Injury Report: Dec. 31: Del Zotto (hand/wrist) day-to-day

[deadhead]

Tbf to Streit he is, since joining the Flyers:

25th in 5v5 P/60 for Dmen. (Shattenkirk, Faulk & Leddy are three closest around him.)
28th in 5v5 points for Dmen. (Leddy & Ekman-Larsson with same amount.)

I mean... I think he IS worth a late 1st in terms of his playing ability... it is just if that extra year of contract is too big a hump for teams to give a 1st. If he came back playing at the same level he was before going down and was UFA at year end I would be pretty confident of a late 1st.

To get a 1st it would be worthwhile to pick up $2M from next year's contract, since you'd still save $3m (plus $3M for L Schenn) and have the pick.

 

[deadhead]

I'd rather keep Medvedev and move Streit, Medvedevis 5 years younger and bigger and more physical, and at this point a better skater.

 

[PALE PWNR]

I'd rather keep Medvedev and move Streit, Medvedevis 5 years younger and bigger and more physical, and at this point a better skater.

 

[tuckrr]

Does Gostisbehere get bumped off the PP when he returns?

I would move Voracek off the right wall, and put Ghost there. Ghost's slapper/wrister >> Voracek

Maybe experiment with Voracek in the slot, if that doesn't work use him on the 2nd PP. He can help carry it into the zone for the 2nd PP

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Flyers twitter reporting MDZ out tonight with a lower body injury.
he is day to day

Philadelphia Flyers ‏@NHLFlyers 1m1 minute ago
Injury Update: Michael Del Zotto is out tonight vs. Anaheim & is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury → http://*******/1lisHHV

 

[FLYguy3911]

I would move Voracek off the right wall, and put Ghost there. Ghost's slapper/wrister >> Voracek

Maybe experiment with Voracek in the slot, if that doesn't work use him on the 2nd PP. He can help carry it into the zone for the 2nd PP

The Flyers have had arguably the best PP in the league the last 5 years with 3 constants- Giroux, Voracek, and Simmonds.

 

[Appleyard]

The Flyers have had arguably the best PP in the league the last 5 years with 3 constants- Giroux, Voracek, and Simmonds.

Well, technically I suppose 2 constants over that time-frame:

Giroux & Simmonds.

Jake was on PP2 for the first half of 2011-12 and it still produced tbf. (though he replaced Jagr like for like really.)

But yeh, Giroux, Simmer & Voracek have been excellent in their roles on the PP since the beginning of the 2012 calendar year, nigh on 4 whole years.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Streit replacing MDZ on the second unit seems to be the most logical choice here.

 

[Appleyard]

Streit replacing MDZ on the second unit seems to be the most logical choice here.

I concur. MDZ is not suited to being a PP guy. He is best when the game is being played at pace, and is not as good when he has more time to think.

Streit helped PP2 the last time he was on it in 2013-14 as well.

Simmonds
Giroux -- Schenn -- Voracek
Gostisbehere

Raffl
Couturier -- Read
Streit -- Medvedev

Is what I guess they go to... though personally I would replace Read with Laughton on those units.

 

[Curufinwe]

Cap space

 

[Curufinwe]

Flyers twitter reporting MDZ out tonight with a lower body injury.
he is day to day

Philadelphia Flyers ‏@NHLFlyers 1m1 minute ago
Injury Update: Michael Del Zotto is out tonight vs. Anaheim & is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury → http://*******/1lisHHV

Injured in practice?

 

[FLYguy3911]

Or a fun holiday break.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

I want Streit on this team.

If you can move the contract, you have to do it.

 

[TCTC]

If you can move the contract, you have to do it.

There may be reasons to trade him, but his contract isn't one. There are better ways to free up cap space.

 

[Random Forest]

If you can move the contract, you have to do it.

His contract is hardly an albatross. If he were a UFA this summer, I suspect he would have been given 5.25m for two years by some team.

There are much greater concerns than dumping Streit's contract. He at least provides some benefit to the team.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This thread will remain active with the updates to Del Zotto and Streit:

Del Zotto remains questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Sharks. He has either a hand or wrist injury. All he’ll say is that it happened during the St. Louis game before the Christmas break.

http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-phi...-leaves-practice-mark-streits-return-imminent

Nor has Mark Streit’s situation.

The veteran defenseman is still on target to come off long-term injury either Tuesday or Wednesday. Once the Flyers do that, they need to lose about $860,000 in salary cap money.

“He looked good again today,” Hakstol said. “We will make the final decision over the next 24 or 36 hours.”

Either one player must go or one player has to be placed on long-term injury.

“I’ve been skating a while now and it’s been good progress,” Streit said, adding that the long practice on Monday — nearly 90 minutes — was a good test for him.

 

[Curufinwe]

Waive the guy the coach doesn't want to play - Sam Gagner.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Who has to deliver the news with Hexy in Finland?

 

[tuckrr]

Waive the guy the coach doesn't want to play - Sam Gagner.

Agreed, he could also help the phantoms make the playoffs

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Who has to deliver the news with Hexy in Finland?

The PR guy is on the trip. He was behind Giroux in the video shown last night following the game.

 

[FLYguy3911]

The PR guy is on the trip. He was behind Giroux in the video shown last night following the game.

I meant who actually tells whoever is being waived, that they are being waived (if it gets to that).

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

I meant who actually tells whoever is being waived, that they are being waived.

The coaches and any upper management on the trip. The PR guy can also fill the void if necessary.

 

[kelmitchell]

Flyers twitter reporting MDZ out tonight with a lower body injury.
he is day to day

Philadelphia Flyers ‏@NHLFlyers 1m1 minute ago
Injury Update: Michael Del Zotto is out tonight vs. Anaheim & is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury → http://*******/1lisHHV

Must have hurt it over the holiday messing with Lisa ann

 

[TheKingPin]

Ghost stays on the first and streit goes to the second unit. Should help a lot actually. Those goofs need a qb

 

[OzFlyers]

So who gets waved tomorrow? I vote Gagner or Manning. Is that enough space for Streit?