Came back as soon as you could eh? You were also one telling me how you didn't care if you were banned cause this place sucked. Couldn't stand to be away from where you feel like you have authority in your mothers basement.

- Aaron_85

you have to stand on a table to reach the keyboard, Napoleon. Youre a pathetic delicate sensibility censoring Nazi....now you can run back to your fellow censors cry and continue your circle jerk, you hypocrite coward

Disagree.
- TheFreak

It's puzzling that you would disagree with any of that.

JD was right. Something was off he didn’t make it to camp

When the player you drafted 5th overall tells you I don’t want to play for you, that looks bad. To say otherwise is odd to me.

Now you have people saying wow he didn’t want to play for the Flyers. What’s going on over there? Starts to bring more attention to a fledgling team.
- furio16

I think it’s odd that he was so disrespectful to the org that drafted him to say he won’t even meet with them to discuss a way forward. I think that people that are really down on the organization will look at it to say that this shows how lost and terrible of an organization this is. Revoke the franchise!

When the player you drafted 5th overall tells you I don’t want to play for you, that looks bad. To say otherwise is odd to me.

Now you have people saying wow he didn’t want to play for the Flyers. What’s going on over there? Starts to bring more attention to a fledgling team.
- furio16

Michkov seems thrilled to be a Flyer. So does everyone else they’ve drafted. Still seems like a Cutter problem to me.

Because he didn't want to come to Philly.
- TheFreak

How do you know that?

I’ve been kinda flip flopping as to who looks bad. I can see and I do see both sides of the argument. My first inclination was that the Flyers look bad because this “gold standard” can’t even get a commitment from a top 5 pick. However, this is mighty odd that the kid, his family, or his “people” just flat out ignored contact from an NHL GM and POHO after they traveled across the globe to meet with him. Not to mention, the front office of the team that drafted him. The more I look at this, the more it looks bad for Cutter and his people. He looks childish and insolent. The fact (if true) that he completely ignored the Flyers and wouldn’t even discuss things with them makes him the bad guy in all of this. I mean a professional or at least mature-minded player would at least sit down and say “Mr Briere, Mr. Jones, I really don’t want to play for your team. I would appreciate it if you would trade my rights because I do t want to sign with you”. Instead, he ignored them. Yeah, good luck Anaheim. You may have just acquired the next Pierre Luc Dubois.

Regardless I’m juiced about acquiring Drysdale.
- mikeyo27

Then how did Briere know he changed his mind a few months after being drafted, and had seemingly held to that since. Maybe he did ask for a trade of rights, and the Flyers held on for a year hoping to change his mind. He appears to have gotten to the point where he said enough is enough.


Point is..there is 2 sides to everything, and something triggered his change of mind, to the point of avoidance.

How do you know that?
- MJL

He said so.

Then how did Briere know he changed his mind a few months after being drafted, and had seemingly held to that since. Maybe he did ask for a trade of rights, and the Flyers held on for a year hoping to change his mind. He appears to have gotten to the point where he said enough is enough.


Point is..there is 2 sides to everything, and something triggered his change of mind, to the point of avoidance.
- TheFreak

Doesn't matter. You still have to have respect and meet with them or take a phone call. An NHL team is not in any way being disrespectful by pursuing a player they have the draft rights to.

He said so.
- TheFreak

Can you document that?

They would have almost 40 million in cap space to take on some contracts..sign some UFA's...they should be better than this year. we'll see.
- TheFreak

That's a possibility, but I don't see any of the high price UFAs going to Anaheim. I personally wouldn't be surprised if Anaheim targets a RHD at the draft.

I think it’s odd that he was so disrespectful to the org that drafted him to say he won’t even meet with them to discuss a way forward. I think that people that are really down on the organization will look at it to say that this shows how lost and terrible of an organization this is. Revoke the franchise!
- Hextall271

You are believing what the Flyers are sayin. Let’s here the other side.

As someone said earlier. It is possible he already spoke his peace. So no need to rehash it again while he is trying to win a gold medal for his country.

Lazy Hazy got in his ear and told him that Torts is a big bad meany! Snowflakes! WTF!
- Phillywhiteout

He said in an interview he had just met Hayes….I’m sure your going to make a career decision on one guy’s opinion that you’ve known for a whole year.

Say it is Torts like a lot of you seem to think. Doesn’t it kind of speak volumes that a kid who hasn’t played a second in the NHL is refusing to play for a franchise based off who the coach is?

I’ll wait to see what his side of the story is but it’s going to have to be something crazy for the Flyers to come off looking like the bad guy here. Yeah, they’ve sucked for a while. So did Edmonton. Did McDavid request a trade? How about Ovi with the Caps or Sid with the Pens? And this kid is nowhere on the level of those prospects. How about literally anyone that gets drafted by the Coyotes?

Cutter's mom after he was drafted by the Flyers



Confirmed Cutter hates everything about Philly.

Another positive, maybe this allows the Flyers to send Risto and his 5.1m salary to Toronto!!!

Maybe? Ek said it...eh eh.
- Glak18

You’d have to retain 5M in salary to make it work.

Doesn't matter. You still have to have respect and meet with them or take a phone call. An NHL team is not in any way being disrespectful by pursuing a player they have the draft rights to.
- MJL

Maybe he felt disrespected by them wanting to talk while representing his country when he needs to be focused. Could have thought it was selfish on the Flyers ends. Maybe he told them let’s talk when I get back.

Hopefully his advisor clarifies some of what the Flyers have said.

You’d have to retain 5M in salary to make it work.
- Atomic Wedgie

Bertuzzi and a conditional pick in 2374

Michkov seems thrilled to be a Flyer. So does everyone else they’ve drafted. Still seems like a Cutter problem to me.
- hereticpride

MCDavid went to EDM for christs sake….Cutter G couldn’t hold Mc Ds left testicle talent wise….I could care less what his reasons were….to show that disrespect to guys like Briere and Jonesy….F him.

Say it is Torts like a lot of you seem to think. Doesn’t it kind of speak volumes that a kid who hasn’t played a second in the NHL is refusing to play for a franchise based off who the coach is?

I’ll wait to see what his side of the story is but it’s going to have to be something crazy for the Flyers to come off looking like the bad guy here. Yeah, they’ve sucked for a while. So did Edmonton. Did McDavid request a trade? How about Ovi with the Caps or Sid with the Pens? And this kid is nowhere on the level of those prospects. How about literally anyone that gets drafted by the Coyotes?
- hereticpride

Easier path to play for Arizona?

Have the Flyers had a top 4 RHD since Desjardins? I really cannot think of one. Luke Schenn does not count. 😀

What's the odds of Cutter signing his ELC after THIS college year?

If he does I would have to lean that he didn't want the Flyers.

He said in an interview he had just met Hayes….I’m sure your going to make a career decision on one guy’s opinion that you’ve known for a whole year.
- landros 2

I'm just stirrin the flames.

Have the Flyers had a top 4 RHD since Desjardins? I really cannot think of one. Luke Schenn does not count. 😀
- Trox88

I can't believe that Luke Schenn is still in the league. He was a pylon when he played for the Flyers all those years ago.

Have the Flyers had a top 4 RHD since Desjardins? I really cannot think of one. Luke Schenn does not count. 😀
- Trox88

One glorious year of Matt Niskanen lol.