T minus how many hours until Laughton + are traded to Buffalo for Vanek??

No new perspective needed
- Just5

why would we do that for a rental?

THROWS A FERAL BRENT BURNS
- 2Real

lol

why would we do that for a rental?
- 2Real

well they'd obviously give him an extension if they trade for him

well they'd obviously give him a NMC if they trade for him
- Crimsoninja

Fixed

Fixed
- Just5

everyone acts like the Flyers are the only team that gives these out

Name a top FA that doesnt have a NMC?

everyone acts like the Flyers are the only team that gives these out

Name a top FA that doesnt have a NMC?
- Crimsoninja

Streit

LET'S GO FLYERS!!! CLAP! ~ CLAP! ~ CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!!!



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LET'S GO FLYERS!!! CLAP! ~ CLAP! ~ CLAP!CLAP!CLAP!!!
- ggunky

bump

wow watching csn
just when I think Seravalli can't possibly get any more clueless and BAM the idiot doth speak!

Just win the (frank)ing game ... How bout that?

well they'd obviously give him an extension if they trade for him
- Crimsoninja

i suppose that might work if it's just laughton unless laugthon can have some offense in the NHL (then he has more value than cooter)

why would we do that for a rental?
- 2Real

Holmgren traded the equivalent 4 1sts for Pronger who was a rental. That's why Holmgren had to back up the brinks truck for Pronger and give him that ridiculous 7 year contract.

Pronger was under no obligation to stay past that first year.

He has no problem overpaying for Rentals if he thinks he can sign them long term.

Just win the (frank)ing game ... How bout that?
- JoeRussomanno

qusetion
would you rather have a top pick or pick 10th

Holmgren traded the equivalent 4 1sts for Pronger who was a rental. That's why Holmgren had to back up the brinks truck for Pronger and give him that ridiculous 7 year contract.

Pronger was under no obligation to stay past that first year.

He has no problem overpaying for Rentals if he thinks he can sign them long term.
- Flyers_01

yea and look how well that one worked out

qusetion
would you rather have a top pick or pick 10th
- 2Real

Ask the oilers

yea and look how well that one worked out
- 2Real

In many ways that Pronger deal set back the team years.

The Ducks had to be giddy with the return they got from a player who they had no hope of resigning.

Ask the oilers
- JoeRussomanno

Good answer Joe

Ask the oilers
- JoeRussomanno

ask the hawks
ask the penguins
ask the ducks
ask the bruins
maybe ask the aves after this year

Holmgren traded the equivalent 4 1sts for Pronger who was a rental. That's why Holmgren had to back up the brinks truck for Pronger and give him that ridiculous 7 year contract.

Pronger was under no obligation to stay past that first year.

He has no problem overpaying for Rentals if he thinks he can sign them long term.
- Flyers_01

Are you kidding me! Getting Pronger signed to a deal for under 5M on the Cap was a great contract.

In many ways that Pronger deal set back the team years.

The Ducks had to be giddy with the return they got from a player who they had no hope of resigning.
- Flyers_01

The only thing that set the team back was Pronger getting injured.

Its Flyers-Pens; if that doesn't get everyone's heart pumping for a good ole fashion blood bath they need to get the hell out of the way!!

I kicked in the face of my kids jack-o-lantern today because of the Flyers orange it was sporting.
- nbartley9

The only thing that set the team back was Pronger getting injured.
- MJL

This!
The Pronger deal was working out just fine til he took a puck in the eye.

The only thing that set the team back was Pronger getting injured.
- MJL

Agreed.

how bad are we going to lose?
- 2Real

So bad that your Mom will call you unexpectedly because she can feel your sorrow.

So bad that your Mom will call you unexpectedly because she can feel your sorrow.
- mayorofangrytown

Are you kidding me! Getting Pronger signed to a deal for under 5M on the Cap was a great contract.
- MJL

If you add enough dummy years at the end of a contract you can make any contract look good on the cap. He had multiple years at the end of the contract where he was to make 575,000/yr and ends at the age of 42. His real salary was north of $7 mill/yr.

There's a reason these type of contracts were outlawed. Kovalchuk had a great contract until the league determined that having 4 years at the end at minimum wage until age 44 was not something they wanted to encourage.

Pronger got the money he wanted and Holmgren thought he had the cap circumvention issue worked out.

The Flyers were going to pay him nearly $30 million over 4 years which by far blows away any contract on a per year basis that he had ever played for.