My grandmother died of colon cancer.
- Giroux_Is_God

As did my mother. And sister.

- PhillySportsGuy

I googled this image and nothing came up. I don't really understand it, but deep down I think I understand.

John Boruk, the new Panotch, mentioned him being the first Flyer to get a $10+ mil contract in a few years..........

Yeah.
- Mononoke

(frank)ing Boruk.

I think Ekblad got 7.5M? I could see Provorov maybe touching $8M if he became a top 10 dman. Teams just don't go after rfas though. Kucherov is easily a top 10 forward and no one bothered to cough up anything for him.

I googled this image and nothing came up. I don't really understand it, but deep down I think I understand.
- Mononoke

Take 3 guesses of what it could possibly be, then I will tell you.

I googled this image and nothing came up. I don't really understand it, but deep down I think I understand.
- Mononoke

It's pretty simple bruh

Think about it

It's pretty simple bruh

Think about it
- Streit2ThePoint

(frank)ing Boruk.

I think Ekblad got 7.5M? I could see Provorov maybe touching $8M if he became a top 10 dman. Teams just don't go after rfas though. Kucherov is easily a top 10 forward and no one bothered to cough up anything for him.
- PhillySportsGuy

Yeah, that CSN article was talking about him being a 50+ guy soon. I just don't see it. He's probably not better than the 3rd best option for the PP in the near future, maybe 4th. I don't see him getting past PP2, unless they force it to give him points and put someone like Ghost/Sanheim in a lesser PP role they don't deserve. He's probably better off in a Vlasic/Lindholm/Slavin/Jones role on THIS team. That's a Flyers luxury, not an indictment of him league wide.

Fact is his scoring might be capped at ~35. As valuable as he is and can be otherwise, that should cap his $$ too. If he's not on PP1, he will never be a true "top 10" Norris guy. Even $8 mil sounds ridiculous to me. I look at that Slavin contract (maybe Seth Jones), and that's what I want him signed to next summer, or thereabouts.

Take 3 guesses of what it could possibly be, then I will tell you.
- PhillySportsGuy

It's pretty simple bruh

Think about it
- Streit2ThePoint

Yeah, that CSN article was talking about him being a 50+ guy soon. I just don't see it. He's probably not better than the 3rd best option for the PP in the near future, maybe 4th. I don't see him getting past PP2, unless they force it to give him points and put someone like Ghost/Sanheim in a lesser PP role they don't deserve. He's probably better off in a Vlasic/Lindholm/Slavin/Jones role on THIS team. That's a Flyers luxury, not an indictment of him league wide.

Fact is his scoring might be capped at ~35. As valuable as he is and can be otherwise, that should cap his $$ too. If he's not on PP1, he will never be a true "top 10" Norris guy. Even $8 mil sounds ridiculous to me. I look at that Slavin contract (maybe Seth Jones), and that's what I want him signed to next summer, or thereabouts.
- Mononoke

I'll quit Destiny if we can get Provy on a Slavin contract

I'll quit Destiny if we can get Provy on a Slavin contract
- Mordecai

I'd be more worried if he isn't signed for a similar contract. That'd be an overpay. As good as Provorov is, you don't want to overpay for the true value he brings. People are so happy he's here they want to give him the world, but league precedent says he's not close to an $8 mil d-man. And he likely never becomes one on his next big contract.

He is a Slavin/Jones/Lindholm type d-man, and that's the contract type he should get (I'd prefer Slavin's term). He will not be an annual 50+ point everything d-man on this team. He shouldn't be paid to be such. We want to keep all these kids together; not overpaying is an important step.

Take 3 guesses of what it could possibly be, then I will tell you.
- PhillySportsGuy

Your schnauzer named Barbara.

A horribly disfigured teddy bear you called Babs as a child and still do.

Striesand's cover of the album she secretly produced with Lou Reed in a NY hostel.

Your schnauzer named Barbara.

A horribly disfigured teddy bear you called Babs as a child and still do.

Striesand's cover of the album she secretly produced with Lou Reed in a NY hostel.
- mayorofangrytown

I'm not sure which of those three is the least troubling.

Loved Farrah and had the poster but Jaclyn Smith in that whit bikini! Umm umm.
- MJL

Was that a poster or just a fond memory? Burned into my memory from the 70's; Jacqueline Bisset diving in a wet t-shirt in "The Deep", Cheryl Tiegs in that mesh swimsuit on the cover of SI, Julie Newmar as cat woman (actually the late 60's, but damn).

I had that Farah poster too.

Coming into the days blog 10 pages in always makes for fun because you never know what you are going to get.

Was that a poster or just a fond memory? Burned into my memory from the 70's; Jacqueline Bisset diving in a wet t-shirt in "The Deep", Cheryl Tiegs in that mesh swimsuit on the cover of SI, Julie Newmar as cat woman (actually the late 60's, but damn).

I had that Farah poster too.
- Dkos

Just sneaks in at the tail end of the 70's, Bo Derrick in "10".

Astute point by Bill that the Flyers shouldn't be looking at Provorov's next contract as a cheap bridge deal. Assuming they want to hammer out a long-term deal, it's going to be a pretty substantial AAV.
- PhillySportsGuy

THEY better not! #teamnobridge

Was that a poster or just a fond memory? Burned into my memory from the 70's; Jacqueline Bisset diving in a wet t-shirt in "The Deep", Cheryl Tiegs in that mesh swimsuit on the cover of SI, Julie Newmar as cat woman (actually the late 60's, but damn).

I had that Farah poster too.
- Dkos

All of the above! Jaclyn Smith was in the white bikini in an episode of Charlie's Angels

EDIT: this site is garbage
- Giroux_Is_God

i don't know the context of this post, but i agree. 10/10. would read again.

i don't know the context of this post, but i agree. 10/10. would read again.
- hammarby31

Your schnauzer named Barbara.

A horribly disfigured teddy bear you called Babs as a child and still do.

Striesand's cover of the album she secretly produced with Lou Reed in a NY hostel.
- mayorofangrytown

Nixon, with daughters and son-in-law, after deciding to resign, today 1974, White House Solarium

Nixon, with daughters and son-in-law, after deciding to resign, today 1974, White House Solarium
- PhillySportsGuy

Maybe I'm being daft, but I'm still confused what this all means

Maybe I'm being daft, but I'm still confused what this all means
- Mononoke

He is trying to say he likes bridge deals. He should be labeled a communist and be blacklisted alongside rinaldo

I googled this image and nothing came up. I don't really understand it, but deep down I think I understand.
- Mononoke

the bottom lip on this dog is spectacular.

i'm at the point in the offseason where i'm watching 1987 SCF hi-lites and every flyers OT playoff goal since 1989.

hopefully we're not all dead by the end of week.

Why the (frank) am I up this early?