throw down some deuces
- Buts16

knowing that guy, he probably plays overly aggressive defense. putting the kibosh on everything.

after looking at matt fords stats, it seems the caps robbed us again of a potentally half decent dman for a nothing nobody.

dominoes
- mydoglicks

after looking at matt fords stats, it seems the caps robbed us again of a potentally half decent dman for a nothing nobody.
- mydoglicks

marshall was brutal. could he get better? maybe. even if he does become a regular, it will be as a 6 or 7, but i have my doubts that happens. as of now, he was 9th or 10th on the depth chart.

marshall was brutal. could he get better? maybe. even if he does become a regular, it will be as a 6 or 7, but i have my doubts that happens. as of now, he was 9th or 10th on the depth chart.
- OrangeBlack27

#1 dancer on the knock knock song, but we have no other ahl dmen that could be worth calling on if we endure another injurie rash on our team.

dominoes

marshall was brutal. could he get better? maybe. even if he does become a regular, it will be as a 6 or 7, but i have my doubts that happens. as of now, he was 9th or 10th on the depth chart.
- OrangeBlack27

Yeah, i don't get this one.. sure Marshall wasn't great yet, but this doesn't even get us any further ahead.

marshall was brutal. could he get better? maybe. even if he does become a regular, it will be as a 6 or 7, but i have my doubts that happens. as of now, he was 9th or 10th on the depth chart.
- OrangeBlack27

Agreed

Yeah, i don't get this one.. sure Marshall wasn't great yet, but this doesn't even get us any further ahead.
- Hextall271

yea its not even a sideways move...its literally one step back because we gave a dman that can come up to the big club and fill in for a couple games for an ahl player that wont ever see the nhl....

Trading a promising D for a forward???? Just what we needed Must somehow be part of some other trade, or? Just doesn't make much sense...
- PhillySteen

marshall was poop he isn't going to fit into our plans at all once we get JJ or Schenn

yea its not even a sideways move...its literally one step back because we gave a dman that can come up to the big club and fill in for a couple games for an ahl player that wont ever see the nhl....
- Jack-Meoff

I don't like giving up on young dmen. Look at MAB.. he had to pay his dues, and now I think he's a serviceable dman. I was trying to think, do we need a contract spot for another move? Is Ford signed past this year? If not, maybe that's what's going on..

So what's it going to take to get Allen out of CAR?

6'5'' 226lbs. Lefty (Dang) and fine +/- for the clubs he has played for. Couldn't hurt.

So what's it going to take to get Allen out of CAR?

6'5'' 226lbs. Lefty (Dang) and fine +/- for the clubs he has played for. Couldn't hurt.
- coffee junkie

Harry Z and a second.

Harry Z and a second.
- Hextall271

He's 31 but was a 4th overall pick. I would do that.

after looking at matt fords stats, it seems the caps robbed us again of a potentally half decent dman for a nothing nobody.
- mydoglicks

Marshall was most likely a career AHL defenseman.

I don't like giving up on young dmen. Look at MAB.. he had to pay his dues, and now I think he's a serviceable dman. I was trying to think, do we need a contract spot for another move? Is Ford signed past this year? If not, maybe that's what's going on..
- Hextall271

MAB > Marshall with Timonen, Coburn, Mezzy, Gusty, Carle, and MAB Marshall doesn't fit in

Marshall was the reason this site took a dump for a half hour?? I was expecting a Suter deal when it came back online.

*I thought Marshall had a future here, somewhere, sometime*

Somehow Marshall must have pissed Homer off... I am picturing a scene from Money ball when Jason Giambi gets traded to the Phillies.... Get me ed wade on the phone... Ed.....

Marshall was most likely a career AHL defenseman.
- MJL

that i understand, but what we got i feel is a step backward

Somehow Marshall must have pissed Homer off... I am picturing a scene from Money ball when Jason Giambi gets traded to the Phillies.... Get me ed wade on the phone... Ed.....
- RooNosHockey

orrrrr he just wasn't in nhl plans anymore, they didn't want to qualify him this summer, so they get a guy to help the phantoms down the stretch (they desperately need help scoring) who is a ufa this summer so another contract slot for them.

that i understand, but what we got i feel is a step backward
- mydoglicks

Could it be something to do with contracts or a need for offense in the AHL?

that i understand, but what we got i feel is a step backward
- mydoglicks

How is it a step backward? This trade isn't about prospects. Marshall isn't in their future plans. The Flyers have injuries to the forward core. They are having to call up Forwards to the Flyers, leaving the Phantoms short at Forward. They Phantoms had 8 defenseman. This is a deal to give forward depth to the Phantoms. It's a shame that a 2nd round pick, if I remember right for Marshall, didn't work out. But that's life.

And it also give Marshall a chance in another Organzation. But I wouldn't expect to see him as a regular in Washington any time soon.

that i understand, but what we got i feel is a step backward
- mydoglicks

I missed a trade? What happened?

Could it be something to do with contracts or a need for offense in the AHL?
- RooNosHockey

way to read 0b27's post then reword it

It is interesting that many are throwing Harry Z's name in trade talks. I'm not against moving Z but I'm not sure he has much value. In my opinion the only thing that works in Z's favor is his speed. He doesn't have size, he doesn't play on any special teams and he's nothing more then a 4th liner in the NHL. If we were to move Harry with the loss of forwards, I would think we would move him for another forward.

I'm really worried about Bryzgalov in playoff shootouts
- Jsaquella

Your worries should be more than offset by Bryzgalov's performance in the face off circle.