Bill Meltzer: Flyers Draft Demographics: 2003-2013

Bill Meltzer: Flyers Draft Demographics: 2003-2013
- bmeltzer

Great stuff Bill... Do you think the Flyer scout the QMJHL more thoroughly than the other CHL leagues? I feel as though the past few years they have focused their attention there.

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Yup, Pierre wanted his cake, to be able to eat it and then have some of Mario's cake, too
- Jsaquella


but not without telling us where the cake was baked, by whom, where the baker went to culinary school, and who the baker's cakemates were at the time.

Thanks, Bill. So about half the picks are Canadians, and the other half is made of Americans, Europeans and Russians.

It would be interesting to look at the non-North American player success rate and whether or not there is any link between that success/failure and how many other players from said nation (or even neighboring nations) are on the squad.

I'm looking forward to the draft.

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Yup, Pierre wanted his cake, to be able to eat it and then have some of Mario's cake, too
- Jsaquella


but not without telling us where the cake was baked, by whom, where the baker went to culinary school, and who the baker's cakemates were at the time.
- hammarby31

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 5m
NHL's cap could well rise $6-million+ both this summer and next, hitting $76-million by 2015-16. Floor would be about $20-mil less.

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 16m
Salary cap will exceed $70-million at that number... RT @ChrisBottaNHL: Source: NHL revenue approx $3.7 billion this season.

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 5m
NHL's cap could well rise $6-million+ both this summer and next, hitting $76-million by 2015-16. Floor would be about $20-mil less.

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 16m
Salary cap will exceed $70-million at that number... RT @ChrisBottaNHL: Source: NHL revenue approx $3.7 billion this season.
- PhillySportsGuy

its a good thing we locked out again

Great stuff Bill... Do you think the Flyer scout the QMJHL more thoroughly than the other CHL leagues? I feel as though the past few years they have focused their attention there.
- jak521

Not Bill, but I remember reading something about Simon Nolet, their QMJHL scout, saying that he has advised them to go off the board a bit and take players from Q teams such as Gagne, Giroux, and Morin. I'm just speculating but he might have something to do with them drafting a lot of guys from the QMJHL.

its a good thing we locked out again
- jak521

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 5m
NHL's cap could well rise $6-million+ both this summer and next, hitting $76-million by 2015-16. Floor would be about $20-mil less.

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 16m
Salary cap will exceed $70-million at that number... RT @ChrisBottaNHL: Source: NHL revenue approx $3.7 billion this season.
- PhillySportsGuy

Man, I really want a 7 game Final....Go HRR GO!!!

Bill Meltzer: Flyers Draft Demographics: 2003-2013
- bmeltzer

not a ton of gold for us in those drafts back to 2003. 2012 looks like it could be the largest haul from any single draft if those top guys pan out. 2013 would be next.

most of the players who have been able to make some kind of nhl career have been moved by the flyers. this is probably generally true of all nhl teams.

would be interesting to look at all the unselected draft picks the flyers have moved over the same time period in unloading bad contracts or as part of other deals to see who these players are and what has become of them.

it would also be interesting to look at a breakdown of the kings draft record during hextall's stint - just to get some shred of a clue as to what they were doing. not necessarily an indicator it would carry over here because he wasn't the head dog.

its a good thing we locked out again
- jak521

i agree the lockout was stupid - but the actual cap number isn't really the issue. it's about control, cost certainty, and a level skating surface.

Bill Meltzer: Flyers Draft Demographics: 2003-2013
- bmeltzer

The years following the Pronger trade are especially bleak. I hope Hextall can snag more picks for this year and next, especially for 2015. No 2nd or 3rd rounders next year.

Man, I really want a 7 game Final....Go HRR GO!!!
- Jsaquella

i know you do. i do not. i want a sweep with a giant janitorial broom.

The years following the Pronger trade are especially bleak. I hope Hextall can snag more picks for this year and next, especially for 2015. No 2nd or 3rd rounders next year.
- Jsaquella

shocking. shocking i tell you!

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Yup, Pierre wanted his cake, to be able to eat it and then have some of Mario's cake, too
- Jsaquella


but not without telling us where the cake was baked, by whom, where the baker went to culinary school, and who the baker's cakemates were at the time.
- hammarby31

and then doc can chime in w/ oven temp in degrees F and C and bake time in minutes and also converted to seconds

i know you do. i do not. i want a sweep with a giant janitorial broom.
- hammarby31

+1

Man, I really want a 7 game Final....Go HRR GO!!!
- Jsaquella

I'll sacrifice a little cap space to see the Rangers get swept

and then doc can chime in w/ oven temp in degrees F and C and bake time in minutes and also converted to seconds
- ancient

its a good thing we locked out again
- jak521

Sure is. Killed those ridiculous 14 year contracts and got us out from the Bryzgalov mess.

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Yup, Pierre wanted his cake, to be able to eat it and then have some of Mario's cake, too
- Jsaquella


but not without telling us where the cake was baked, by whom, where the baker went to culinary school, and who the baker's cakemates were at the time.
- hammarby31

/challenge accepted

THAT CAKE WAS BAKED IN AN OLD OVEN IMPORTED FROM FRANCE BY THE GREAT ERIC BORDERON WHOSE SHOP ON AVENUE CARTIER IS ONE OF THE BEST AND FINEST IN ALL OF QUEBEC. BORDERON WAS TRAINED IN FRANCE BY THE FINEST ARTISANAL BAKERS IN ALL OF EUROPE. WATCH OUT FOR HIM!

/challenge accepted

THAT CAKE WAS BAKED IN AN OLD OVEN IMPORTED FROM FRANCE BY THE GREAT ERIC BORDERON WHOSE SHOP ON AVENUE CARTIER IS ONE OF THE BEST AND FINEST IN ALL OF QUEBEC. BORDERON WAS TRAINED IN FRANCE BY THE FINEST ARTISANAL BAKERS IN ALL OF EUROPE. WATCH OUT FOR HIM!
- johndewar

Doc: Meanwhile, the Kings have just won the Stanley Cup on a goal by Justin Wiliams.

Doc: Meanwhile, the Kings have just won the Stanley Cup on a goal by Justin Wiliams.
- PhillySportsGuy

Edzo: Williams hooked Ryan McDonagh to the ice just moments before and the refs ignored it. The Rangers got hosed here!

The years following the Pronger trade are especially bleak. I hope Hextall can snag more picks for this year and next, especially for 2015. No 2nd or 3rd rounders next year.
- Jsaquella

Vinny for Nashville's 2015 3rd would be nice.

Bill,

Do you think there would be any interest in a guy like Marchand. i read a lot about him being possibly moved by the Bruins. Not sure if there is a deal but seems like a good fit in the way they saw Downie fitting in on the line with Couturier and Read.