Striet/Schenn
Timonen/Coburn
Grossman/Gus
Mez

Looks great to me. Anyone else agree? Other combinations?
- coffee junkie

I don't think Streit should be on the top D pairing

With this move....this only suggests to me that Mez is a goner. I don't see any other way to take it?
- Just5

Buyout Bryz and Briere and you're fine. Even with a moderately priced vet goalie backup. Not say he wont be trade but he doesn't have to be.

I don't think Streit should be on the top D pairing
- NYI44

Agreed. I'd like him paired with Grossmann at E.S.

I don't think Streit should be on the top D pairing
- NYI44

Where did he play for your team last year?

Buyout Bryz and Briere and you're fine. Even with a moderately priced vet goalie backup. Not say he wont be trade but he doesn't have to be.
- coffee junkie

That the creates a logjam and means Gus is your healthy scratch.

Kimmo-Schenn
Coburn-Meszaros
Grossmann-Streit
Gustafsson-hobo

Depends on what would come back for Coby. Would need to be a huge overpayment. Coburn is a much better option then Mez for next year. I have little faith he will be healthy. If cap allows I would keep Mez as a #7 and give Gus the #6 spot.
- coffee junkie

4M is an awful lot to pay for a #7.

Do you guys think its too far out to think the Flyers could package Coburn, the 11th, and a 2nd for Carolina's pick to get Barkov or Nichushkin? Then use Laughton to get someone of Runblad ilk and let Meszaros walk too?

Timonen-Schenn
Grossmann-Streit
Gustefsson-Runblad/Gervais

Offense would be:

Hartnell-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Schenn-Simmonds
Gagne-Couturier-Barkov/Nichushkin
Raffl/McGinn/Rosehill-Talbot-Rinaldo

You know, if he stays, and mez goes. The lines could be like this
schenn-streit
timmonen-coburn
grossmann-gus

Coburn for a full season back with Timmonen could be the best thing for him
- TrentKlatt

I guess that means that Luke Schenn isn't going to play against top lines?

That the creates a logjam and means Gus is your healthy scratch.

Kimmo-Schenn
Coburn-Meszaros
Grossmann-Streit
Gustafsson-hobo
- jmatchett383

I'm thinking Timonen might have to be paired with Coburn agains after seeing how much Coburn struggled without a good defensive player paired with him.

Striet/Schenn
Timonen/Coburn
Grossman/Gus
Mez

Looks great to me. Anyone else agree? Other combinations?
- coffee junkie

I would not play Luke Schenn with Streit.

4M is an awful lot to pay for a #7.
- MJL

Sure is. With the many injuries it might atually be money well spent though.

Watch Garth Snow trade for Meszaros and promptly give him a 5 year for 25 million dollar extension. Snow is good like that

Do you guys think its too far out to think the Flyers could package Coburn, the 11th, and a 2nd for Carolina's pick to get Barkov or Nichushkin? Then use Laughton to get someone of Runblad ilk and let Meszaros walk too?

Timonen-Schenn
Grossmann-Streit
Gustefsson-Runblad/Gervais

Offense would be:

Hartnell-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Schenn-Simmonds
Gagne-Couturier-Barkov/Nichushkin
Raffl/McGinn/Rosehill-Talbot-Rinaldo
- youarewrong

What do you know about Runblad that suggests he is ready to be a full time NHL defenseman?

Where did he play for your team last year?
- coffee junkie

Second or third pairing. Hamonic and Macdonald were number 1

Do you think he'll ever be in the NHL?
- NYI44

Probably not. Possibly could be a short term call up for a fourth line but has work to do to get there.

He does have an excellent outlet pass They'll be times you wanna choke him and then they'll be times you're like why can't he do this all the time, hahaha
- Vukota

you sure we arent talking about kris letang?

Buyout Bryz and Briere and you're fine. Even with a moderately priced vet goalie backup. Not say he wont be trade but he doesn't have to be.
- coffee junkie

Yeah its just too much money on the back end. Even with Kimmo retiring in a year. Too much salary to carry for 6 dmen, 1 who might be a healthy scratch. I just think that this is it for Mez. He's gone for a can of beans. Either he's gone or you go into next year completely cap strapped (even with the CBO's) and possibly hurting Gus's development

I would not play Luke Schenn with Streit.
- MJL

Please continue.... where would you put him and why?

you sure we arent talking about kris letang?
- stayinthefnnet

I would take letang any day

Striet/Schenn
Timonen/Coburn
Grossman/Gus
Mez

Looks great to me. Anyone else agree? Other combinations?
- coffee junkie

No more than 2 years at most in any offer they make to Striet

Do you guys think its too far out to think the Flyers could package Coburn, the 11th, and a 2nd for Carolina's pick to get Barkov or Nichushkin? Then use Laughton to get someone of Runblad ilk and let Meszaros walk too?

Timonen-Schenn
Grossmann-Streit
Gustefsson-Runblad/Gervais

Offense would be:

Hartnell-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Schenn-Simmonds
Gagne-Couturier-Barkov/Nichushkin
Raffl/McGinn/Rosehill-Talbot-Rinaldo
- youarewrong

Well signing Streit certainly makes it more plausible for the Flyers to move up in the draft if they wanted to.

I would take letang any day
- NYI44

for over 7 per year long term?

No more than 2 years at most in any offer they make to Striet
- ob18

I agree but it will be more. He wants 3+

Do you guys think its too far out to think the Flyers could package Coburn, the 11th, and a 2nd for Carolina's pick to get Barkov or Nichushkin? Then use Laughton to get someone of Runblad ilk and let Meszaros walk too?

Timonen-Schenn
Grossmann-Streit
Gustefsson-Runblad/Gervais

Offense would be:

Hartnell-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Schenn-Simmonds
Gagne-Couturier-Barkov/Nichushkin
Raffl/McGinn/Rosehill-Talbot-Rinaldo
- youarewrong

I suspect it is Coburn + Laughton + 11th to get into top 5. Maybe you get a3rd rounder back

I have doubts about him staying healthy and I also have the least faith in him (among himself, Coburn and Grossmann) in tougher defensive matchups. His Barry Ashbee Trophy season came as the Flyers #5 defenseman, albeit a #5 who played 20 minutes a game. It was awful nice to be able to have five 20-minute D men in the lineup and O'Donnell as the #6. The team's GAA wasn't great but that was more due to Laviolette's style of play than the D personnel being insufficient.
- bmeltzer

c'mon, bill. we all know the GAA rested squarely on the shoulders of shoddy goaltending.