Tim Panaccio: Snider Has a New Word: Patience

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So is it still now or never for Scott Laughton?

So is it still now or never for Scott Laughton?
- hereticpride

In reality the "patient" movement began well before Hextall was brought in. Homer took a lot of criticism for the team's inconsistency, but for the most part, in recent times he's managed to avoid costly deals that trade away quality young assets to bring in named veterans.

Starting with the the Carter/Richards deals, where he swapped for younger players and picks and continuing with holding onto and using most of the low round draft picks as well as alternative channel (college/euro-league) scouting to set the team up for the future with quality young players. Thanks largely to Holmgren, the Flyers now have a good amount of young, emergent talent in their ranks. Up front you have the players entering their prime like Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Read, Raffl...younger, blossoming players like B Schenn, Couturier, and more young guys waiting to break in, like Akeson, Laughton, Leier, Cousins.

On D there's less young talent on the Flyers current roster, but that should change over the course of the next few seasons. Holmgren deserves some credit here for drafting a few young D men in Ghost, Morin and Hagg, each of whom seem to have the potential to be impact players at the NHL level.

In net the quality and organizational depth has improved. Holmgren admitted his mistake and took his lumps (and Ed's money) in buying out head case Bryz, and astutely acquired Steve Mason from Cbus. Mason has worked hard with goaltending coach Jeff Reese (who came in under Holmgren) to restore his game back into shape. Mason is young and talented enough to backstop the Flyers for years to come. Ray Emery is an adequate backup for now, but more importantly, in the lower ranks we have Stolarz, who is a highly rated prospect and could see pro action sooner than later.

Time will tell just how much these players will contribute to the success of the Flyers over the next decade or so. If the team does indeed see improvement (hopefully), let's not forget that, as we give Hextall accolades and credit as GM, that it was Holmgren, as GM during the preceding few years, who first downshifted the team toward a more patient approach and began to reload the team with young talent, setting the table for a promising future.

In reality the "patient" movement began well before Hextall was brought in. Homer took a lot of criticism for the team's inconsistency, but for the most part, in recent times he's managed to avoid costly deals that trade away quality young assets to bring in named veterans.

Starting with the the Carter/Richards deals, where he swapped for younger players and picks and continuing with holding onto and using most of the low round draft picks as well as alternative channel (college/euro-league) scouting to set the team up for the future with quality young players. Thanks largely to Holmgren, the Flyers now have a good amount of young, emergent talent in their ranks. Up front you have the players entering their prime like Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Read, Raffl...younger, blossoming players like B Schenn, Couturier, and more young guys waiting to break in, like Akeson, Laughton, Leier, Cousins.

On D there's less young talent on the Flyers current roster, but that should change over the course of the next few seasons. Holmgren deserves some credit here for drafting a few young D men in Ghost, Morin and Hagg, each of whom seem to have the potential to be impact players at the NHL level.

In net the quality and organizational depth has improved. Holmgren admitted his mistake and took his lumps (and Ed's money) in buying out head case Bryz, and astutely acquired Steve Mason from Cbus. Mason has worked hard with goaltending coach Jeff Reese (who came in under Holmgren) to restore his game back into shape. Mason is young and talented enough to backstop the Flyers for years to come. Ray Emery is an adequate backup for now, but more importantly, in the lower ranks we have Stolarz, who is a highly rated prospect and could see pro action sooner than later.

Time will tell just how much these players will contribute to the success of the Flyers over the next decade or so. If the team does indeed see improvement (hopefully), let's not forget that, as we give Hextall accolades and credit as GM, that it was Holmgren, as GM during the preceding few years, who first downshifted the team toward a more patient approach and began to reload the team with young talent, setting the table for a promising future.
- exlund

In reality the "patient" movement began well before Hextall was brought in. Homer took a lot of criticism for the team's inconsistency, but for the most part, in recent times he's managed to avoid costly deals that trade away quality young assets to bring in named veterans.

Starting with the the Carter/Richards deals, where he swapped for younger players and picks and continuing with holding onto and using most of the low round draft picks as well as alternative channel (college/euro-league) scouting to set the team up for the future with quality young players. Thanks largely to Holmgren, the Flyers now have a good amount of young, emergent talent in their ranks. Up front you have the players entering their prime like Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Read, Raffl...younger, blossoming players like B Schenn, Couturier, and more young guys waiting to break in, like Akeson, Laughton, Leier, Cousins.

On D there's less young talent on the Flyers current roster, but that should change over the course of the next few seasons. Holmgren deserves some credit here for drafting a few young D men in Ghost, Morin and Hagg, each of whom seem to have the potential to be impact players at the NHL level.

In net the quality and organizational depth has improved. Holmgren admitted his mistake and took his lumps (and Ed's money) in buying out head case Bryz, and astutely acquired Steve Mason from Cbus. Mason has worked hard with goaltending coach Jeff Reese (who came in under Holmgren) to restore his game back into shape. Mason is young and talented enough to backstop the Flyers for years to come. Ray Emery is an adequate backup for now, but more importantly, in the lower ranks we have Stolarz, who is a highly rated prospect and could see pro action sooner than later.

Time will tell just how much these players will contribute to the success of the Flyers over the next decade or so. If the team does indeed see improvement (hopefully), let's not forget that, as we give Hextall accolades and credit as GM, that it was Holmgren, as GM during the preceding few years, who first downshifted the team toward a more patient approach and began to reload the team with young talent, setting the table for a promising future.
- exlund

Absolutely! Great post!

So is it still now or never for Scott Laughton?
- hereticpride

Darn, you beat me to it.


If that 20 year old doesn't make the team out of camp he will be drying cars at the local car wash by October 30th. Career over with an alcohol problem. Sad story really.

In reality the "patient" movement began well before Hextall was brought in. Homer took a lot of criticism for the team's inconsistency, but for the most part, in recent times he's managed to avoid costly deals that trade away quality young assets to bring in named veterans.

Starting with the the Carter/Richards deals, where he swapped for younger players and picks and continuing with holding onto and using most of the low round draft picks as well as alternative channel (college/euro-league) scouting to set the team up for the future with quality young players. Thanks largely to Holmgren, the Flyers now have a good amount of young, emergent talent in their ranks. Up front you have the players entering their prime like Giroux, Voracek, Simmonds, Read, Raffl...younger, blossoming players like B Schenn, Couturier, and more young guys waiting to break in, like Akeson, Laughton, Leier, Cousins.

On D there's less young talent on the Flyers current roster, but that should change over the course of the next few seasons. Holmgren deserves some credit here for drafting a few young D men in Ghost, Morin and Hagg, each of whom seem to have the potential to be impact players at the NHL level.

In net the quality and organizational depth has improved. Holmgren admitted his mistake and took his lumps (and Ed's money) in buying out head case Bryz, and astutely acquired Steve Mason from Cbus. Mason has worked hard with goaltending coach Jeff Reese (who came in under Holmgren) to restore his game back into shape. Mason is young and talented enough to backstop the Flyers for years to come. Ray Emery is an adequate backup for now, but more importantly, in the lower ranks we have Stolarz, who is a highly rated prospect and could see pro action sooner than later.

Time will tell just how much these players will contribute to the success of the Flyers over the next decade or so. If the team does indeed see improvement (hopefully), let's not forget that, as we give Hextall accolades and credit as GM, that it was Holmgren, as GM during the preceding few years, who first downshifted the team toward a more patient approach and began to reload the team with young talent, setting the table for a promising future.
- exlund