You sure you're a Philly sports fan? It's all pride and shame. Mostly shame.
- Mononoke

Commiseration defines our common life experiences...

Giving up everything to get one player seems like the exact thing the Leafs would do.
- hereticpride

the stupid part about it is they'd have no team around stamkos
they'd essentially be like the oilers

Welcome to the land where we speak English.
- BINGO!

Hola

a sandwich requires two distinct breads (they may be loosely connected at one end). A consistent bread barrier surrounding the contents is a pastry.

Strombolis and pop tarts are the same thing.
- BulliesPhan87

So by this definition the deliciousness below is not a sandwich?

Per James Mirtle and Craig Custance, the Flyers are trying to re-sign Michael Raffl.
- Jsaquella

good I hope he is back unless he gets in that Leno contract frame of mind and wants too much. if the flyers improve their top 6, Raffl immediately improves the bottom 6.

Seeing a lot more pop fly offense around the league lately that's working

Cap Hit should go back to LA

I repeat this was cap circumvention and utter BS
- Marc D

there is no doubt in my mind that was all about getting out of what had become a terrible contract. its bullpoop

Seeing a lot more pop fly offense around the league lately that's working
- Just5

You talking about the alley oop pass? Coots did that twice last game...and they both worked. Led to an odd man or two.

You talking about the alley oop pass? Coots did that twice last game...and they both worked. Led to an odd man or two.
- Mononoke

yea teams really utilizing it

yea teams really utilizing it
- Just5

Teams are so adept at stifling through the neutral zone, it really is a good play. One of my favorites.

I know the game is long over but going back and thinking about how we didn't have our best offensive threat in the line up and instead of inserting a creative offensive defenseman into the line up, our coach decided to go with a "more physical" defenseman. I don't even remember Carolina playing overly physical.

I know the game is long over but going back and thinking about how we didn't have our best offensive threat in the line up and instead of inserting a creative offensive defenseman into the line up, our coach decided to go with a "more physical" defenseman. I don't even remember Carolina playing overly physical.
- SuperSchennBros

Carolina plays a heavy game Had to have Manning in the lineup.

Carolina plays a heavy game Had to have Manning in the lineup.


- PLindbergh31

Ouch!

Carolina's interesting. A 19 yoa high pick and two 21 yoa later round picks all with a combined 21 AHL games logging heavy minutes on D. They seem to be having a good year.

More than one way to skin a cat I guess. I'd like to think Hexy can find a happy medium and not paint all our prospects with a broad brush. If a kid shows he's ready give him the chance.

Carolina plays a heavy game Had to have Manning in the lineup.


- PLindbergh31

Didn't know sexy Rexy was a Cane fan?

Carolina's interesting. A 19 yoa high pick and two 21 yoa later round picks all with a combined 21 AHL games logging heavy minutes on D. They seem to be having a good year.

More than one way to skin a cat I guess. I'd like to think Hexy can find a happy medium and not paint all our prospects with a broad brush. If a kid shows he's ready give him the chance.
- Just5

Ghost coming in and showing he was more than ready, even defensively, ahead of schedule might assuage Hexy's fears. He might be slightly less hesitant now.

That said, I think only Provy is ready. Morin and Sanheim could need 1/2-1 more seasons. Perhaps more for Sanheim depending on his performance. For forwards, Konecny might be ready too...he is probably beyond the OHL. I'm not against letting those who need it getting more time. I just would hate to see those who don't stagnate for a year. And the fact that Hak made his living molding 18-19 year olds is a plus.

http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/tbl160224.html


Hmmm wants a pp qb

Ghost coming in and showing he was more than ready, even defensively, ahead of schedule might assuage Hexy's fears. He might be slightly less hesitant now.

That said, I think only Provy is ready. Morin and Sanheim could need 1/2-1 more seasons. Perhaps more for Sanheim depending on his performance. For forwards, Konecny might be ready too...he is probably beyond the OHL. I'm not against letting those who need it getting more time. I just would hate to see those who don't stagnate for a year. And the fact that Hak made his living molding 18-19 year olds is a plus.
- Mononoke

Yea with konecny. The last thing they prob need to worry about with the kid is puck on stick aspect. It's everything else. D zone and his work ethic there. I don't watch him a whole lot but it's possible NAK could be further ahead in those other areas from snippets I've read

most annoying team?
- funmaster18

No, that belongs to '09, '10, and '11.

http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/tbl160224.html


Hmmm wants a pp qb

Recap.

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http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/tbl160224.html


Hmmm wants a pp qb
- mydoglicks

They don't have much cap room though do they?

Streit for their 1st, and a cap dump or two?

Streit straight up might not be worth a first but us freeing up some additional room for them would add value.

I highly doubt any deal for Streit could involve Drouin coming back to us unless there is a lot more involved.

Flyers under Hextall
- Mononoke

Can a team trade retained salary to open up room to take on more retained salary?