Keenan 2.0 then?
- JoeRussomanno

Supposedly Keenan's reinvented himself over in Russia.

Keenan 2.0 then?
- JoeRussomanno

Well, if they could find Keenan type minus the tantrums and mind games, sure!

Center lock, layers, blah blah blah incoming.
- Tomahawk

Supposedly Keenan's reinvented himself over in Russia.
- Tomahawk

He's turned into Putin?

The Flyers are a very good dump team, but a poor chase team.
- jmatchett383

I was making this complaint the other day. They might not be skilled enough to have more than a couple of guys carry the puck more consistently into the zone, but they really aren't even fast enough to be a dump and chase team.

He's turned into Putin?
- BiggE

Suddenly everything makes sense.

Supposedly Keenan's reinvented himself over in Russia.
- Tomahawk

He is now Mecha Keenan.

Okay, so everyone, in all seriousness:

This team is at best a playoff bubble team who may surprise a team in round one. That's about the cap, whether Akeson becomes a shutdown player, B Schenn becomes the next Mikael Renberg, and Luke Schenn becomes the next Dan McGillis or not.

That said, would you trade young assets for a "name" player like Buff, Yakupov, etc. or stay the course, grit your teeth through the next year or two, and let the team build from within?
- jmatchett383

I'm not trading any of our early round picks from the last 4 years (including Couturier). I'll trade anyone on the roster not named Giroux, Vorachek and Simmonds. I'll deal with the consequences and high draft picks for a few yrs.

I was making this complaint the other day. They might not be skilled enough to have more than a couple of guys carry the puck more consistently into the zone, but they really aren't even fast enough to be a dump and chase team.
- johndewar

Yeah, if you are gonna succeed with the dump and chase you kind of want to be both big and fast up front...

He is now Mecha Keenan.


- jmatchett383

Mecha Keenan doesn't just bench players and take away ice time.

Mecha Keenan removes a player's appendage until there is compliance.

I'm not trading any of our early round picks from the last 4 years (including Couturier). I'll trade anyone on the roster not named Giroux, Vorachek and Simmonds. I'll deal with the consequences and high draft picks for a few yrs.
- mayorofangrytown

Agreed, though I would add Mason to the Do Not Trade list.

Mecha Keenan doesn't just bench players and take away ice time.

Mecha Keenan removes a player's appendage until there is compliance.
- johndewar

I'm just waiting for Mecha Keenan vs Prongerzilla, gonna be epic!

Get back to your lawyering.
- jmatchett383

stawp. i come here to procrastinate as it is.

wills and estates on the docket right now.

I would be more open to trading for a young name player like Yakupov than a veteran name player like Byfuglien. If you trade a 22 year old Schenn for a 20 year old Yakupov, you've made a lateral move, in terms of age.

The Flyers are at the point where the future has to trump the present in any trade.


That said, if it's not a young player like Rinaldo, who gets chance after chance because he's gritty and works hard, is Berube going to utilize him in a role that lends to his strengths?

That's my whole issue with guys like Akeson or Gustafsson. Bigger, grittier guys of all ages get more rope from Berube. Is it a bias due to the kind of player Berube was?
- Jsaquella

so frustrating. yeah. i was a plug, so i have a soft spot for them. oh, you have some skill. but you messed up just once? off with your head!

Agreed, though I would add Mason to the Do Not Trade list.
- BiggE

I believe in Starlord.


(Stolarz)

I believe in Starlord.


(Stolarz)
- mayorofangrytown

Go Steelarz!

I believe in Starlord.


(Stolarz)
- mayorofangrytown

Stolzar The Magnificent!

So, Johnny Gaudreau has now gone 5 games without a point this season.

Confirmed bust?

So, Johnny Gaudreau has now gone 5 games without a point this season.

Confirmed bust?
- jmatchett383

They need a rink manager in Mt. Laurel

I'm pulling for the kid though.

So, Johnny Gaudreau has now gone 5 games without a point this season.

Confirmed bust?
- jmatchett383

that was confirmed by game 3.

They need a rink manager in Mt. Laurel

I'm pulling for the kid though.
- mayorofangrytown

Are you pulling for fellow Gloucester County native Anthony DeAngelo?

- Tomahawk

Well played sir.

that was confirmed by game 3.
- stayinthefnnet

I know the game is now built for the more skill guys and all, but he's built like me. Granted, he is probably in better shape, but I can't imagine my body withstanding even a nudge from some NHL players.

What you talking about Willis?

Holmgren left Hextall the keys to a Ferrari. All Hexy has to do is put on his sunglasses, put the keys in the ignition and open that sumfemale dog up!
- PLindbergh31

its more comparable to "The Homer"

I know the game is now built for the more skill guys and all, but he's built like me. Granted, he is probably in better shape, but I can't imagine my body withstanding even a nudge from some NHL players.
- jmatchett383

i dont know. its hard for me to judge anymore. you look at some guys, and i dont see a mathematical equation on who gets hurt and who withstands. sure, common sense will likely tell you a guy like chara can take a hit better than a more impish player, but still.

some big guys are chronically broken down, and then you have someone like tyler kennedy or ronaldo who are tiny and they withstand a beating.

i know im 6 0, 190. there are a lot of guys in the league around that size, and i dont know how they do it.