Well No. If they traded Couturier they would still have Giroux, Schenn, and Laughton. Still no room for Horvat.
- youarewrong

Sure there is. We're back to the original point. Schenn can be moved to Wing. Bottom line is, if Horvat was the best BPA at the time of the pick. You take him. Regardless of position. Or you can trade one of them to fill another need. There is no such thing as having too many good players at a position.

Aaron Ward ‏@aaronward_nhl 1m

Sources saying Dallas Stars no longer believe they are in contention for Lecavalier. #TSN

Watch the next headlines will say "Lecavalier to the Flyers"

How solid are they if they're getting non tendered?
- MJL

Teams have been rifling through our garbage and finding treasure for years... Sharp, Seidenberg... it's about time we did a bit of dumpster-diving ourselves.

How solid are they if they're getting non tendered?
- MJL

I would give a few of them a 2-way contract if possible. You never know... What is the name of the guy Florida traded but ended up being a decent player?

too lazy to look up right now.

Teams have been rifling through our garbage and finding treasure for years... Sharp, Seidenberg... it's about time we did a bit of dumper-diving ourselves.
- Tomahawk

Slight difference there!

Sure there is. We're back to the original point. Schenn can be moved to Wing. Bottom line is, if Horvat was the best BPA at the time of the pick. You take him. Regardless of position. Or you can trade one of them to fill another need. There is no such thing as having too many good players at a position.
- MJL

i personally feel Schenn is better at the wing. Couts is a centerman. If we manage to keep Couts+Schenn, Couts will be 2nd line C, Schenn 2nd line W.

Aaron Ward ‏@aaronward_nhl 1m

Sources saying Dallas Stars no longer believe they are in contention for Lecavalier. #TSN

Watch the next headlines will say "Lecavalier to the Flyers"
- FLYERSROCK!

YES GOOD JOB HOMER!

I would give a few of them a 2-way contract if possible. You never know... What is the name of the guy Florida traded but ended up being a decent player?

too lazy to look up right now.
- youarewrong

Why 2 way contracts?

Sure there is. We're back to the original point. Schenn can be moved to Wing. Bottom line is, if Horvat was the best BPA at the time of the pick. You take him. Regardless of position. Or you can trade one of them to fill another need. There is no such thing as having too many good players at a position.
- MJL

maybe the BPA is schenn or laughton ever think of that?

I would give a few of them a 2-way contract if possible. You never know... What is the name of the guy Florida traded but ended up being a decent player?

too lazy to look up right now.
- youarewrong

grabner?

I would give a few of them a 2-way contract if possible. You never know... What is the name of the guy Florida traded but ended up being a decent player?

too lazy to look up right now.
- youarewrong

Wait. Florida trades? Huh. Who knew...

Sure there is. We're back to the original point. Schenn can be moved to Wing. Bottom line is, if Horvat was the best BPA at the time of the pick. You take him. Regardless of position. Or you can trade one of them to fill another need. There is no such thing as having too many good players at a position.
- MJL

Teams do draft by need you know. That is how Barkov went 2nd, Jones dropped to 4th, and Vancouver selected Horvat. If you go completely by BPA Nichushkin would have been taken earlier. But Vancouver needs a center, and when Monohan, Lindholm, etc were off the board Horvat was the best Center left....

Why 2 way contracts?
- MJL

why not?

Teams do draft by need you know. That is how Barkov went 2nd, Jones dropped to 4th, and Vancouver selected Horvat. If you go completely by BPA Nichushkin would have been taken earlier. But Vancouver needs a center, and when Monohan, Lindholm, etc were off the board Horvat was the best Center left....
- youarewrong

Did the teams drafting in the top 3 spots not have a need for a franchise defenseman? How can you make these assumptions? You would have to know who each team felt was the BPA at the time.

why not?
- youarewrong

I don't know. I asked why you wanted to sign them to 2 way contracts.

Aaron Ward ‏@aaronward_nhl 1m

Sources saying Dallas Stars no longer believe they are in contention for Lecavalier. #TSN

Watch the next headlines will say "Lecavalier to the Flyers"
- FLYERSROCK!

Homer is now competing with himself

I'm surprised with all of these younger players from Edmonton and Nashville who arent tendered contracts that they weren't at least moved at the draft for a low-round pick.

I don't know if the Flyers will move Coburn but I wouldn't be surprised the Flyers are intending to put Meszaros on LTIR. Flyers have a lot of defensemen right now but I would be curious about Blum, if they do something about the logjam.

Teams do draft by need you know. That is how Barkov went 2nd, Jones dropped to 4th, and Vancouver selected Horvat. If you go completely by BPA Nichushkin would have been taken earlier. But Vancouver needs a center, and when Monohan, Lindholm, etc were off the board Horvat was the best Center left....
- youarewrong

Hate to break it to you, but the Canucks actually have a greater need on wing than up the middle... yet they still passed on Nichushkin... that's BAP at work.

And the reason Jones dropped is because of the relatively volatile nature of d-prospects, not because the other teams drafted by need. Tampa arguably needs a top-pairing right-shot dman worse than the Flyers do, yet they took a smallish center when their system is already chock full of them.

Did the teams drafting in the top 3 spots not have a need for a franchise defenseman? How can you make these assumptions? You would have to know who each team felt was the BPA at the time.
- MJL

how do you know they didn't?

Teams do draft by need you know. That is how Barkov went 2nd, Jones dropped to 4th, and Vancouver selected Horvat. If you go completely by BPA Nichushkin would have been taken earlier. But Vancouver needs a center, and when Monohan, Lindholm, etc were off the board Horvat was the best Center left....
- youarewrong

Pierre and McKenzie were shocked that Florida passed on Jones... said they need a Franchise Dman in the worst way.

but it seems like Florida had Barkov as BPA

(yes i know they need centers too)

I would give a few of them a 2-way contract if possible. You never know... What is the name of the guy Florida traded but ended up being a decent player?

too lazy to look up right now.
- youarewrong

Keaton Ellerby?

Homer is now competing with himself
- vejim

crap like with bustgalov

I'm surprised with all of these younger players from Edmonton and Nashville who arent tendered contracts that they weren't at least moved at the draft for a low-round pick.

I don't know if the Flyers will move Coburn but I wouldn't be surprised the Flyers are intending to put Meszaros on LTIR. Flyers have a lot of defensemen right now but I would be curious about Blum, if they do something about the logjam.
- sulshawn

Holmgren stated that Meszaros is expected to be declared ready to go by the end of the month.

Holmgren stated that Meszaros is expected to be declared ready to go by the end of the month.
- MJL

To the Flames.

Holmgren stated that Meszaros is expected to be declared ready to go by the end of the month.
- MJL

homer also said carter wouldn't be traded