Confirmed with Link: Derek Grant obtained from Anaheim for Criscuolo + 4th

[SnS]

GREAT. not.

 

[DancingPanther]

If one of these guys plays 3C...

 

[Rebels57]

70% dzone starts for Grant this year. Jesus Henry Christ.

He was a slightly possible possesion player last year with more reasonable 56% dzone starts.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Love frost, but let’s face it, he didn’t do anything his time here. Grant and Thompson are upgrades and depth to 4c and the 13th forward.

these guys will not hold frost back next year when he is truly ready for the nhl. Bunny has been serviceable but isn’t the answer for a Cup run.

But Nate ****ing Thompson and Derek ****ing Grant are the answers to a Cup run

bahahahahahahahahahaha

This fanbase is comedy gold.

 

[mr figgles]

Our new 4C’s baby: (cuz you need two...)

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Guys on bad teams that are used in defensive situations getting a lot of CORSI against... shocking. Grant starts 70% of the time in his own zone, and Thompson over 60.

 

[Foggy14]

I like Grant.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Congrats guys, Grant is everything you want from a 4th line center and then some.

Don`t look at those fancy stats too much. Grant often started in Dzone and very reguralry cleared heavy minutes.
He skates fast, takes a lot of ice, can score.

I liked your post better when I thought that said "regurgitated," but I still like it. Great post.

 

[Mike Puck]

I think these are good moves for the Flyers. Basically Braun type of adds to the offence, experienced guys who can grind and kill penalties. Still can't understand how someone thinks these moves are eating time from Frost etc because Frost isn't going to spend his time in fourth line if he's with the Flyers.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Grant likely 4C and Thompson the 13F. Bunnaman to LV.

On second thought...

 

[Foggy14]

i have another very important question.... and that question is... why?

Probably because we didn't have much cap space (some teams booked space for this time of the season, but we didn't --- this is where LTIR hurts) and Fletch wanted to add some cheap experience that didn't mortgage the future.

I liked the idea of Pageau, but never saw how it could be accomplished without screwing up another part of the team.

Grant is good depth for the playoffs.

 

[flyersfan018]

Congrats guys, Grant is everything you want from a 4th line center and then some.

Don`t look at those fancy stats too much. Grant often started in Dzone and very reguralry cleared heavy minutes.
He skates fast, takes a lot of ice, can score.

Whoa skates fast?! Some dude who has never seen him play before told me he was slow and finished.

 

[flyerslducks]

obviously but they aren't here and we need center depth for the palyoffs @people who say lets just play frost/patrick. I like the grant move. Cheap and a decent player. I watch the ducks a lot here in cali and he was one of the only bright spots. Big center, good at faceoffs, great pker, and was used against top guys which is nice to have. Don't look at his possession numbers on an awful ducks team. This moves laughton to wing or just takes bunnaman out:

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probably shouldn't mess with the laughton line right now the way they are playing. Nice solid move.

 

[flyersfan187]

4c was the biggest weakness in this lineup. Grant, Thompson and Bunny to compete against each other and to be available when injuries occur. I like this much better going into the playoffs then just Bunny.

 

[flyerslducks]

70% dzone starts for Grant this year. Jesus Henry Christ.

He was a slightly possible possesion player last year with more reasonable 56% dzone starts.

good. this should free up hayes/couts more

 

[flyerslducks]

now we probably don't need giroux to come on the pk at all. Grant/thompson can just take them.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Better than Stewart for injury depth, but not all that happy spending draft pick assets on bodies that won't likely be around next season.

 

[flyerslducks]

now we probably don't need giroux to come on the pk at all. Grant/thompson can just take them.

 

[flyerslducks]

Better than Stewart for injury depth, but not all that happy spending draft pick assets on bodies that won't likely be around next season.

im ok with it. Not that often you hit on those anyway. Plus, we have guys like frost, ratcliffe, allison, brink, york, zamula already and still have our 1st/2nd this year as well as our own 4th.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

im ok with it. Not that often you hit on those anyway. Plus, we have guys like frost, ratcliffe, allison, brink, york, zamula already and still have our 1st/2nd this year as well as our own 4th.

Drafts are crapshoots, so quantity of picks is valuable. Moving picks for marginal short term help is not a long term strategy for success.

 

[Beef Invictus]

OK why both?? What the f***

 

[Beef Invictus]

OK why both?? What the f***

 

[Foggy14]

Whoa skates fast?! Some dude who has never seen him play before told me he was slow and finished.

I got this video at the Ducks' practice facility and it does look like Derek has lost a step.

Seriously, he's a decent skater who can kill penalties, win draws and fill role that our brain trust probably doesn't trust Bunny to do, just yet. And we didn't have to trade Bunny, or another promising youngster to get him.

 

[Foggy14]

Sorry, this was a duplicate.

The board is a little wonky today with all this trade deadline fever.

 

[Laveuglette]

A 4th and a 5th for depth. I'm fine with it. It's not like we gave up a lot and they can be useful.

 

[Laveuglette]

I think these are good moves for the Flyers. Basically Braun type of adds to the offence, experienced guys who can grind and kill penalties. Still can't understand how someone thinks these moves are eating time from Frost etc because Frost isn't going to spend his time in fourth line if he's with the Flyers.

This. People need to realize that playing 4th line is a role, 4th line isn't just a place to put your shiny prospects who aren't in the league yet. Frost will play top-9 or wait. Grant will play 4th line. Respect the roles.