Dude, with all the poop we do with our kids, if we didn't have a date night once in awhile we'd be in jail.
- Jsaquella

I can only imagine. No kid here yet, but we're hoping to make an addition to the family soon

Sexy jail?
- Deasr1

Nope. At least not the kind of sexy I prefer.

Engelland, Niskanen and Orpik combined for $70M
- PhillySportsGuy

poop I can't believe I forgot about those

Who is Jori Lehtera of St. Louis? He's coming over to play this year, and St. Louis fans are already penciling him in as the #2 C over Berglund.

OOooooooOOOOOOooooOO…So you wish to lace up the tether and wail away? Challenge accepted
- PhillySportsGuy

I can wail against the tether with the best of them.


GAME ONNNNNNNNN!!!!

You have to admit, if that L3 got caught against the wrong line, it would be worth the price of admission
- AllInForFlyers

Our division would not-coincidentally have all the Hart finalists.

That was some nifty sleight of hand there... now give me back my Akeson
- Tomahawk

Who is Jori Lehtera of St. Louis? He's coming over to play this year, and St. Louis fans are already penciling him in as the #2 C over Berglund.
- JAKEw1234

Blues drafted him in 2008 but couldn't sign him. Supposed to be a real good player who put up points in the KHL and Finnish leagues.

Who is Jori Lehtera of St. Louis? He's coming over to play this year, and St. Louis fans are already penciling him in as the #2 C over Berglund.
- JAKEw1234

Here he is with timonen, destroying team USA in the Olympic Bronze Medal Game

Who is Jori Lehtera of St. Louis? He's coming over to play this year, and St. Louis fans are already penciling him in as the #2 C over Berglund.
- JAKEw1234

Jori Dopita

As a player he's like Adam Hall, but younger, more skilled, slighty more mobile, and not as good at FO's.

He's basically an upgrade to VDV.
- Tomahawk

Does he play wing?

Does he play wing?
- JAKEw1234

Aye.

You have to admit, if that L3 got caught against the wrong line, it would be worth the price of admission
- AllInForFlyers

That's why Imo you put Read-Vinny-Simmonds on lb
And Umberger-Couts-Raffl on l3.

Read and Simmonds should over come vinny's deficiencies, $and the 3rd line should provide solid d and some offense

Eddie Lack @eddielack · 8h
Hey @RyanMiller3039 I'm open for dinner #datenight

I love Eddie Lack

Aye.
- Tomahawk

Nice so he's a just a better in all ways Adam Hall. Get that man a sweater.

- PhillySportsGuy

still a distant second to orpiks new deal for the biggest bust of the day

- PhillySportsGuy

Bewbs

Eddie Lack @eddielack · 8h
Hey @RyanMiller3039 I'm open for dinner #datenight

I love Eddie Lack
- JAKEw1234

Luongo responded to miller and lack saying something like "don't do it - IT'S A TRAP" Then sent a emoticon tweet to miller showing the vancouver weather. Good stuff.

still a distant second to orpiks new deal for the biggest bust of the day
- stayinthefnnet

I'm not sure what happened to Tallon today. I know he would have to overpay FAs to come to Miami, but those contracts to Bolland and Mitchell are ridiculous. Bolland at $5.5 million/yr is insanity.

I do think Niskanen got over paid. Almost $6 million/yr for 7 years for a d-man that didn't get any time on the PK last year. I defer to the judgment of Ken Holland to back out of bidding process with Niskanen to believe the Craps over paid.

I'm 100% with you. Ideally he is moved. He simply doesn't fit with the roster.


The money off the cap would be swell, too
- Jsaquella

That's the rub. People are just putting out alternatives to a buyout or eating too much salary. Not a cup team. if you can't get fair trade, figure it out and move forward with him in the lineup. No more patch and try to win.

I'm not sure what happened to Tallon today. I know he would have to overpay FAs to come to Miami, but those contracts to Bolland and Mitchell are ridiculous. Bolland at $5.5 million/yr is insanity.

I do think Niskanen got over paid. Almost $6 million/yr for 7 years for a d-man that didn't get any time on the PK last year. I defer to the judgment of Ken Holland to back out of bidding process with Niskanen to believe the Craps over paid.
- ravishingone

Yep, and yet people suggested he took a below market contract.

