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Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jan 20 @ 9:02 PM ET
If I was Drouin right now, under these circumstances, I'd go home and wait for a trade. Skate, work out and keep busy.

I think coming back to play in the Tampa organization gets you nothing now. That ship has sailed. Why should he go and chance a career ending injury for a club that's made it clear they don't want him and who he has no plans on playing for long term.

- mayorofangrytown


I agree. Unfortunately that's the path that Drouin and Walsh have chosen. Only way I'd move him prior to the draft is if a team literally knocked my socks off.
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Jan 20 @ 9:05 PM ET
I agree. Unfortunately that's the path that Drouin and Walsh have chosen. Only way I'd move him prior to the draft is if a team literally knocked my socks off.
- Jsaquella


What if you aren't wearing any socks at the time an offer is made?
mayorofangrytown
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Downingtown, PA
Joined: 08.16.2006

Jan 20 @ 9:07 PM ET
I agree. Unfortunately that's the path that Drouin and Walsh have chosen. Only way I'd move him prior to the draft is if a team literally knocked my socks off.
- Jsaquella

Yeah. That would be my stand from both sides. Complete and utter stand off until someone in the league blinks.

Would you consider the 4th or 5th overall pick or do you think Yzerman would want that sweetened?
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jan 20 @ 9:07 PM ET
What if you aren't wearing any socks at the time an offer is made?
- ob18


Even for you, this is stupid

BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

Jan 20 @ 9:08 PM ET
Even for you, this is stupid


- Jsaquella

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

Jan 20 @ 9:08 PM ET
What if you aren't wearing any socks at the time an offer is made?
- ob18

Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jan 20 @ 9:09 PM ET
Yeah. That would be my stand from both sides. Complete and utter stand off until someone in the league blinks.

Would you consider the 4th or 5th overall pick or do you think Yzerman would want that sweetened?

- mayorofangrytown


I'd consider it. I think you get a player similar to Drouin at 4 or 5 this draft. Probably Tkachuk or Chychrun, if not Laine or Puljujarvi
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Jan 20 @ 9:11 PM ET
I'd consider it. I think you get a player similar to Drouin at 4 or 5 this draft. Probably Tkachuk or Chychrun, if not Laine or Puljujarvi
- Jsaquella


He'd consider it given it resets the ELC and allows him to sign or resign other players he may want to keep before he'd have to address this new player's next deal.
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jan 20 @ 9:11 PM ET
He'd consider it given it resets the ELC and allows him to sign or resign other players he may want to keep before he'd have to address this new player's next deal.
- ob18


Yeah, very probably...an added benefit.
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jan 20 @ 9:11 PM ET
Give up Brayden Schenn and 2 firsts for him.
- SuperSchennBros



No way in hell.
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Jan 20 @ 9:13 PM ET
Yeah, very probably...an added benefit.
- Jsaquella


But I wouldn't accept just that pick by itself.
funmaster18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I'm fine.
Joined: 03.15.2009

Jan 20 @ 9:14 PM ET
No way in hell.
- MJL


I feel like he was being sarcastic
Tomahawk
Ottawa Senators
Location: Driver's Seat: Mitch Marner bandwagon. Grab 'em by the Corsi.
Joined: 02.04.2009

Jan 20 @ 9:15 PM ET
No way in hell.
- MJL


I'd go Couturier, 3 firsts and Giroux's first born son.
SuperSchennBros
Location: Not protected by the Mods...I mean Mob. Take your best shot!
Joined: 09.01.2012

Jan 20 @ 9:16 PM ET
No way in hell.
- MJL

Whatever the highest paying team is paying, I'll pay double
Just5
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.22.2008

Jan 20 @ 9:24 PM ET
B schenn start packing.

All aboard drouin train
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Jan 20 @ 9:25 PM ET
Draft talk


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Just5
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.22.2008

Jan 20 @ 9:25 PM ET
B schenn start packing.

All aboard drouin train

- Just5


Drouin-coots-simmer
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jan 20 @ 9:52 PM ET
B schenn start packing.

All aboard drouin train

- Just5

Wayne train goes local.Drouin train goes express.

Tommy likey. Tommy want (left) wingy.
Croatian
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 11.16.2015

Jan 20 @ 9:56 PM ET
The fact that Medvedev had another yuck game minus a sweet pass and a stick save tells me Manning is back in. He played only a shift or two at evens the entire third. Tbh, the goals and called back goals that went in on them were probably as much or more the forwards faults than their's. But the pairing was bad apart from the goals.

