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

We should trade G for him.

Can't, he's too young and has a long future. Let's throw in Giroux, he's getting old.
- jmatchett383

But c'mon, he was drafted by the Flyers. He's obviously going to suck here. Let's trade him so he can win a cup with another team.

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 can't get "put your lips on it." out of my head.

We should trade G for him.
- PhillySportsGuy

Id trade G next year for MacDavid

My sarcasm boner is at full mast today. Bring on the ludicrous trade proposals you morons!

Id trade G next year for MacDavid
- Winning

Guaranteed to be as good as or better than Daigle.

Claude Giroux
for
1st overall
Dmitri Kulikov
Erik Gudbranson
Jonathan Huberdeau

My sarcasm boner is at full mast today. Bring on the ludicrous trade proposals you morons!
- jmatchett383

Rinaldo and a 7th for Crosby.

Rinaldo and a 7th for Crosby.
- hockeylover

No, I meant for deals where the Flyers "win" the deal, not obvious overpayments like this one.

Claude Giroux
for
1st overall
Dmitri Kulikov
Erik Gudbranson
Jonathan Huberdeau
- Winning

Claude Giroux
for
1st overall
Dmitri Kulikov
Erik Gudbranson
Jonathan Huberdeau
- Winning

Your trade ideas make me sad to be a human with a brain.

Your trade ideas make me sad to be a human with a brain.
- jmatchett383

Flyers defense would be stacked for next 15 years

Morin/Ekbad
Ghost/Kulikov
Grud/Hagg/Alt

The back-read today is just brutal

The post that said we should just trade everybody and bring in a new roster, then trade them again once we hate them too...hell, even that wouldn't make some people happy, because somewhere, somehow, somebody connected to the roster we were glad to trade would win something, somewhere, somehow

Flyers defense would be stacked for next 15 years

Morin/Ekbad
Ghost/Kulikov
Grud/Hagg/Alt
- Winning

Yes...and our elite forward talent walks away. Giroux is arguably the best offensively-talented player the organization has ever had. And you want to trade him for a player with 0 NHL games, a top-4 offensive defenseman, a defenseman who's turning out to be mostly a bust, and a winger who hasn't been able to match his rookie season production? Sorry, I'll pass.

Yes...and our elite forward talent walks away. Giroux is arguably the best offensively-talented player the organization has ever had. And you want to trade him for a player with 0 NHL games, a top-4 offensive defenseman, a defenseman who's turning out to be mostly a bust, and a winger who hasn't been able to match his rookie season production? Sorry, I'll pass.
- jmatchett383

No faith

Yes...and our elite forward talent walks away. Giroux is arguably the best offensively-talented player the organization has ever had. And you want to trade him for a player with 0 NHL games, a top-4 offensive defenseman, a defenseman who's turning out to be mostly a bust, and a winger who hasn't been able to match his rookie season production? Sorry, I'll pass.
- jmatchett383

Well, hey, you haven't done your job if you haven't traded a Hart Trophy finalist in the prime of his career

Had this last night in my impromptu mock draft
- ob18

They could do a lot worse than Larkin

Well, hey, you haven't done your job if you haven't traded a Hart Trophy finalist in the prime of his career
- AllInForFlyers

Rookies>Hart players

Well, hey, you haven't done your job if you haven't traded a Hart Trophy finalist in the prime of his career
- AllInForFlyers

That is true. Hextall needs to "put his mark" on the franchise, right?

Is your friend Ek?
- PhillySportsGuy

That is true. Hextall needs to "put his mark" on the franchise, right?
- jmatchett383

Definitely -- I'm hoping he throws in Coburn and Voracek and gets back Brian Campbell and Scottie Upshall, because we effing loved that guy

No, I meant for deals where the Flyers "win" the deal, not obvious overpayments like this one.
- jmatchett383

I want Evander Kane

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

Yes.

The back-read today is just brutal

The post that said we should just trade everybody and bring in a new roster, then trade them again once we hate them too...hell, even that wouldn't make some people happy, because somewhere, somehow, somebody connected to the roster we were glad to trade would win something, somewhere, somehow
- AllInForFlyers

Someone said this?