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I'd rather a cup than stocking up on draft picks this year. Our pipeline is still in the top 1/3 across the league somehow (er, 11th place apparently), we can afford to go for it. I don't think we go nuts at the TDL this year with our projected roster. Maybe a rental 2RW, that's it. No need to flip 1sts.
Sure, but I'm not sure that's mutually exclusive. Not sending picks for 4th-line vets or fodder depth D, recouping where we can instead of letting players walk for nothing, letting our newfound D depth shelter some of our prospects promoted from within rather than spending on more Nate Thompsons, etc.
I will defend that Mason signing until the day I due. Yes, it turned out he was done. We had to pay to get rid of him. It sucked.Realistically, in 10 years chevy hasn't made very many bad moves. Even the ones that turned out badly made sense at the time.
1. Steve Mason - we needed a starter
2. Dmitri Kulikov - overpay, had injury issues
3. Trading up, and reaching for, Stanley - ended up working out
4. Paying a 1st for Hayes
5. Pavelec extension
6. Wheeler's deal - TBD
I'm sure there are more, feel free to add to the list. That said, that's over a 10 year period and there aren't any franchise crippling major f-ups.
Sometimes the best move a GM can make is not making a move.
Chevy has now earned the right to head out to the lack and relax in said hammock.
I will defend that Mason signing until the day I due. Yes, it turned out he was done. We had to pay to get rid of him. It sucked.
But he was legitimately one of the best goalies in the league during his time with the Flyers, right up until he got rushed back from a concussion. Had he even come close to that play, his contract would have been a steal. It was a damn shame he didn't recover from his concussion.
I will defend that Mason signing until the day I due. Yes, it turned out he was done. We had to pay to get rid of him. It sucked.
But he was legitimately one of the best goalies in the league during his time with the Flyers, right up until he got rushed back from a concussion. Had he even come close to that play, his contract would have been a steal. It was a damn shame he didn't recover from his concussion.
My guess is Copp is traded to recoup those picks we just sent out.
Definitely possible. But, I don’t think we’re necessarily in a position that we absolutely need to recoup those picks. We still have the likes of Perfetti, Lucius, Vesalainen, Gustafsson, Harkins, Chibrikov, Heinola, Samberg, Chisholm, Kovacevic, etc, etc… coming down the pipe.
Between our NHL roster (contracts) and young guys on the cusp of being full time NHLers to our prospects, we’re really well rounded as an organization right now imo.
If we deal Copp for picks I am definitely ok with that, especially considering we’re so close to the cap. If it has to be done it has to be done. I am also 100% ok with keeping him as our own rental even if that means losing him for nothing. I think we’re that close as a contender and Copp provides great value and depth to us as a cup contending team this coming season.
I will defend that Mason signing until the day I due. Yes, it turned out he was done. We had to pay to get rid of him. It sucked.
But he was legitimately one of the best goalies in the league during his time with the Flyers, right up until he got rushed back from a concussion. Had he even come close to that play, his contract would have been a steal. It was a damn shame he didn't recover from his concussion.
So 3 years since Enstrom retired, 2 years since the team lost Trouba, Myers, Chiarot, and of course Buff, Chevy finally figures out that some combination of Beaulieu, Sbisa, Bitetto, Dahlstrom, Forbert and Poolman just aren't going to fill those guys shoes.
While this is a vast improvement on the 5 years it took him to figure out Pavelec was terrible, he's now squandered two years of Vezina-level goaltending from prime Hellebuyck.
What's the over/under on how long it will take him to figure out the coaching staff needs to be shitcanned?
It’s almost like the Jets now have the cap space to facilitate moves to acquire top 4 defenseman.So 3 years since Enstrom retired, 2 years since the team lost Trouba, Myers, Chiarot, and of course Buff, Chevy finally figures out that some combination of Beaulieu, Sbisa, Bitetto, Dahlstrom, Forbert and Poolman just aren't going to fill those guys shoes.
While this is a vast improvement on the 5 years it took him to figure out Pavelec was terrible, he's now squandered two years of Vezina-level goaltending from prime Hellebuyck.
What's the over/under on how long it will take him to figure out the coaching staff needs to be shitcanned?
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I think not! It's now up to the players, Both these dmen are quality dmen. It's not on Chevy if they don't pan out.
It's up to the players AND coach.I think not! It's now up to the players, Both these dmen are quality dmen. It's not on Chevy if they don't pan out.
Our major losing streak last year happened right after the trade deadline, presumably because the major flaws in the lineup weren't addressed. We won the first game after the deadline, and then lost 8 straight. This team seems to live and die on the momentum that Chevy gives them, and he just gave them the biggest boot in the ass they've ever had. I hope the fans are fully behind the team, I hope that Maurice and his staff find ways to use them efficiently, and I hope we come out swinging like never before. Top to bottom, this is the most balanced we've ever been, we have to capitalize.