Guy over on PSD boards claiming to have a family member that works for flyers saying a roster "fan favorite" player is definitely getting traded tonight. lol take that for what its worth.
- EastBeast18

Matt read

Man, we don't have favorites. Even our Hart Trophy candidate is aka Fraude Giroux
- AllInForFlyers

If you listen to the hockey media they're covering this draft like the trade deadline. I've heard GMs on the radio saying this has been the most active week they can remember.

That being said. Nothing will happen.
- mayorofangrytown

This.

Lots of huffing and puffing for nothing.

That seat will remain empty
- ob18

stone cold

I think the entire draft last year was about 5 hours total, so probably 3 1/2 - 4 hours.
- jmatchett383

Thanks

Very excited about the Draft but I also feel Hockeybuzz.com is making way too much of the draft, as if it's the trade deadline or the opening of Free Agency.

As for the rumours of a Vinny trade. I made my peace with him going even though I felt like we had a reasonably good team. Obviously the team needed some tweaks but in my opinion, they were only minor tweaks that needed to be made. To me Hartnell isn't a minor tweak. We took from the offense to be MAYBE a little faster and MAYBE better defensively. At the same time, rumours of LeCavalier for Upshall makes me even more puzzled and a little angry.

The thought of Evander Kane in my mind is a much better mindset. He's young, he could be a nice long term fit next to Giroux. He fills a hole as a well as a need. I'm not so sure I'd be willing to trade Brayden Schenn for Kane though. Sean Coutuier is a very good player but we have yet to see him take the next step offensively and we want him to stay at center, where as Schenn is a moving part. It's been made a question for Schenn, center or wing? I don't think it matters that much at this point. He's a nice moving part to have.
- SuperSchennBros

That what sites like this do...they hype things up so people come and discuss potential trades...Nobody will come if they come up here and say nothing going to happen and its going to be pretty boring...As far as Kane vs B Schenn...If it was straight up I would do it in a heartbeat....I feel Kane is the better player and I feel he is a better fit for our team and line up

Does anybody have an estimate of how long day 2 will last time wise?
- j19b0yle23

I think it ended around 7pm last year.

stone cold
- -davies-

Really it's left empty in your honor since you can't be here tonight.

- jak521

Ha! To this day, I'm still amazed at that one

VL
- PhillySportsGuy

no it's obviously coburn who passes the puck to hal gil's skates

Matt read
- Just5

Ha! To this day, I'm still amazed at that one
- AllInForFlyers

I'm not.

Philly hates all of its top athletes.

stone cold
- -davies-

also cryptic

Really it's left empty in your honor since you can't be here tonight.
- ob18

I can print out a pic of her and you can tape it to the seat above the lone rose you're bringing.

Sad news:

Geno Odjick battling terminal illness:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/ne...724099&navid=nhl:topheads
- Streit2ThePoint

"About two months ago I was diagnosed with a rare terminal disease called AL amyloidosis. It's causing abnormal protein to be produced and deposits are being formed on my heart. It's hardening my heart and my doctors aren’t sure how long I have to live. Initially they thought years, but now they think it could be a lot less. I could be down to months or even weeks."

Man, that has to be chilling. How do you deal with that news? Sad indeed.

I'm not.

Philly hates all of its top athletes.
- jak521

We hate the bad ones too

I can print out a pic of her and you can tape it to the seat above the lone rose you're bringing.
- mayorofangrytown

Ha, the seat is for who gets it first you or Jsaq

I'm not.

Philly hates all of its top athletes.
- jak521

In all my travels, never seen anything like it

vinny and a 2nd for upshall i'm getting out the shotgun
- 2Real

LeCavalier is the better player. It really should be LeCavalier for Upshall and a draft pick. Either way, it would be another bad deal, even with Upshall having lesser years on his deal. I'm not okay with swallowing bad deals for 1 to 3 years so that we MAYBE have a brighter future. Timonen re-signed with us right now because he believed we could win right now. Deals like this shouldn't leave a vote in confidence for Timonen.

I think it ended around 7pm last year.
- mayorofangrytown

Did they do all rounds in 1 day last year?

I was able to snag 6 tickets for me and my friends for tonight's draft, but other plans were made so we can't use them. Not looking to make money, obviously. I don't really wanna split them up, since it's a PDF file. I'd rather just forward it to one person. Anyone interested?

Matt read
- Just5

E5: My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy that knows this girl who's going with a guy that saw Claude Giroux passed out at 31 Flavors last night lamenting Hextall trading Matt Read.

Hawks offer multi-player deal to Florida?

Rumored offer: Sharp, Roszival, D prospect Adam Clendening and Chicago #1 to Florida for their number 1 and Erik Gudbranson
Source: John Jaeckel



If the Blackhawks pull that off it would be amazing.

Ha, the seat is for who gets it first you or Jsaq
- ob18

I can't use it so Jsaq is all in. I have the two teens and my nephew with me. I will see you guys down there though at some point. We're getting there around 6 I'd think.

for a laugh this is what he wrote.

alright, i have to be a little vague here, but simply put, i have a family member who is part of the flyers organization. i cant exactly say everything i've been told, for obvious reasons (i'd lose my source lol).

but here's what i can say for certain:
1. flyers looking to move up, way up tonight.
2. deal already in place to do so, depending on who gets taken ahead of "this" pick
3. roster player(s) will most likely be moved, a fan favorite.....
4. theres more to the "plan" than this season(3-4 year plan)
5. i've been told to buckle up, because if things fall right, this will be a WILD day/weekend.