Obviously asinine to claims that was a home run. But let’s not label cutter a 40 goal scorer yet.
- ClaudeFather

Totally asinine. Labeling Cutter Gauthier a 40 goal scorer was the only wrong statement made in that comment. So tell me, what’s a home run for a team that should be rebuilding but on the verge of making the playoffs?

Drysdale has the skill and talent to be a top pair defenseman. He is still very young. I agree though, not a home run. It's a sac fly at best right now.
- MJL

So what would be considered a home run? Someone explain to me how picking up a 21 year older with the potential of being a number 1 defenseman when we need one most isn’t in anyway a home run because I have yet to read what would be considered a home run.

tell us how much you know about the player cliff, as my guess you have rarely seen him play before he was traded. just like walker
- hello it's me 2050

you mean the stat sheet doesn't tell the whole story every time, all the time?

you mean the stat sheet doesn't tell the whole story every time, all the time?
- anti-lame

Torts stated as recent as yesterday in his presser that he didn’t know anything about Sean Walker until he coached him this season. Briere also stated that he didn’t know what he was getting in Walker when he traded for him. I don’t know very many Sean Walker fans prior to this season…

Obviously asinine to claims that was a home run. But let’s not label cutter a 40 goal scorer yet.
- ClaudeFather

You missed the word POTENTIAL

You missed the word POTENTIAL
- hfc355

Drysdale has the POTENTIAL to be a top pair Dman. See how that works.

Totally asinine. Labeling Cutter Gauthier a 40 goal scorer was the only wrong statement made in that comment. So tell me, what’s a home run for a team that should be rebuilding but on the verge of making the playoffs?
- roenick97

You missed the word POTENTIAL

Totally asinine. Labeling Cutter Gauthier a 40 goal scorer was the only wrong statement made in that comment. So tell me, what’s a home run for a team that should be rebuilding but on the verge of making the playoffs?
- roenick97

A home run would be Tanner Jeanout for a first a second and a third. Drysdale for cutter was a good hockey trade surrounding the circumstances. How in the world was that a home run?

So what would be considered a home run? Someone explain to me how picking up a 21 year older with the potential of being a number 1 defenseman when we need one most isn’t in anyway a home run because I have yet to read what would be considered a home run.
- roenick97

If they could score a young center prospect like Bourque or Stankoven from Dallas for Walker and a pick, I would consider that a home run.

But since I doubt something like that happening, I dont think the team is in a position to hit a home run. Ill take a ground rule double lol.

We all need to face the fact (and I think we do) that any potential first round pick that could possibly be in play will be late in the round. So I would rather they focus on getting a good prospect in any trade.

Drysdale has the POTENTIAL to be a top pair Dman. See how that works.
- ClaudeFather

We shall see highly doubt it

A home run would be Tanner Jeanout for a first a second and a third. Drysdale for cutter was a good hockey trade surrounding the circumstances. How in the world was that a home run?
- ClaudeFather

We traded a kid that hasn’t played in the NHL yet for a 21 year old all situations defenseman who still has room to grow his game.

A home run would be Tanner Jeanout for a first a second and a third. Drysdale for cutter was a good hockey trade surrounding the circumstances. How in the world was that a home run?
- ClaudeFather

you said it yourself, "considering the circumstances".... how we didn't get bent over when half the league knew this guy wasn't even going to sign with us and we still pulled a Drysdale is pretty impressive. Anaheim could be thinking they wanted to get out from under a guy with injuries and snag a player Verbeek coveted.

maybe it's an inside the park home run.

If they could score a young center prospect like Bourque or Stankoven from Dallas for Walker and a pick, I would consider that a home run.

But since I doubt something like that happening, I dont think the team is in a position to hit a home run. Ill take a ground rule double lol.

We all need to face the fact (and I think we do) that any potential first round pick that could possibly be in play will be late in the round. So I would rather they focus on getting a good prospect in any trade.
- MBFlyerfan

I suppose what it comes down to how desperate a contending team might be to fill a hole. I like Sean Walker but I’m not expecting to turn Walker into a top 6 forward.

A home run would be Tanner Jeanout for a first a second and a third. Drysdale for cutter was a good hockey trade surrounding the circumstances. How in the world was that a home run?
- ClaudeFather

because we were trading from a position of weakness and the whole league knew it

I suppose what it comes down to how desperate a contending team might be to fill a hole. I like Sean Walker but I’m not expecting to turn Walker into a top 6 forward.
- roenick97

That is why you would probably have to include a pick as I stated.

you said it yourself, "considering the circumstances".... how we didn't get bent over when half the league knew this guy wasn't even going to sign with us and we still pulled a Drysdale is pretty impressive. Anaheim could be thinking they wanted to get out from under a guy with injuries and snag a player Verbeek coveted.

maybe it's an inside the park home run.

- anti-lame

I guess it depends on what you value more. A potential scoring winger or an all situations top pair defenseman.

That is why you would probably have to include a pick as I stated.
- MBFlyerfan

We got a second with Drysdale too, right?

you said it yourself, "considering the circumstances".... how we didn't get bent over when half the league knew this guy wasn't even going to sign with us and we still pulled a Drysdale is pretty impressive. Anaheim could be thinking they wanted to get out from under a guy with injuries and snag a player Verbeek coveted.

maybe it's an inside the park home run.

- anti-lame

We were under no immediate timeline to trade the kid. It was a good trade for Danny. Nowhere near a home run

because we were trading from a position of weakness and the whole league knew it
- 2Real

Wasn’t that weak bud. Still a really good young prospect, you have to pay up to get him. People on here acting like Danny had no where to go are extremely foolish.

We were under no immediate timeline to trade the kid. It was a good trade for Danny. Nowhere near a home run
- ClaudeFather

it was absolutely a trade we had to make and the longer we waited the worse our return would've been. cat would have been out of the bag.

Your kidding...a potential 40 goal power forward for a 2nd pair dman I wouldn't call a home run. Did best he could by Flyers came out on the short end
- hfc355

Agreed

A home run would be Tanner Jeanout for a first a second and a third. Drysdale for cutter was a good hockey trade surrounding the circumstances. How in the world was that a home run?
- ClaudeFather

Exactly, potential wise, Gauthier has the higher potential. The Flyers made what they could out of it but unless Gauthier busts, it's not a home run.

you said it yourself, "considering the circumstances".... how we didn't get bent over when half the league knew this guy wasn't even going to sign with us and we still pulled a Drysdale is pretty impressive. Anaheim could be thinking they wanted to get out from under a guy with injuries and snag a player Verbeek coveted.

maybe it's an inside the park home run.

- anti-lame

Not necessarily. The optics would have been terribly bad if they got a meh return for CG. If that was all they got, they might have just let him cool his heels in college and publicly start to expose him for not signing the ELC.

And teams that wanted him would know that if he stuck on and went the UFA route, there was no guarantee who he would sign with, so it was in their interest to start giving serious offers to Flyers.

it was absolutely a trade we had to make and the longer we waited the worse our return would've been. cat would have been out of the bag.
- anti-lame

Like talking to a stump. We obviously had to make the trade. But we still had considerable time.

Exactly, potential wise, Gauthier has the higher potential. The Flyers made what they could out of it but unless Gauthier busts, it's not a home run.
- MJL

Yea, very straight forward