Ya, I don't see Mac as an offensive upgrade on the blue line. As a defensive and mobility upgrade, yes.
- JAKEw1234

who's he an upgrade over Gusty? certainly not

THIS was the day that would lead to that!?!?
- jmatchett383

Seems like a pretty good time to me, no offense to previous opportunities.

He's nowhere near as good as these guys:

http://www.capgeek.com/co...player_id=26&year_id=2014
- Tomahawk

When did those guys sign their current deals? The cap is going up and it's taking the average salary with it.

THIS was the day that would lead to that!?!?
- jmatchett383

Id be concerned about his drafts and the original Vanek trade than this trade.

when mez was on the ice a lot of goals are scored...
at both ends of the ice

he is EXCITEMENT
- Marc D

mez +1 macdonald -19

That's a factor, just don't think Collberg's a stellar prospect. he's not garbage, but he's a project.
- Jsaquella

Yeah, definitely no slam dunk, but the kid is ultra-skilled.

So Holmgren paid more for MacDonald, than the Habs paid for Vanek. Cool!
- PLindbergh31

He paid less than the Pens paid for Murray last year.

Snow just totally botched the Moulson/Vanek trade.

who's he an upgrade over Gusty? certainly not
- 2Real

Defensively? Gus, Mez, Streit, maybe Schenn.

Depending on how deep the Bruins get in playoffs, Meszaros pick can jump to 2nd round.

Garth Snow should be fired.
- BulliesPhan87

Doesn't getting close to equal value for a 4/5 dman type, and a first line scoring winger make Snow a magician?

mez +1 macdonald -19
- 2Real

Well that settles it right there.

mez +1 macdonald -19
- 2Real

Mez was getting 3rd pairing assignments. MacDonald was getting 25 minutes a game against top lines on a poor defensive team.

He's nowhere near as good as these guys:

http://www.capgeek.com/co...player_id=26&year_id=2014
- Tomahawk

With the cap going up, I think offers will be very high this offseason. If they can lock him up for $4M before the offseason, I'd be ok with that.

Edit: I want to see him play a few games first though

Wow...Isles blog should be fun..


"The entire staff from the owner to the coaching staff needs to be removed. What Garth Snow brought back for Thomas Vanek is the type of return that you should lose your job over. It's really that simple. "

Defensively? Gus, Mez, Streit, maybe Schenn.
- JAKEw1234

mez was always in and out of the line up and always injured
can't compare him the streit cause we all know he is in for his bomb of a shot
i'd be surprised if mac donald can pass better than gusty

He's worth more than $3M! Grossmann gets $3.5. Take a look at the market. He's worth $4-4.5M IMO
- PhillySportsGuy

Six years, 27-30 million, count on it

You guys realize that you could wait 4 hours to see if MacDonald is better than player A,B,C as opposed to talking out of your ass about a player that you've never watched for longer than 1 minute, right?

mez 17 points 38 games
macdonald 24 points 63 games and we lost a 2nd round pick
hilarious and mac donald is a UFA
- 2Real

Even though MacDonald is going to look terrible in a Flyers uniform, he will be the new scapegoat, Meszaros will be a UFA and makes 3.5M more. Neither guy will or would of made a difference until many other things change.

Tim Panaccio
@tpanotchCSN
2014 pick for Meszaros is conditional in FLyers favor. Could be a better pick and also could get another pick, too.

So what's the consensus? Flyers do good? Flyers do bad? Flyers do middle?

mez 17 points 38 games
macdonald 24 points 63 games and we lost a 2nd round pick
hilarious and mac donald is a UFA
- 2Real

Mez is a defenseman who can't play defense anymore and would not have been resigned.

When did those guys sign their current deals? The cap is going up and it's taking the average salary with it.
- JAKEw1234

Some of those were pretty recent. Vlasic, McDonagh are fresh... A-Mac isn't anywhere near their league.

Depending on how deep the Bruins get in playoffs, Meszaros pick can jump to 2nd round.
- Jsaquella

Best case (dream) scenario. Flyers face off against Bruins in ECF. Game 7, OT, AMac's shot deflects off of Meszaros and in. Bruins in ECF make pick a 2nd.

Depending on how deep the Bruins get in playoffs, Meszaros pick can jump to 2nd round.
- Jsaquella

Good. I can root for them to beat the Pens if they play.

Really interested to see what the conditions on the pick traded for Mez are.
- Giroux_Is_God

supposedly won't release the details of the picks until after they talk with the NHL office later tonight