Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 4/15/13 @ Canadiens

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Bill Meltzer: Flyers Gameday: 4/15/13 @ Canadiens
- bmeltzer

I really just hope and pray that we don't get screwed in the draft lottery again. The way the team has mailed it in of late, I expect we can fall to 28th overall.. If we end up 3rd worst and end up with a worse than 3rd overall pick I will be mad..

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- ggunky

Nice job, ggunk. Great way to start the thread!

Okay, they played down to the Sabres, let's see if they can raise their game for the Habs.

Glad to see Knuble's back in.

Nice job, ggunk. Great way to start the thread!

Okay, they played down to the Sabres, let's see if they can raise their game for the Habs.
- tangent_man

Kind of hard to figure. They reel off 3 in a row and then drop 4.

I really just hope and pray that we don't get screwed in the draft lottery again. The way the team has mailed it in of late, I expect we can fall to 28th overall.. If we end up 3rd worst and end up with a worse than 3rd overall pick I will be mad..
- Hextall271

Homer and Snider would really have to work hard to (frank) up this year's pick... We're all but guaranteed a top-tier prospect, better than any we currently have, from this year's draft.

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Nice job, ggunk. Great way to start the thread!

Okay, they played down to the Sabres, let's see if they can raise their game for the Habs.
- tangent_man

Why?

Seravalli weighs in on...

Who stays?

One of the more pertinent questions filling the inbox these days: Which of the current Flyers unrestricted free agents has the best shot to return next season? My money is on Adam Hall.

Hall, 32, has done nothing but impress the Flyers' coaching staff since arriving as a waiver claim on April 4. He has yet to register a point, but is a valuable role player - physical, provides energy, takes faceoffs and kills penalties - at a bargain price.

Hall earns $650,000 this season. If Peter Laviolette could squeeze a bit more offense out of him, Hall could replace fellow UFA Ruslan Fedotenko for $1.1 million fewer dollars. That goes a long way under a shrinking salary cap - which drops to $64.3 million next season.

It's not out of the realm of possibility that Simon Gagne, 33 and also a free agent-to-be, remains in Philadelphia - albeit at a reduced salary. Would somewhere in the $2 million per year range work for both sides?

Zac Rinaldo and Erik Gustafsson are due raises as restricted free agents.

Jay Rosehill, Kent Huskins, Kurtis Foster and Fedotenko likely will need to find new homes this summer, while veteran good guys Mike Knuble and Jody Shelley will likely file retirement papers.

i think huskins could be brought back as a 7th guy. no reason to rush out on July 1 to bring in lilja 2.0 when an acceptable guy is already in house.

Why?
- wolfhounds

Excellent question.

Nice job, ggunk. Great way to start the thread!

Okay, they played down to the Sabres, let's see if they can raise their game for the Habs.
- tangent_man

This team couldn't score a goal right now if they talked to a goal dealer and had a fist full of goal dollars.

I just want to see Gus continue to get a lot of minutes....and see BSchenn and Sean Couturier compete hard.

Otherwise, I'm not expecting to get 2 points out of this game.

Seravalli weighs in on...

Who stays?

One of the more pertinent questions filling the inbox these days: Which of the current Flyers unrestricted free agents has the best shot to return next season? My money is on Adam Hall.

Hall, 32, has done nothing but impress the Flyers' coaching staff since arriving as a waiver claim on April 4. He has yet to register a point, but is a valuable role player - physical, provides energy, takes faceoffs and kills penalties - at a bargain price.

Hall earns $650,000 this season. If Peter Laviolette could squeeze a bit more offense out of him, Hall could replace fellow UFA Ruslan Fedotenko for $1.1 million fewer dollars. That goes a long way under a shrinking salary cap - which drops to $64.3 million next season.

It's not out of the realm of possibility that Simon Gagne, 33 and also a free agent-to-be, remains in Philadelphia - albeit at a reduced salary. Would somewhere in the $2 million per year range work for both sides?

Zac Rinaldo and Erik Gustafsson are due raises as restricted free agents.

Jay Rosehill, Kent Huskins, Kurtis Foster and Fedotenko likely will need to find new homes this summer, while veteran good guys Mike Knuble and Jody Shelley will likely file retirement papers.

i think huskins could be brought back as a 7th guy. no reason to rush out on July 1 to bring in lilja 2.0 when an acceptable guy is already in house.
- isaiah520

I agree with Hall and Huskins coming back.

Any thoughts on Lauridsen? Does he stay up next season?

Why?
- wolfhounds

I'd like to see them compete and play hard instead of just going through the motions (like we saw on Saturday). Some of these guys are playing for jobs next year, whether it's here or elsewhere.

