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Feanor
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: DE
Joined: 02.13.2013

Jul 1 @ 4:21 PM ET
SV% in general is highly variable, especially PK SV%... I wouldn't exactly guarantee that Emery will be terrible again on the PK.
- Tomahawk


He's not going to get any more mobile and the PK is where teams are able to really move the puck east to west in a hurry.
J35Bacher
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 04.03.2014

Jul 1 @ 4:21 PM ET
He's an injury risk, and his lateral movement is sloth like. Nothing against Emery, he was decent last year, would have preferred they went in a different direction. Would have liked Greiss.
- PLindbergh31


I think Griess signed in Pitt because he probably has a commitment from them to compete for a starting role. Next year Fleury is UFA. he is young and hasn't had a chance to hold onto a job so that is why he sprobably signed. We have our future with Mason and then Stolarz
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jul 1 @ 4:21 PM ET
They have a new system. Probably lost some undisaplined penalties. Myabe they have a new commitment to team defense. Free agecny wasnt completed in one day. Still think the Vinny deal will really be the start for the flyers. The more that goes down without Nashville involved the more I think ny ends up there
- J35Bacher


The thing is, taking the time to find a home for VL, you have tons of guys coming off the board in the process.
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Jul 1 @ 4:21 PM ET
Perfectly happy with this.
- SuperSchennBros

Yup
Razor is a solid, puts the team before himself, backup
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jul 1 @ 4:21 PM ET
I think Griess signed in Pitt because he probably has a commitment from them to compete for a starting role. Next year Fleury is UFA. he is young and hasn't had a chance to hold onto a job so that is why he sprobably signed. We have our future with Mason and then Stolarz
- J35Bacher


Fair point.

The only issue is, if Mason were to go down, have little faith Emery would hold up with a starters workload.
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

Jul 1 @ 4:22 PM ET
SV% in general is highly variable, especially PK SV%... I wouldn't exactly guarantee that Emery will be terrible again on the PK.
- Tomahawk


Emery isn't the type thats going to steal you games. If you keep the puck in front of him, he does a good job finding the puck through traffic. He's not built to play pond hockey. He's built to play behind structure.
Tomahawk
Ottawa Senators
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Jul 1 @ 4:22 PM ET
He's not going to get any more mobile and the PK is where teams are able to really move the puck east to west in a hurry.
- Feanor


I agree, but again, it's not like we're doomed. The $ is fair.
eayost
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Into the Void, PA
Joined: 04.14.2010

Jul 1 @ 4:22 PM ET
SV% in general is highly variable, especially PK SV%... I wouldn't exactly guarantee that Emery will be terrible again on the PK.
- Tomahawk


There were a lot of games the Flyers just didn't play well in front of Emery. I'm not sure how you quantify that. Bad breakdowns and such. Yea, he isn't lightning quick side to side. Most teams try to prevent those types of chances
Feanor
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: DE
Joined: 02.13.2013

Jul 1 @ 4:22 PM ET
Yup
Razor is a solid, puts the team before himself, backup

- BiggE


I hope he'll put himself between the puck and the net often enough to get up to .910.
coffee junkie
Joined: 02.25.2007

Jul 1 @ 4:22 PM ET
Perfectly happy with this.
- SuperSchennBros

Me too, this is controversial but I think Emery deserves to be on this team after what I believe saved our season- beating Holtby to a pulp
Slammed81
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Gwynedd, PA
Joined: 06.04.2011

Jul 1 @ 4:24 PM ET
So this time next yr are we talking about flyers signing bobby Ryan???
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

Jul 1 @ 4:24 PM ET
I agree, but again, it's not like we're doomed. The $ is fair.
- Tomahawk


I agree. The backup goaltending wasn't really a problem. The year before was a major backup problem
2Real
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: IT'S GRITTIN TIME, CA
Joined: 07.14.2007

Jul 1 @ 4:24 PM ET
We're saving our money for next yr guys..for you kno who
- Slammed81

no who?
J35Bacher
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 04.03.2014

Jul 1 @ 4:25 PM ET
The thing is, taking the time to find a home for VL, you have tons of guys coming off the board in the process.
- PLindbergh31



Yeah but in a way I am ok with that. I wasn't really that big on the UFAs this year. If we want patience there wasn't anyone i really wanted to bring in other then maybe some bottom 6 guys. Next year I think you can maybe look to add some pieces. But this is at least a two year reshaping
EastBeast18
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 01.19.2010

Jul 1 @ 4:26 PM ET
We're saving our money for next yr guys..for you kno who
- Slammed81


Some guy from cherry hill?
J35Bacher
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 04.03.2014

Jul 1 @ 4:26 PM ET
Fair point.

The only issue is, if Mason were to go down, have little faith Emery would hold up with a starters workload.

- PLindbergh31



yeah but how many teams are really ok if their starter goes down?

I mean that is why they are back ups. Look at Montreal. Budaji is their back up and yet in the playoffs they went with Tokarski.
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jul 1 @ 4:27 PM ET
Yeah but in a way I am ok with that. I wasn't really that big on the UFAs this year. If we want patience there wasn't anyone i really wanted to bring in other then maybe some bottom 6 guys. Next year I think you can maybe look to add some pieces. But this is at least a two year reshaping
- J35Bacher


True. Not a great ufa crop for sure. Some pretty good players were signed to reasonable deals today, obviously would have loved to have Ehrhoff at 1 yr 4 million.
Slammed81
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Gwynedd, PA
Joined: 06.04.2011

Jul 1 @ 4:27 PM ET
Some guy from cherry hill?
- EastBeast18

Winner winner chicken dinner
johndewar
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey, NJ
Joined: 01.16.2009

Jul 1 @ 4:27 PM ET
So this time next yr are we talking about flyers signing bobby Ryan???
- Slammed81


Bobby Ryan?

Never heard of him.
Tomahawk
Ottawa Senators
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Jul 1 @ 4:27 PM ET
Fair point.

The only issue is, if Mason were to go down, have little faith Emery would hold up with a starters workload.

- PLindbergh31


Not under any illusions that Greiss or Montoya or Chad Johnson would fare any better.
J35Bacher
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 04.03.2014

Jul 1 @ 4:28 PM ET
True. Not a great ufa crop for sure. Some pretty good players were signed to reasonable deals today, obviously would have loved to have Ehrhoff at 1 yr 4 million.
- PLindbergh31



Yeah. I mean his deal is the aberation. i think he is looking for a big numbers year for another money grab next year.
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Jul 1 @ 4:34 PM ET
Not under any illusions that Greiss or Montoya or Chad Johnson would fare any better.
- Tomahawk


By hold up I don't mean compete at a .915+ save %, I mean hold up physically. He would likely get injured.
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

Jul 1 @ 4:36 PM ET
Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 3m
Brad Richards going to Chicago as per source.
EastBeast18
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 01.19.2010

Jul 1 @ 4:36 PM ET
Byob ryan
Slammed81
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Gwynedd, PA
Joined: 06.04.2011

Jul 1 @ 4:37 PM ET
Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 3m
Brad Richards going to Chicago as per source.

- PhillySportsGuy

Wow
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