It does suck, but it's also BS. Cam Neeley and Pavel Bure are in, both had short careers and never won the Stanley Cup.

I'm ecstatic for Shero, long overdue, but Lindros should be in, as well.
- Jsaquella

lindros will get in. he will.

I bet I can guess which one you are
- PhillySportsGuy

I was born in Philly. Raised in the city. I'm a glass half empty kind of guy.

Pessimistic defines me.

Eric Lindros was once the best player in the world. Brandon Shanahan was once the best player on own team (Hartford 96-97). "Not getting hurt" preferable to excellence. ...reach for the stars, dreamers.

I was only a year old the last time you played. Come on man. Get with the program!
- PhillySportsGuy

He's a cop. They get to play the game of life for work.

Ewww.... why? Thought he was on a EL contract?
- Flyersgod

Bonus structure. His salary is $925K, $92K in signing bonus, $212K in performance bonuses. They can defer the Performance bonuses.

Bonus structure. His salary is $925K, $92K in signing bonus, $212K in performance bonuses. They can defer the Performance bonuses.
- Jsaquella

The bonuses affect LTIR in some way don't they?

He was my favorite player (not in a flyer uniform) growing up.
- stveshdy

I liked watching Moginly when he played in Buffalo. Mid to late 80's is still my favorite era. Playing street hockey til you couldn't see that orange mylec ball that would get hard as a rock when it got cold out. Took many of them to various body parts. No fun.

Gustafsson is going to be the breakout player of the year for the Flyers.

I liked watching Moginly when he played in Buffalo. Mid to late 80's is still my favorite era. Playing street hockey til you couldn't see that orange mylec ball that would get hard as a rock when it got cold out. Took many of them to various body parts. No fun.
- PLindbergh31

100% agree.

I was born in Philly. Raised in the city. I'm a glass half empty kind of guy.

Pessimistic defines me.
- Flyersgod

You sound like a Cubs fan

I was only a year old the last time you played. Come on man. Get with the program!
- PhillySportsGuy

I think I will survive.

You sound like a Cubs fan
- PhillySportsGuy

I'm an Eagles fan too. But I root against them. If that makes any sense. Self-loathing Eagles fan perhaps.

Any word on who got in hof yet?

Haven't played a video game since Mike Tyson's punch out on Nintendo. I want to say 1988.
- PLindbergh31

Good note to leave off on. I still whistle the tunes from that game.

I wonder what the deal with Gagne is. Wonder how much he wants to return. He'd be a great 3rd line player who could bounce around the top 2 lines if needed.

Manning hasn't had anything close to the sustained success that Gustafsson has had. Gustafsson's biggest issue has been staying healthy. Manning's biggest issue has been poor play.
- Jsaquella

Manning's trash I'd trade him while other teams still think he's a good prospect.

100% agree.
- stveshdy

What 10-16 year old kid who loved hockey didn't have black and blue marks all over their bodies from these.

Good note to leave off on. I still whistle the tunes from that game.
- BulliesPhan87

I have the new Punch Out for Wii... very very sad game. Bad remake.

Ok now lets look at it from the Flyers side. Do we send the kid down, making him a year older before reaching ufa, spending less on our cap, when we are already very deep at the position he plays.

Also, will he help us out as much in his rookie year as a veteran that has played against the best in the world and you know what you are getting at half the cap hit.
- youarewrong

No doubt, but having him up might actually be a positive for the club in more than one facet. Having an extra year before reaching UFA is vastly over-blown. What if Hall, who has a history of being waived for a myriad of reasons, doesnt show the same stuff he did in his brief stint last season? Also, IF Laughton shows he is fit for the NHL, what is the benefit of sending him back? Besides cap relief, what good does it do for the team?

You are basically taking an NHL worthy asset that could be of great use, and sending it away.

The bonuses affect LTIR in some way don't they?
- Flyersgod

Sort of.

If a team is spending above the upper limit, they can't "bank" cap space to absorb the bonuses earned by players. That's why they will be carrying $182K in dead space this season, for Schenn & Couturier's bonuses last season.

By using LTIR, they didn't have enough space to apply those bonuses to last year's cap. They will likely face the same issue this year, because LTIR isn't free against the cap, it simply allows the team to spend over the cap for a given time period.

Here's a good blog on the subject

http://thehockeyguys.net/...maximizing-ltir-benefits/

I wonder what the deal with Gagne is. Wonder how much he wants to return. He'd be a great 3rd line player who could bounce around the top 2 lines if needed.
- Flyersgod

That's the awesome thing about our team, anyone in the top 9 (And McGinn and Akeson) could sufficiently play anywhere else in the top 9.

Manning's trash I'd trade him while other teams still think he's a good prospect.
- JAKEw1234

There isn't one player on our team I wouldn't trade.

Good note to leave off on. I still whistle the tunes from that game.
- BulliesPhan87

I literally didn't stop playing til I beat Tyson. Took a few months. In the recesses of my mind I probably have the code you could enter to go straight to Tyson.

Any word on who got in hof yet?
- SMS4016

Chris Chelios, Scott Niedermayer, Brendan Shanahan, Geraldine Heaney and Fred Shero

Yeah, IF.

I'm skeptical of our defensive prospects etc. Manning looked good for a while, has he progressed at all?
- Flyersgod

Manning is a career ahler. Gus has made the jump