Exit Interviews and Injury Updates

[deadhead]

Probably right.

But healthy, can get streaky hot, and good with the puck against a strong forechecking team; I wish Hak had given him a shot.

I read that they would "later in the week."

He started 15 games, after the first three, was a complete train wreck, ended up with a .891 S%.
Sorry, just move on, nothing to see here.

 

[kudymen]

Torn pelvis since TC for Simmer.

Oh my god

 

[baudib1]

Simmer:

torn pelvis since camp
something like a broken ankle taking a shot off the leg from Ghost
mouth f***ed up taking an errant stick to the face on the bench
the hand injury which actually cost him time "I forgot about that one"

 

[hatcher]

I swear your drunk every time you’re posting

Don't drink dude. Machine

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Don't drink dude. Machine

Bath salts?

 

[Adam Warlock]

Lucky for us a lot of GMs think the way Hatcher does...playing through those injuries probably raised his trade value.

Get it done, Ron!

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[deadhead]

The question is whether this is going to be the "norm" for Simmonds, in which case you have to write him in a 3rd line role and rest him for the playoffs - an extension would have to reflect that "injury" discount.

On the other hand, when you talk about leaders leading by example . . . hard to shirk in a clubhouse that has Simmonds in it.

 

[Magua]

Simmonds is a warrior and we admire the hell out of him for it. If he gets his old usage back he'll probably flirt with his normal 30 goals and 55-60 points (which isn't even drastically off from this year's totals).

But I've been on the Trade Simmonds Bandwagon since before this season even; the contract situation has always been there. What he did this year, injuries and all, didn't influence my opinion one way or another. It's more what Patrick and Teek did than what Wayne didn't do.

I don't know if someone linked the tweet yet (below), but I'm not sure what to make of it. It's always seemed far-fetched to me that a bunch of hockey guys would trade Simmonds.

 

[FlyTimmo]

The amount of injuries Simmonds had doesn't change my opinion on trading him. Love him, but it's time.

 

[baudib1]

I noticed that Simmer (52.9), Filp (53.1) and Konecny (51.2) all had more DZS than OZS.

That's probably not optimal.

 

[Prongo]

Don't drink dude. Machine

I drink. And go to the gym. I like to have fun. You’re soft. Muffins.

 

[deadhead]

Depends on what we're offered, what other moves Hextall makes, and what he wants in an extension.

1) If someone makes an offer Ron can't refuse, nice knowing ya, 1st and 2nd or solid bottom six prospect
2) If only a late first, and Hextall makes moves to improve the team, Simmonds has more value at the TDL than anyone we can obtain with a late 1st rd pick
3) If Simmonds is happy with a 3-4 year extension at an affordable price (i.e. his agent finds out no one wants to give him 5 yr at $6M), he might be worth keeping as veteran depth.

 

[Striiker]

Look at that Simmonds injury list.... and then remember people saying the Flyers top guys are soft and lazy and aren’t leaders and all other kinds of imaginary insults.

Unbelievable.

 

[macleish1974]

Holmgren, Hextall and Hakstol, the Hs that make the H in Preparation-H. Asshole cream my ass, they are the assholes themselves. They fking remind me of the PR people at Phillip- Morris who vehemently denied there is a correlation between lung cancer and smoking. Know matter what side of the mouth they Fling words or if you prefer the a-hole metaphor , sh*t, there is correlation between poor coaching and winning. And there is a correlation between emotional responses and a winning culture. And to end this rant, since when is hockey a product and not a sport to admire and cherish?? A product is toilet paper to wipe your ass. Guess who needs this product the most? Yep you guessed it.

 

[Chicken Chaser]

Bath salts?

Donald is sober as a judge too, hard to tell from his twitter though, lol

 

[baudib1]

Depends on what we're offered, what other moves Hextall makes, and what he wants in an extension.