Ghost-Medvedev just seems to always look awful when the puck gets in the D zone and they don't break it up at the blue line. During Medvedev's successful stretch he was playing LD. He's playing RD with Ghost on his off side. I wonder if he feels uncomfortable there. Because he does not seem at ALL like the same player. Could be they each share the same strengths and weaknesses; could be Medvedev has just been bad in a vacuum. Three subpar games just screams "scratch." It was funny to see the CSN crew raving about his team best +/- though. I've been a fan of his for a lot of the season, but if THAT isn't incredibly deceptive...

Not easy to play in the defensive zone with Ghost , but he brings so much the other way , never happen but would like to see Ghost take a few shifts on wing for Umberger, but agree time for Medvdev to take a rest , might bring him back with a better game as he has all the tools, maybe the grind of the NHL schedule is getting to him, common knowledge that NHL is a tougher grind . Hope to see Nevy in net as well.
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jan 20 @ 10:04 PM ET
The fact that Medvedev had another yuck game minus a sweet pass and a stick save tells me Manning is back in. He played only a shift or two at evens the entire third. Tbh, the goals and called back goals that went in on them were probably as much or more the forwards faults than their's. But the pairing was bad apart from the goals.

Ghost-Medvedev just seems to always look awful when the puck gets in the D zone and they don't break it up at the blue line. During Medvedev's successful stretch he was playing LD. He's playing RD with Ghost on his off side. I wonder if he feels uncomfortable there. Because he does not seem at ALL like the same player. Could be they each share the same strengths and weaknesses; could be Medvedev has just been bad in a vacuum. Three subpar games just screams "scratch." It was funny to see the CSN crew raving about his team best +/- though. I've been a fan of his for a lot of the season, but if THAT isn't incredibly deceptive...

Not easy to play in the defensive zone with Ghost , but he brings so much the other way , never happen but would like to see Ghost take a few shifts on wing for Umberger, but agree time for Medvdev to take a rest , might bring him back with a better game as he has all the tools, maybe the grind of the NHL schedule is getting to him, common knowledge that NHL is a tougher grind . Hope to see Nevy in net as well.

- Croatian
what does any of this have to do with Drouin?
FrmRusiaWifGlov
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: The Land of Single Malts-- St. Andrews, Scotland
Joined: 03.31.2013

Jan 20 @ 10:07 PM ET
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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

Jan 20 @ 10:10 PM ET
An interesting little tidbit about Drouin. He has accrued only 38 games thus far this season. He would need to play in two more in order to be eligible for UFA in 2021. If the Lightning hold onto him until the offseason, it will delay his FA status by 1 year.
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jan 20 @ 10:19 PM ET
An interesting little tidbit about Drouin. He has accrued only 38 games thus far this season. He would need to play in two more in order to be eligible for UFA in 2021. If the Lightning hold onto him until the offseason, it will delay his FA status by 1 year.
- PhillySportsGuy

He will be moved. Yzerman needs to make a move sooner rather than later at this point. I would be surprised if he isn't moved within the next week.
MBFlyerfan
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Be nice from now on, NJ
Joined: 03.17.2006

Jan 20 @ 10:21 PM ET
what does any of this have to do with Drouin?
- hereticpride



nastyflyergirl
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: this space for rent, PA
Joined: 09.19.2006

Jan 20 @ 10:22 PM ET
The fact that Medvedev had another yuck game minus a sweet pass and a stick save tells me Manning is back in. He played only a shift or two at evens the entire third. Tbh, the goals and called back goals that went in on them were probably as much or more the forwards faults than their's. But the pairing was bad apart from the goals.

Ghost-Medvedev just seems to always look awful when the puck gets in the D zone and they don't break it up at the blue line. During Medvedev's successful stretch he was playing LD. He's playing RD with Ghost on his off side. I wonder if he feels uncomfortable there. Because he does not seem at ALL like the same player. Could be they each share the same strengths and weaknesses; could be Medvedev has just been bad in a vacuum. Three subpar games just screams "scratch." It was funny to see the CSN crew raving about his team best +/- though. I've been a fan of his for a lot of the season, but if THAT isn't incredibly deceptive...

Not easy to play in the defensive zone with Ghost , but he brings so much the other way , never happen but would like to see Ghost take a few shifts on wing for Umberger, but agree time for Medvdev to take a rest , might bring him back with a better game as he has all the tools, maybe the grind of the NHL schedule is getting to him, common knowledge that NHL is a tougher grind . Hope to see Nevy in net as well.

- Croatian


I'm not a fan of the pairing. personally I would like to see ghost with a steady veteran. Medvedev has been the most up and down dman. He has games where he is really good and games where he is really bad. no inbetween. even up and down within the game itself. I get that there is an adjustment period but he isn't a kid. I think I just expected more
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