Bill Meltzer: Flyers 2014 First-Day Live Draft Blog

Countdown begins. Let's get it done Hexy. Got a weird feeling we might be pleased today.

Countdown begins. Let's get it done Hexy. Got a weird feeling we might be pleased today.
- J35Bacher

You probably say that every year haha

Site crash imminent.

I am setting the line at 2PM.

I can definitely see Hextall making a smart move tonight. Could be a deal nobody is expecting just like the Hartnell trade.

Site crash imminent.

I am setting the line at 2PM.
- nails

It was screwed up a couple of days ago with nothing going on. Your 2PM projection is very generous, sir.

what time does the draft start 7 or 8?

Site crash imminent.

I am setting the line at 2PM.
- nails

Nope.

what time does the draft start 7 or 8?
- PhillaBully

7

Do you have any thoughts on Roland McKeown, Bill? It seems like he is the other defenseman with first round potential.

This mock has us taking Milano, which I would be fine with.

http://www.mynhldraft.com/2014-NHL-Mock-Draft/

You probably say that every year haha
- griouxmvp2012

Sometimes.

But the Hartnell deal kind fo got me really interested to see Hextall work. I think he might make a move that we just didn't see coming but be very shrewed

It was screwed up a couple of days ago with nothing going on. Your 2PM projection is very generous, sir.
- tangent_man

Rumor has it that the hamster in Ek's wheel is really getting tired.

e4

Nope.
- CaptEO

a zero bet. someone is feeling lucky or is insider trading

Rumor has it that the hamster in Ek's wheel is really getting tired.

e4
- BiggE

"Look up in the rafters of this building. There's my [bleeping] admission pass!"

And he wouldnt have been wrong

Excited! Have no real feel for any of these kids -- have barely skimmed the major website projections or my Hockey News preview -- and that's fine, since I don't really believe young players need to be hyped up like they are today.

If the Flyers can move down some and grab another pick in the late second or third, that wouldn't bother me at all. It takes some luck and patience, but some great players come out of the second round.

But mostly, it'll be nice to have Philadelphia on display. No one is ever going to catch me saying anything bad about Ed Snider -- if the worst thing that can be said about you in professional sports is that you want to win every single year and were sometimes too aggressive...well, the Flyers have given me a lot of entertainment over the years, based on how it has gone down.

Sometimes it's about the journey!

Enjoy the day, people! Nobody loses a game or a championship today!

I can definitely see Hextall making a smart move tonight. Could be a deal nobody is expecting just like the Hartnell trade.
- GOA88

Giroux for rights to Ott

BAM!

Very excited to see who Hextall selects in round one. I really want to see them continue to focus on D men. I'd be fine with taking a D in both the first two rounds. I expect that Lecav will be gone.. I really thought he'd be a better fit here.. oh well another mulligan needed.

As much as Kane would be a nice addition, I think it's gonna cost too much and he's kind of a loose cannon.. we will see... this is the time of year, when the real team building happens IMO.. In Hextall I trust!

If Barber wasn't such a humble and unassuming man -- let's say, he was a Hall of Fame baseball player instead of hockey player -- he might have said something like "Look up in the rafters of this building. There's my [bleeping] admission pass!" Of course he didn't. He just stood around while assorted anonymous people such as myself got their passes faster and went on their way.

The attitude of the people in and surrounding the game is one of my favorite things about the game.....

Site crash imminent.

I am setting the line at 2PM.
- nails

There no World Cup games today......could be even sooner than that.

"Look up in the rafters of this building. There's my
- KINGKENZO[bleeping] admission pass!"

And he wouldnt have been wrong

well, since they were in a trailer he would have to do the old "well, not THIS building....but you KNOW what i mean.....lemme in, dammit"

Pumped for tonight! Go Flyers!

And I loved the story about Bill Barber. I wish he did point up to the rafters and say that

Sometimes.

But the Hartnell deal kind fo got me really interested to see Hextall work. I think he might make a move that we just didn't see coming but be very shrewed
- J35Bacher

You think we are one of the teams with a good offer for the 1st pick

I know this is hockeybuzz but wtf are the sixers doing

I know this is hockeybuzz but wtf are the sixers doing
- griouxmvp2012

Being the NBA's equivalent of the Generals.