I would love to see Jerome Iginla as a Flyer. I would love to see a player of his status play with Claude Giroux. However, I don't see the fit. Pushing one of Simmonds or Voracek back to a checking role isn't a smart idea. Voracek and Simmonds are top six forwards, the same way Hartnell was. Heck, the development of Brayden Schenn or Matt Read could get pushed back as wingers as well.
- SuperSchennBros

What are you talking about? If you move Vinny you can have this:

Inginla - Giroux - Voracek
Winger - Schenn - Simmonds
Umberger - Couturier - Read
Raffl - Laughton - Bellemore


No one pushed back

Tallon was just telling Duthie last night that he's very happy with his organizational C and D depth and his needs are on wing.
- Tomahawk

Also, Ellis is terrible.

I would love to see Jerome Iginla as a Flyer. I would love to see a player of his status play with Claude Giroux. However, I don't see the fit. Pushing one of Simmonds or Voracek back to a checking role isn't a smart idea. Voracek and Simmonds are top six forwards, the same way Hartnell was. Heck, the development of Brayden Schenn or Matt Read could get pushed back as wingers as well.
- SuperSchennBros

Ron Hextall is placing a (very reasonable) wager on Brayden Schenn having more to give than he has already. I think you can forget about someone like Jarome Iginla showing up this year.

Tallon was just telling Duthie last night that he's very happy with his organizational C and D depth and his needs are on wing.
- Tomahawk

Ok. Vinny to Nashville for MDZ and Carter Hutton

What are you talking about? If you move Vinny you can have this:

Inginla - Giroux - Voracek
Winger - Schenn - Simmonds
Umberger - Couturier - Read
Raffl - Laughton - Bellemore


No one pushed back
- J35Bacher

The Flyers signed Kip Winger?

/confused

I would love to see Jerome Iginla as a Flyer. I would love to see a player of his status play with Claude Giroux. However, I don't see the fit. Pushing one of Simmonds or Voracek back to a checking role isn't a smart idea. Voracek and Simmonds are top six forwards, the same way Hartnell was. Heck, the development of Brayden Schenn or Matt Read could get pushed back as wingers as well.
- SuperSchennBros

by signing Iginla we wouldn't be dropping Simmonds or Voracek to a checking role.

Iginla - Giroux - Voracek
Simmonds - Schenn - Read
Umberger - Couts - Penner
Straka - Laughton - Raffl

I would trade Vinny and sign Iginla and Penner

So that implies that with no competition, Edmonton just willfully overpaid the player, with no insight into the salary market at all? And what a player is worth?
- MJL

No.. it shows me that they have serious hope that he can play a full season at the level he did in 2011-12. They ( like the Flyers) put themselves in a position of weakness by trading for him prior to UFA. They liked him, made him their priority, and then signed him to a deal paying 2x what he was making in his last contract. In the mean time, all of his numbers have steadily declined, and he is now more of a 3rd pairing guy.

Technically, if you wanna break it down even more.. he was 7th among d-men in TOI for the Blue Jackets last year.. So, yea.. a 4.5 million dollar reserve d-man.

by signing Iginla we wouldn't be dropping Simmonds or Voracek to a checking role.

Iginla - Giroux - Voracek
Simmonds - Schenn - Read
Umberger - Couts - Penner
Straka - Laughton - Raffl

I would trade Vinny and sign Iginla and Penner
- flyersfan51

Hahah you are funny.

Hahah you are funny.
- jak521

what's so funny? looks like a decent lineup to me.

what's so funny? looks like a decent lineup to me.
- flyersfan51

Wait, you were serious about Penner?


EDIT: and why are you penciling Straka in on the 4th line?

There are two options. Pens and Redwings went with option 2 this year, Flyers and Bruins picked option 1.

http://www.capgeek.com/fa...injured-reserve-LTIR-work

If you are building a roster that won't be under the cap including Pronger's hit, then you want to exceed the cap by as close to $4.94 million as possible AND include a couple of AHL contracts on that can be demoted once the season starts to create some breathing room. For example Hagg and Straka who both have 925K cap hits.
- Feanor

Here's an example of Option 2. Once the season starts Hagg and Straka would be demoted, and Laughton would be recalled with Rinaldo as the 13th forward. Lauridsen could be the 7th defensemen.

FORWARDS
Brayden Schenn ($2.500m) / Claude Giroux ($8.275m) / Jakub Voracek ($4.250m)
Jussi Jokinen ($4.000m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Wayne Simmonds ($3.975m)
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Sean Couturier ($1.750m) / Matt Read ($3.625m)
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare ($0.600m) / Michael Raffl ($1.100m) / Zac Rinaldo ($0.750m)
Petr Straka ($0.925m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Kimmo Timonen ($2.000m) / Braydon Coburn ($4.500m)
Mark Streit ($5.250m) / Nicklas Grossmann ($3.500m)
Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m) / Luke Schenn ($3.600m)
Chris Pronger ($4.941m) / Robert Hagg ($0.925m)
GOALTENDERS
Steve Mason ($4.100m)
Chad Johnson ($1.000m)
BONUS OVERAGE
$345,000
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $71,100,000; CAP PAYROLL: $76,011,429; BONUSES: $1,500,000
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): -$4,911,429

The Flyers signed Kip Winger?

/confused
- johndewar

sORRY. Just an empty spot to fill with younger player or FA. SHould have just let it blank. But just wanted to show that signing Iginla doesn push wingers down like the one guy thougt

what's so funny? looks like a decent lineup to me.
- flyersfan51

Well first Straka isn't a 4th line player as one of his knocks is his defensive play. He is a guy that has t play in top 6 and score.

The Flyers signed Kip Winger?

/confused
- johndewar

His teeth are whiter than white!

Double post

new blog

Pathetic oilers always screwing up the market. Nikitin 4.5, gordon 3, i know the flyers do teor part but my god

Wait, you were serious about Penner?


EDIT: and why are you penciling Straka in on the 4th line?
- jak521

Silly - we can't have Waffles and Pancakes on the same team!

sORRY. Just an empty spot to fill with younger player or FA. SHould have just let it blank. But just wanted to show that signing Iginla doesn push wingers down like the one guy thougt
- J35Bacher

I think the point of Iginla pushing either Jake or Simmer down in the lineup was that Iginla is a natural RW, not LW. Whether Iggy would sign here knowing he can play LW1 riding shotgun with Giroux and Jake, or play RW3 with Couts and Umberger, is another story.

Wait, you were serious about Penner?


EDIT: and why are you penciling Straka in on the 4th line?
- jak521

where would you put Straka?

where would you put Straka?
- flyersfan51

On the Phantoms.. he isnt a 4th line NHL player..

Simmonds and Voracek would still be top 6 players if the Flyers acquired Iginla.
- MJL

How? All three are best suited at Right Wing.

Well first Straka isn't a 4th line player as one of his knocks is his defensive play. He is a guy that has t play in top 6 and score.
- J35Bacher

do you see him on the flyers next year? laughton almost has to.

Ron Hextall is placing a (very reasonable) wager on Brayden Schenn having more to give than he has already. I think you can forget about someone like Jarome Iginla showing up this year.
- johndewar

Definitely agree.

How? All three are best suited at Right Wing.
- SuperSchennBros

Simmer has played LW before, both here and in LA. Read, Umberger, Bellemare, Raffl and Akeson can play either side, too.