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- Don'tForgetTocchet

me too

breaking the team up for Bobby Ryan is crazy, get the best FA winger possible is the way to go.

Parise would be sick but its a pipe dream

I like Gaustad but I think someone will give him 4. Philly is already a pain in the butt to play, add Gaustad, good lord
- aosplayo

4?? yeesh

What if no one wanted to go to the kings last year for those same reasons?
- puckhead17

You lost me, sorry. You mean if we did this deal last year this time?

me too

breaking the team up for Bobby Ryan is crazy, get the best FA winger possible is the way to go.

Parise would be sick but its a pipe dream
- Marc D

i would pee myself if we got parise

I like Gaustad but I think someone will give him 4. Philly is already a pain in the butt to play, add Gaustad, good lord
- aosplayo

Flyers wont pay Gaustad that kind of money to be a 4th line center.

Giroux, Briere and Couturier all ahead of him.

4?? yeesh
- Don'tForgetTocchet

I have nothing to base it off of other than teams that need to reach the cap floor will be looking to spend

I'd very much like to see a Gaustad, Moen or Burish.
- flyer_nutter

I also like Gaustad. You can't get everyone though. Shane Doan, Shea Weber and Paul Gaustad are the guys I have interest in.

i would pee myself if we got parise
- Don'tForgetTocchet

and kill myself if he ends up in Pittsburgh

I also like Gaustad. You can't get everyone though. Shane Doan, Shea Weber and Paul Gaustad are the guys I have interest in.
- Schenn2shine

Doan wants to many years. Weber isnt available. Gaustad wont get paid big money here to be 4th line center.

I like all those players also but I dont see it happening.

Say Parise is not coming which is very likely.
I see him in staying NJ or gd forbid Pittsburgh or maybe home town Minny.

Then if it comes down to Jagr for a year or someone like PA Parenteau who do you prefer?
- Marc D

I will admit I do not know too much about Parenteau but I have seen him play a few times.

In terms of Jagr I would not re-sign him as it stands. If he would take a discount of around a 1 million per season, I would slap his ass and shake his hand.

For 3 million Jaromir is too injury prone, and that money could be spent elsewhere. He was exposed in the playoffs, and the Flyers need more of a defensive physical presence up front anyway.

His leadership and relationship he has seemed to forge in the fires of mount doom with the young kids is valuable, but not for 3 millon.

and kill myself if he ends up in Pittsburgh
- Marc D

But theyd become like Tampa capwise. Except 10 years younger and better

Flyers wont pay Gaustad that kind of money to be a 4th line center.

Giroux, Briere and Couturier all ahead of him.
- stveshdy

And B. Schenn.

I think one of Briere or B. Schenn is a wing this year. I hope it's Briere.

And B. Schenn.

I think one of Briere or B. Schenn is a wing this year. I hope it's Briere.
- BringBack25

Agreed.

welp, time for some yardwork before the temp gets to triple digits. i'm out for a while. later...

You lost me, sorry. You mean if we did this deal last year this time?
- aosplayo

No

Everyone thinks a 500 team with loads of cash has no shot at a parise or Suter

Like the Wild for example.

Doan wants to many years. Weber isnt available. Gaustad wont get paid big money here to be 4th line center.

I like all those players also but I dont see it happening.
- stveshdy

I actually would give Doan the years, even though Bill stated he wouldn't. Doan can provide the same guidance Jagr did between now and when he turns 40. I don't see why it's as big an issue to sign Jagr at 40 and worry about Doan turning 40 in 4 years. Unless we're worried about another Pronger situation because of his physical play. If that's the case, I get it, he'll be a above 35 contract.

I look at Weber and I wouldn't say he isn't available. Everyone is at the right price and nobody said that he wasn't available.

Gaustad would a pricy fourth liner but I'm not convinced that he would be in fact a fourth liner here. We want Couturier to get a boost within the line and he probably will but this is far from a guarantee. By mid season, I would understand if Couturier was back on the 4th line if he's running out of gas and given a boost again by season's end.

