The thing about trading this year is there is no true difference maker.
- VANTEL

No difference maker for next year maybe, but any of the top 10 could very well pan out the be very good hockey players in the not-so-distant future.

When was the last time we picked this high in the draft? No point in pissing it away on somebody elses problem. I just don't want to see a band-aid fix. I don't mind being patient for a year or two to retool this team properly.

No difference maker for next year maybe, but any of the top 10 could very well pan out the be very good hockey players in the not-so-distant future.

When was the last time we picked this high in the draft? No point in pissing it away on somebody elses problem. I just don't want to see a band-aid fix. I don't mind being patient for a year or two to retool this team properly.
- Chest Rockwell

Last year .

We ended 25 th we need rebuild not retool.

Last year .

We ended 25 th we need rebuild not retool.
- VANTEL

That's why we keep the 6

That's why we keep the 6
- anavar

Who would you rather Kane or Ehlers?

Who would you rather Kane or Ehlers?
- VANTEL

Both.

Who would you rather Kane or Ehlers?
- VANTEL

I think we can get Kane without that 6. We need to keep our picks and build.

Both.
- DrChristianTroy

Doable if you do Horvat Shink Hansen and Tanev. To me it is not worth it.

I think we can get Kane without that 6. We need to keep our picks and build.
- anavar

Tell me how ?

Tell me how ?
- VANTEL

3way with Philly where the Flyers get Kesler, we get Kane and WPG gets Couts or Schenn. Give or take from all angles. There are plenty of ways without costing us youth... The point of a rebuild is to turn established vets INTO youth, not to jockey youth for youth.

That's why we keep the 6
- anavar

Thank you

Tell me how ?
- VANTEL

I'm not a GM, I just think it is possible. Our 6 pick could turn into a better player than Kane. Could turn into P white as well. But we need that depth.

Ondrej Palat - chosen 208th looks like Yzerman learned a few things from his Detroit days

3way with Philly where the Flyers get Kesler, we get Kane and WPG gets Couts or Schenn. Give or take from all angles. There are plenty of ways without costing us youth... The point of a rebuild is to turn established vets INTO youth, not to jockey youth for youth.
- DrChristianTroy

I am sure I heard earlier Flyers will not give up Schenn or Couturiere for Kesler.

I am sure I heard earlier Flyers will not give up Schenn or Couturiere for Kesler.
- VANTEL

source?

Edit: I've heard that Kesler is precisely the type of player the Flyers would love

Ondrej Palat - chosen 208th looks like Yzerman learned a few things from his Detroit days
- Zogg

Yup. He's the guy I wanted to acquire along with Gudas & their 2014 1st rounder in exchange for Edler last summer before his NTC kicked in & everyone argued that it would be a bad trade.

source?
- Zogg

Really?

Yup. He's the guy I wanted to acquire along with Gudas & their 2014 1st rounder in exchange for Edler last summer before his NTC kicked in & everyone argued that it would be a bad trade.
- DrChristianTroy

well, I hope you've added that to your Vancouver GM resume/application, Herr Doctor (you're still in the running )

well, I hope you've added that to your Vancouver GM resume/application, Herr Doctor (you're still in the running )
- Zogg

I'm hoping Nucker gets the job & takes me on as an advisor...

Really?
- VANTEL

Sorry, didn't mean to be glib; however, the usual 'I heard that...' is the foundation of every imaginable and conceivable possibility (i.e. "I heard that"....Gretzky and Booth hunted wolverines and participated in sheep shagging orgies)

I'm hoping Nucker gets the job & takes me on as an advisor...
- DrChristianTroy

'advisor' - so, what you're really saying is Nucker would be your puppet?

Sorry, didn't mean to be glib; however, the usual 'I heard that...' is the foundation of every imaginable and conceivable possibility (i.e. "I heard that"....Gretzky and Booth hunted wolverines and participated in sheep shagging orgies)
- Zogg

The teams in on the Kesler trade were Chi Ana Pitt and CBJ, Philly came out at the time and said they are not interested in trading one of the two fore mentioned.

That is why you didn't see their name in the teams perusing Kes.

So who should we take at the draft? I like Nylander.
- Gullzy

MDC

Kid is gonna be the steal of the draft. Been saying for half the yr that he is by far the best forward in the draft. Bennett is my 2nd choice and EHlers 3rd. Bennett will be gone as he's extremely coveted.

The teams in on the Kesler trade were Chi Ana Pitt and CBJ, Philly came out at the time and said they are not interested in trading one of the two fore mentioned.

That is why you didn't see their name in the teams perusing Kes.
- VANTEL

Another 1st round exit could easily sway Snider.

'advisor' - so, what you're really saying is Nucker would be your puppet?
- Zogg

not at all... I just prefer passive income to time commitment & obligation.

Plus, Nucker is far more affable... After barely stomaching Burke and Gillis, I don't think this city could handle the DCT era.

The teams in on the Kesler trade were Chi Ana Pitt and CBJ, Philly came out at the time and said they are not interested in trading one of the two fore mentioned.

That is why you didn't see their name in the teams perusing Kes.
- VANTEL

Google Flyers and Kesler and you'll get a ton of hits with respect to this subject - a quick sample:

"It's no secret that the Flyers like Kesler. Bob Clarke signed him to an offer sheet in 2006, and sure, he's not the general manager anymore, but his influence still runs deep, and just look at the Flyers recent history. From Peter Forsberg to Mike Richards to Brayden Schenn to Claude Giroux to Sean Couturier to Scott Laughton, solid two-way centers are what the Flyers have built their team around for at least a decade. They really like players like Ryan Kesler"