http://www.nj.com/flyers/...ank_to_have_better_c.html

Going forward, Hextall is planning on being a seller before the NHL's March 2 trade deadline. Candidates to go include defensemen Nick Schultz, Luke Schenn, Braydon Coburn and Nicklas Grossman. Schultz will be an unrestricted free agent after the season, while the others have deals running through next season.

"Yeah, we'd love to get some picks," Hextall said. "It's a good draft. It's a deep draft and if we get a chance and it makes sense, yeah, we'd love to get some picks."

"Sometimes you have to have a vision and a plan, and is it hard? Yeah, some nights it's, 'Geez, let's try and get better.' Then you sit down the next morning and it's like, 'No. We're not going against the plan that was laid out last summer.' Other than the fact that we're 12 or 15 points behind where we thought we'd be, nothing has changed in terms of the plan, the philosophy. And it's not going to change."

http://www.nj.com/flyers/index.ssf/2015/01/ron_hextall_says_flyers_wont_tank_to_have_better_c.html

Going forward, Hextall is planning on being a seller before the NHL's March 2 trade deadline. Candidates to go include defensemen Nick Schultz, Luke Schenn, Braydon Coburn and Nicklas Grossman. Schultz will be an unrestricted free agent after the season, while the others have deals running through next season.

"Yeah, we'd love to get some picks," Hextall said. "It's a good draft. It's a deep draft and if we get a chance and it makes sense, yeah, we'd love to get some picks."

"Sometimes you have to have a vision and a plan, and is it hard? Yeah, some nights it's, 'Geez, let's try and get better.' Then you sit down the next morning and it's like, 'No. We're not going against the plan that was laid out last summer.' Other than the fact that we're 12 or 15 points behind where we thought we'd be, nothing has changed in terms of the plan, the philosophy. And it's not going to change."
- Feanor

love that guy.

@ESPNStatsInfo
Sabres lose to Flyers. It's their 10th straight loss in regulation, first team to do so since the Penguins in Jan. 2006 (via @eliassports) That's how you tank!

And how many more goals would our awful pk let in when he takes dumb penalties?

Theoretically we'd have more losses.
- Richard_wilderness

Flyers are out of their awful contract first

Flyers win the trade

So tonight we learned that the Flyers suck just a bit less than the Sabres

well whoop de (frank)ing do!!

- Giroux_Is_God

It was not this trade alone that pushed them into the mess they are in, and nobody has said it was, but Hartnell has more assists than Umberger has points and it's in fewer games, to boot.

In terms of a strictly hockey trade it was not a good trade. Umberger's been a subpar player for a big chunk of the season.
- Jsaquella

don't worry next we'll have to hear how vinny is the savior

Giroux's leg is still bleeding? Why not just sit him till it heals properly?
- Dkos

1.) He probably doesn't want to sit.

2.) If we talk about how hard Giroux is playing with a cut leg, how is some uninformed columnist that barely watches hockey gonna write the inevitable "The Flyers lack leadership column"?

/sees Sam Donnellon already wrote that column

Ok, nevermind.

http://www.nj.com/flyers/index.ssf/2015/01/ron_hextall_says_flyers_wont_tank_to_have_better_c.html

Going forward, Hextall is planning on being a seller before the NHL's March 2 trade deadline. Candidates to go include defensemen Nick Schultz, Luke Schenn, Braydon Coburn and Nicklas Grossman. Schultz will be an unrestricted free agent after the season, while the others have deals running through next season.

"Yeah, we'd love to get some picks," Hextall said. "It's a good draft. It's a deep draft and if we get a chance and it makes sense, yeah, we'd love to get some picks."

"Sometimes you have to have a vision and a plan, and is it hard? Yeah, some nights it's, 'Geez, let's try and get better.' Then you sit down the next morning and it's like, 'No. We're not going against the plan that was laid out last summer.' Other than the fact that we're 12 or 15 points behind where we thought we'd be, nothing has changed in terms of the plan, the philosophy. And it's not going to change."
- Feanor

Stay the course, please. kthxbai.

Also learned tonight one of my all-time favorite non-Flyers is now on Twitter:

@TeemuSel8nne

He's not even my favorite Finnish hockey player, but definitely my favorite non-Flyer.

1.) Kimmo Timonen
2.) Ilkka Sinisalo
3.) Sami Kapanen

And then, maybe Teemu.

what's up with giroux gushing blood through his sock

the (frank)'s this guy?
- kicksave856

Richard_wilderness

what's up with giroux gushing blood through his sock
- -davies-

His cut opened up, I suppose.

His discomfort on the ice with it has been obvious. Good on him for trying to play through it. Imagine how abjectly terrible this team would be without him. It's scary.

Richard_wilderness
- -davies-

got an interesting take on "orange goggles"

got an interesting take on "orange goggles"
- kicksave856

don't stifle him

don't stifle him
- -davies-

i would never.

i would never.
- kicksave856

ty u

ty u
- -davies-

you like sundaes?

got an interesting take on "orange goggles"
- kicksave856

Yea I franked up. Hartsy was a real Flyer.

Yea I franked up. Hartsy was a real Flyer.
- Richard_wilderness

born 2 b

you like sundaes?
- kicksave856

not really, too much going on

not really, too much going on
- -davies-

that's a terrible answer.

IT'S SO CONFUSING!

Stay the course, please. kthxbai.
- johndewar

My values: Late first for Coburn, late second or early third for Schultz, fourth for Grossmann. No clue for Luke Schenn.

If someone offers you those, then you take them and move on, but be willing to keep Coburn because he definitely has the potential to be worth more to you.

If you move two of the four and get a third round pick or higher for either Schultz or Grossmann, I call that a win

dave,
i'm sorry about my earlier indiscretions.