2018 off-season thread

[SnS]

Sure it is, they looked great together last year.

And Gudas has been a top 4 D since he got here. His play only started to struggle when stuck with Manning and used as a 3rd pair guy.

I wouldn’t be against moving Gudas. He’s one questionable hit away from being suspended 20+ games. Also I think he’s not the same before being neutered.

 

[SnS]

That's why you insult Dumba heavily to make Minnesota feel sad about having him. Obviously you are not a veteran of numerous Trade Board Deals like I am. I learned to be a Top Notch GM there.

I enjoy the trade boards when actual conversations are taking place

 

[bennysflyers16]

You already asked me this and the answer is still no.

I never said he was going to get fired, I said nothing was guaranteed either way.

What I said when you people were freaking out was that it was a stupid waste of time because the only thing that was a for sure was that he wasn't getting fired in the middle of a season. IF he got fired, it would be at the end of the season.

You panicky shortsighted guys are the ones who like to make idiotic guarantees, like when you said we were definitely missing the playoffs. How'd that one go?

Ya when we were playing bad in the playoff by 2 pts and Hak was the coach with avg goalies, ya missing the playoffs was such a reach lol

He should of been fired mid season, post season, or never hired. But we can all agree Hexy is way too proud to admit his horrible judge of coaching with Lappy and Hak.

 

[Curufinwe]

It's 100% viable. The problem is the coach would rather play Hagg and MacDonald as the second pair.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Death might not be that bad over watching Simple Hak have Manning, MacDonald, & Hagg at his disposal again.

If that happens we are already dead in a way.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Sure it is, they looked great together last year.

And Gudas has been a top 4 D since he got here. His play only started to struggle when stuck with Manning and used as a 3rd pair guy.

And also after his last suspension. He is absolutely a step down when he isn't at his physical best.

 

[deadhead]

If Gudas bounces back he's fine with Sanheim, he provides the "muscle."
MacDonald - Myers would be a solid 3rd pair. Hagg - Myers would also work, since Myers can move the puck.

The only way Manning returns is someone gets dinged and they need a 7th D-man.
He's a decent 3rd pair defenseman (look at the bottom 150-200 and tell me they're better than Manning!).
Fortunately, the Flyers are building the kind of depth where he can't crack the top six.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I enjoy the trade boards when actual conversations are taking place

So... never?

 

[bennysflyers16]

It's 100% viable. The problem is the coach would rather play Hagg and MacDonald as the second pair.

Hagg is going with the 19th pick for Tyler Myers and Armia. Boom, top 4 RHD and wicked skilled PK monster for the bottom 6.

Provy Myers
Sanheim Ghost
Farmer Gudas

 

[SnS]

So... never?

Ive had some pretty good convos over there with sharks fans and wild fans to name a few.

 

[SnS]

Hagg is going with the 19th pick for Tyler Myers and Armia. Boom, top 4 RHD and wicked skilled PK monster for the bottom 6.

Provy Myers
Sanheim Ghost
Farmer Gudas

Wouldn’t be done by the jets.

 

[Striiker]

Ya when we were playing bad in the playoff by 2 pts and Hak was the coach with avg goalies, ya missing the playoffs was such a reach lol

He should of been fired mid season, post season, or never hired. But we can all agree Hexy is way too proud to admit his horrible judge of coaching with Lappy and Hak.

It doesn't matter how likely/unlikely it was. Stating it as a fact was ridiculous because obviously it wasn't one. It was just exaggerated fatalism and complaining, same as we're seeing this offseason.

And there's no reason to believe it's a matter of pride, that's just yet another reach in an attempt to complain more. Unless you have any proof to back that up, stating it as a fact is foolish.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

And then we tell them to **** off and give us Dumba, and we tell them they should be thankful we even thought to call them.


Wow, being GM is easy. I should be GM.

Actually i'm going to play politics, you can have my vote IF I am named Assistant Coach and get to run the PK.

Aka the Safest job in America.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Hagg is going with the 19th pick for Tyler Myers and Armia. Boom, top 4 RHD and wicked skilled PK monster for the bottom 6.

Provy Myers
Sanheim Ghost
Farmer Gudas

I do like Armia - he's pretty underrated according to my eyeballs, but my statsballs don't really function, so I don't know how he holds up in the underlying numbers.

 

[Striiker]

And also after his last suspension. He is absolutely a step down when he isn't at his physical best.

He's better when he's physical, but the real problem with him this year was more the Manning issue.

Gudas spent WAY more time with Manning than anyone else this year, and it hurt him a ton.

635:58 with Manning
240:28 with Sanheim
50:36 with Hagg

 

[bennysflyers16]

It doesn't matter how likely/unlikely it was. Stating it as a fact was ridiculous because obviously it wasn't one. It was just exaggerated fatalism and complaining, same as we're seeing this offseason.

And there's no reason to believe it's a matter of pride, that's just yet another reach in an attempt to complain more. Unless you have any proof to back that up, stating it as a fact is foolish.

Your right, he just enjoys the results that Lappy brings to the PK.

 

[bennysflyers16]

I do like Armia - he's pretty underrated according to my eyeballs, but my statsballs don't really function, so I don't know how he holds up in the underlying numbers.

He and Myers are almost certainly gone and both would be good targets. Myers is only 1 more year, but would be a nice vet to take over for Farmer . Snagging Armia for the bottom 6 would be a home run. Such a good PK guy and just never has a shot on the Jets. His skill level is very under rated too.

 

[deadhead]

Well, Corsica says the PK was well above average, except for those guys in goal, and I don't think Lappy is the goalie coach.
It's just hard to reconcile being 4th or so in xGA% and 31st in GA%.

 

[Curufinwe]

Only Boxcar would enjoy that spending that much time with Mandog.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Wouldn’t be done by the jets.

Some buzz is mid 1st pick is the expected ask for Myers, and close to zero chance the Jets sign Armia. 2 interesting targets thats for sure and would greatly improve our team

 

[hatcher]

Hagg isn't going anywhere and plays a playoff style. He would have played for trotz and gallant both.

 

[Deadpool8812]

Hagg is fine on the 3rd pair at this point as long as he isnt playing over Sanheim

 

[Prongo]

@SnS coming in here and shooting down our fantasies. We don’t think realistically around here turd

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Man. Everyone likes to go nuts the minute something is released.

Absolutely.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

I don't understand the franchise mindset in bringing back players like Manning and Filp. They didn't work out before, why in the hell are you bringing them back? Try something new! I understand the Flyers aren't winning a cup anytime soon, but at least make yourself as competitive as possible. Anything can happen in the playoffs, but we already know what happens with guys like Manning and Filp.

They didn't bring them back yet. I think this is the glaring issue people somehow are forgetting.

Quite literally all Hextall has said so far is "We'll take a look at that later"

If Hextall really wanted these two, he'd be seeing "We're going to try and get a deal done"

They're just last resorts. Hexy is doing his proper GM-work by keeping doors open even if he doesn't actually want those players on the team next year.