Stizzle
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Sorry, Brooke Destra (who?). The correct answer is actually no more Dave Hakstol.
People need to understand the difference between a player sucking and a contract sucking.
This Flyers season is somewhat reminiscent of the 2017 Eagles. Where people place too much emphasis on the acquisitions (Darby, Ajayi, etc.) as the reason for getting over the hump and neglect that the true core of the team, both lines, were already in place and kept them competitive all season long. Coaching helped too. Doug evolved. Flyers got rid of a dinosaur.Sorry, Brooke Destra (who?). The correct answer is actually no more Dave Hakstol.
Yes, but it's also fair to say we have a crazy depth of talent right now. Fitting them all under the salary cap will eventually be a problem. Getting out from under the Hayes deal would alleviate a lot of long-term cap strain.
If we win a Cup with him: I do not care what his contract is.
It was the market price at the time. As for this season, IMO, Hayes has earned his paycheck. Will he continue to do that? Who knows.100% agreed. I'm OK with Hayes the player. I'm not OK with the Hayes contract. He's good, but it was an overpay for sure, no matter what his "locker room presence" is.
He did it in 18/19, just over two teams.Sad that Hayes won’t have the chance to crack 50 points in a season for the first time ever due to lockdown.
People need to understand the difference between a player sucking and a contract sucking.
With most FA signings the contract is going to suck somehow. You sometimes have to give into the stupid to get the guy you need/want. Doesn’t make it right but that is how the game is played now when it comes to free agency
He gave us the cap space which allowed Fletch to make those moves like he did .It's really a shame he was nose blind to the Haksmell, but I am not sure he makes the moves Fletcher did like bringing Hart up or acquiring Niskanen/Braun/Hayes, either.
He did it in 18/19, just over two teams.
Hoberg and Bernhardt will likely be UFAs by this time next week.
Hextall didn't make many bad moves. His biggest weakness was the moves he didn't make.He gave us the cap space which allowed Fletch to make those moves like he did .
So you are worried about the impact of his contract in 5 years? We had one of the best records in the league over what the last three months. Each year only a few teams have a realistic chance at a cup at the start of the playoffs based on talent, injuries and hot goaltending. We are one of those teams this year and given our depth everywhere except goaltending we are really well positioned for the next five years to win it all. Fletch did what was needed to attain that by signing Hayes, trading for Niskanen and firing Hak and hiring AV. As a STH I'm thrilled with the changes, they are fun to watch and great at home.Agrees
What's your opinion on the contract if we don't win a cup and his AAV cost the team a younger and more important asset or hinders the teams depth when they're peaking?
Hard to know if it's bizarre or just realistic. And it's still not out of the question that one or both of them sign at the last minute.Bizarre
Signing Hog and bringing him over makes too much sense. It would give us extra depth who could get called up when injuries occur.
But sadly, doesn't look like it will happen.
Signing them would require them to play in the AHL though. Their chances at cracking the flyers D core next year are very slim. They will get comparable salaries at home, with bonus's. It's not an easy move as a young player to make that call.
If this were fifteen or twenty years ago I'd suggest not worrying, Clarke will wake up on the wrong side of the bed and trade Sanheim for a big-bodied checking center. No logjams allowed!They'd have to be looking to the future. The only readily replaceable dman is Hagg, but if they're looking at the situation honestly they'd recognize that coaches have an inexplicable infatuation with him so it's unwise to bank on edging him out.
Braun is aging and his cap hit might warrant his replacement so that's a potential avenue. But whoever is making that jump would have to be willing to risk being paid less to compete for pretty much a single spot in the hope of sticking and making more longterm.
Our defense is pretty logjammy. We may be at the point where we can start selling some of these D prospects to fill needs. This is good. This is an issue the team has never faced before.
So you are worried about the impact of his contract in 5 years? We had one of the best records in the league over what the last three months. Each year only a few teams have a realistic chance at a cup at the start of the playoffs based on talent, injuries and hot goaltending. We are one of those teams this year and given our depth everywhere except goaltending we are really well positioned for the next five years to win it all. Fletch did what was needed to attain that by signing Hayes, trading for Niskanen and firing Hak and hiring AV. As a STH I'm thrilled with the changes, they are fun to watch and great at home.