1. You enter never never land
2. Tomahawk eats his own poop
3. We send them Giroux



Sorry I had no serious response to this post.
- FlyersGrace

I think it will need to be carefully stated as to what can and cannot be a coach's decision... How far does it go? Any penalty call? And who gets the final call? Toronto? The refs with video review? Some things are pretty dang grey.
- FlyersGrace

Someone needs to hire Tortorella just to watch him go apepoop with this!

Someone needs to hire Tortorella just to watch him go apepoop with this!

- BiggE

HAHAHA! I could see him jump over the wall and flop on the ice like a fish when demanding his review...

HAHAHA! I could see him jump over the wall and flop on the ice like a fish when demanding his review...
- FlyersGrace

His facial expressions alone would be priceless!

Someone needs to hire Tortorella just to watch him go apepoop with this!

- BiggE

Or the man with the stone face.

Our old friend John Stevens pulling his challenge flag out, and ever so carefully putting it on dasher ensuring all edges are crisp.

Or the man with the stone face.

Our old friend John Stevens pulling his challenge flag out, and ever so carefully putting it on dasher ensuring all edges are crisp.
- flyer_nutter

Keenan would have been fun with this too

Hey! Joni Pitkanen is listed as a UFA per TSN's site.

Just thinking about some of the stuff I read yesterday and I freely admit I'm totally effing confused. I need someone to walk me through the answer here:

The hypothesis is that the Flyers, if they aren't going to win the Cup this season or next, should jettison their veteran pieces for picks in order to have a better/more open window of contention a few years down the line.

My questions are these:

1. Didn't we do that when Richards, Carter and Bob got moved for young players and the picks the Flyers used to get Couturier, Stolarz, Cousins and Ghost, as well as young players in Voracek, Simmonds and Brayden Schenn?

2. If the answer to that question is yes, then how would us doing another rebuild be any different two years from now, when any number of the fanbase can't wait to dangle Schenn in a deal before he is fully developed?

3. How are we reconciling the fact that some of us want to shed veteran pieces for this new rebuild...but we just re-signed a 39-year-old defenseman? And by doing so, why did anyone want that to happen if you just want to trade his defense partner?

I guess I just don't understand what we are wanting, here. We've already started the rebuild -- we're two-plus years into it! They've identified a goalie, and there's only one Top 9 forward over 27 years old. The defense is lagging a bit, but they've spent the last two years drafting them with high picks and they are developing.

Again, I'm just confused. I don't get how people want to shed Brayden Schenn AND Braydon Coburn -- one is a young player who we don't want to wait to see develop, and the other is a top -pair defenseman that you need to win now -- and there are some of us who want to move them both!

How does that even work?
- AllInForFlyers

The thing I was asking is can we win the cup now with a couple of tweaks? Most on here say yes which is fine, but I admit I have less faith.

Our forward core was rebuilt, but our backend wasn't and the only way we get our back end to where it is Stanley Cup calibre is to create other holes in the team or raid the prospect pool. Or build through the draft which will take a while. We could jumpstart that by trading people with value who are a bit older.

That is all I was suggesting.

Hey! Joni Pitkanen is listed as a UFA per TSN's site.



- Doc_Sarcasm

Thought of him a few months back. If he would be down for a really cheap 1 year deal, I'd be down. After the injury you don't know how he will bounce back but assuming other moves are made to the back end I'd take a low risk gamble.

As long as 1 spot this season is left open for youth. Namely looking to Alt for that.

What do I distinctly remember about Joni though is his ability to skate the puck up, hammer it behind the other teams net only to have it come out on the other side for an easy transition and attack for the other team. That damn short stick.

@EdmontonOilers: #Oilers Panel predicts host Flyers acquire Panthers top pick, draft Ekblad. Look for full @SportChek Mock Draft on http://t.co/7jau14kRF4!

Woooooooo Ekblad

Hey! Joni Pitkanen is listed as a UFA per TSN's site.



- Doc_Sarcasm

He's pretty banged up I think. Gone did broked his heel bone

@EdmontonOilers: #Oilers Panel predicts host Flyers acquire Panthers top pick, draft Ekblad. Look for full @SportChek Mock Draft on http://t.co/7jau14kRF4!

Woooooooo Ekblad
- FLYERSROCK!

While I think they may discuss it with the Panthers I don't think we get the #1.

@EdmontonOilers: #Oilers Panel predicts host Flyers acquire Panthers top pick, draft Ekblad. Look for full @SportChek Mock Draft on http://t.co/7jau14kRF4!

Woooooooo Ekblad
- FLYERSROCK!

So we'll trade them Coburn for peanuts right? Keep dreamin Oil boys.

While I think they may discuss it with the Panthers I don't think we get the #1.
- FlyersGrace

we will, along with Campbell.

Hey! Joni Pitkanen is listed as a UFA per TSN's site.



- Doc_Sarcasm

HUGE pass

we will, along with Campbell.
- wilsonecho91

For what?

HUGE pass
- funmaster18

Yup.

Like Safeco huge.

@EdmontonOilers: #Oilers Panel predicts host Flyers acquire Panthers top pick, draft Ekblad. Look for full @SportChek Mock Draft on http://t.co/7jau14kRF4!

Woooooooo Ekblad
- FLYERSROCK!

do these people also predict the weather, because that would explain some stuff.

we will, along with Campbell.
- wilsonecho91

Trade for boyles rights, flip them to Florida for the #1 and Campbell. Case closed.

For what?
- FlyersGrace

apparently MacD and VL

@EdmontonOilers: #Oilers Panel predicts host Flyers acquire Panthers top pick, draft Ekblad. Look for full @SportChek Mock Draft on http://t.co/7jau14kRF4!

Woooooooo Ekblad
- FLYERSROCK!

So the question would be what are we giving up?

For what?
- FlyersGrace

i asked that same question.

So the question would be what are we giving up?
- J35Bacher

We could offer to purchase a bunch of their season tickets

Yup.

Like Safeco huge.
- hereticpride

I was going to like Exxon Valdez disaster huge

We could offer to purchase a bunch of season tickets
- funmaster18

And what do we do with the free jersey's that come with all those seats?
HUH!?!
Unpossible.