This team couldn't score a goal right now if they talked to a goal dealer and had a fist full of goal dollars.

I just want to see Gus continue to get a lot of minutes....and see BSchenn and Sean Couturier compete hard.

Otherwise, I'm not expecting to get 2 points out of this game.
- johndewar

For me, why would any of us even want 2 points at this point in the season?

7 games left, no shot at the playoffs...this season is over.

I agree with Hall and Huskins coming back.

Any thoughts on Lauridsen? Does he stay up next season?
- Stinkfitz

I think Lauridsen should goto the AHL next year....still has issues when guys move laterally on him...He shows great promise as a future #5 #6

I'd like to see them compete and play hard instead of just going through the motions (like we saw on Saturday). Some of these guys are playing for jobs next year, whether it's here or elsewhere.
- tangent_man

Agreed. I'd like to see some prospects brought up - Cousins, Laughton, Ghost, etc. - but I'm not sure how that impacts entry level contracts and the rest.

Huskins will probably stay. The Flyers can't count on Grossmann and Mezaros being healthy to start next season.

I agree with Hall and Huskins coming back.

Any thoughts on Lauridsen? Does he stay up next season?
- Stinkfitz

Where does he fit? I'm not sure.

The thing with Lauridsen is that I'm not sure he brings much more to the table than Luke Schenn and Nick Grossman. He's not better than either of them.

What this should mean, however, is the end of re-tread guys like Lilja, Foster, Huskins, etc. Oliver Lauridsen is as good or better than all of them. I think he should start the year in Adirondack (or wherever the hell they are playing next year) and be the first call up in the event of injury.

I think Lauridsen should goto the AHL next year....still has issues when guys move laterally on him...He shows great promise as a future #5 #6
- Philly1980

I think Oliver has shown a lot of improvement as he's gotten more NHL games under his belt. Given a full training camp, I think he can get it done for us as #6. I'm not sure, at his age, he's going to have the competition required in the AHL to get better. Of course, he might just turn out to be a 'tweener.

Agreed. I'd like to see some prospects brought up - Cousins, Laughton, Ghost, etc. - but I'm not sure how that impacts entry level contracts and the rest.
- wolfhounds

If Laughton plays another game with the Flyers this season its burn a year on his contract, so he won't be up. Cousins can play up to five games, but he isn't a lock to make the team next year so I don't think they will look at him until next season. Probably give him the same sort of try out Couterier and Laughton got. Ghostisbhere is not under contract, still in college, and no where near ready for the NHL. He probably plays another year at Union, then moves on to the Phantoms for a year.

Agreed. I'd like to see some prospects brought up - Cousins, Laughton, Ghost, etc. - but I'm not sure how that impacts entry level contracts and the rest.
- wolfhounds

Cousins and Laughton are playing with the Phantoms. That's probably most appropriate for both of them right now. Laughton scored a goal over the weekend for them.

As for Gostisbehere, I'm not even sure if he's left college yet.

I really just hope and pray that we don't get screwed in the draft lottery again. The way the team has mailed it in of late, I expect we can fall to 28th overall.. If we end up 3rd worst and end up with a worse than 3rd overall pick I will be mad..
- Hextall271

If we r the 3rd worst team we will either pick 1st 3rd or 4th

Cousins and Laughton are playing with the Phantoms. That's probably most appropriate for both of them right now. Laughton scored a goal over the weekend for them.

As for Gostisbehere, I'm not even sure if he's left college yet.
- johndewar

Ghost needs another year at college...he has to get bigger before he turns pro..

Where does he fit? I'm not sure.

The thing with Lauridsen is that I'm not sure he brings much more to the table than Luke Schenn and Nick Grossman. He's not better than either of them.

What this should mean, however, is the end of re-tread guys like Lilja, Foster, Huskins, etc. Oliver Lauridsen is as good or better than all of them. I think he should start the year in Adirondack (or wherever the hell they are playing next year) and be the first call up in the event of injury.
- johndewar

In a Cap environment, there is always going to be a need for players like Huskins and Lilja. Cheaper veteran defenseman that can provide depth.

Agreed. I'd like to see some prospects brought up - Cousins, Laughton, Ghost, etc. - but I'm not sure how that impacts entry level contracts and the rest.
- wolfhounds

As soon as Gostisbehere plays 1 game of professional hockey (NHL, AHL, ECHL), his amateur status is over and his playing days at Union are over. He is probably 2 more years away at least. I asked the same question a few days ago, as it would be nice to see how he performed at the AHL level. It's one of the drawbacks to playing in college compared to the CHL.