GM Ron Hextall

[Halladay]

Think he deserves his own thread. Just a masterful job so far imo.

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[HighOFFHockey]

Can't wait to see where this team at camp. is it to early to believe that we will be a better team next season?

My Optimistic Line Combos for next season based off of current players. (Although I hope more changes are coming)

Simmonds - Giroux - Voracek
Read - Couturier - B.Schenn
Raffl - Laughton - Gagner
Bellmare - White - Umberger

Morin - Streit
Del Zotto - Schenn
Medvedev - Ghost
extra: Gudas


Honestly though, I can see the lines being completely different with a new coach and more changes in the off season.

 

[Striiker]

The ONLY mistake he's made so far was signing Rinaldo. Everything else has been varying degrees of good to great, always with the future in mind.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Yeah he's looked pretty damned good thus far. Still too early to tell on a lot of the moves...but he's off to a helluva start.

 

[YEM]

The ONLY mistake he's made so far was signing Rinaldo.

nope
hartnell trade
one of the worst from any team in the league last year

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

nope
hartnell trade
one of the worst from any team in the league last year

I'm still giving him the benefit of the doubt on this one.

There's no benefit of the doubt for the Rinaldo extension.

 

[ILoveStephanieBrown]

nope
hartnell trade
one of the worst from any team in the league last year

not even close

 

[LI Fly Guy]

nope
hartnell trade
one of the worst from any team in the league last year

I just don't understand how people refuse to grasp that, that trade was for cap relief 3 years down the line.....

Hartnell is my favorite Flyer ever. But by the time that deal is winding down its going to be bad, and Umberger will be gone.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

nope
hartnell trade
one of the worst from any team in the league last year

Yeah that was a flub for sure at least at this point. If Umberger has a rebound season this year, I think it can be overlooked, even if it doesn't turn out to be a ++ trade.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Umberger may be bought out next year anyway.

Cap hit for a buyout next year is:

1.6MM in 2016
1.5MM in 2017

Peanuts.

While Columbus has 4.75MM for 2016/2017/2018

 

[Striiker]

nope
hartnell trade
one of the worst from any team in the league last year

In your opinion, which means exactly nothing.

That trade was made for a purpose. That purpose isn't exciting or sexy like we wish all trades were, but it's important nonetheless.

 

[YEM]

That trade was made for a purpose.

um, duh

we all know the trade was about the future & the cap

& it was still a bad trade

 

[Striiker]

um, duh

we all know the trade was about the future & the cap

& it was still a bad trade

Whatever you say. Not arguing with a contrarian.

 

[Hiesenberg]

I don't understand how a trade that got us a worse player (who helped get us to finished lower) + a quick cap space is a bad trade?

 

[YEM]

Whatever you say. Not arguing with a contrarian.

you write that as if I am the only person disgusted by the negative return on 25-30 goal scoring fwd who performed as he almost always did this past season whose contract will maybe become a bad/not-cap friendly deal some years in the future

it's a bad trade, no matter how you look at it
apologists/fanbois will apologize

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

Im actually fine with the Rinaldo signing. One thing Hextall took away from his time in LA is that its important to keep a team together when there are key role players in the room. Rinaldo is an energizing player on the ice, like it or not, but when hes running around like a cannonball, it fires up his team. For a team whose biggest struggle was playing in the first period, that type of effect is important. His personality is also probably energizing in the locker room too. "Enforcers" and goons are almost always the guys who help keep everyone loose

It was Berubes fault for playing him on the first line and third line at times.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Umberger may be bought out next year anyway.

Cap hit for a buyout next year is:

1.6MM in 2016
1.5MM in 2017

Peanuts.

While Columbus has 4.75MM for 2016/2017/2018

Well, in fairness, they also have Scott Hartnell putting up 60 points and being a fan favorite and probably a locker room favorite as well.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Im actually fine with the Rinaldo signing. One thing Hextall took away from his time in LA is that its important to keep a team together when there are key role players in the room. Rinaldo is an energizing player on the ice, like it or not, but when hes running around like a cannonball, it fires up his team. For a team whose biggest struggle was playing in the first period, that type of effect is important. His personality is also probably energizing in the locker room too. "Enforcers" and goons are almost always the guys who help keep everyone loose

It was Berubes fault for playing him on the first line and third line at times.

That doesn't justify it & there's really nothing out there that can. It was a stupid signing & Rinaldo shouldn't be on this team. I'm still holding out that he'll rectify that mistake by demoting him.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Well, in fairness, they also have Scott Hartnell putting up 60 points and being a fan favorite and probably a locker room favorite as well.

Nobody said he wasn't a good player. He was the better player. Hartnell couldn't skate worth of crap either. How many times has Hextall said over and over, he wants good skaters.

 

[chupanibre]

Im actually fine with the Rinaldo signing. One thing Hextall took away from his time in LA is that its important to keep a team together when there are key role players in the room. Rinaldo is an energizing player on the ice, like it or not, but when hes running around like a cannonball, it fires up his team. For a team whose biggest struggle was playing in the first period, that type of effect is important. His personality is also probably energizing in the locker room too. "Enforcers" and goons are almost always the guys who help keep everyone loose

It was Berubes fault for playing him on the first line and third line at times.

Agreed, I'm ok with the Rinaldo signing. I may be slightly biased as I'm a big fan of the energizer role. The thing is that Rinaldo is only good for that one thing, and Berube took that one thing away from him yet continued to play him which made no sense... He neutered the team of physicality, emotion and energy and yet continued to play a guy who is only good at that and nothing else??

As for the Hartnell trade, I understand it, everyone understands it but like a lot of fans I was hoping for a better return than Umberger. I find it very hard to believe that he was the best option.

Other than that Hexy has been fantastic, a breath of fresh air almost. He got great value from Timo and Coburn, the Grossman/Pronger trade was so good and pretty hilarious, he had some amazing first round picks. I'm excited for the future!

 

[Hiesenberg]

Considering Rinaldo was just traded. I think you can scratch one move off his "bad" list

 

[OurSaviorGhostBear]

The ONLY mistake he's made so far was signing Rinaldo. Everything else has been varying degrees of good to great, always with the future in mind.

Don't have to worry about that now

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Well look, it was hextall first year as GM, he himself is learning from his own decisions.

He is getting better, each day. Lets forget the past, forget hartnell he's gone and not coming back.

Hextall is focused on Youth, development and last year and this years draft, shows he knows what he is doing.

As far as rinaldo goes, he will be gone when the players being develop are ready. He is here to basically help the current time pass.


Bottom line, lets now see how he does in entering free agency after having 1 year under his belt.

I want to see him attack the minute 1201 am comes on july 1.

 

[Insulin]

It's like he was reading this thread...

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

That doesn't justify it & there's really nothing out there that can. It was a stupid signing & Rinaldo shouldn't be on this team. I'm still holding out that he'll rectify that mistake by demoting him.

Welp he did that & more. He totally redeemed himself on that one.