Per moorese7en of Reddit, your remaining major FAs:

Centers
Mikhail Grabovski - 2nd line center, can play wing
Steve Ott - 3rd line center, can play wing
Olli Jokinen - 3rd line center
David Legwand - 3rd line center, could be a 2nd line center if your team lacks
Derek Roy - could be a 2nd line center, but he's regressed a lot
Mike Ribeiro - off-the-ice trouble, but good offensively...not so much defensively
Michal Handzus - 4th line center, reliable
Adam Hall - great FO, gritty, 4th liner
Andrei Loktionov - no qualifying from CAR, might go to Russia
Mike Santorelli - decent 3rd liner, got hurt early last year
Ryan White - good 4th line center
Wingers
Dany Heatley - 1st line (frank)in' all star
Ville Leino - lol, jk
David Booth - probably a 3rd liner at best, worth the risk at the right price
Dustin Penner - 3rd line power forward
Daniel Winnik - decent 3rd/4th liner
T.J. Galiardi - 3rd liner, meh
Dan Alfredsson - most likely DET or retire
Radim Vrbata - probably the top FA remaining
Nikolai Kulemin - good forward, probably a 3rd liner unless with Malkin
Lee Stempniak - journeyman, probably 3rd liner
Defense
Joni Pitkanen - is he even healthy?
Sami Salo - most likely to retire
Nick Schultz - 3rd pairing at best
Derek Morris - aging defenseman
Michael Del Zotto - can't seem to develop
Jamie McBain - 3rd pairing at best
Goalies
Martin Brodeur - just wants to play hockey, decent backup
Tim Thomas - same as Marty
Ilya Bryzgalov - rumoured to be signing with NASA to go to the moon
Tomas Vokoun - if healthy, a good backup...I'd like him to play it safe and retire

There are some forwards on this list that I would like the Flyers to explore. Judging by some of the contracts today, along with Philly being a desirable market, I could definitely see us getting one of those forwards at a very respectable cap hit and term. I'd pursue Kulemin, Vrbata, and Booth especially. Get one of those guys at 2-2.5m and Hexy will have made a great signing. Any more than that and you would hope Hexy would move on, assuming he's even contacted or will contact these guys.

I'm not sure what happened to Tallon today. I know he would have to overpay FAs to come to Miami, but those contracts to Bolland and Mitchell are ridiculous. Bolland at $5.5 million/yr is insanity.

I do think Niskanen got over paid. Almost $6 million/yr for 7 years for a d-man that didn't get any time on the PK last year. I defer to the judgment of Ken Holland to back out of bidding process with Niskanen to believe the Craps over paid.
- ravishingone

Per moorese7en of Reddit, youre remaining major FAs:

Centers
Mikhail Grabovski - 2nd line center, can play wing
Steve Ott - 3rd line center, can play wing
Olli Jokinen - 3rd line center
David Legwand - 3rd line center, could be a 2nd line center if your team lacks
Derek Roy - could be a 2nd line center, but he's regressed a lot
Mike Ribeiro - off-the-ice trouble, but good offensively...not so much defensively
Michal Handzus - 4th line center, reliable
Adam Hall - great FO, gritty, 4th liner
Andrei Loktionov - no qualifying from CAR, might go to Russia
Mike Santorelli - decent 3rd liner, got hurt early last year
Ryan White - good 4th line center
Wingers
Dany Heatley - 1st line (frank)in' all star
Ville Leino - lol, jk
David Booth - probably a 3rd liner at best, worth the risk at the right price
Dustin Penner - 3rd line power forward
Daniel Winnik - decent 3rd/4th liner
T.J. Galiardi - 3rd liner, meh
Dan Alfredsson - most likely DET or retire
Radim Vrbata - probably the top FA remaining
Nikolai Kulemin - good forward, probably a 3rd liner unless with Malkin
Lee Stempniak - journeyman, probably 3rd liner
Defense
Joni Pitkanen - is he even healthy?
Sami Salo - most likely to retire
Nick Schultz - 3rd pairing at best
Derek Morris - aging defenseman
Michael Del Zotto - can't seem to develop
Jamie McBain - 3rd pairing at best
Goalies
Martin Brodeur - just wants to play hockey, decent backup
Tim Thomas - same as Marty
Ilya Bryzgalov - rumoured to be signing with NASA to go to the moon
Tomas Vokoun - if healthy, a good backup...I'd like him to play it safe and retire

There are some forwards on this list that I would like the Flyers to explore. Judging by some of the contracts today, along with Philly being a desirable market, I could definitely see us getting one of those forwards at a very respectable cap hit and term. I'd pursue Kulemin, Vrbata, and Booth especially. Get one of those guys at 2-2.5m and Hexy will have made a great signing. Any more than that and you would hope Hexy would move on, assuming he's even contacted or will contact these guys.
- JAKEw1234

Pitkanens career is over, cant even get his surgically rebuilt foot in a skate