Where are the odds better at finding superstars? Out of the top 20 scorers in the league, 13 were chosen in the top 11 and 11 of those were chosen in the top 5.
- psuhockey

What if you need defense?

6-3 Habs tonight boys.

Offense is on fire right now.

Oh and... Trade us Simmonds right now!!!
- soad_live

Sure, then trade us this years 1st, Fucale, & Nikita Scherbak

easy there cowboy...Flyers are playing well lately, won't be that easy
- Symba007

Exactly!

5-3

congrats to Hartnell on game 1000

not very easy to accomplish that by age 32!
- Marc D

he got on my nerves at the end, but i still love the sonofachewbacca.

Sure, then trade us this years 1st, Fucale, & Nikita Scherbak
- ob18

but I'd keep simmer

he got on my nerves at the end, but i still love the sonofachewbacca.
- hammarby31

me too

they showed his family at the game last night

they seemed like genuine real nice people, salt of the earth in the best possible way

6-3 Habs tonight boys.

Offense is on fire right now.

Oh and... Trade us Simmonds right now!!!
- soad_live

that works for us.

except for the last part. no.

- FlyersGrace

Don't worry young lady...


We're winning the lottery.

but I'd keep simmer
- Marc D

Which is why I asked for some of their best prospects

Where are the odds better at finding superstars? Out of the top 20 scorers in the league, 13 were chosen in the top 11 and 11 of those were chosen in the top 5.
- psuhockey

So you're saying 55% of the top 20 scorers were chosen in the top-5, so the Flyers have only a 45% chance of having a top-20 scorer if they choose 6-11?

What if you need defense?
- Scoob

Luckily, the Flyers have a plethora of #1 defenders.

6-3 Habs tonight boys.

Offense is on fire right now.

Oh and... Trade us Simmonds right now!!!
- soad_live

Carey Price and PK Subban for Simmonds, Umberger, and Lecavalier...deal.

Exactly!

5-3
- Scoob

Price starting

Price starting


- Symba007

4-3

So you're saying 55% of the top 20 scorers were chosen in the top-5, so the Flyers have only a 45% chance of having a top-20 scorer if they choose 6-11?
- jmatchett383

No. I am saying you are much more likely to find a superstar forward at the top of the draft than anywhere else. Its easy to say the flyers can just draft another Giroux in the 20's and another Datsyuk in the 6th round as if the likelihood of finding those players at that point in the draft is high. The flyers and red wings got lucky getting a player of that calibre at that point in the draft.

The Habs blogger thinks Tokarski might get the start tonight in place of Price.

I read the interview with Raffl.
Seems he came back to practice a bit early on a day they had a bag skate (his description). He looked up and he was 30 meters behind everyone. That practice sent him further back in his recovery process.

In regards to Mason, "locking" in the knee is a typical description used for a torn meniscus. The torn cartilage can get stuck in the joint space and cause the knee to lock. This can be fixed with arthroscopy. He could be back in
this season if that's the issue. If it's his ACL forget about this year.
Guess we will see after the surgery.
- Marc D

Could also be a "loose body" causing the sticking, which is also reparable with arthroscopy and even quicker recovery time.

4-3
- jmatchett383

No. I am saying you are much more likely to find a superstar forward at the top of the draft than anywhere else. Its easy to say the flyers can just draft another Giroux in the 20's and another Datsyuk in the 6th round as if the likelihood of finding those players at that point in the draft is high. The flyers and red wings got lucky getting a player of that calibre at that point in the draft.
- psuhockey

What if a team needs defense?
What if you need a solid second line forward?

and here i thought i knew everything there was to know. color me surprised.
- hammarby31

I'm full of lots of surprises my friend

Did White play LW and Umberger play RW last game? Or was it the other way around?

That was actually the 4th line in terms of ES ice time, which is OK by me.

Could also be a "loose body" causing the sticking, which is also reparable with arthroscopy and even quicker recovery time.
- bodiva88

Would an MRI (or three) reveal those?

Don't worry young lady...


We're winning the lottery.

- mayorofangrytown

I am.

Would an MRI (or three) reveal those?
- Scoob

You'd think they'd show a torn meniscus. But there's a lot going on in a knee.

No. I am saying you are much more likely to find a superstar forward at the top of the draft than anywhere else. Its easy to say the flyers can just draft another Giroux in the 20's and another Datsyuk in the 6th round as if the likelihood of finding those players at that point in the draft is high. The flyers and red wings got lucky getting a player of that calibre at that point in the draft.
- psuhockey

Actually, the Flyers have had very good success at drafting forwards late in the first round with both Mike Richards (2003, 24th) and Claude Giroux (2006, 22nd) being superstars (at their time with the Flyers).

Yeah, the odds are better if you have a top-5 pick, but that doesn't mean that good players and/or superstars aren't available throughout the first round and beyond. The Flyers recent track record over the past 4 years of drafting in the first 2 rounds is looking very good. I'm confident that they'll get a good player with their pick this year.

Also, keep in mind that no player, not even McDavid, is guaranteed to be an NHL superstar. Just because you're hyped up and go first overall does not guarantee success.

Just because you're hyped up and go first overall does not guarantee success.
- jmatchett383

Chris Pronger says hi.