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wilsonecho91
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A dream to some...a nightmare to others, AK
Joined: 11.13.2007

Jun 5 @ 6:26 PM ET
No need to watch now
- ob18

Can I have your tickets then? It's just a hop skip and a jump for me. i want to get my jersey signed by him.
Just5
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.22.2008

Jun 5 @ 6:27 PM ET
I just want them to pick somebody, anybody, so the suspense can be eliminated.
- MJL



I like talking draft. August is right around the corner and I can't bear it
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Jun 5 @ 6:28 PM ET
Can I have your tickets then? It's just a hop skip and a jump for me. i want to get my jersey signed by him.
- wilsonecho91


Sure, I won them for this draft but didn't actually plan on going
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 5 @ 6:30 PM ET
Yea I like him a lot. I thought 8 PIM for the year was incredible. Yes they say he needs to be more physical. But he's so solid all around and one of the youngest
- Just5


Nick Lidstrom was pretty effective and he wasn't physical. Not saying Werenski could be that, but he's damned solid and i didn't realize that he's one of the youngest skaters in the draft
hammarby31
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: it's been 84 years, AZ
Joined: 01.02.2007

Jun 5 @ 6:33 PM ET
Can I have your tickets then? It's just a hop skip and a jump for me. i want to get my jersey signed by him.
- wilsonecho91


nevermind that. you need this signed:

wilsonecho91
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A dream to some...a nightmare to others, AK
Joined: 11.13.2007

Jun 5 @ 6:35 PM ET
nevermind that. you need this signed:


- hammarby31


did you know that he has a son named Karri?
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 5 @ 6:40 PM ET
did you know that he has a son named Karri?
- wilsonecho91


And a daughter named Fish?
Landsbergfan
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Gävle, Sweden
Joined: 07.15.2014

Jun 5 @ 6:46 PM ET
Does HaxStoll salary include a car and a house?
mochoson
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Josi is the most overrated player in the nhl. He isnt even close to a top ten. - James_Tanner, NJ
Joined: 02.28.2009

Jun 5 @ 6:46 PM ET
Mckenzie has Zacha really high on his final list
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jun 5 @ 6:48 PM ET
I like talking draft. August is right around the corner and I can't bear it
- Just5


It's great that you guys get into looking at the players, and talking the draft. Good stuff. I just don't have enough time to dive into it. I just want to know who they pick. Sort of impatient here. Which doesn't make a lot of sense actually, because the player they select may not play for the Flyers for a year or two. Also want to see what other moves they make, if any.
mochoson
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Josi is the most overrated player in the nhl. He isnt even close to a top ten. - James_Tanner, NJ
Joined: 02.28.2009

Jun 5 @ 6:52 PM ET
It's great that you guys get into looking at the players, and talking the draft. Good stuff. I just don't have enough time to dive into it. I just want to know who they pick. Sort of impatient here. Which doesn't make a lot of sense actually, because the player they select may not play for the Flyers for a year or two. Also want to see what other moves they make, if any.
- MJL


That's what I'm anxious for....the draft day deals....
benjichronic
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Wheaton, IL
Joined: 09.22.2014

Jun 5 @ 7:06 PM ET
That's what I'm anxious for....the draft day deals....
- mochoson


I always get excited for draft day and tdl lol


so much action and wheelin n dealin
wilsonecho91
Season Ticket Holder
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: A dream to some...a nightmare to others, AK
Joined: 11.13.2007

Jun 5 @ 7:11 PM ET
Mckenzie has Zacha really high on his final list
- mochoson


so do i
Just5
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: PA
Joined: 05.22.2008

Jun 5 @ 7:19 PM ET
Nick Lidstrom was pretty effective and he wasn't physical. Not saying Werenski could be that, but he's damned solid and i didn't realize that he's one of the youngest skaters in the draft
- Jsaquella


I think maybe at least you got a Francois beachimin in the making
jstross
Joined: 06.25.2012

Jun 5 @ 7:37 PM ET
It's going to be a fun 3 days 6/25, 6/26 and 6/27. 76ers and Flyers with Picks in every round. Very good possibility to see moves on all three days bu both clubs.
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jun 5 @ 8:09 PM ET
Mckenzie has Zacha really high on his final list
- mochoson

I've been saying it all along. The kid has the talent. A year ago he was top 8 on virtually everyone's boards. A pair of suspensions and an injury does not make him any less of a player.

Zacha and Werenski could be the big steals in this draft.
JAKEw1234
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 2Spookyville, PA
Joined: 03.09.2013

Jun 5 @ 8:14 PM ET
I've been saying it all along. The kid has the talent. A year ago he was top 8 on virtually everyone's boards. A pair of suspensions and an injury does not make him any less of a player.

Zacha and Werenski could be the big steals in this draft.

- hereticpride

My only problem with Zacha is that he can apparently be lazy or even absent on the backcheck. Obviously you can't get too worked up over some defensive issues in a young player, but it's still a bit of a concern.
ob18
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: That matters less than you hope it does
Joined: 07.20.2007

Jun 5 @ 8:15 PM ET
I think maybe at least you got a Francois beachimin in the making
- Just5


Well there is another one

http://theqmjhl.ca/players/11750/00
hereticpride
New Jersey Devils
Location: HEY. Does this pole still work?, NJ
Joined: 01.14.2011

Jun 5 @ 8:26 PM ET
My only problem with Zacha is that he can apparently be lazy or even absent on the backcheck. Obviously you can't get too worked up over some defensive issues in a young player, but it's still a bit of a concern.
- JAKEw1234

Certainly a concern but like you said, not something to get too worked up over as it is still coach able.

I think he might actually be the best forward fit for us tbh when its down to Barzal, Zacha, Crouse and Rantanen.
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 5 @ 8:30 PM ET
My only problem with Zacha is that he can apparently be lazy or even absent on the backcheck. Obviously you can't get too worked up over some defensive issues in a young player, but it's still a bit of a concern.
- JAKEw1234


He might be the biggest boom or bust guy, but the pure skill is there, and he's a big kid with a nasty streak, too. If his struggles were due to adjusting to being away from home and the smaller, ice, he could be an absolute beast-like dominant all star level guy.
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Jun 5 @ 8:31 PM ET
I think maybe at least you got a Francois beachimin in the making
- Just5


That'd be fantastic. It's a really difficult choice, but many good options
JAKEw1234
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: 2Spookyville, PA
Joined: 03.09.2013

Jun 5 @ 8:39 PM ET
Certainly a concern but like you said, not something to get too worked up over as it is still coach able.

I think he might actually be the best forward fit for us tbh when its down to Barzal, Zacha, Crouse and Rantanen.

- hereticpride

His speed and two-way play still makes me feel like Barzal is the best fit for Hextall and Hakstol's vision for the Flyers, but Zacha is my second favorite in that group of 4.
Giroux_Is_God
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: CLASS DISMISSED
Joined: 12.15.2011

Jun 5 @ 8:59 PM ET
No, it doesn't have anything to do with being wrong or misinterpreting something. That happens with everyone.
- MJL

Except you, of course, but that goes without saying.
Winning
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Put in Matt Read
Joined: 03.29.2011

Jun 5 @ 9:12 PM ET
Draft Ivan
MJL
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Candyland, PA
Joined: 09.20.2007

Jun 5 @ 9:16 PM ET
Except you, of course, but that goes without saying.
- Giroux_Is_God





Thanks for the humor!
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