It’s always tough to come back from a ACL. Big guys don’t fly back into action either. With that said I think they gave him a generous time line and with some time down in the AHL to get some games under his belt it isn’t out of the picture.

Not saying it’s going to happen but he could come in sometime second half of the season and make an impact. He was pretty good last year and I thought was about as close to having a starting spot out of camp last year. He gets a lot of beef around the fans because he was a 1st round draft pick that will most likely never put up a lot of points but he is a rare creature and can help a playoff team with his freak traits for sure.
- peesinwind

They can send him to the AHL on a conditioning stint only to the AHL without putting him through waivers.

Link?
- peesinwind

https://www.hockeybuzz.co...Ekblad-Incident/196/94854

Link?
- peesinwind

https://www.youtube.com/w..._continue=1&v=HUL83wCQATc

https://www.youtube.com/w..._continue=1&v=HUL83wCQATc
- johndewar

I actually clicked this in the hope of being rick rolled

Weise will play ahead of Weal, Laughton and Raffl?
- Feanor

No, I think they start with:

G-Coots-TK
JVR-Patrick-Jake
Lindblom-Vorobyev-Simmonds
Raffl-Laughton-Weise or Weal
Lehtera

Leier and NAK start in LHV. However, I don’t think it’s long before NAK comes up and takes the 4RW spot. At that point either Weal is dealt or Weise is waived.

I actually clicked this in the hope of being rick rolled
- YuenglingJagr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APmoU74ZsG4

I actually clicked this in the hope of being rick rolled
- YuenglingJagr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APmoU74ZsG4
- Scoob

This video was a multi-layered Rick Roll.

Just me reading the tea leaves for start of season although I may never truly understand Hak's decisions;

G, Coots, TK (can't screw it up)
JvR, Patrick, Jake (see above)
Lindblom, Weal, Simmonds
Laughton, Vorboyev, Raffl

Leier, Lehtera, Weise, NAK (What will Hak do on opening night? Veterans?)

Provy, Ghost (Not sure on D pairs. IMO Provy and Myers could be best pair in NHL for a long time).
Sanheim, Gudas
Hagg, Myers

Folin, AMac (IR), Morin (IR)
- cdearth23

Not with that attitude

They can send him to the AHL on a conditioning stint only to the AHL without putting him through waivers.
- MJL

Right. Think it is like 10 days or two weeks. That will help

https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Paulbr-Stewart/Right-Calls-Made-in-Domi-Ekblad-Incident/196/94854
- Scoob

Coward. Raised by weak character. The values that the family demonstrates at times are poor.

I actually clicked this in the hope of being rick rolled
- YuenglingJagr

Note being Rick Rolled, but this is still pretty cool

I wouldn’t say I’ve paid close attention this pre season. Maybe one or two periods per game but I haven’t noticed Hägg. That’s normally a good thing for a defenseman.
- SuperSchennBros

Last night Hägg played poor over all imo. In his own end he struggled. But that was just one pre-season game.

Myers was the only D that was consistent.

No, I think they start with:

G-Coots-TK
JVR-Patrick-Jake
Lindblom-Vorobyev-Simmonds
Raffl-Laughton-Weise or Weal
Lehtera

Leier and NAK start in LHV. However, I don’t think it’s long before NAK comes up and takes the 4RW spot. At that point either Weal is dealt or Weise is waived.
- BiggE

I’m hoping Weal gets waived. I don’t care what Hakstol says, Lehtera offers nothing. I’m not a Weise guy but I like your fourth line more than the alternatives I’ve seen offered all summer.

It's only going to get better with Allison, Frost, Ratcliffe (maybe JOB and Farabee) and Rubstov, maybe Kase, Bunamman and Lycksell next year.

The following year you've got the remainder of the guys from above plus Cates who might be ready to go by the following season.
- VladDrag

Yeah, the riches of depth prospects is nice.

If they think Myers is ready (which, so far, seems like the case), they need to make a trade on D for when AMac comes back. I'd think they could get some return (3rd) for one of Gudas or Hagg if any team is down a D, but I'm not interested enough to look at possibilities.
- jmatchett383

I think oilers would be a player. Maybe Hägg for a conditional 3rd, with enough games played he turns into a second

Holy crap I forgot about cates. We are loaded. Maybe it is bye bye time for simmer sorry to say

Definitely a giant female dog move on Domi's part, but at what point does Ekblad say "alright dude get the (frank) out of my face" and separate himself from him or defend himself? It was obvious the guy was trying to fight him, you still have to be aware of what's going on in front of you and not just allow someone to punch you.

Definitely a giant female dog move on Domi's part, but at what point does Ekblad say "alright dude get the (frank) out of my face" and separate himself from him or defend himself? It was obvious the guy was trying to fight him, you still have to be aware of what's going on in front of you and not just allow someone to punch you.
- Ftown19125

um, he was trying to do that the entire time

Holy crap I forgot about cates. We are loaded. Maybe it is bye bye time for simmer sorry to say
- Just5

Add:
Strome
Sushko
Laczynski
Laberge

The forward list is deep

Definitely a giant female dog move on Domi's part, but at what point does Ekblad say "alright dude get the (frank) out of my face" and separate himself from him or defend himself? It was obvious the guy was trying to fight him, you still have to be aware of what's going on in front of you and not just allow someone to punch you.
- Ftown19125

So the guy with a significant past concussion issue who keep trying to pull away and disengage somehow didn't do it demonstratively enough? Sorry, what I see is Domi seeing the refs coming in to say enough and he slips in the cheap shot to make sure he got it in before they pulled them apart.

Definitely a giant female dog move on Domi's part, but at what point does Ekblad say "alright dude get the (frank) out of my face" and separate himself from him or defend himself? It was obvious the guy was trying to fight him, you still have to be aware of what's going on in front of you and not just allow someone to punch you.
- Ftown19125

From about the 0:44 to 0:54 mark, including several times where Domi has to yank on his jersey to keep him close.

I think we might need to pump the breaks, for this season. It is exciting watching the youth work it’s way into the big club but we are probably still a year away.

But man it’s a great time to be a Flyers fan

So the guy with a significant past concussion issue who keep trying to pull away and disengage somehow didn't do it demonstratively enough? Sorry, what I see is Domi seeing the refs coming in to say enough and he slips in the cheap shot to make sure he got it in before they pulled them apart.
- juiced

maybe that's what happened, but he still isn't even looking at the guy trying to engage him. his hands aren't even up to protect his face/head while the guy is giving him shots with his glove on.

I think we might need to pump the breaks, for this season. It is exciting watching the youth work it’s way into the big club but we are probably still a year away.

But man it’s a great time to be a Flyers fan
- wcorvette

Okay, captain negative!!!!!!!

(sarcasm)