You make a ton of assumptions here.

1) You dont know who Fletcher reached out too
2) You dont know if any other goalies were open to signing here
3) You dont know if Fletcher had any other choices

Im not happy with Jones either but we dont know the situation.
- xShoot4WarAmpsx

We never do but that doesn't stop the haters from hatin'

Happy UFA day! Here's Martin Jones and Nate Thompson! You're on Candid Camera.
- PLindbergh31

Just ignore we had the biggest offseason arguably with all the trades. Go on tho lol

Keith Yandle about to be on NHL radio (sirius)

Who are the Flyers hoping for to help carry this team offensively, more so scoring goals? If your gauging over past two seasons, we’re still not strong with forwards being able to put puck in the net.
- Buzzo

Great point. No room to add a scoring forward unless it's a trade. Not sure what Chuck has in mind.

Just spitballing and trying to be conservative. And all depends on how we use the forward. PP time? Thoughts?

G- >20
Hayes- >20
Farabee- >20
JVR- >20
TK- 20
Coots- >20
Lindblom- 15
Allison- 15
Frost- 15
NAK- <10
Laughton- 15
Atkinson- >20
Tanner- <10
Thompson- 1

Who did you expect considering the cap space we had?
- dramado

Thompson is a bum. He sucked his first go around bringing him back is asinine.
The Yes Men are defending it.

Who did you expect considering the cap space we had?
- dramado

Then you do nothing. No need to sign him. See what you gave in house during camp. He is beyond a dime dozen player who you can find anytime.

We never do but that doesn't stop the haters from hatin'
- Scoob

Love the old “we signed this guy when we could have had that guy for $x!?”

As if anyone knows where “that guy” wanted to go. Good times.

Who did you expect considering the cap space we had?
- dramado

Maybe don't sign Thompson and spend more on a better goalie?

Is this team really lacking for 4th-line options?

Just ignore we had the biggest offseason arguably with all the trades. Go on tho lol
- arichardson22

How bout maybe keep the first round pick, instead of trading it for an overpriced pending UFA, clear some cap space and make a run at Dougie Hamilton? Think that notion ever dawned on Fletcher or nah?

No. Flyers could of had Brodeur in his prime last year and they might of won 2 more games.
- Glak18

So why even question it

Thompson is a bum. He sucked his first go around bringing him back is asinine.
The Yes Men are defending it.
- PLindbergh31

He plays great for a fourth liner. Some people just like to hate everything. We've had a huge offseason and added a great depth guy. The sky surely is falling...

Maybe don't sign Thompson and spend more on a better goalie?

Is this team really lacking for 4th-line options?
- Tomahawk

Goalies went pretty quick , probably struck out

Really a shame that Derek Grant isn't a UFA.
- Tomahawk

HA!

He plays great for a fourth liner. Some people just like to hate everything. We've had a huge offseason and added a great depth guy. The sky surely is falling...
- dramado

he fn stinks.

“First of all, having Nate who’s such a pro – the way he prepares himself, the way he competes, the way he is with his teammates, that’s his first and foremost value,’' said Vigneault “He comes to play and he plays hard."

His value lol

Nate the turtle 🐢 Tombstone and Martin Swiss cheese 🧀 Jones!!! You now it is a cap on 50 professional contracts Fletch?

Great point. No room to add a scoring forward unless it's a trade. Not sure what Chuck has in mind.

Just spitballing and trying to be conservative. And all depends on how we use the forward. PP time? Thoughts?

G- >20
Hayes- >20
Farabee- >20
JVR- >20
TK- 20
Coots- >20
Lindblom- 15
Allison- 15
Frost- 15
NAK- <10
Laughton- 15
Atkinson- >20
Tanner- <10
Thompson- 1
- cdearth23

Goal scoring does worry me a bit but where we were abysmal is in our own end team d. Eventually that spilled over into poor goaltending. Easiest goal to score is the one you don’t give up.

Goalies went pretty quick , probably struck out
- ClaudeFather

it's all he does.

Then you do nothing. No need to sign him. See what you gave in house during camp. He is beyond a dime dozen player who you can find anytime.
- hello it's me 2050

I think it's just whining to complain about the Thompson pickup. He's a great faceoff guy, and adds much needed grit to our team. His 800k isn't going to destroy the team.

He plays great for a fourth liner. Some people just like to hate everything. We've had a huge offseason and added a great depth guy. The sky surely is falling...
- dramado

Sure. I got a bridge to sell you.

he fn stinks.

“First of all, having Nate who’s such a pro – the way he prepares himself, the way he competes, the way he is with his teammates, that’s his first and foremost value,’' said Vigneault “He comes to play and he plays hard."

His value lol
- hello it's me 2050

"First and foremost" value. Stop making sh1t up.

Poor Bill, his summer just keeps getting increasingly difficult by the day. I feel for him.
- dubc55

Why? Ellis is a bona fide top pairing defenseman, Ristolainen looks to solidify the second pairing and IMO seems like a prime candidate for a bounce back (contract year, new team), Atkinson swap for Jake seems to be decent with added bonus of a lower cap hit, Yandle and Thompson are one year depth signings. The one you could quibble about is Jones.

I think it's just whining to complain about the Thompson pickup. He's a great faceoff guy, and adds much needed grit to our team. His 800k isn't going to destroy the team.
- dramado

He’s a fourth line guy that’s hopefully in and out of the lineup, nothing more nothing less. It was a depth signing that is all

Sure. I got a bridge to sell you.
- PLindbergh31

Great debate, bud

Maybe don't sign Thompson and spend more on a better goalie?

Is this team really lacking for 4th-line options?
- Tomahawk

Good point.

Great debate, bud
- dramado

Thompson and Jones are surely the answer. I'll be proven wrong.