balddog66
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Let's say your team drafts Bobby Ryan, the first phone call you get is from Bobby Clarke. He's offered you one of Pitkanen, Carter or Richards for Ryan...do you make the deal?
I make it. Nothing against Ryan (I've already said in other threads that he's my choice ahead of Pouliot and Kopitar). But an untried kid of anything short of Crosby stature can't be measured against the likes of Pitkanen, Carter, or Richards. I'd take any of those three ahead of Ryan right now.balddog66 said:Let's say your team drafts Bobby Ryan, the first phone call you get is from Bobby Clarke. He's offered you one of Pitkanen, Carter or Richards for Ryan...do you make the deal?
Sam I Am said:In exactly one second...for Carter or Pitkanen.
For Richards, I'd probaby pass (unless you're talking Brad and not Mike).
Pepper said:Only an idiot would make any of those trades.
mazmin said:A lot of teams would do Ryan for Handzus.
Pantokrator said:Well, we are talking about Bobby Clarke...
DarthSather99 said:Carter and their #1 pick.....if he's really hot for him you can rob him blind.
balddog66 said:Let's say your team drafts Bobby Ryan, the first phone call you get is from Bobby Clarke. He's offered you one of Pitkanen, Carter or Richards for Ryan...do you make the deal?
MojoJojo said:BC is such an idiot that the Flyers are in terrible shape, right?
GagsIsDaMan said:One of the reason BC gets dumped on his because of the deal for Oates...but for every deal like that he makes 2 or 3 deals that are much better for the Hockey club...ala Esche and Handzus from Pheonix thiefery or the rapage of the Canadians for LeClair and Desjardins...He is a top 5 GM in this league waether people want to admit it or not.
Jovanovski = Norris said:Clarke loves Ryan and the latter idolizes Clarke. However, it wouldn't be in the best interests of the Flyers to pursue Bobby Ryan right now.
1.) The Flyers already have way too many centers. Primeau, Handzus, Richards and Carter. And that is with Roenick and Sharp converted to RWs.
Not to mention Daymond Langkow for the option of a 2002 1st Rounder and a 2003 2nd Rounder or a 2002 Secound Rounder and a 2003 First Rounder. That basically got us two of the three prospects mentioned in this thread.GagsIsDaMan said:One of the reason BC gets dumped on his because of the deal for Oates...but for every deal like that he makes 2 or 3 deals that are much better for the Hockey club...ala Esche and Handzus from Pheonix thiefery or the rapage of the Canadians for LeClair and Desjardins...He is a top 5 GM in this league waether people want to admit it or not.
mazmin said:A lot of teams would do Ryan for Handzus.
GagneScores12 said:It's funny though that when people mention the Oates deal, everyone conveniently fails to forget that our top two centermen at the time went down with some pretty serious injuries and we were in a bind. As well, Chicago was bidding on Oates' services and were willing to give up a lot to get him as well.