2015 NHL Offseason Thread II (current news, expansion, trade rumors, free agency)

[LegionOfDoom91]

The game where Orlov lost his **** late in the game to get us back in it & basically cost them a playoff spot was probably one of the more entertaining games in recent history between the two. Vinny even scored the game winner.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Did they beat us last year ?

 

[Striiker]

I thought it was pretty well established that the Caps fans on this site are among the most salty and delusional fanbases. Reading their GDTs last year was hilarious because of the whining.

10/10 would read again

There's one I particular that I keep going back and forth on whether he's a troll or just insane. I really can't tell.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Did they beat us last year ?

Yeah. It was 3-1-1 Flyers for the overall season series.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

I thought it was pretty well established that the Caps fans on this site are among the most salty and delusional fanbases. Reading their GDTs last year was hilarious because of the whining.

10/10 would read again

There's one I particular that I keep going back and forth on whether he's a troll or just insane. I really can't tell.

Reading their GDTs literally never disappoints.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I thought it was pretty well established that the Caps fans on this site are among the most salty and delusional fanbases. Reading their GDTs last year was hilarious because of the whining.

10/10 would read again

There's one I particular that I keep going back and forth on whether he's a troll or just insane. I really can't tell.

The game I referenced above was a meltdown for the ages. Instead of placing blame on Orlov for being an idiot who couldn't control himself late in the game they blamed it on the refs & Holtby on top of thinking that Schenn dove into the boards.

 

[TCTC]

I know Justin Williams isn't a game breaker but perhaps he can inspire some confidence in that team to break through and win those important game 7s for them. If they do make it to the playoffs I wouldn't be surprised to see him score some timely goals. I too would like to see Ovi win a cup.

In theory he's just what they needed. A proven winner who seems to be at his best in critical games.

 

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[LegionOfDoom91]

Steve Simmons with an extreme hot take on Kessel today.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/01/leafs-were-sick-and-tired-of-kessel

I'm not even a Kessel fan but that's ridiculous & sounds more like something you'd see by a disgruntled Leaf fan on a message board.

 

[SchennSational1022*]

The game where Orlov lost his **** late in the game to get us back in it & basically cost them a playoff spot was probably one of the more entertaining games in recent history between the two. Vinny even scored the game winner.

That game was great, fueled epic comeback. That was the game that made merealize how useless Tom Wilson is getting in Girouxs face like he did, all he did was awake the sleeping beast that day . Wilson is such a ****in plug

 

[Striiker]

The game I referenced above was a meltdown for the ages. Instead of placing blame on Orlov for being an idiot who couldn't control himself late in the game they blamed it on the refs & Holtby on top of thinking that Schenn dove into the boards.

[NHL]2013020912-X-h[/NHL]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1614795&highlight=flyers

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Funny article about Kessel from Steve Simmons. Simmons is on Panotch levels when it comes to dumbness but this article is still hilarious none the less as somebody actually allowed to be published by a major paper.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/01/leafs-were-sick-and-tired-of-kessel

He's the writer that Richards called a nerd on Twitter back when he was here.

I feel bad for Kessel for all the hate he gets in Toronto. That article was unnecessary. I don't wish him well in Pittsburgh though, because it's Pittsburgh, but hopefully the media stops ******** on him constantly. I think if his face wasn't chubby he wouldn't get all the hate. He looks out of shape so it's easy to claim he is out of shape, regardless of the fact that he is one of the faster skaters in the league.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I feel bad for Kessel for all the hate he gets in Toronto. That article was unnecessary. I don't wish him well in Pittsburgh though, because it's Pittsburgh, but hopefully the media stops ******** on him constantly. I think if his face wasn't chubby he wouldn't get all the hate. He looks out of shape so it's easy to claim he is out of shape, regardless of the fact that he is one of the faster skaters in the league.

Kessel unfortunately for himself isn't the type of player you're going to win with if he's your top player. He never was & never will be but the Toronto media & the fans placed unrealistic expectations on him anyway. He's not the only one though as Phaneuf, JVR, Kadri, etc. are in the same boat. It was just a poorly built team & that's not those guys fault.

