If that's how you feel, that players can develop from college to the NHL as opposed to from the AHL to the NHL, then we're done here.
- jmatchett383

Are we still friends though? There's beer on the Float ya know.

I rather liked Huskins at the time as well. Thought he was pretty solid, although I also feel like he and Schultz are more or less at pretty much the same stage of their careers
- mcefalu

He's another version of last year's Hal Gill. He came in and played a simplified game for a small amount of games and people saw him for more than he was because the defense overall was substandard.

Are we still friends though? There's beer on the Float ya know.
- mayorofangrytown

I don't have a problem with you, I just feel your take on prospect development is misguided is all.

The Hawks are playing TVR. Breaking the crap out of him every night. Don't know how he made the jump from college to the NHL. Hawks are dumb.
- mayorofangrytown

Look who else TVR has to play with on the back end in Chicago though. He's coming into a much more supportive situation.

Who is Ghost going to have as a mentor in Philly? Nick Schultz?

I don't have a problem with you, I just feel your take on prospect development is misguided is all.
- jmatchett383

I've been called misguided before. I'll be misguided and you can be mr. overtly cautious.

Some decent bars around TU that aren't too expensive I think
- PhillySportsGuy

yeah. i dont come down here too much other than for school. it would be tough at night since the train stops after a certain point.

I go to the one off of cecil b moore on thursdays since my schedule has a big break in it. fine little place. nothing too out of the ordinary.

I've been called misguided before. I'll be misguided and you can be mr. overtly cautious.
- mayorofangrytown

Sounds like a sextape in the making.

Look who else TVR has to play with on the back end in Chicago though. He's coming into a much more supportive situation.

Who is Ghost going to have as a mentor in Philly? Nick Schultz?
- mcefalu

That's some low hanging fruit you've picked my friend. Check for worms.

I've been called misguided before. I'll be misguided and you can be mr. overtly cautious.
- mayorofangrytown

That's fine, I'd rather be cautious and right than reckless and wrong.

Sounds like a sextape in the making.
- flyer_nutter

Hire some actors and I'll sell you the names.

Hire some actors and I'll sell you the names.
- mayorofangrytown

I thought we were gonna be the actors, Lord Gerbil Master.

That's fine, I'd rather be cautious and right than reckless and wrong.
- jmatchett383

What if you're cautious and wrong and you never find out because of it?

I can't consider playing the best players as reckless, it's only tanking.

yeah. i dont come down here too much other than for school. it would be tough at night since the train stops after a certain point.

I go to the one off of cecil b moore on thursdays since my schedule has a big break in it. fine little place. nothing too out of the ordinary.
- stayinthefnnet

It's a shame I don't have my place in Philly anymore. It was really fun living there. When you graduate you should look to live there for at least a few years.

so how many games do you guys give the flyers before hextall unleashes the axe?
- PhillaBully

Summer, at the earliest.

I thought we were gonna be the actors, Lord Gerbil Master.
- jmatchett383

Are we gonna tell our wives?

What if you're cautious and wrong and you never find out because of it?

I can't consider playing the best players as reckless, it's only tanking.
- mayorofangrytown

Playing in the AHL for a few months won't HURT them. That's the last thing I'm saying on the matter.

What if you're cautious and wrong and you never find out because of it?

I can't consider playing the best players as reckless, it's only tanking.
- mayorofangrytown

I kinda wish we had Hinkie. He'd cut the dead weight off this roster, open up tons a cap space and have us heading right towards a top 5 pick.

Are we gonna tell our wives?
- mayorofangrytown

Oh, I thought you wanted her to join.

That's some low hanging fruit you've picked my friend. Check for worms.
- mayorofangrytown

The only person that I would trust Ghost to come in to play with is Coburn. And then that's your top pair right there. Ghost might be ready for that in a few months, he might not. The only other guy I might pair him with is Grossmann.

I do hope Ghost impresses by December and we get to see a Coburn-Ghost pair. That could be pretty solid, provided Ghost is ok in his own end. That's obviously the big question.

I kinda wish we had Hinkie. He'd cut the dead weight off this roster, open up tons a cap space and have us heading right towards a top 5 pick.
- PhillySportsGuy

Gervais-Lilja
Randy Jones - Kerry Huffman
Schenn-MDZ

The one gunman that got killed, actually made it inside parliament.

There is a video being shown on news outlets ( CBC )

Are we gonna tell our wives?
- mayorofangrytown

I thought you were part of the swingers generation.

It's a shame I don't have my place in Philly anymore. It was really fun living there. When you graduate you should look to live there for at least a few years.
- PhillySportsGuy

yeah. the northeast isnt awful but its starting to wear on me. its technically philly i guess but it is pretty night and day between actually being down in center city areas.

Gervais-Lilja
Randy Jones - Kerry Huffman
Schenn-MDZ
- jmatchett383

It would be worse.

Muzzin - spent 2.5 years in AHL.
Voynov - about 2.5 years in AHL
Duncan Keith - 2 years in AHL


Why can't Gostisbiere just play in the AHL? Just let te kid playin every situation and once he is ready and the team is ready with the minutes for him then bring him up.

Also remember he is coming from college hockey where they play less games a season.
- J35Bacher

Here are some more guys who benefited from years in the AHL.

Giordano
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470966

Girardi
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471958

Yandle
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471735

Campbell
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8466285

Stone
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8474628

Beauchemin
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8467400

Boychuk
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470187

Hjalmarsson
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471769

Wisniewski
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470222