if the Flyers stay as is, are you excited for the season? - LJF
obviously it sucks not to get weber, but there's a lot of good young pieces on this team. plenty to be excited about (even if they don't appear to be one of the top cup contending teams on paper right yet)
Sure. Why not. It's not like the Flyers will ice a terrible team. They are probably a 90+ point team as is.
Heading into the TDL with a good amount of cap space won't be a bad thing. - PLindbergh31
I know but the frustration is getting the best of me. Not saying the cup was the Flyers for sure if they got Weber, but it was exciting to think about.
Not that Nashville will want to deal with Homer again but if they did would be interesting they'd want to move one of Jonathon Blum or Roman Josi - ob18
Who knows, maybe this was the only way Poile could get the Nashville owners to actually agree on big money to a franchise player. He may not be overly annoyed after all.
obviously it sucks not to get weber, but there's a lot of good young pieces on this team. plenty to be excited about (even if they don't appear to be one of the top cup contending teams on paper right yet) - FlyerMike18
in 2/3 years people will be glad that schenn x2 and couts giroux are flyers...This team will absolutely dominate the east. it stings now, trust me.
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Jul 24 @ 7:46 PM ET
Who knows, maybe this was the only way Poile could get the Nashville owners to actually agree on big money to a franchise player. He may not be overly annoyed after all. - eayost
in 2/3 years people will be glad that schenn x2 and couts giroux are flyers...This team will absolutely dominate the east. it stings now, trust me. - Philly1980
clearly a gigantic stretch
but i agree with the overall sentiment, the flyers have a very talented young core. and it's gonna be exciting to see them develop together
they're gonna need a big piece on d, however, before they can take that next step. maybe not weber big, but big
if the Flyers stay as is, are you excited for the season? - LJF
Absolutely. For as long as I can remember, Flyers have tried to buy big money agents to get them over the hump. This time it has failed, but they have shown faith in the young players. Let them play this season with house money, and lets see what they got. Not all of Simmer,JV,Schenns,Cout and Read are going to be studs. I cant wait to find out which ones will.
Fkyers are done at this point unless they sign Doan. If they sign Doan they make a run at Ryan since they could move a forward or 2. Just not enough up fromt to go for Ryan.
I know but the frustration is getting the best of me. Not saying the cup was the Flyers for sure if they got Weber, but it was exciting to think about. - LJF
It sucks. Not going to lie. Having that elite player on the blueline makes a team that much closer to reaching the pinnacle.
Very rarely does a team win the Cup without that 25+ minute a night monster on the backend. Flyers have no one resembling one of those guys.
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Jul 24 @ 7:48 PM ET
Absolutely. For as long as I can remember, Flyers have tried to buy big money agents to get them over the hump. This time it has failed, but they have shown faith in the young players. Let them play this season with house money, and lets see what they got. Not all of Simmer,JV,Schenns,Cout and Read are going to be studs. I cant wait to find out which ones will. - PT21
but i agree with the overall sentiment, the flyers have a very talented young core. and it's gonna be exciting to see them develop together
they're gonna need a big piece on d, however, before they can take that next step. maybe not weber big, but big - FlyerMike18
they will dominate the east.....rangers are good under the cap now and happy with nash in two years theyll lose players. Pitt----crosby is one hit from retirement. who else really scares you?
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Jul 24 @ 7:50 PM ET
Absolutely. For as long as I can remember, Flyers have tried to buy big money agents to get them over the hump. This time it has failed, but they have shown faith in the young players. Let them play this season with house money, and lets see what they got. Not all of Simmer,JV,Schenns,Cout and Read are going to be studs. I cant wait to find out which ones will. - PT21
just wish one or two more were at the same level on d
It sucks. Not going to lie. Having that elite player on the blueline makes a team that much closer to reaching the pinnacle.
Very rarely does a team win the Cup without that 25+ minute a night monster on the backend. Flyers have no one resembling one of those guys. - PLindbergh31
Not just his play, but the confidence it would have brought to the team. I also think Bryz is going to be much better this year and maybe having someone like Weber would take some pressure of him. But I guess onward and upward.
How'd all that calling Nashville's bluff work out?
Poile faces a tough road ahead, and honestly, the revenues need to increase. As much balls as it took for Holmgren to make the offer, it may have taken more for Nashville's owners to match it.
The good news?
Still have a talented young team, nice chunk of cap space and plenty of options. It's a disappointment that Weber won't be joining the party, but they still have a solid team.
they will dominate the east.....rangers are good under the cap now and happy with nash in two years theyll lose players. Pitt----crosby is one hit from retirement. who else really scares you? - Philly1980
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Jul 24 @ 7:53 PM ET
It sucks. Not going to lie. Having that elite player on the blueline makes a team that much closer to reaching the pinnacle.
Very rarely does a team win the Cup without that 25+ minute a night monster on the backend. Flyers have no one resembling one of those guys. - PLindbergh31
undeniably true. at this point, I would explore bogo, but regardless the cost would be high.
