Why not draft a D man @ 11 and have a little patience?
- hereticpride

Who are you going to draft @11 that will have the stature of a Letang by summer 2014?

The Flyers defensive core better be outstanding with all the cash being paid out.
- stveshdy

Just make sure you spell your name on the pay checks, Mr snider

The Flyers defensive core better be outstanding with all the cash being paid out.
- stveshdy

Lots of 1-0 wins this year. I'm interested in seeing what top 6 forward is brought in to replace Briere.

Who are you going to draft @11 that will have the stature of a Letang by summer 2014?
- Tomahawk

Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Kanatas

Taro Tsujimoto of the Tokyo Kanatas
- Jsaquella

Love that guy!

The point is Streit's now a financial roadblock to adding that Pronger-replacement you're talking about... instead of having the full $10M from Mez and Kimmo coming off the books to go after guys like Letang, Phaneuf, etc... now you have to either allocate money from elsewhere, and/or hope the cap goes up, and/or give up a boatload of valuable assets via trade.

All because they had to have Mark Streit now, who is arguably a worse two-way dman than Carle, is definitely short of a two-way replacement for Kimmo, on a contract that there won't be a CBO for when the inevitable decline in production sets in.

Not to mention they already had a very similar player in-house in Erik Gustafsson.
- Tomahawk

I don't know. This sounds a little extreme to me. If it takes 10 mil for phaneuf I'd cry If my team signed him. Letang gets resigned in Pitt I think. The cap is going to skyrocket again until the next lockout. It's not a good contract. But at least no NMC and the kids stay. I like Gus but he still has much to prove. I think Gus will be a fixture on the PK this season

Lots of 1-0 wins this year. I'm interested in seeing what top 6 forward is brought in to replace Briere.
- PLindbergh31

They probably will add somebody. But it doesn't have to be a top scorer.

Marian Hossa scratched? Was he injured last game?

Love that guy!
- Tomahawk

Baddest name in the phone book

Marian Hossa scratched? Was he injured last game?
- Pat MaGroin

Injured in warmups are the reports.

Just make sure you spell your name on the pay checks, Mr snider
- Jsaquella

Oh, so it doesn't matter? Makes sense.

Finally able to chime in here. After reading Bill's list, my first pick would be Halak, followed by a post-buyout Luongo, then Bernier.
- Flyskippy

And draft Austin Lotz you can't leave that out.

Lots of 1-0 wins this year. I'm interested in seeing what top 6 forward is brought in to replace Briere.
- PLindbergh31

Don't need anyone. This team is set now.

Baddest name in the phone book
- Jsaquella

Best part of it is that they went the extra step and invented a team for him too!

(maybe Punch has a complete back-story written down somewhere...)

Injured in warmups are the reports.
- PLindbergh31

I think Olcyk just said he wasn't in warmups, I coulda heard wrong though.

Disregard that I heard wrong. Tsn is reporting he hurt himself in warmups.

Don't need anyone. This team is set now.
- stveshdy

Set for what? To finish 11th in the conference?

Oh, so it doesn't matter? Makes sense.
- stveshdy

You cutting the checks? If not, does it matter? The key is cap space. They will have some in trading Meszaros and buying out Bryz and Briere.

Marian Hossa scratched? Was he injured last game?
- Pat MaGroin

So no? You wouldn't take him if he were to be bought out?

Set for what? To finish 11th in the conference?
- PLindbergh31

They have everything you pretty much need. Time to step up and produce.

Best part of it is that they went the extra step and invented a team for him too!

(maybe Punch has a complete back-story written down somewhere...)
- Tomahawk

I bought JR's book, might as well buy the Punch Imlach Story

They have everything you pretty much need. Time to step up and produce.
- stveshdy

This site really needs a sarcasm font... sometimes I really can't tell...

My conclusion is that I'm concerned with both of them.
- LJF

Fat fingers and iPhones don't mix.

Flyers will be fine cap wise when the buyout bryz and Briere. About $4.4 for Gagne and backup goalie without using any LTIR. That also assumes they don't trad a Dman. $5.25 for Streit is a pretty good deal despite being 4 years.

You cutting the checks? If not, does it matter? The key is cap space. They will have some in trading Meszaros and buying out Bryz and Briere.
- Jsaquella

It matters cap wise.

Where trading Mez? That's news to me. Where did you read that at?

This site really needs a sarcasm font... sometimes I really can't tell...
- Tomahawk

Do you think they need anymore help?