Why would anyone root for another team once their team is knocked out?
- Scoob

Rod Brind'Amour

If he had scored moar goals, they would have one1 all the cupz tho!
- Tomahawk

He's no Yakupov.

Don't worry, next year is his breakout year (for the 3rd year in a row).

His +/- stinks.
- PLindbergh31

It's really all his fault. He and Fraud Giroux should go make failure babies together.

- BiggE

He'd be so torn.

"Great, another 2 ex-Flyers won a Cup, I get to go be an bumhole and post about how the Flyers suck and trade players who win Cups. First up...Matt Carle? Huh, never woulda seen that one. 'HAHA FLYERS TRADE ANOTHER CUP WINNER MATT CARLE LOL FLYERS ARE THE WORST.' Okay and....wait, this can't be right. No, no, this must be wrong...it can't be. He's the worst player in the history of ever in the NHL. No NO NONONONONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..."

Splat, all over the monitor.

Murray has been great. Maybe too small a sample though for the Penguins to commit to him, and jettison MAF. Although the cap space they would save would be substantial.
- PLindbergh31

I hate this line of thinking. How do guys get roles? By playing well in the opportunity they get.

How big of a sample did Bishop provide? I think it was like 29 games at the NHL level between St. Louis and Ottawa before the Lightening took a chance to acquire him and make him the starter.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

Ovechkin is the best goal scorer the NHL has seen in probably 20 years.
- PLindbergh31

no question about it. He scores 50 in a era where scoring has been markedly down.

I was thinking the same...

Is it strictly money? Or does he want to play with a team that has a chance to contend now, or at least within a year or two? Because I don't think Toronto is a year or two away from being a legit contender...

He's in his prime now and Tampa is surging now. I think Yzerman will find a way to keep him. He may need to make a trade or two, but it's in both parties best interest for him to stay put and get his name on the cup, IMO.
- WhirlingDervish

And tampa can play a little hard ball. They are showing then can win without him. So does he want to be part of that at 9-10 million or go be the lead dog in Toronto for 11-12 and have all the pressure to lead them to a cup and deal with all the critical comments about how Toronto spend all this money on a guy who can't lead them to the playoffs and cup.

I hate this line of thinking. How do guys get roles? By playing well in the opportunity they get.

How big of a sample did Bishop provide? I think it was like 29 games at the NHL level between St. Louis and Ottawa before the Lightening took a chance to acquire him and make him the starter.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
- J35Bacher

Well, yeah, they took a chance on him. I think the Penguins are doing the same. He's playing well, but the Penguins probably want to make sure he's not the next Patrick Lalime. They'll likely keep both and move one or the other (probably MAF) when they have a better idea if he's the real deal.

Like you, said, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. It's nice to have a backup plan (MAF) if it doesn't.

The exchange rate is also pretty brutal. Some finance person can probably do it, but I imagine Florida could offer $1M per year less than Toronto and Stamkos could still walk away with more money in the end. Florida is also built to contend now and in the future. Plus, it's (frank)ING 70 DEGREES IN THE WINTER
- PhillySportsGuy

79 and beautiful today

literally just had to google "flyers latvian" because i forgot a name

quick - whose name did i forget?

I hate this line of thinking. How do guys get roles? By playing well in the opportunity they get.

How big of a sample did Bishop provide? I think it was like 29 games at the NHL level between St. Louis and Ottawa before the Lightening took a chance to acquire him and make him the starter.

Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
- J35Bacher

I think Murray is the real deal. But he's only played maybe 20-25 NHL games. Tough decision. They will probably keep both next year.

Sorry. Good hot shower will take care of that.

You behind the counter providing people all the drugs they could ever want?
- wolfhounds

Not yet sir! That's in a year.

I still have a calendar year of rotations- basically being an unpaid resident- then I get my official degree and graduate!

.........hopefully I won't be the schmuck behind the counter though. Hospital clinical pharmacist please!

literally just had to google "flyers latvian" because i forgot a name

quick - whose name did i forget?
- Crimsoninja

Bartulis?

literally just had to google "flyers latvian" because i forgot a name

quick - whose name did i forget?
- Crimsoninja

wasn't it Luaridson or whatever? Was he latvian?

edit he was danish. I feel shame.

Bartulis?
- PLindbergh31

Oskars!

love that it has the 's' at the end

Well, yeah, they took a chance on him. I think the Penguins are doing the same. He's playing well, but the Penguins probably want to make sure he's not the next Patrick Lalime. They'll likely keep both and move one or the other (probably MAF) when they have a better idea if he's the real deal.

Like you, said, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. It's nice to have a backup plan (MAF) if it doesn't.
- jmatchett383

I could see Fleury moved this offseason. I usually don't believe Ek but I think Calgary will be hard after goalies. They could go after Reimer as UFA but not much else really.

Will be interesting to see what the Ducks do with Andersen since he is a RFA and they have Gibson signed.

Dallas goaltending has seemed to struggle but I think both guys are signed two more years. Maybe they move one to free some space.

And Philly will probably let both goalies battle this season before committing to one long term.

Bartulis?
- PLindbergh31

yeah

seems like ages ago

Oskars!

love that it has the 's' at the end
- Marc D

He could have won an Oskar. Great acting job. He impersonated a defenseman.

yeah

seems like ages ago
- Crimsoninja

He was quite forgettable.

He could have won an Oskar. Great acting job. He impersonated a defenseman.
- PLindbergh31

one of a long line of flyers with the same claim

I think Murray is the real deal. But he's only played maybe 20-25 NHL games. Tough decision. They will probably keep both next year.
- PLindbergh31

I could see them moving him and trying to clear some cap space this offseason. But he does have a NMC so it's not going to be easy.

Edit:
I think if they announce details of a expansion draft you could see more players moved if the teams don't plan to protect them instead of losing them for nothing.

I could see them moving him and trying to clear some cap space this offseason. But he does have a NMC so it's not going to be easy.

Edit:
I think if they announce details of a expansion draft you could see more players moved if the teams don't plan to protect them instead of losing them for nothing.
- J35Bacher

Maybe the Penguins will trade Murray to the Flyers for Stolarz!

Maybe the Penguins will trade Murray to the Flyers for Stolarz!
- PLindbergh31

Flyers would never do that...Stolarz was a higher pick

I hear ya, but I hate the Pens more.
- BiggE

Same. Enough with the Pens and their 4 generation players in my lifetime. Flyers got 2 maybe 2.5 if you consider Pelle Lindbergh.