jmatchett383
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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Weber on waivers.
Yannick, that is. - Jsaquella
How aboot Mike? |
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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Bringing Hexy Back Joined: 06.16.2006
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We're talking about a guy who hasn't taken care of his body. One of his greatest assets is his skating. The decline may start sooner than you think. - PhillySportsGuy
For a guy that doesn't take care of his body, he sure plays a lot of minutes at a very high level. |
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Tomahawk
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Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi. Joined: 02.04.2009
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And Cam Fowler? He's pretty damned good. Like leading one of the best teams in the NHL in ice time good - Jsaquella
People tend to conflate point production with successful puck-moving... Fowler's a lot like Matt Carle... he doesn't have to put up any more than 30-40 pts to be extremely valuable in transition. As long as he gets the puck into the o-zone for Perry/Getz/Teemu to do their thing... |
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PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ Joined: 04.08.2012
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Yes, and Philly fans were clamoring to trade JVR... so not the best arguement. - youarewrong
The dumb ones wanted to trade him. The smart ones wanted to keep him unless they got a good offer. |
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FlyersGrace
Season Ticket Holder Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Pronger "Play the game puffnuts!" , DE Joined: 07.02.2012
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At age 28, it's not as if Byfuglien is going to retire next summer, so they could have him for several years, not just this year - Jsaquella
Good point. Can't wait to watch him have a heart attack on the ice.
OK - bad thought done for the day...
Worked most of the weeknd and I'm just tired.
Good news is that was the last big push and it's all downhill from here baby!
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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Bringing Hexy Back Joined: 06.16.2006
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People tend to conflate point production with successful puck-moving... Fowler's a lot like Matt Carle... he doesn't have to put up any more than 30-40 pts to be extremely valuable in transition. As long as he gets the puck into the o-zone for Perry/Getz/Teemu to do their thing... - Tomahawk
If they could get Cam Fowler for Scott Laughton, I'd volunteer to move Fowler's stuff to Philly in my car for free |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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For a guy that doesn't take care of his body, he sure plays a lot of minutes at a very high level. - Jsaquella
I think his body size will cut down on his productivity (i.e. bad knees) in the near future. But I'm no doctor, so I can't be sure. Just my view. |
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PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ Joined: 04.08.2012
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For a guy that doesn't take care of his body, he sure plays a lot of minutes at a very high level. - Jsaquella
He's still in his prime. I'm predicting he won't age gracefully. |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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If they could get Cam Fowler for Scott Laughton, I'd volunteer to move Fowler's stuff to Philly in my car for free - Jsaquella
I haven't seen him enough to judge. |
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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Bringing Hexy Back Joined: 06.16.2006
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Good point. Can't wait to watch him have a heart attack on the ice.
OK - bad thought done for the day...
Worked most of the weeknd and I'm just tired.
Good news is that was the last big push and it's all downhill from here baby!
- FlyersGrace
Yeah, who cares if he's good at moving the puck and puts up a ton of points.
He's fat and lazy, or at least that's what I have heard. |
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PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ Joined: 04.08.2012
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If they could get Cam Fowler for Scott Laughton, I'd volunteer to move Fowler's stuff to Philly in my car for free - Jsaquella
Id pay his rent and live on the streets. |
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PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ Joined: 04.08.2012
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Yeah, who cares if he's good at moving the puck and puts up a ton of points.
He's fat and lazy, or at least that's what I have heard. - Jsaquella
He is fat and lazy... |
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Yeah, who cares if he's good at moving the puck and puts up a ton of points.
He's fat and lazy, or at least that's what I have heard. - Jsaquella
For a fat lazy guy, you would think his shot from the point would be muffin-like |
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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Bringing Hexy Back Joined: 06.16.2006
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He's still in his prime. I'm predicting he won't age gracefully. - PhillySportsGuy
He might not. But I doubt the decline happens in the next year or two, when you have guys like Alt, Morin, Hagg and Gostisbehere ready to start pushing for jobs.
It's also possible that he can be convinced to start taking better care of himself, to ease the decline. |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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He is fat and lazy... - PhillySportsGuy
He might not have been able to make the 1967 Leafs (I think they had to do 20 chin-ups or something). |
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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Bringing Hexy Back Joined: 06.16.2006
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He is fat and lazy... - PhillySportsGuy
And he's also an elite level offensive defenseman....which is currently the biggest need on the Flyers roster, and one that they don;t exactly have ready to step in in the system. |
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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Bringing Hexy Back Joined: 06.16.2006
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I haven't seen him enough to judge. - jmatchett383
I've watched 5 or 6 Ducks games this year. He's really good in transition and smart with the puck. |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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I've watched 5 or 6 Ducks games this year. He's really good in transition and smart with the puck. - Jsaquella
And how about without it? |
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PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ Joined: 04.08.2012
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And he's also an elite level offensive defenseman....which is currently the biggest need on the Flyers roster, and one that they don;t exactly have ready to step in in the system. - Jsaquella
Patience is a virtue |
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youarewrong
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 07.07.2010
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The dumb ones wanted to trade him. The smart ones wanted to keep him unless they got a good offer. - PhillySportsGuy
And can't we say the same about Peg fans.... |
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PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ Joined: 04.08.2012
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He might not have been able to make the 1967 Leafs (I think they had to do 20 chin-ups or something). - jmatchett383
Whenever I picture Byfuglien, I picture him eating a cheesesteak. I've never seen him eat a cheesesteak. I just imagine it. |
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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Bringing Hexy Back Joined: 06.16.2006
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And how about without it? - jmatchett383
He's capable in his own end, not stellar by any stretch. |
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Flyskippy
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Ignoreland, GA Joined: 11.04.2005
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For a guy that doesn't take care of his body, he sure plays a lot of minutes at a very high level. - Jsaquella
I think he meant diabetes. Because there's no way anyone with diabetes could become a sports hero in this town. |
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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Bringing Hexy Back Joined: 06.16.2006
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Patience is a virtue - PhillySportsGuy
It is. But they Flyers don't have any prospect defensemen that project to be as good offensively as Byfuglien is right now. |
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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers |
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Location: Newark, DE Joined: 03.09.2010
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He's capable in his own end, not stellar by any stretch. - Jsaquella
Okay. That's why (if I'm given the choice), I'd rather try to package him for a true, elite, young, 2-way defenseman. Problem is, there aren't many available. |
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