I think landing Ryan increases landing Parise and the 2 would no doubt be related, cause I don't think the Flyers are on Parises radar right now. I think it would take something like that for Zach to deal with the blowback of signing with a rival. Just a thought.

and kill myself if he ends up in Pittsburgh
- Marc D

The pens don't need more offense

They lost in the first round because they didn't play any defense

Parise wouldn't help that issue

No

Everyone thinks a 500 team with loads of cash has no shot at a parise or Suter

Like the Wild for example.
- puckhead17

Oh I hear ya, sorry. Yea, not to mention thats home for him.

And B. Schenn.

I think one of Briere or B. Schenn is a wing this year. I hope it's Briere.
- BringBack25

I hope it's Schenn now. Looking at such centers who alternate between the middle and the wing benefit from switching. Sakic and Forsberg. Dastyuk and Zetterberg. Crosby and Malkin.

And B. Schenn.

I think one of Briere or B. Schenn is a wing this year. I hope it's Briere.
- BringBack25

I'd love for this to happen but it worries me.

First and foremost because every other time Briere was tried on the wing he was a hell of a lot less effective. I think he stated one time as well that he prefers the game in the middle.

They need guys on his wing that provide that defensive stability. Thats why I think another physical defensive forward needs to be a priority. Guys like Simmonds, Schenn and Harts at times are bad defensively.

I'd like to see a line-up of something like:

Hartnell-Giroux-Voracek
Schenn-Briere-Talbot
Gaustad-Cooties-Simmonds
Sestito-Wellwood-Read

I actually would give Doan the years, even though Bill stated he wouldn't. Doan can provide the same guidance Jagr did between now and when he turns 40. I don't see why it's as big an issue to sign Jagr at 40 and worry about Doan turning 40 in 4 years. Unless we're worried about another Pronger situation because of his physical play. If that's the case, I get it, he'll be a above 35 contract.

I look at Weber and I wouldn't say he isn't available. Everyone is at the right price and nobody said that he wasn't available.

Gaustad would a pricy fourth liner but I'm not convinced that he would be in fact a fourth liner here. We want Couturier to get a boost within the line and he probably will but this is far from a guarantee. By mid season, I would understand if Couturier was back on the 4th line if he's running out of gas and given a boost again by season's end.
- Schenn2shine

I would be okay with Doan at 2 years.

If Weber was available Homer wouldnt of traded JvR when he could use him in that deal, imo.

Couturier is going to take on a much bigger role this season with the Flyers. Gaustad would be a nice addition just dont think hes worth that money to play mostly 4th line minutes.

I'd love for this to happen but it worries me.

First and foremost because every other time Briere was tried on the wing he was a hell of a lot less effective. I think he stated one time as well that he prefers the game in the middle.

They need guys on his wing that provide that defensive stability. Thats why I think another physical defensive forward needs to be a priority. Guys like Simmonds, Schenn and Harts at times are bad defensively.

I'd like to see a line-up of something like:

Hartnell-Giroux-Voracek
Schenn-Briere-Talbot
Gaustad-Cooties-Simmonds
Sestito-Wellwood-Read
- flyer_nutter

i can get on board with this thinking.. but everytime you type Cooties a small piece of me dies painfully

I actually would give Doan the years, even though Bill stated he wouldn't. Doan can provide the same guidance Jagr did between now and when he turns 40. I don't see why it's as big an issue to sign Jagr at 40 and worry about Doan turning 40 in 4 years. Unless we're worried about another Pronger situation because of his physical play. If that's the case, I get it, he'll be a above 35 contract.

I look at Weber and I wouldn't say he isn't available. Everyone is at the right price and nobody said that he wasn't available.

Gaustad would a pricy fourth liner but I'm not convinced that he would be in fact a fourth liner here. We want Couturier to get a boost within the line and he probably will but this is far from a guarantee. By mid season, I would understand if Couturier was back on the 4th line if he's running out of gas and given a boost again by season's end.
- Schenn2shine

no on doan because most of his gm is about physicality, whereas jagr has some elite skill level left over.

The pens don't need more offense

They lost in the first round because they didn't play any defense

Parise wouldn't help that issue
- puckhead17

And they got rid of the wrong defenseman in the cap dump.

I'm sure they wanted to get rid of Martin but they ended up dumping Michalek.