santa.

Yeah, I pretend to be his father and he pretends to be a decent student... we laugh, oh how we laugh.
- mayorofangrytown

He had to tell us who he meant. So yeah it kinda missed the target. I just thought he had a special relationship with Santa.
- FlyersGrace

To be fair, not everyone has had the *cough* pleasure of meeting Jsaq in person.

So your big boned?
- Philly1980

Is the stomach a bone? If so, then, yes, I am

You are still the Great Rotund-O.
- tangent_man

Yes, now that I'm off probation, I can do kid's parties again

Be careful getting those down. As you age you can lose some hit points stretching to reach stuff.

I sold all by D&D stuff to a buddy of mine when I hit 16. Kept my dice collection though. Something about access to a car, a little bit of freedom from the parents, and "parking" with catholic high school cheerleaders took my mind off my level 17 dwarf king. My buddy still games avidly. He is/was all into warhammer and who knows what else these days...though I am pretty sure he still gets out the classic AD&D once in a while.
- Lexington Flyer

I stopped playing for 10 years. Got back into it when my brother came home from the USMC & he wanted to play again.

To be fair, not everyone has had the *cough* pleasure of meeting Jsaq in person.
- tangent_man

I have to admit, one of the things I'm most excited about with the return of Gagne is a nice drunken rant.

Their mascot could be a large drunk fat man. No wait. That's ours.
- FlyersGrace

No that is Columbus' mascot...unfortunately he always shows up to games in Buckeye gear.

Columbus, OH...a drinking town with a football problem.

I have to admit, one of the things I'm most excited about with the return of Gagne is a nice drunken rant.
- Jsaquella

That was an experience.