Where's Bill?

AT BEST.. I see him as a mobile puck moving 5th d-man who can potentially get some time on a second PP unit.
- jak521

Not awful for an undrafted free agent. John Slaney went 9th overall, and he was basically a career AHLer.

Did someone kidnap Bill?
- canadianpenfan

Nice comeback from your boys last night.
With the exception of Patrice Bergeron I really can't stand that team.
A rare opportunity to root for the Pens.
Lesser of two evils I guess.

Not awful for an undrafted free agent. John Slaney went 9th overall, and he was basically a career AHLer.
- Jsaquella

I absolutely agree.. Its fantastic actually. I just wanna quell the notion that some people have, where Gusty turns into Timonen over night and is a bonafide NHL top pairing d-man. Wont happen.

If we could continue to find NHL players outside of trades and drafts (ala Read, Gusty)... it would do wonders for this team.

How many is X? Does it vary by player, or is it a set amount of time?
- Feanor

18 months, if I'm not mistaken.

In other words, a typical rookie defenseman with some promise.
- Jsaquella

Common, is he really still considered a rookie??

In other words, a typical rookie defenseman with some promise.
- Jsaquella

Hasn't developed fast enough. TARDE HIMM!

Common, is he really still considered a rookie??
- SuperSchennBros

absolutely... he played 30 games last season and 11 this season.. not even a half of an NHL season...

Hasn't developed fast enough. TARDE HIMM!
- Flyskippy

Consider him TARDED

Nice comeback from your boys last night.
With the exception of Patrice Bergeron I really can't stand that team.
A rare opportunity to root for the Pens.
Lesser of two evils I guess.
- Marc D

He is so good. I don't remember him losing a draw the entire game and his defensive game is outstanding.

Big win indeed. The team would have lost that game 5 or 6 to 1 early in the year.

So that dirty scumbag Jame Neal's 2009 suspension wasn't a factor in the sentencing for his two-headshots-in-one-shift last April.

Probably Leight but I heard Read is moved up to play with Braydon and Simmonds.
Briere with Couts and Gagne.

Good move.

Common, is he really still considered a rookie??
- SuperSchennBros

Technically, no. He played 30 games last season, passing the 25 game mark. Still, he's not exactly a veteran, one should expect he's still growing as a player.

Common, is he really still considered a rookie??
- SuperSchennBros

Basically. He's played 44 games in the NHL. If not a rookie, then still a young player with potential. There's certainly some here who overrate him. But he could be a solid third pair guy and probably will be fairly cheap for awhile.

Had the Flyers been able to find a few of those they wouldn't have had to trade 2 2nd rounders and take on a 5th defenseman with a $4mm cap hit

Common, is he really still considered a rookie??
- SuperSchennBros

Does the label really matter? He's a young defenseman who is still green and coming off surgery & suffered a bone bruise. So he's not at 100%, not int the best of circumstances since the forwards don't do all that well in the D zone and the team is on the cusp of being a mess.

We saw what he is capable of last season when he was steady, but the environment for him in the NHL last season was mor conducive to good play & growth than this year.

Hasn't developed fast enough. TARDE HIMM!
- Flyskippy

Lotta Tarde goin' on

Probably Leight but I heard Read is moved up to play with Braydon and Simmonds.
Briere with Couts and Gagne.

Good move.
- Marc D

Really, really like putting Briere with Couturier and Gagne.

Gags and Coots can leave bread crumbs so Danny can find his way back to the defensive zone.

Where's Bill?

- Dkos

Michael Parks >>>>> Richard Park

Does the label really matter? He's a young defenseman who is still green and coming off surgery & suffered a bone bruise. So he's not at 100%, not int the best of circumstances since the forwards don't do all that well in the D zone and the team is on the cusp of being a mess.

We saw what he is capable of last season when he was steady, but the environment for him in the NHL last season was mor conducive to good play & growth than this year.
- Flyskippy

i was actually looking forward to seeing if playing with a guy like meszy would be a good learning experience for gus

instead let's watch bruno flop around in front of bryz while pucks go sailing by






poor mesz

Yes he is. He was suspended four games for his elbow on Giroux.
- KGBflyers10

In 2009. Only the past 18 months count.

He is so good. I don't remember him losing a draw the entire game and his defensive game is outstanding.

Big win indeed. The team would have lost that game 5 or 6 to 1 early in the year.
- canadianpenfan

B's were a little tired I guess, but still impressive win without Malkin.

Bergeron = Selke this year

Nice comeback from your boys last night.
With the exception of Patrice Bergeron I really can't stand that team.
A rare opportunity to root for the Pens.
Lesser of two evils I guess.
- Marc D

Say it ain't so... Pens rooting? Are you nucking futz?

Did someone kidnap Bill?
- canadianpenfan

He's in Dallas so there's a time zone issue to deal with.

Lotta Tarde goin' on
- Jsaquella

I'm sorry.

Had the Flyers been able to find a few of those they wouldn't have had to trade 2 2nd rounders and take on a 5th defenseman with a $4mm cap hit
- Jsaquella

Are you talking about Grossmann?