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SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

Jun 19 @ 3:58 PM ET
Excuse my ignorance or if this offends anyone but for weeks I've heard the names Dominic Moore, Brian Boyle, Benoit Pouliot and Anton Stralman's names being thrown around as being the answers to plugin up the holes the Flyers have. Brad Richards might be bought out soon, should we chase him too? These are names we probably wouldn't have cared to chase if we didn't recently get our butts kicked by them. It's like saying we should trade the Flyers roster straight up for the Rangers roster. Ek's Ott rumour feels like a breath of fresh air to me.

I like Ott. Whether or not he's a good is yet to be seen. He can play anywhere in the bottom six, center or wing. He kills penalties and he's a pain in the ass for the other team. Real charactor guy and might be the best in the business for what he does. Drive teams crazy. Easily better then Downie.
GOA88
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 08.02.2013

Jun 19 @ 3:58 PM ET
You don't say?
- The_Universe

Sure do.
FlyersGrace
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Pronger "Play the game puffnuts!" , DE
Joined: 07.02.2012

Jun 19 @ 3:58 PM ET
Any news on whether or not "Cakes" signs with us?
I cannot get over the potential we might have both Cake and Waffles on the team.
aflyerpower8
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: AL
Joined: 06.03.2014

Jun 19 @ 4:01 PM ET
Any news on whether or not "Cakes" signs with us?
I cannot get over the potential we might have both Cake and Waffles on the team.

- FlyersGrace


Lets go after pancakes next!
BulliesPhan87
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: the lone wolf of hockeybuzz
Joined: 07.31.2009

Jun 19 @ 4:01 PM ET
If Emery were in net the Rangers take the series in 5.
- GOA88

With Mason in net from the start, I think the best case scenario is getting lucky with a game seven win.
The_Universe
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Soviet Russia
Joined: 02.11.2012

Jun 19 @ 4:01 PM ET
If Emery were in net the Rangers take the series in 5.

Flyers were outplayed. Plain and simple. If you didnt see that than you werent watching the same series.

- GOA88


Um, my third sentence was "Yea we were outplayed."
Feanor
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: DE
Joined: 02.13.2013

Jun 19 @ 4:02 PM ET
Anaheim won't be resigning Winnik.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Jun 19 @ 4:04 PM ET
Jeff "HIGH AND WIDE" Carter
- GOA88


2Real
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA
Joined: 07.14.2007

Jun 19 @ 4:10 PM ET
One of my coworkers said the Sharks love Vinny and tried to sign him when the Flyers did. He says they still love him and that he'd be willing to trade Marleau for Vinny and Grossman.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jun 19 @ 4:10 PM ET
I hear ya. I just cant watch another season of the slowest team on ice. Personally I dont think the Rangers are all that great. Yet they made the Flyers look horrible.
- GOA88



First it's trade everybody, and play the kids. Which is about the worst suggestion that could be made. And now it's the Flyers are the slowest team on ice. There's no question that the Flyers need to add a few peices, and find some consistency in their game. When they move their feet and play the right way, they're certainly not a slow team. Not the fastest team on ice, but a lot closer to the middle of the pack overall.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Jun 19 @ 4:10 PM ET
ALL OF OUR PLAYERS SUCK! TRADE THEM ALL FOR NEW PLAYERS UNTIL WE FIND OUT THEY SUCK, AND THEN TRADE THEM!
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Jun 19 @ 4:11 PM ET
One of my coworkers said the Sharks love Vinny and tried to sign him when the Flyers did. He says they still love him and that he'd be willing to trade Marleau for Vinny and Grossman.
- 2Real


Is your friend Ek?
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jun 19 @ 4:11 PM ET

- PhillySportsGuy


Carter's GF top shelf.
Whenever I see anyone drinking out of the Cup, I think about Jackie the Jokeman Martling taking a dump in it.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jun 19 @ 4:14 PM ET
Is your friend Ek?
- PhillySportsGuy



