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MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Oct 10 @ 6:02 PM ET
Honestly, it was obvious Ghost had the skill, but he did not have a great camp.

I do think that the timing of Ghost's callup had a lot to do with his success though. I would for a second act like Hextall planned it that way, but Ghost got an opportunity and made the most of it


- YuenglingJagr


I agree, the player was coming off a serious knee injury and missed a lot of hockey. Hextall made the right call, and in my opinion, handled it perfectly by sending him down to the AHL, to get some playing time in there, and get his game and timing back. To have thrown him right into the NHL at the beginning of the season, would've been a mistake, and unfair to Gostisbehere.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Oct 10 @ 6:10 PM ET
Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 39s39 seconds ago
Johnny Gaudreau signs for six years in CGY.

2022 free agency gonna be lit
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

Oct 10 @ 6:10 PM ET
I got off light because it was obviously a joke, related to a post on (I think) the page before.
- Giroux_Is_God


You kept such a straight face, I couldn't tell...
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
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Joined: 04.08.2012

Oct 10 @ 6:12 PM ET
Will they keep those ridiculous numbers?
- aightwebang17


What is Sanheim wearing in LHV?
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I'd do anything to get you humans out of my forest!
Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 10 @ 6:15 PM ET
Yea TRUMP would call it a Cofemale genitaliasion
- Landsbergfan


Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
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Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 10 @ 6:15 PM ET
What is Sanheim wearing in LHV?
- PhillySportsGuy


#6
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
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Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 10 @ 6:20 PM ET
Bob McKenzie ‏@TSNBobMcKenzie 39s39 seconds ago
Johnny Gaudreau signs for six years in CGY.

2022 free agency gonna be lit

- PhillySportsGuy


He's totally ours. But someone really needs to offer sheet Lindholm or Trouba or Kucherov already
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
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Oct 10 @ 6:21 PM ET
I got off light because it was obviously a joke, related to a post on (I think) the page before.
- Giroux_Is_God


.............but you said "honestly" before you wrote that. Were you NOT being honest? What the hell is wrong with you?
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
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Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 10 @ 6:23 PM ET
Can we talk about what a cotton headed ninny muggins Ken Holland is?
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
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Joined: 04.08.2012

Oct 10 @ 6:24 PM ET
Because this place is the same place as last year when several of the defensemen outplayed all but a couple of the incumbents and couldn't make the team because "preseason hockey isn't regular season hockey so you can't evaluate rookies against lesser competition" and "prospects can't be over cooked so be safe and send them back."

Now they're the same folks going "Well they obviously earned their spot" even though it's still the preseason.

You know... whatever the Flyers decide is gospel when it comes to Hextall and prospects.

- mayorofangrytown


Preach
PhillySportsGuy
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Oct 10 @ 6:25 PM ET

- Mononoke


PhillySportsGuy
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Oct 10 @ 6:25 PM ET
He's totally ours. But someone really needs to offer sheet Lindholm or Trouba or Kucherov already
- Mononoke


Boob Mac said Lightning and Kucherov were close to bridge deal
PhillySportsGuy
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Oct 10 @ 6:26 PM ET
Can we talk about what a cotton headed ninny muggins Ken Holland is?
- Mononoke


What a mess. So glad we can put the "Detroit does things this way, so we must too" to rest
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
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Oct 10 @ 6:26 PM ET
Boob Mac said Lightning and Kucherov were close to bridge deal
- PhillySportsGuy


ofc
ob18
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Oct 10 @ 6:27 PM ET
We can assume Provy will take #9.............Konecny hmmmmm #18?
PhillySportsGuy
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Oct 10 @ 6:29 PM ET
I wasn't really commenting on what Hextall is doing. More over the reaction on here when decisions are made.

Yeah, I don't agree with everything that they do and I'm not all "rush them to the show" either. I just want the players who play the best to be in the lineup when I turn on the TV or go to the game.

Oh, and not to trash your optimism but if Konecny is in the top 5 in rookie scoring I'd be stunned. Happily stunned but stunned none the less.

- mayorofangrytown


I think he has a chance. Top 6 minutes to start and PP time.
PhillySportsGuy
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Oct 10 @ 6:33 PM ET
We can assume Provy will take #9.............Konecny hmmmmm #18?
- ob18


Hope he takes 71 and poops on Malkin
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
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Oct 10 @ 6:34 PM ET
He hasn't posted in like 2 weeks
- Mononoke


He lurks
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Oct 10 @ 6:34 PM ET
Per CSN
Gudas gets 6
PhillySportsGuy
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Oct 10 @ 6:35 PM ET
Prove that I said that and provide the evidence!

- MJL


Next hockeyleaks dump
PhillySportsGuy
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Oct 10 @ 6:35 PM ET
Per CSN
Gudas gets 6

- BiggE


So leight. So so leight
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
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Joined: 07.19.2015

Oct 10 @ 6:37 PM ET
What a mess. So glad we can put the "Detroit does things this way, so we must too" to rest
- PhillySportsGuy


Hexy is unwilling to lose scrubs like VDV or Manning through waivers, but over the last few seasons, Holland is just giving away true and cheap NHL depth talent. Hexy agonized over an old bum like Chris Porter. Did you know Holland has lost through waivers Nestrasil on Carolina, Jarnkrok on Nashville, Janmark on Detroit? For nothing. Each of those are now true NHL talents capable of being traded for good value, if they even wanted to trade them but instead play them as valuable bottom 6 pieces. Now he's lost Frk, who people say had a great camp, to Carolina again. You know they're on top of their poop. He'll now lose Pulkkinen certainly. All to now ice a 4th line of Drew Miller - Luke Glendening - Steve Ott.

The overcooking nonsense has nothing to do with the prospects. It has to do with Holland's irrational love for old declining players and fear of young talent.
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
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Oct 10 @ 6:37 PM ET
So leight. So so leight
- PhillySportsGuy

Yeah, long day, didn't back read
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
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Oct 10 @ 6:39 PM ET
Hope he takes 71 and poops on Malkin
- PhillySportsGuy


He wore 32 in juniors. Streit's days are numbered
Mononoke
Philadelphia Flyers
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Oct 10 @ 6:41 PM ET
Next hockeyleaks dump
- PhillySportsGuy


I know for certain he said he didn't think either would make it. Let me now spend 5 hours sifting through 100 pages of posts the last 2 weeks.
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