Apparently players take less money in Florida because theres no job tax. I was schooled on that thought today. That's why the corpse of willie Mitchell gets 2 years at 4.25
- Just5

yeah that deal is pretty crummy value

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Raffl-Giroux-Voracek
Schenn-Lecavalier-Simmonds
Umburger-Couturier-Read
Rosehill-Laughton-Rinaldo

Grossmann-Coburn
Timonen-Schenn
MacDonald-Streit

Mason
Emery

Stupid Umburger and stupid Raffl can be switched if need be.
- SuperSchennBros

If Laughton has those wingers, he puts up 50 points minimum.

Nice to see all the free agent defensemen not named Engelland & Orpik got together today and collectively decided to take discounts.

Apparently players take less money in Florida because theres no job tax. I was schooled on that thought today. That's why the corpse of willie Mitchell gets 2 years at 4.25
- Just5

Willie Mitchell is a pretty solid defensive defenseman.

yeah that deal is pretty crummy value
- stayinthefnnet

If Niskanen really passed up 7 x $7M state income tax-free, for $5.75M x 7... he must have REALLY wanted to play w/ OV.

Nice to see all the free agent defensemen not named Engelland & Orpik got together today and collectively decided to take discounts.
- Jsaquella

Two defenseman took discounts. Ehrhoff and Niskanen. What today pretty much showed is that all the comments that the MacDonald contract was a bad contract were erroneous.

If Niskanen really passed up 7 x $7M state income tax-free, for $5.75M x 7... he must have REALLY wanted to play w/ OV.
- Tomahawk

Money isn't everything

Nice to see all the free agent defensemen not named Engelland & Orpik got together today and collectively decided to take discounts.
- Jsaquella

Yeah, never knew UFA's could be so charitable.

Reading on some other sites, I am absolutely SHOCKED at the vitriol people are spewing towards the Emery signing of all things.

Money isn't everything
- ob18

Translation: 7 x 7 was BS.

Two defenseman took discounts. Ehrhoff and Niskanen. What today pretty much showed is that all the comments that the MacDonald contract was a bad contract were erroneous.
- MJL

if you could pick. mcdonald at his current deal or stralman for the one he received?

Reading on some other sites, I am absolutely SHOCKED at the vitriol people are spewing towards the Emery signing of all things.

- MBFlyerfan

I don't understand this either. I was pretty happy to have him back at that price.

If Laughton has those wingers, he puts up 50 points minimum.
- PLindbergh31

With Hartnell out, we lose one Power Play specialist for the Penalty Killer we didn't have last season.

Two defenseman took discounts. Ehrhoff and Niskanen. What today pretty much showed is that all the comments that the MacDonald contract was a bad contract were erroneous.
- MJL

What I learned is we could have never apparently signed Stralman for 4.5 per bc of the job tax. And the Flyers were damn smart to unload a 2nd and a 3rd to lock in Macdonald at market value for that great playoff run.

Nice to see all the free agent defensemen not named Engelland & Orpik got together today and collectively decided to take discounts.
- Jsaquella

Sarcasm?

Two defenseman took discounts. Ehrhoff and Niskanen. What today pretty much showed is that all the comments that the MacDonald contract was a bad contract were erroneous.
- MJL

Yup. You were right all along. MacDonald would have got 6+ million today.

I don't understand this either. I was pretty happy to have him back at that price.
- johndewar

Haters gonna hate

What I learned is we could have never apparently signed Stralman for 4.5 per bc of the job tax. And the Flyers were damn smart to unload a 2nd and a 3rd to lock in Macdonald at market value for that great playoff run.
- Just5

Reading on some other sites, I am absolutely SHOCKED at the vitriol people are spewing towards the Emery signing of all things.

- MBFlyerfan

Why? That's dumb. If the flyers stay out of the box more like they plan to he'll be fine.

if you could pick. mcdonald at his current deal or stralman for the one he received?
- stayinthefnnet

I think MacDonald is a little better, so MacDonald. And the contracts are slotted right there. Stralman got a little less a year.

What I learned is we could have never apparently signed Stralman for 4.5 per bc of the job tax. And the Flyers were damn smart to unload a 2nd and a 3rd to lock in Macdonald at market value for that great playoff run.
- Just5

Not saying I agree with trading those picks, but Flyers dont make the playoffs without MacDonald. Which is not a bad thing IMO.

Yeah, never knew UFA's could be so charitable.
- Tomahawk

Imagine if the Flyers had waited until yesterday to re-sign him...several comparable guys got more friendly deals today.

Although one could argue signing MacDonald also kept them out of the Orpik race.

if you could pick. mcdonald at his current deal or stralman for the one he received?
- stayinthefnnet

One good thing about Amac is how well Schenn responded to playing with him. Who knows if Stralman would have the same impact. Honestly I don't know which would be better which is why I'm not a GM.

Yup. You were right all along. MacDonald would have got 6+ million today.
- PLindbergh31

Well at least we've moved off of the tunnel vision view of Holmgren screwed up. Now we've moved onto putting words in people's mouths and attributing false statements to them! Well done

I've been consistent in my statements on MacDonald and the deal the Flyers signed him to. The Flyers got him for market value.

The Caps and Sabres?

Chicago got Brad Richards for nothing
- PhillySportsGuy

Chicago was already a good team. The Sabers on the other hand have been terrible along time and it's amazing anyone wanted to go there at all.