1) If someone makes an offer Ron can't refuse, nice knowing ya, 1st and 2nd or solid bottom six prospect
2) If only a late first, and Hextall makes moves to improve the team, Simmonds has more value at the TDL than anyone we can obtain with a late 1st rd pick
3) If Simmonds is happy with a 3-4 year extension at an affordable price (i.e. his agent finds out no one wants to give him 5 yr at $6M), he might be worth keeping as veteran depth.

I'm pretty much on board with this. When the kids start arriving, I think Simmonds as an 18-25-goal scorer on the 3rd/4th line getting PP2 mins is totally fine. When there's literally no room for the next Allison or Ratcliffe, you move him for a 3rd round pick.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Groin and broken hand.

Well, that'll do it.

Groin issues alone can be a huge hindrance. They can easily affect back, core, and legs.

 

[IronMarshal]

Provy is a man. I tore my AC Joint the same way. 3rd degree separation (3rd degree sprain), all three ligaments torn completely. I couldn't move my arm afterwards. I had to drive my standard shift car home one handed - fun. I don't know how much they had to shoot into his shoulder to play but I will tell you, that it was a mistake. He should have sat out. No strength there and little feel. He probably hurt the team by playing (though he was heroic and his presence must have given them a lift). The doc talked me out of surgery and said to exercise my rotator cuff muscles so they would keep the shoulder in place without the ligaments. Who has time for that, after the initial PT? anyway my clavicle pokes out of my shoulder these days, and lifting weight over my head is limited. Provy will have the surgery I am sure, and deal with the arthritis later (the reason for not having surgery. If you don't have to lift weights over your head or you are not a high level athlete, it is recommended to not have surgery). He is a Warrior. Obviously, so is Simmer.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Geez, just saw the rest of it. I've long flirted with trading Simmonds but Jesus, if ever there is a guy you can go "BUT INTANGIBLE" with, it's Mr. f***ing Train.

 

[Oskar Man]

I've popped my shoulder out at least 4 times playing sandlot ball in my yute and it's totally debilitating. It took me probably a good week before I could do anything at all with my right arm.

I couldn't imagine playing playoff hockey with a bum shoulder like that.

 

[Magua]

And knowing what Provorov was playing through, they still elected to bench Sanheim (which shouldn't have happened to begin with). Rolling 7D would've been a lot more important than playing Dale Weise 5 minutes, which had zero bearing on Couturier anyway.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Provy is a man. I tore my AC Joint the same way. 3rd degree separation (3rd degree sprain), all three ligaments torn completely. I couldn't move my arm afterwards. I had to drive my standard shift car home one handed - fun. I don't know how much they had to shoot into his shoulder to play but I will tell you, that it was a mistake. He should have sat out. No strength there and little feel. He probably hurt the team by playing (though he was heroic and his presence must have given them a lift). The doc talked me out of surgery and said to exercise my rotator cuff muscles so they would keep the shoulder in place without the ligaments. Who has time for that, after the initial PT? anyway my clavicle pokes out of my shoulder these days, and lifting weight over my head is limited. Provy will have the surgery I am sure, and deal with the arthritis later (the reason for not having surgery. If you don't have to lift weights over your head or you are not a high level athlete, it is recommended to not have surgery). He is a Warrior. Obviously, so is Simmer.

Provorov will eat his future arthritis. It will not trouble him. This is a guy so powerful he mixes charcoal with water and pees out gasoline as a party trick. Once, as a child, his parents were driving along when they found him in a crater in a field after they got a flat tire. As his father was trying to fix the flat, the jack slipped and his father was nearly crushed. Luckily, Provy was there to catch it. There is photographic proof.

 

[baudib1]

And knowing what Provorov was playing through, they still elected to bench Sanheim (which shouldn't have happened to begin with). Rolling 7D would've been a lot more important than playing Dale Weise 5 minutes, which had zero bearing on Couturier anyway.

I don't think I'll ever get over what Gudas did in Game 6. I kinda need him to go. All I could think about was how smooth Sanheim would handle the puck behind the net instead of passing it to f***ing Guentzel.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Good news, Provorov is already training for next year! We have footage: