Injury Report: Andrej Meszaros: torn rotator cuff, left shoulder surgery; Gustafasson up

[TheLegendkiller]

Maybe they can trade him at the draft..

That's what I'd do. Nobody is stuck with anybody's cap hit. I'd trade Briere at the draft too.


This is annoying but this isn't impossible to remedy.

 

[healthyscratch]

Tremendous.

 

[Zod]

Poor Mez. Probably best to hang up the skates before things get even worse.

Sucks, but at least it'll get Gus skating up here.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Outside of Hartnell, Coburn is probably the only piece the Flyers have left they can move that would end up getting a very nice return. As much as I despise the guy, I realize that there are teams out there that would be enamored with his physical gifts and would probably give up quite a bounty to land a 28 year old, 6'5, swift skating defenseman. There'd be no reason to believe that the Flyers couldn't land a blue chip prospect, a 1st and young roster player for him. It'd be a nice way to kick off the rebuild. Yep, using that word that should have been used back in 2007.

I'm slowly coming to the same conclusion. I still cling to some hope, but it's increasingly looking like he's never going to be a go to guy. He's looking more and more like a permanent complementary player. If someone wants to offer a great deal for him, it has to be taken.

I assumed at first that he's been playing with some sort of injury, but I doubt it now. It's been long enough that some sort of rumor should have surfaced if that were the case.

 

[TheDrizzle81]

I feel like we are getting trolled....

 

[TheLegendkiller]

If you're shopping Hartnell I'd look right to San Jose and do a Hartnell for Clowe and a 2nd swap. Same type of player and I think Clowe costs less?

 

[RoDu]

glass isn't fragile enough, maybe eggshells, Mez is made of eggshells

 

[sa cyred]

Mez has sucked but was hoping he would get traded. Now mer glass is hurt again.

Honestly, wouldnt be surprised if he is one of the buyouts.

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

So now our defense is:

Timonen-Schenn
Coburn-Gervais
Gustafsson-Foster

That's just swell.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I feel like we are getting trolled....

I feel like the hockey gods could have at least used some lube this year.

 

[sa cyred]

But seriously other then the name was Mez that much better than when Gus played?

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

But seriously other then the name was Mez that much better than when Gus played?

Gus has been pretty awful as well IMO.

 

[FlyingPhilly]

Well, I am not a person who believes in god(s), or karma, and that stuff, but come on man. Seems like Mez always gets hurt somehow.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

Gus has been pretty awful as well IMO.

Gus was fine until he got hurt. After that, he played tentative and was making bad decisions. And when you really look into things, he's played how many NHL games? I don't think he's been really given a legitimate shot to be honest. His mandate has been pretty much "play mistake free and if you don't, you're going to lose ice time and be demoted to Adirondack."

 

[hckyplayer8]

Who the **** broke a mirror while walking under a ladder?

 

[flyershockey]

Gus was fine until he got hurt. After that, he played tentative and was making bad decisions. And when you really look into things, he's played how many NHL games? I don't think he's been really given a legitimate shot to be honest. His mandate has been pretty much "play mistake free and if you don't, you're going to lose ice time and be demoted to Adirondack."

Yeah this is how I feel about it as well. Rookies and young players are going to make mistakes, and if you want them to develop, you have to deal with it. Sending him up and down does nothing but kill a young player's confidence. The constant adjustment between leagues isn't much better either.

 

[GKJ]

There wasn't any reason Gus wasn't here in the first place unless everyone felt he lost his confidence. It's called growing pains. But this team wouldn't know anything about that when it comes to defensemen coming up from the minors.

 

[ahthorne]

Put Gus with L. Schenn. Put Timonen with Gervais. Then Coburn and Foster. Or call up Manning or something 'cause this is getting nasty.

 

[freakydallas13]

Wow. just, wow.

Shakespeare himself couldn't have written a better tragedy of a season.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Wow. just, wow.

Shakespeare himself couldn't have written a better tragedy of a season.

Titus Andrejnicus

 

[CS]

Titus Andrejnicus

This needs to be the name of a thread STAT.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

^ Done.

 

[Devonator]

Well in the bigger picture, with our injuries adding up, we are almost looking certain to get a top three pick and anyone of Jones, MacKinnon or Drioun is highly appealing .......so at least going forward, we will be looking very good overall....

 

[freakydallas13]

Titus Andrejnicus

Now if only Stevens was still the head coach, he could secretly bake the Flyer's terrible play into a pie and make the players eat it .

 

[Beef Invictus]

Titus Andrejnicus

Andrejnicus? Reminds me of Andronikos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andronikos_I_Komnenos

Met his end when his body was torn apart. Also fitting.