Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits: Long Drought in Columbus; Flyers CHL Prospects and More

Oh snap! never been first before.

Apparently it is not possible that he may also have an undisclosed foot, ankle, knee, hip, or back injury that is causing him to have issues with his motions which may contribute to core muscle issues. It can only, and simply, be overuse.
- Scoob

It could be a combination of many different things. Doesn't change the fact that the Flyers have two options; Keep going with Neuvirth/Lyon, or make a trade/UFA signing to bring in another goaltender to split starts with Neuvirth.

It could be a combination of many different things. Doesn't change the fact that the Flyers have two options; Keep going with Neuvirth/Lyon, or make a trade/UFA signing to bring in another goaltender to split starts with Neuvirth.
- Streit2ThePoint

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- YuenglingJagr

Please explain in grave detail your thoughts on what the Flyers should do.

Herds in the next horse - Have at it fellas.

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Does frost have another year of junior or will he be ahl next year as well as hart ? If we got Myers hart and frost among others in the ahl I just might buy season tickets

It could be a combination of many different things. Doesn't change the fact that the Flyers have two options; Keep going with Neuvirth/Lyon, or make a trade/UFA signing to bring in another goaltender to split starts with Neuvirth.
- Streit2ThePoint

100% correct

Bill -- What's the % that Frost is with the Flyers next season?

Oh snap! never been first before.
- SimmerDown

Was it as good as you hoped?

I just have a feeling that Strome is a diamond in the rough. He can learn how to skate better. The other stuff, the hockey sense, the hands, the size...that is just natural.

^ If Strome pans out along with Ratcliffe, man we are going to have some big boy wingers. And we have Allison! Nice complimentary size for TK, Frost, German.

Does frost have another year of junior or will he be ahl next year as well as hart ? If we got Myers hart and frost among others in the ahl I just might buy season tickets
- Tfaehner

He is only 18 so next year would be Flyers or Juniors.

I just have a feeling that Strome is a diamond in the rough. He can learn how to skate better. The other stuff, the hockey sense, the hands, the size...that is just natural.
- MBFlyerfan

Agreed. He should be working it between the next two seasons. The only thing he should be working on.

He is only 18 so next year would be Flyers or Juniors.
- MBFlyerfan

Wow he might break 150 with another year

Agreed. He should be working it between the next two seasons. The only thing he should be working on.
- VladDrag

Power Skating schools should be his life during the offseason.

Was it as good as you hoped?
- Scoob

I couldn't have asked for more

Power Skating schools should be his life during the offseason.
- MBFlyerfan

Lindblom skating seemed to work out fine

Bill, since you know both teams well. Do you see any fit for a Lehtonen trade between the Stars and Flyers? Figure Dallas may want to clear his cap hit to make other additions.

He is only 18 so next year would be Flyers or Juniors.
- MBFlyerfan

I dislike the CHL/NHL rules. I think each team should be allowed to pull one 19 year old out of the CHL early to play in the AHL. It's clear Frost is ready for the next level of competition.

The AHL would be the perfect spot for him to start next season. I think the same thing was said about Laughton and Morin.

About the ab surgery thing.

All hernias require abdominal surgeries but not all ab surgeries are for hernias.

You can get surgery on a torn abdominal muscle (transverse or rectus abdominis, oblique, and one other one I'm forgetting) just like you can get surgery on a torn groin.

A hernia is a specific incident when the intestine pokes through the abdominal wall, which is not a muscle, but connective tissue which sperate things from stuff.

To me it sounded like he had surgery on a torn ab muscle, which would make sense because you would be in acute pain like he was after tearing any muscle, an included. Hernias are typically chronic.

Lindblom skating seemed to work out fine
- Tfaehner

Yep. And it's not like Strome isn't already a better skater that 99% of the people in this world. He has some bad habits that can be corrected.

All that other stuff, the kid can play hockey......

Wow he might break 150 with another year
- Tfaehner

SSM will lose a bunch of guys next year. It might be a good thing for Frost. They will likely still have Hayton and Sandin, Roth (who Bill mentioned). They gave up a lot of assets to push this year, so I am wondering if they would trade Frost. I suspect he will stay another season and do the WJC thing.

I couldn't have asked for more
- SimmerDown

Another satisfied HB customer lol