GDT: #4: FLYERS at Flames, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, 9:00 pm ET

[Curufinwe]

Stewart signed?

Stewart signing incoming....

 

[Jettany]

Yep. We all knew it would happen!

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Stewart signed?

No. Not yet. They will have money available to sign him at the league minimum or at least available. But they have to w ait for Welinski to clear.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Welinski is a pretty good player. I highly doubt he gets claimed, or else he would’ve signed this summer with an organization promising him an NHL spot. But I really like having him & Bigras as call-up depth. Also, he’s going to make the Phantoms a real bitch to play against. That team should compete for the championship.

 

[flyersnorth]

Yeah but that is where common sense needs to step in and make a change.

To play 2 games....then 6 days off...then play 1 game...then 4 days off...is just crazy. To have that happen to start a season is just stupid.

Right??

Same with the Flyers - especially when you consider the Hawks got the polar opposite. Seven straight home games after Prague.

 

[Jettany]

No. Not yet. They will have money available to sign him at the league minimum or at least available. But they have to w ait for Welinski to clear.

You believe he will sign?

 

[dragonoffrost]

You believe he will sign?

We believe Fletch will find a way

 

[Jettany]

We believe Fletch will find a way

I was told he would definitely sign once Welinski was healthy and cleared. I think I posted that. We shall see if my guy was right.

 

[dragonoffrost]

I was told he would definitely sign once Welinski was healthy and cleared. I think I posted that. We shall see if my guy was right.

Tomorrow at noon

Stay tuned... Same bat channel

 

[BiggE]

Yay
Let’s sign a guy who can barely keep up with pace of play at the AHL level
Yay

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

You believe he will sign?

He is with the team and traveled. They have coaches, PR people and equipment staff, so....

 

[dats81]

Anyone believe Stewart will NOT be signed? It's almost inevitable at this point.

 

[Curufinwe]

Signing Stewart would immediately remove a lot of cap and roster flexibility.

If Patrick was fully healthy and Stewart was going to be the 14th forward, I think it would be more likely. But then AV said he wanted 8 dmen on the roster.

 

[marcsson68]

Watch Talbot stone us

No, sir.

 

[flyersnorth]

I hope they don't sign Stewart.

I get wanting a vet as, say, your 13th/14th forward if for nothing other than it is probably preferable to having a 22 year old as a regular healthy scratch. Which is what I think Stewart will be if they sign him.

I guess I saw Pitlick as that guy, the 13th/14th who can play when there are injuries.

 

[SuchySays]

Wouldn't Stewart be gone already?

He's probably getting signed, eh?

 

[Gert B Frobe]

we need Stewart to chase Tkachuk all over the ice, fail to catch him and take bad penalties all crammed into 4:32 of wasted time

 

[BiggE]

Chris f***ing Stewart, because hey, you can never have too much trash on an NHL roster.

perhaps if Farabee continues to score at a goal per game pace in LHV, they’ll bring him up for depth after the trade deadline.

 

[Bob Clarke Fan Club]

I don't hate Stewart and I understand why they'll probably sign him. Not worth losing any sleep over. Won't be throwing any welcome Chris Stewart parties either.

 

[TheKingPin]

It shouldn’t be , but it’s pretty amazing AV recognized Jakes poor decision making and has made efforts to correct it. If he simplifies his game and uses his skill and speed he’s very effective. Hopefully he can do that and get things going in the right direction.

 

[deadhead]

It shouldn’t be , but it’s pretty amazing AV recognized Jakes poor decision making and has made efforts to correct it. If he simplifies his game and uses his skill and speed he’s very effective. Hopefully he can do that and get things going in the right direction.

I wonder if it's poor decision making per se, or if Voracek just has some ingrained habits (like holding onto the puck too long) that he has to break to play effectively in AV's schemes. That is, Voracek isn't making any egregious errors that I've seen, but doesn't seem to be able to "flow" with his linemates.

 

[Rebels57]

I don't hate Stewart and I understand why they'll probably sign him. Not worth losing any sleep over. Won't be throwing any welcome Chris Stewart parties either.

I dont understand.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

LMFAO. The hatred of Hakstol runs so deep that he gets blasted for the classy move of greeting the team’s fans on a road trip. Not a healthy obsession. He’s gone. Move on.

well he is gone and TK has 3G 3a so far in his absence

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[TheKingPin]

I wonder if it's poor decision making per se, or if Voracek just has some ingrained habits (like holding onto the puck too long) that he has to break to play effectively in AV's schemes. That is, Voracek isn't making any egregious errors that I've seen, but doesn't seem to be able to "flow" with his linemates.

I think he does have bad habits that may stick out now. I’m sure he will rebound and that will be important for this year, but I’m not his biggest fan and wouldn’t mind if this was the start of moving on from him in a year or two.