Fight4yourRight
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Speculation: Flyers in the market for a vet top 4 d-man?
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Limeyjim
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This thread should have been posted during the off season, but I'm for it 100%. I think the Flyers should be offering players like Voracek-JVR- and Giroux (even though Giroux has an annoying NMC, which I'd love to see waived).
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Fight4yourRight
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Definitely would be willing to inquire. But he’s out 6 weeks. That doesn’t really help Philly presently.
Also, I just realized he put up 37 points only a few seasons ago. Was that an aberration?
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What do the Flyers need, a LHD or RHD? Offensive(I.e. PP), or defensive Dman(PK). Does he need to be big and physical, or is speed more of a wish? BTW, "top 4" covers a lot of ground.
I realize that they would ideally want a large, physical, Dman who skates like the wind, can put up 40 points, and is a defensive stopper and ambidextrous, but ya gotta be realistic. The contract situation needed thins out the talent pool available even more.
I realize that they would ideally want a large, physical, Dman who skates like the wind, can put up 40 points, and is a defensive stopper and ambidextrous, but ya gotta be realistic. The contract situation needed thins out the talent pool available even more.
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He's out for 6 weeks, So unless it's a TDL type deal. I doubt it happens anytime soon.
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Didn’t Niskanen announce his retirement before free agency started? Sooo how was this such a surprise for the team, catching them off guard?
They had ample time to sign or trade for someone else during the off-season. It’s not like he announced this right before the season started.
They had ample time to sign or trade for someone else during the off-season. It’s not like he announced this right before the season started.
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Fight4yourRight
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Likely a physical RHD, defensively sound guy with a solid first pass that can cover for a guy like a Gus, Ghost or Provy jumping up into the play. Any offensive ability would be considered to be an asset but as you say, they would have to be realistic about what’s available.
An aberration. He is not an offensive guy. He plays his best as a stay at hone guy who moves the puck really well.
SpeakingOfTheDevils
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MN probably isn't a fit.
Dumba is decent defensively, and like to hit, but he's really an offensive guy at heart. He is signed for two more years, also, so trading for him would just cause problems at the ED.
Soucy is a big guy, good defensively, decent with the puck, and looked good when he was playing with Brodin last year in the top 4, but he is a LHD (though is playing RD presently, and did with Brodin), and just signed a 3 year deal. I don't think he would be cheap to acquire either... Guerin obviously likes him, and expects him to hold down the third pairing in the future, or move up the line up if necessary. He might slip under the radar at the ED, but i doubt it, as the Seattle analytics guy used to work for the Wild before Fenton fired/quit him.
Dumba is decent defensively, and like to hit, but he's really an offensive guy at heart. He is signed for two more years, also, so trading for him would just cause problems at the ED.
Soucy is a big guy, good defensively, decent with the puck, and looked good when he was playing with Brodin last year in the top 4, but he is a LHD (though is playing RD presently, and did with Brodin), and just signed a 3 year deal. I don't think he would be cheap to acquire either... Guerin obviously likes him, and expects him to hold down the third pairing in the future, or move up the line up if necessary. He might slip under the radar at the ED, but i doubt it, as the Seattle analytics guy used to work for the Wild before Fenton fired/quit him.
Don’t know if the hawks are interested in moving him, but maybe Connor Murphy?
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The only problem is that he is an UFA at seasons end and the OP wanted someone with a year of term left.
Fight4yourRight
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Sorry, should have clarified. A UFA at the end of this season, because of the coming expansion draft in June, would probably make most sense. They need to be able to protect their young d core (Provy, Sanheim, Myers) and the dman in question would likely be lost in the draft regardless.
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I would ask that all rival fanbases ignore this one.
Come on Crit, you rolled a 3 on insight here buddy, let's go back to the Leafs board.
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Myers injury and Ghost catching covid sure caught flyers off guard.Didn’t Niskanen announce his retirement before free agency started? Sooo how was this such a surprise for the team, catching them off guard?
They had ample time to sign or trade for someone else during the off-season. It’s not like he announced this right before the season started.
Fletcher signing Gus caught Flyers fans off guard.For a team needing defense what kind of buffoon would say Gus is the answer.
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