Confirmed with Link: (Mar. 1) Mark Streit traded to Tampa Bay for Valtteri Filppula, 4th + 7th Round Picks

[Alex91]

I'm happy with this move. Couts 3C is only way this team is winning anything next year

 

[ponder719]

Not ecstatic about the deal, but not fussed either. Filppula's going to be a solid 3C behind G and Couts, won't look out of place on the 2PP, and we only have to carry that money for one year. That's a fair bit more money than I want to be paying for my 3C, but given that the blue line will be cheaper next year, OK.

 

[Laveuglette]

Our offense needed a change/boost. Here it is. I don't know if we'll make the playoffs, might be hard now, but next year we can roll three great lines.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

OMG HEXTALL SUCKS FIRE HIM!

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Does Filppula's NMC come along with him? Is that still a thing where a team that trades for a player that waives doesn't have to honor it?

A NMC stays with you throughout the duration of the contract. NTC's can not be picked up by the other teams when changing teams.

 

[BritainStix]

More importantly, We now have to lose a forward to fit Flip in. I wonder who it's going be.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

More importantly, We now have to lose a forward to fit Flip in. I wonder who it's going be.

Giroux to MTL #confirmed

 

[ponder719]

more importantly, we now have to lose a forward to fit flip in. I wonder who it's going be.

read to lv for an 8th confirmed (e745)

 

[Hapiii]

More importantly, We now have to lose a forward to fit Flip in. I wonder who it's going be.

Pretty sure its not vdv

 

[Curufinwe]

 

[Les Averman]

Love the move for next year's team. Lineup hopefully looking something like this:

10-28-17
96-14-93
25/12/21-51-11
24/58-78-22

 

[deadhead]

Filppula is a 3C at this point of his career.

His possession metrics are meh, his E +/- has declined the last 3 years.
His scoring has bounced back from last year, he's basically a 10-20 30 guy at ES. He's scoring at 1.83 pp60 at ES but was 1.03 and 1.40 the last two seasons, so expect some regression to the mean next year.

He's basically the veteran C people wanted to pick up as a stopgap on a 2 yr $6-7M contract, a little more expensive but only one year, to buy time for Vorobyov and Rubtsov to grow up, and to see if Laughton can handle the job.

 

[FLYERSFAN18]

So do we stack the top 2 lines and run couts or filpulla on the 3rd with the garabage. Or do we do pairs:

Konecny(when healthy)G-Simmonds
Raffl-Filppua-Voracek
Cousins-Couturier-Schenn
Read-PEB-Weise

 

[McNasty]

Pretty sure its not vdv

Raffl is banged up and didn't practice, my guess is it'll be Cousins and one of Read/Lyubi when Raffl and Konecny are back.

 

[JayRosehillMVP]

Lmao he's not the second line center.

 

[Camille the Eel]

Salary issues aside, this is a great move for the Flyers going forward. He's a top notch guy who's been in nothing but top notch winning locker rooms and programs. Has got speed. Plays both ways, strong fundamentals and indeed gifted with hockey sense and skill. A good structural piece for the organization. Fits in so many ways; plays 2d or 3d line center if necessary, good on the powerplay and the p k. What more can you ask. Can't believe Tampa let him go.

 

[Stizzle]

I wrote this here a few days ago...

I think it may be more advantageous to snag a guy in a cheap trade whose team can't protect him in the expansion draft. Signing a free agent will most likely require giving more years than we'd like to commit to. Going the trade route we can get a player who is a true stop gap, and not someone we are married to for long.

Off the top of my head brainstorming...

Valteri Filpulla
Tomas Plekanec
Jori Lehtera

 

[flyersjim73]

This deal is the definition of a win-win for both teams.

 

[Laveuglette]

It's weird that Mason wasn't traded. Now that he knows he has no future with the Flyers, it will be weird for him to end the season. I guess his future contract is gonna he his incentive to perform.

 

[flyersjim73]

I wrote this here a few days ago...

Damn, well played stizzle

 

[BillDineen]

Flyers have space next season, so cap wise their is no issue. Overall, Hextall could have done much more.

 

[Appleyard]

Very happy with this.

He is overpaid by ~$1m...

but with Berglund re-signed were diminishing stop-gap 3C options in UFA.

Filppula fills that role and if UFA next summer.

Gives the Flyers 3x top 9 centers for first time in forever.


10-28-17
11-14-93
12-51-96

Is a nice top 9 on paper.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

inB4 Filp is healthy scratched cuz VdV isnt going to be

 

[Rebels57]

Filpulla was 3rd in ES P/60 for TB at 1.83. Higher than any Flyer.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]