Shane. Ghostisbehere.
- mayorofangrytown

I think that could be a possibility.

Shane. Ghostisbehere.
- mayorofangrytown

Or a trade?

Wow, what is most important is that Kimmo is ok. Secondary is the FACT that the Flyers organisation has a Vodoo curse on it. If he doesn't come back it is cap hell. Maybe good for Morin?
Again the most important thing is Kimmo gets better for his own sake.
- coffee junkie

If he isn't going to play this year he would likely retire and his contract would come off the cap since it was a single-year deal.

even at his age, kimmo is still a very solid defender. they're not going to replace him with an equivalent for the same cap hit, and they're already strapped to the gills.

just another day is this godforsaken (frank)ing franchise's history.

even at his age, kimmo is still a very solid defender. they're not going to replace him with an equivalent for the same cap hit, and they're already strapped to the gills.

just another day is this godforsaken (frank)ing franchise's history.
- hammarby31

very bad news

I'm almost certain he will retire

remember how well macdoanld did playing big minutes on the fish sticks?

that's what we have to look forward to this year

Shane. Ghostisbehere.
- mayorofangrytown

More like Michael Del Zotto...

I've been a Flyers fan long enough to know that no day in-season and no day in the offseason, even when they don't make any official transaction, is quiet. The light at the end of the tunnel, on a day like today, is usually a fully-loaded Amtrak.

I'm not even surprised. I'm just not.

Best wishes to Kimmo Timonen. His health is more important than hockey.

The hockey, of course, will have its own challenges, because somehow, some way, I'm gonna think that this is not gonna be resolved in a month.

even at his age, kimmo is still a very solid defender. they're not going to replace him with an equivalent for the same cap hit, and they're already strapped to the gills.

just another day is this godforsaken (frank)ing franchise's history.
- hammarby31

He's 100% irreplaceable right now.

Or a trade?
- johndewar

If they could have traded for a defensemen wouldn't they have done it by now?

More like Michael Del Zotto...
- Tomahawk

NO! NO NO NO!!!!

I always liked Steve Simmons' Sunday column, but he really came off like a real dillhole in that whole spat with Dellow.
- johndewar

You can tell he went into that interview just waiting to go off, and once Grabovski was mentioned he lost it.

If they could have traded for a defensemen wouldn't they have done it by now?
- mayorofangrytown

Well, as cold as it sounds, they now have an extra $2,000,000 to play with.

Whether he retires or goes on LTIR. (my bet is retire)

You don't mess around with blood clots, especially in the lungs.

If they could have traded for a defensemen wouldn't they have done it by now?
- mayorofangrytown

Maybe. I don't know what becomes of Timonen's cap space if he has to retire or he doesn't play. I don't know if it gives them any flexibility in a deal.

And I was more of the impression they were looking to deal one of their own defensemen.....not pick up another one.

He's 100% irreplaceable right now.
- Tomahawk

NO! NO NO NO!!!!
- mayorofangrytown

Could Gus back out of his KHL deal?

He's 100% irreplaceable right now.
- Tomahawk

It's laughable, what the options are right now. We all know them.

They either rush a kid or play someone who is either demonstrably worse or can't handle the 20 minutes Timonen plays, which means other guys will be exposed that much more.

The domino effect on this defense will be scary. Not because 39-year-old Timonen is one of the league's best defenseman. It's because there's nobody else on the Flyers who can do ALL THE THINGS he does.

Damn it.

Maybe. I don't know what becomes of Timonen's cap space if he has to retire or he doesn't play. I don't know if it gives them any flexibility in a deal.

And I was more of the impression they were looking to deal one of their own defensemen.....not pick up another one.
- johndewar

You're a Flyers fan. You know they want to do both. Trade one of their 4/5 mil D and pick up an upgrade through a trade.

It's laughable, what the options are right now. We all know them.

They either rush a kid or play someone who is either demonstrably worse or can't handle the 20 minutes Timonen plays, which means other guys will be exposed that much more.

The domino effect on this defense will be scary. Not because 39-year-old Timonen is one of the league's best defenseman. It's because there's nobody else on the Flyers who can do ALL THE THINGS he does.

Damn it.
- AllInForFlyers

watch them panic and trade Couts for Yandle now



or worse for Buff

You're a Flyers fan. You know they want to do both. Trade one of their 4/5 mil D and pick up an upgrade through a trade.
- mayorofangrytown

This is not good news today, no matter what perspective you look at it from.

It's laughable, what the options are right now. We all know them.

They either rush a kid or play someone who is either demonstrably worse or can't handle the 20 minutes Timonen plays, which means other guys will be exposed that much more.

The domino effect on this defense will be scary. Not because 39-year-old Timonen is one of the league's best defenseman. It's because there's nobody else on the Flyers who can do ALL THE THINGS he does.

Damn it.
- AllInForFlyers

Silver lining: It's a really, really, really good year to completely suck, though.

This is not good news today, no matter what perspective you look at it from.
- johndewar

No. It's not.

Really, when you look at our D there really hasn't been anything resembling good news in two years other than at the draft.

- mayorofangrytown

edit: August is supposed to suck because it's boring, not this.

- mayorofangrytown

Shayne

Silver lining: It's a really, really, really good year to completely suck, though.
- Tomahawk

Silver lining part deux: IF he comes back, maybe he misses a good chunk at the beginning of the year and isn't burnt out by the playoffs.

Totally secondary at this point, though.