Bill Meltzer: Flyers Hire Brady Robinson as Goalie Development Coach & Goalie Scout

Bill Meltzer: Flyers Hire Brady Robinson as Goalie Development Coach & Goalie Scout
- bmeltzer

- ob18

- PhillySportsGuy

- ob18

Carryover from the lst blog.....

RE: ESPN poll

I stopped reading when I saw the Blackhawk jerseys weren't given a 10

I know I'm begging to be crapped on but after 14 momths of Ron Hextall becoming GM, what grade does he get? I'll be the first to say his drafting is great but I still view his signings as average and his trade as "Yet to be determinded". Del Zotto, Schultz, White and Bellemare isn't gonna start a bidding war. In terms of trades, we'll have to wait to see how Radko Gudas and Travis Konecny pan out. I'm just waiting on a trade that really is gonna take some balls to make. Much like the Richards, Carter and Pronger deals if they can put us over the top. The hires are also yet to be determined.

I give him a B+ because of the drafting in patience but I think he should have tried to add by mid season last season to keep us in the playoff hunt.

Carryover from the lst blog.....

RE: ESPN poll

I stopped reading when I saw the Blackhawk jerseys weren't given a 10
- KINGKENZO

Which NHL jerseys were given a 10? I would go Blackhawks, Wings, Flyers, Habs

Chase

I know I'm begging to be crapped on but after 14 momths of Ron Hextall becoming GM, what grade does he get? I'll be the first to say his drafting is great but I still view his signings as average and his trade as "Yet to be determinded". Del Zotto, Schultz, White and Bellemare isn't gonna start a bidding war. In terms of trades, we'll have to wait to see how Radko Gudas and Travis Konecny pan out. I'm just waiting on a trade that really is gonna take some balls to make, much like the Richards, Carter and Pronger deals if they can put us over the top. The hires are also yet to be determined.

I give him a B+ because of the drafting in patience but I think he should have tried to add by mid season last season to keep us in the playoff hunt.
- SuperSchennBros

Still don't think you can really grade him yet. He's had two offseason with no cap space and is basically rebuilding the entire defense through the draft.

I do like the direction of the team though. He's building a team meant to sustain success over a long period of time.

Chase
- Winning

His career is basically over, it sucks but they got something for him that can hopefully help.

I know I'm begging to be crapped on but after 14 momths of Ron Hextall becoming GM, what grade does he get? I'll be the first to say his drafting is great but I still view his signings as average and his trade as "Yet to be determinded". Del Zotto, Schultz, White and Bellemare isn't gonna start a bidding war. In terms of trades, we'll have to wait to see how Radko Gudas and Travis Konecny pan out. I'm just waiting on a trade that really is gonna take some balls to make, much like the Richards, Carter and Pronger deals if they can put us over the top. The hires are also yet to be determined.

I give him a B+ because of the drafting in patience but I think he should have tried to add by mid season last season to keep us in the playoff hunt.
- SuperSchennBros

Hard to be critical of his signings, because he hasn't had the cap room to do much more than make minor signings to fill holes.

As far as trades go, the Hartnell deal was a bad hockey deal, but it was made as much for cap reasons as hockey reasons, if not more. Most of his other deals are deals for the future. He got good value for both Coburn and Timonen, and he managed to dump two years of having to carry Pronger on LTIR and get a viable top 9 forward back

I agree 100% with Hextall's approach last season. The Flyers did little more than flirt with the playoffs, there was zero reason to trade draft picks or prospects to push a bad team into a wild card spot to be cannon fodder for the Rangers in the first round.

If anything, he should have sold off more pieces before the deadline, to add more picks for June's draft or to clear more room to add free agents this summer. They simply were not a viable playoff team by the time January or February rolled around.

