Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits: NHL Draft, Voracek, TIFH (Forsberg) and More

I guess this is why Millbury acts like a child on telecasts when the Flyers are on.

Reading about Forsberg.....fun
Seeing Milbury get his ass kicked.....PRICELESS!!

Reading about Forsberg.....fun
Seeing Milbury get his ass kicked.....PRICELESS!!
- BiggE

Agreed.

I went to all 3 games in Philly in 2006. Game 6 was a debacle, but Bill is 100% right that it was all Forsberg and that he did basically single-handedly win games 3 and 4.

tonight on nbcsn at 7 pm, flyers and bruins game 6 from 1974, hope the video quality is ok, i can't believe we actually were able to watch the games back then with the poor video by today's standards

Reading about Forsberg.....fun
Seeing Milbury get his ass kicked.....PRICELESS!!
- BiggE

Milbury is one of those punk tough guys when in a pile but when separated wants no parts of a fight.

There are always trades at the draft. Teams are going to have to make moves for next year with the cap issues. How is that going to work with the draft before the season re-starts and the trade deadline past?

Player Profile: Jakub Voracek

https://www.nhl.com/flyer...jakub-voracek/c-316751178

Reading about Forsberg.....fun
Seeing Milbury get his ass kicked.....PRICELESS!!
- BiggE

Few things are as satisfying as seeing Mike Milbury get his ass kicked.

tonight on nbcsn at 7 pm, flyers and bruins game 6 from 1974, hope the video quality is ok, i can't believe we actually were able to watch the games back then with the poor video by today's standards
- monty burns

And the game looks like its in slow motion.

Is moving up the draft BEFORE the season finishes something the NHL is seriously considering? Or is this just spitballing or some kind of thought experiment?

It seems the NHL owners witnessed the success of the NFL's virtual draft and like an ADD-afflicted bloodhound chasing the almighty dollar, is trying to ram through something similar that would greatly affect how GM's manage their teams.

Candidly, it sounds like a really stupid idea.

There are always trades at the draft. Teams are going to have to make moves for next year with the cap issues. How is that going to work with the draft before the season re-starts and the trade deadline past?
- MJL

This is a very good point.

Will be interesting to see how they handle the draft and conditional picks. Rolling them to next year may be tricky for clubs that do not have the picks. Would the pucks flip flop. Like if they had a third this year but none next, do they then not get a third this year etc.

Also if they do the draft early makes me feel like the playoffs are less likely to occur.

The longer they are off and if the playoffs happen I feel we would see a lot of. Injuries. It seems to start the year more and more suffer groin pulls and what not. I know they are professionals but game shape is different.

Doubt it will but does this also change anything about the expansion draft set up.

Mel Bridgman had some great fights. Here's one of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io4LJ60yfVU

What a gutless b!tch Milbury was/is.

ttt

tonight on nbcsn at 7 pm, flyers and bruins game 6 from 1974, hope the video quality is ok, i can't believe we actually were able to watch the games back then with the poor video by today's standards
- monty burns

9-year old me is really looking forward to watching tonight.

Mel Bridgman had some great fights. Here's one of my favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io4LJ60yfVU
- backfire

sledgehammers from both guys

And the game looks like its in slow motion.
- MBFlyerfan

Except for Orr

Few things are as satisfying as seeing Mike Milbury get his ass kicked.
- MBFlyerfan

❤️
It never gets old!

tempo picking up

Bill,

any inside info on Patrick?

this article was out there

https://www.inquirer.com/...gue-20200428.html?utm_med

Bill,

any inside info on Patrick?

this article was out there

https://www.inquirer.com/...gue-20200428.html?utm_med
- wcorvette

Article points to he’s got a chance to return.

Bill,

any inside info on Patrick?

this article was out there

https://www.inquirer.com/...gue-20200428.html?utm_med
- wcorvette

Thanks for sharing. I like the line it couldn’t have gone better for him. Very positive.

A point to ponder about Oscar. Lets say his cancer goes into remission (you can't really say cancer is cured until several years pass) and he is in game shape - physically and mentally.

How long before his immune system recovers from radiation/chemo to justify the risk of exposure to Covid-19 in the near future though?