7 minutes.

Lets all hope Holmgren had a great attack of diarrhea and is glued to the toilet.

He has been far and away our best offensive weapon from the back end
- jak521

Which is why I'm not ecstatic like a lot of other people. You need a guy like that back there.

Hopefully Streit picks up the slack?

matt read for T. Vanek

- landros 2

no

More offensive pop =/= better defensemen

What a (frank)ing toolbag
- Giroux_Is_God

Unfortuntely, there is no stat that can predict the amount of goals a dman will prevent each season. So--in the eyes of some, its all about goals scored.

No it is a third. Its a late third round pick.

I dont understand how people call an early third round pick 'essentially a 2nd' and a late third round pick 'essentially a 4th'.

You guys do know the 4th round comes AFTER the 3rd round, right?
- PhillySportsGuy

Numbers were never my friends.

Sam Carchidi ‏@BroadStBull 57s
RT @capgeek: Meszaros trade means #Flyers could add cap hit of close to $6.4M if they wish.

I've never heard of this cap room thing???
- PhillySportsGuy

Seriously.. I thought we were the dallas cowboys? What is a Sal-ary K-ape?

im getting texts saying kesler was traded to pitt, any truth to this?!
- iroc4me2

No. Apparently neither side will budge on prospect. Nothing on Twitter yet.

If Mezs for a 3rd is the end of our day, I declare this a good day!
- shekkie

yeah, I agree ... though I got a feeling something is brewing ...

No it is a third. Its a late third round pick.

I dont understand how people call an early third round pick 'essentially a 2nd' and a late third round pick 'essentially a 4th'.

You guys do know the 4th round comes AFTER the 3rd round, right?
- PhillySportsGuy

No it is a third. Its a late third round pick.

I dont understand how people call an early third round pick 'essentially a 2nd' and a late third round pick 'essentially a 4th'.

You guys do know the 4th round comes AFTER the 3rd round, right?
- PhillySportsGuy

Yeah but an early 4th is essentially a late third.

Sam Carchidi ‏@BroadStBull 57s
RT @capgeek: Meszaros trade means #Flyers could add cap hit of close to $6.4M if they wish.

I've never heard of this cap room thing???
- PhillySportsGuy

You have to think the Flyers retained some $.

No. Apparently neither side will budge on prospect. Nothing on Twitter yet.
- PhillySportsGuy

If I'm Gillis and I'm already (frank)ed, I wouldn't either -- you can't lose this trade. You can't get a guy you know won't work!

No. Apparently neither side will budge on prospect. Nothing on Twitter yet.
- PhillySportsGuy

Yeah but an early 4th is essentially a late third.
- Streit2ThePoint

I wish there were no rounds and we could just look at a pick as the number.

You have to think the Flyers retained some $.
- Tomahawk

Possible, but maybe not -- Bruins had the room, with Seidenberg on LTIR

You have to think the Flyers retained some $.
- Tomahawk

I would guess. Not sure the Bruins are hurting for funds though.

Coburn would have been a better D-man to let go but.....

That just freed up a lot of $$$. Timing strange, hmmm something else at deadline?

flyers will drop a vanek bomb causing shero to go apepoop and trade half their prospects!

Coburn would have been a better D-man to let go but.....
- Daveflyers36

right

If I'm Gillis and I'm already (frank)ed, I wouldn't either -- you can't lose this trade. You can't get a guy you know won't work!
- AllInForFlyers

If I were management, I wouldn't even let him make the deal. I would fire him then let the new GM make the deal this offseason.

I wish there were no rounds and we could just look at a pick as the number.
- PhillySportsGuy

So logically, Clarke and Homer have actually hated 3rd round picks (not late 2nd round picks).

I'll go back and edit all the posts dating back to 2005.

Coburn would have been a better D-man to let go but.....
- Daveflyers36

Than Mez?

That just freed up a lot of $$$. Timing strange, hmmm something else at deadline?
- EastBeast18

Nope. Freeing up money to sign Schenn et al along with D help in the offseason, most likely

No it is a third. Its a late third round pick.

I dont understand how people call an early third round pick 'essentially a 2nd' and a late third round pick 'essentially a 4th'.

You guys do know the 4th round comes AFTER the 3rd round, right?
- PhillySportsGuy

Thats like looking at the clock and seeing the time is 1:59 and you tell your friend. Hey its 2 o clock and they scream at you and say "No MORON its 1:59!!"