The only way that could be taken serious is if they both work for the San Jose Sharks in the front office.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jun 19 @ 4:15 PM ET
ALL OF OUR PLAYERS SUCK! TRADE THEM ALL FOR NEW PLAYERS UNTIL WE FIND OUT THEY SUCK, AND THEN TRADE THEM!
- jmatchett383



Well that certainly fits the narrative for some.
FlyersGrace
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Pronger "Play the game puffnuts!" , DE
Joined: 07.02.2012

Jun 19 @ 4:15 PM ET
The only way that could be taken serious is if they both work for the San Jose Sharks in the front office.
- MJL

Which would explain why one is a Flyers fan...
Winning
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Put in Matt Read
Joined: 03.29.2011

Jun 19 @ 4:15 PM ET
If 6th and Tanev will get Canucks 1st overall
Flyers should trade 17th B Schenn and Matt Read for 1st overall
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Jun 19 @ 4:16 PM ET
If 6th and Tanev will get Canucks 1st overall
Flyers should trade 17th B Schenn and Matt Read for 1st overall

- Winning


If they can take a time machine and either go back to last year's draft or forward to next year's draft, I would do that.
Sms401
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Kenmore , NY
Joined: 07.28.2011

Jun 19 @ 4:17 PM ET
It would cause a lot of teams to reshape things. But replacing Pronger with a bunch of lesser parts has left them with an expensive, but unspectacular defense that still needs a number one defenseman to anchor things. Maybe instead of trading three second rounders, three third rounders and a fourth rounder for Streit, MacDonald, Grossmann and Kubina, they could have packaged all those pick together for a legit top pair guy of higher quality. Or held those picks and used a 1st rounder to land one.
- Jsaquella

Agreed 100%. But that's what happens when you are dilusional and think you have a chance to win now.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jun 19 @ 4:17 PM ET
If 6th and Tanev will get Canucks 1st overall
Flyers should trade 17th B Schenn and Matt Read for 1st overall

- Winning



Let's throw in Ghostibihere also, to make sure we get the deal!
Winning
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Put in Matt Read
Joined: 03.29.2011

Jun 19 @ 4:17 PM ET
If they can take a time machine and either go back to last year's draft or forward to next year's draft, I would do that.
- jmatchett383

Just the second player to be granted exceptional status in the OHL. Ekblad is a true "two-way" defenseman. He makes great passes, uses his size to his advantage, plays the body, quarterbacks the power play, can take over the game in any of the three zones and has great hockey sense. He is a sure fire top 3 pick in this summers NHL entry draft.
(Tyler Parchem, EP 2014)
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Jun 19 @ 4:18 PM ET
Carter's GF top shelf.
Whenever I see anyone drinking out of the Cup, I think about Jackie the Jokeman Martling taking a dump in it.

- PLindbergh31


I believe it gets washed
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Jun 19 @ 4:18 PM ET
Let's throw in Ghostibihere also, to make sure we get the deal!
- MJL


Can't, he's too young and has a long future. Let's throw in Giroux, he's getting old.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Jun 19 @ 4:18 PM ET
Just the second player to be granted exceptional status in the OHL. Ekblad is a true "two-way" defenseman. He makes great passes, uses his size to his advantage, plays the body, quarterbacks the power play, can take over the game in any of the three zones and has great hockey sense. He is a sure fire top 3 pick in this summers NHL entry draft.
(Tyler Parchem, EP 2014)

- Winning


Yes...and if he was in last year's draft, he'd be ranked about 6th. He projects about as high as Erik Johnson did.

Then again, I'm sure you're a Colts season ticket holder and watched him play live in person all season long.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jun 19 @ 4:18 PM ET
Agreed 100%. But that's what happens when you are dilusional and think you have a chance to win now.
- Sms401



Just to make sure I'm interpreting this correctly. This is saying the Flyers are delusional?
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