If a player plays well &/or has a good season it gets taken to whole crazy level of unrealistic expectations. I remember after that shortened season Kadri was being dubbed the next Doug Gilmour for example. They just don't really have a true grasp on reality there whether it's the media or the fans.

 

[Harold Bingo]

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/01/leafs-were-sick-and-tired-of-kessel

The hot dog vendor who parks daily at Front and John Sts. just lost his most reliable customer.

Almost every afternoon at 2:30 p.m., often wearing a toque, Phil Kessel would wander from his neighbourhood condominium to consume his daily snack.

My god

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

[NHL]2013020912-X-h[/NHL]

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1614795&highlight=flyers

Vinny's turnover behind the net. Lmao.

 

[FLYERSFAN18]

At this point I would be more than happy if Hextall traded MDZ and Luke for picks and then turned around and traded those picks to get rid of Lecavalier, MacDonald, and maybe even Umberger. The. Go out and use that cap space on some veterans who might be willing to take one year deals even if we have to pay a little more to keep it to one year. Maybe Erhoff, Oduya, Visnovsky, Zdlicky, etc...

It would be so nice to see what Hextall could do with cap flexibility. We would also be no worse of with our assets since we would have traded two players who likely won't be here after a year or two at most and we will have lost no prospects or picks. I know it won't happen but if it came to ithat would hope Hextall would take it into consideration

 

[Curufinwe]

I know Justin Williams isn't a game breaker but perhaps he can inspire some confidence in that team to break through and win those important game 7s for them. If they do make it to the playoffs I wouldn't be surprised to see him score some timely goals. I too would like to see Ovi win a cup.

I would not. Some of their fans on here are insufferable.

 

[SchennSational1022*]

I would not. Some of their fans on here are insufferable, particularly OV's Gold Chain.

You are so right, they have some of the biggest Flyer trolls I have ever seen

 

[TheKingPin]

At this point I would be more than happy if Hextall traded MDZ and Luke for picks and then turned around and traded those picks to get rid of Lecavalier, MacDonald, and maybe even Umberger. The. Go out and use that cap space on some veterans who might be willing to take one year deals even if we have to pay a little more to keep it to one year. Maybe Erhoff, Oduya, Visnovsky, Zdlicky, etc...

It would be so nice to see what Hextall could do with cap flexibility. We would also be no worse of with our assets since we would have traded two players who likely won't be here after a year or two at most and we will have lost no prospects or picks. I know it won't happen but if it came to ithat would hope Hextall would take it into consideration

According to the philly writers there are still a bunch of teams that aren't at the floor, including the ducks which is crazy. One of those teams could easily want vinny for a pick. MacD would be harder to trade but I think he plays better this year and is traded the following year.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

According to the philly writers there are still a bunch of teams that aren't at the floor, including the ducks which is crazy. One of those teams could easily want vinny for a pick. MacD would be harder to trade but I think he plays better this year and is traded the following year.

They're unsurprisingly wrong. I posted it last night that there's only three teams that need to get over the floor (Anaheim's not one of them) & they don't need much help to do so as they still need to sign 4/5 players to fill out their roster.

http://www.generalfanager.com/teams
Go to that link & toggle the floor space option, the teams in red are the ones under it & it will tell by how much as well how many players they under contract right now.

They only way a team will take our deadweight is if they actually value them &/or we give away some sweeteners to do so. They don't need to reluctantly to do so to get over the floor.

 

[Curufinwe]

As I said in another thread, maybe try offering Vinny with $1.4m retained + their 4th/3rd back to Arizona for Chipchura.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Michael Grosso ‏@********** 3h3 hours ago
#BREAKING - Hearing Flyers have an offer on the table for Patrick Sharp and includes Matt Read+ going back the other way.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Poor Ghost beer. Haha.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Poor Ghost beer. Haha.

I don't know how to embed these things. Hahaha.

 

[Lindberg]

Michael Grosso ‏@********** 3h3 hours ago
#BREAKING - Hearing Flyers have an offer on the table for Patrick Sharp and includes Matt Read+ going back the other way.

What is the point of doing that? He will probably age decently well though.