This is how I feel. They tried to get every drop of "winning" out of the last core of players......hard to blame them for that. Exactly right, you can blame the Rooney's for Haley. He's basically neutered their best player. Makes no sense at all. They're certainly not superbowl caliber or even playoff worthy. Might as well lose bad and get plenty of high picks.
- madmike71

That's what ticks me off the most. You cater to Ben's strengths which is throwing downfield not little five yard passes. Granted Mike Wallace was a malcontent last season and quit on the team but there is another case where Wallace's strength was deep passes and not five yard outs. He misused him as well. A coach should look at his team and see what they do the best. He shouldn't diminish them to his own agenda.

The sooner they get rid of Haley the better.

Start up the Niskanen to Carolina rumors.

Carolina is looking more and more like a good landing spot for Nisk

Carolina is looking more and more like a good landing spot for Nisk
- dbell646

Yeah...

Shero sort of owes Rutherford for the Staal deal and even the Jokinen deal. Help them out with Niskanen for a 4th rounder and a crappy AHL depth player.

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC now
Not exactly sure why, but it appears as if there is some complication between Daniel Cleary and PHI. Told he will not be joining Flyers.

Yeah...

Shero sort of owes Rutherford for the Staal deal and even the Jokinen deal. Help them out with Niskanen for a 4th rounder and a crappy AHL depth player.
- rival22

Niskanen for a 3rd and an apology for Boychuk.

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC now
Not exactly sure why, but it appears as if there is some complication between Daniel Cleary and PHI. Told he will not be joining Flyers.
- rival22

That sucks. The contract Philly was giving him was hilarious.

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC now
Not exactly sure why, but it appears as if there is some complication between Daniel Cleary and PHI. Told he will not be joining Flyers.
- rival22

He realized how disgusting that side of the state is???

That sucks. The contract Philly was giving him was hilarious.
- Deadstar

This might be true lol

The Royal Half ‏@theroyalhalf now
Well, it’s now obvious the exact moment Ron Hextall took over the Philadelphia Flyers GM position.

Here's some audio from today:

Coach Dan Bylsma:
http://downloads.penguins...om/audio/130911Bylsma.mp3

Winger Beau Bennett
http://downloads.penguins...m/audio/130911Bennett.mp3

Center Sidney Crosby
http://downloads.penguins...om/audio/130911Crosby.mp3

Winger Pascal Dupuis
http://downloads.penguins...om/audio/130911Dupuis.mp3

Forward Chuck Kobasew
http://downloads.penguins...m/audio/130911Kobasew.mp3

Center Brandon Sutter
http://downloads.penguins...om/audio/130911Sutter.mp3

Defenseman Rob Scuderi
http://downloads.penguins...m/audio/130911Scuderi.mp3
- rival22

Is it just me or do you also feel Rob Rossi is annoying when asking his "well elaborated" questions?

Rob Rossi is annoying
- Orpik44

Fixed

Is it just me or do you also feel Rob Rossi is annoying when asking his "well elaborated" questions?
- Orpik44

His questions and pretty much all of Shelly Anderson's question.

That sucks. The contract Philly was giving him was hilarious.
- Deadstar

Name one contract handed out by Philly that isn't hilarious these days.

Name one contract handed out by Philly that isn't hilarious these days.
- Oneonta Penguin

Glad to see you're back. Tell the Ron Francis joke again, for old times sake!

Glad to see you're back. Tell the Ron Francis joke again, for old times sake!
- BulliesPhan87

Sean "This Generations Ron Francis" Couturier

His questions and pretty much all of Shelly Anderson's question.
- rival22

Agreed. Don't take Shelly in the boat. It would sink like a stone.

Carolina is looking more and more like a good landing spot for Nisk
- dbell646

honestly, id say load up on draft picks for the deadline, or for some new forward prospects. if kennedy could land a 2nd, nisk can land a 2nd

Sean "This Generations Ron Francis" Couturier
- Ben37

Game day!!!????

honestly, id say load up on draft picks for the deadline, or for some new forward prospects. if kennedy could land a 2nd, nisk can land a 2nd
- drummer829

Shero is going to have to start addressing the forward position in the pipeline at some point right? I know we are blessed with a lot of talent on the big club but it won't be here forever.

I was just wondering the confidence level of fans in Bylsma's coaching. Are there any clear Bylsma supporters still out there?

Shero is going to have to start addressing the forward position in the pipeline at some point right? I know we are blessed with a lot of talent on the big club but it won't be here forever.
- dbell646

I don't know... Sid, Malkin, Neal and Bennett are all here and will be top 6 players for at least the next handful of years. At some point Kunitz and/or Dupuis will need to be replaced, but that is only one or two spots to fill, and Shero has proven to be able to acquire those type of guys repeatedly. He lucked out on Dupuis, but none of Kunitz, Neal, Fedotenko, Guerin or Sykora were homegrown, and they've all filled top 6 roles at times.

Maybe you get one surprise player who's already in the pipeline (Kuhnhackl, Zlobin, Sundqvist, Teddy Blueger etc), that clicks with Crosby or Malkin, and the top 6 keep rolling.

I was just wondering the confidence level of fans in Bylsma's coaching. Are there any clear Bylsma supporters still out there?
- nbartley9

Bylsma made some interesting comments recently about changing some things with how they attack through the neutral zone. Also made further comments about adjusting some of their defensive schemes.

We'll see...

To me, he's a little like MAF. Great regular season. Post season (when a series dictates quick adjustments), not so much.

I don't know... Sid, Malkin, Neal and Bennett are all here and will be top 6 players for at least the next handful of years. At some point Kunitz and/or Dupuis will need to be replaced, but that is only one or two spots to fill, and Shero has proven to be able to acquire those type of guys repeatedly. He lucked out on Dupuis, but none of Kunitz, Neal, Fedotenko, Guerin or Sykora were homegrown, and they've all filled top 6 roles at times.

Maybe you get one surprise player who's already in the pipeline (Kuhnhackl, Zlobin, Sundqvist, Teddy Blueger etc), that clicks with Crosby or Malkin, and the top 6 keep rolling.
- rival22

Yea but you are also seeing how helpful it can be to have a top 6 player (Bennet) on a rookie contract.

I was just wondering the confidence level of fans in Bylsma's coaching. Are there any clear Bylsma supporters still out there?
- nbartley9

My biggest beef with him is his lack of adjustments. Not just in game adjustments but prior to a series to expose a weakness. He says we are going to get to our game regardless of how that plays against any given opponent. He and Tomlin are comparable in that sense. I chalk it up to inexperience and it's part of the learning process. If he doesn't learn over the next few seasons well then we have an issue. Both coaches were spoiled with a ton of success early on which attributes to them being hard headed.