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NHL 2013 off season thread
- Thread starter MJ5150
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40 points a year? He's averaged .77 points a game over the last 3 seasons, and has averaged 1 PPG in the playoffs the last two years.
I thought they somewhat overpaid him, but calling him slightly above average is ridiculous.
Besides, you're missing my point. I would never sign a goalie to 8 years, regardless of how good he was.
Interesting write-up at Grantland on the "We Gave Up On Them Too Soon Team of All-Time":
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/68067/the-all-time-gave-up-too-soon-nhl-team
There's some great ones on here.
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/68067/the-all-time-gave-up-too-soon-nhl-team
There's some great ones on here.
There was talk of him not returning after the lockout last year. Expect him to sign a nice KHL contract soon.
lowsound
21 NHL long term contracts since the CAP. Were any of them a good idea? Grantland checks:
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-t...ere-any-long-term-nhl-contracts-a-good-idea-2
Yep, 4 of them are Flyer contracts that are no longer playing for the Flyers. Oh, and they didn't even include the Briere and Pronger contracts! So add 2.
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-t...ere-any-long-term-nhl-contracts-a-good-idea-2
Yep, 4 of them are Flyer contracts that are no longer playing for the Flyers. Oh, and they didn't even include the Briere and Pronger contracts! So add 2.
Boston is stepping up to the plate and handing out the big contracts, just as they said they would. Bergeron is the one rocking some ZZ Top tonight!
-Mike
-Mike
Holmgren better be wearing rearview mirrors on his glasses! Hextall was not brought back to be assistant GM yet again.
Hextall revitalized the Kings' hockey ops and gets a chance to do the same here. Not including this June’s past NHL draft, here's a breakdown of the Flyers' draft struggles:
• Last 13 prior drafts, going back to 2000, the Flyers have had 12 first-round picks. Ten of those picks have played or are playing in the NHL, of which only two -- Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier -- are currently Flyers
• Since 1995, the Flyers’ best second-round player who made it to the NHL has been Andreas Nodl, now playing for the Carolina Hurricanes
• Looking at the Flyers’ picks from the third round through the seventh, over the prior 13 drafts, they have just four drafted players who are active and playing regular minutes on some NHL roster, and just one player on their own roster -- Zac Rinaldo
• The Flyers are the only NHL team over that same span of time without a single active drafted/developed defenseman playing regular minutes for them -- not someone else -- every night
• Last 13 prior drafts, going back to 2000, the Flyers have had 12 first-round picks. Ten of those picks have played or are playing in the NHL, of which only two -- Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier -- are currently Flyers
• Since 1995, the Flyers’ best second-round player who made it to the NHL has been Andreas Nodl, now playing for the Carolina Hurricanes
• Looking at the Flyers’ picks from the third round through the seventh, over the prior 13 drafts, they have just four drafted players who are active and playing regular minutes on some NHL roster, and just one player on their own roster -- Zac Rinaldo
• The Flyers are the only NHL team over that same span of time without a single active drafted/developed defenseman playing regular minutes for them -- not someone else -- every night
That last one is the killer.
I didn't realize Noodles was still in the NHL.
Rinaldo so far is solid. He's a fan favorite in Philly after straightening up and controlling how he plays.
Flyers have long had a problem with nepotism and bringing back former Flyers to be part of management. They've taken care of their own, but it's hurt them. They've never brought in outsiders. What makes Hextall so intriguing is that (unlike Clarke's stints with Florida and Minnesota) he went away and became very successful in another organization. Ron is also a student of every facet of the game.
I didn't realize Noodles was still in the NHL.
Rinaldo so far is solid. He's a fan favorite in Philly after straightening up and controlling how he plays.
Flyers have long had a problem with nepotism and bringing back former Flyers to be part of management. They've taken care of their own, but it's hurt them. They've never brought in outsiders. What makes Hextall so intriguing is that (unlike Clarke's stints with Florida and Minnesota) he went away and became very successful in another organization. Ron is also a student of every facet of the game.
Chicago loses another player, trading Carcillo to the Kings. On the same day, Penner leaves the Kings to sign with the crosstown rivals, the Ducks.
-Mike
-Mike