I know I'm begging to be crapped on but after 14 momths of Ron Hextall becoming GM, what grade does he get? I'll be the first to say his drafting is great but I still view his signings as average and his trade as "Yet to be determinded". Del Zotto, Schultz, White and Bellemare isn't gonna start a bidding war. In terms of trades, we'll have to wait to see how Radko Gudas and Travis Konecny pan out. I'm just waiting on a trade that really is gonna take some balls to make, much like the Richards, Carter and Pronger deals if they can put us over the top.

I give him a B+ because of the drafting in patience but I think he should have tried to add by mid season last season to keep us in the playoff hunt.
- SuperSchennBros

It seems like he's drafted well, but more than anything it's what he hasn't done that makes me hopeful. No aging vets for picks, no unreasonable contracts, biding his time while untradable contracts wind down. He's stated his plan and stuck with it. The long term is now something that is considered in decision making

It seems like he's drafted well, but more than anything it's what he hasn't done that makes me hopeful. No aging vets for picks, no unreasonable contracts, biding his time while untradable contracts wind down. He's stated his plan and stuck with it. The long term is now something that is considered in decision making
- mmcclatchy

Exactly. He hasn't dealt away kids or picks, he hasn;t made a bold move in FA because he wanted a big name. He's tried to move the big contracts that hamstrung him in the summer.

I think he's done well. Hard to give him a grade, because he's clearly got an eye to the future, but he came in with a plan, and has followed it.

Exactly. He hasn't dealt away kids or picks, he hasn;t made a bold move in FA because he wanted a big name. He's tried to move the big contracts that hamstrung him in the summer.

I think he's done well. Hard to give him a grade, because he's clearly got an eye to the future, but he came in with a plan, and has followed it.
- Jsaquella

I don't think they'll be players in FA next season either. They may add a piece here or there, but nothing substantial

I don't think they'll be players in FA next season either. They may add a piece here or there, but nothing substantial
- PhillySportsGuy

Agreed. I'd be surprised if they made a bold FA move next summer

His career is basically over, it sucks but they got something for him that can hopefully help.
- ob18

is there any doubt that chase and jimmy will win a cup world series together in LA this year?

is there any doubt that chase and jimmy will win a cup world series together in LA this year?
- Crimsoninja

is there any doubt that chase and jimmy will win a cup world series together in LA this year?
- Crimsoninja

Chances get better

Natress was '92...boy, it doesn't feel that long ago

know what is hard?

Finding flights for recruits from Idaho.

know what is hard?

Finding flights for recruits from Idaho.
- nails

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I don't think they'll be players in FA next season either. They may add a piece here or there, but nothing substantial
- PhillySportsGuy

Everything Hexy is doing seems be signaling towards building a contender about 2-4 years down the road. I dont think we see any big signing either. They could certainly cash in some chips on aging players that they dont see fitting that window if the team struggles this year. Streit & Schultz being the two immediate names that come to mind.

Exactly. He hasn't dealt away kids or picks, he hasn;t made a bold move in FA because he wanted a big name. He's tried to move the big contracts that hamstrung him in the summer.

I think he's done well. Hard to give him a grade, because he's clearly got an eye to the future, but he came in with a plan, and has followed it.
- Jsaquella

You always remain competitive. You don't have to shell out assets But You can always look in all areas to improve.

You always remain competitive. You don't have to shell out assets But You can always look in all areas to improve.
- SuperSchennBros

What trade would you like to have seen them make last January or February that wouldn't have cost them decent assets that would have improved them?

Any deal for an established vet would cost picks, prospects or other roster players. Hextall sees the team isn't at the point where they can trade picks to get minor improvements in the short term. He's trying to build a strong contender, not a team that hopes to make the playoffs and go on a hot streak.

In another season or two, I think we might start seeing bolder moves. Some of the kids will be ready to step in, the big contracts that are going to 4th liners and spare parts will be expired and off the books, and they'll be ready to take a big step forward. Trading a pick or prospect last season, just to miss the playoffs by 8 points instead of 14 isn't a smart move