Speculation: Next year's backup

[RJ8812*]

Will be great to see who we sign as a back-up just so I can see everyone turn on him after he has one bad game

 

[bennysflyers16]

Will be great to see who we sign as a back-up just so I can see everyone turn on him after he has one bad game

If he makes less than a million, bad games are ok. We will get a cheaper guy than last year and will also get better numbers, we can't lose.

 

[Striiker]

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doesn't matter who since everyone here will hate him after he has 1 bad game

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Will be great to see who we sign as a back-up just so I can see everyone turn on him after he has one bad game

Is there a reason you're specifically trying to agitate and stir up arguments? That bored?

 

[Beef Invictus]

Will be great to see who we sign as a back-up just so I can see everyone turn on him after he has one bad game

Please provide evidence for this, since it doesn't happen.

Boucher got tons of leeway. Bob got tons of leeway. Hell, Emery got tons of leeway since it's not his fault his body is slow, the effort and compete level were all there.

This is just a fantasy in your head. Only Leighton got heat, and he earned every bit of it by being a non-NHL player and for sucking in far more than 1 game.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

still no clear cut choice but looks like top three (in no particular order)...

thomas greiss -phoe...oooops arizona yotes

alex montoya -winnterpeg yetis

devan dubnyk where the hell is he now? gonna say -montreal habitants

and if we cant find the cap space...maybe...strap on those leather pads hexxy your goin in...ron hextall-quebec nordiques.

 

[bauer]

Montoya would be a solid backup. he'd be my choice. Greiss would be good too.

 

[GKJ]

still no clear cut choice but looks like top three (in no particular order)...

thomas greiss -phoe...oooops arizona yotes

alex montoya -winnterpeg yetis

devan dubnyk where the hell is he now? gonna say -montreal habitants

and if we cant find the cap space...maybe...strap on those leather pads hexxy your goin in...ron hextall-quebec nordiques.

Dubnyk sort of got lost in the shuffle, and they obviously wanted to give Tokarski a shot at first calling. Not even sure they they bothered with him, but he had two good years with the Oilers, and if there's one thing the Oilers do, it's shed guys other teams tend to find useful.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

Dubnyk sort of got lost in the shuffle, and they obviously wanted to give Tokarski a shot at first calling. Not even sure they they bothered with him, but he had two good years with the Oilers, and if there's one thing the Oilers do, it's shed guys other teams tend to find useful.

thats right if i was a gm my blueprint for success would be...find out exactly what the oilers are doing and do the ****ing opposite.

if i got to choose id be very happy with dubnyk or greiss.

 

[dats81]

As it looks right now we probably gonna wait it out and take whoever is left and willing to play for less than 800K. We simply don't have the cap space to go after a premium backup like Greiss or Montoya... they deserve a raise and they know it

 

[Tripod]

Greiss is still my hope.

 

[GKJ]

As it looks right now we probably gonna wait it out and take whoever is left and willing to play for less than 800K. We simply don't have the cap space to go after a premium backup like Greiss or Montoya... they deserve a raise and they know it

Which is fine. If Holmgren was still calling the shots, he'd have Emery locked up for another 2 years because he'd be too scared he wouldn't find a backup during free agent musical chairs, despite their not being enough chairs

 

[Curufinwe]

As it looks right now we probably gonna wait it out and take whoever is left and willing to play for less than 800K. We simply don't have the cap space to go after a premium backup like Greiss or Montoya... they deserve a raise and they know it

They have as much as $2 million to sign a backup without moving anyone depending on how they choose to manage LTIR.

Straka and Hagg demoted as soon as the season starts giving the Flyers $1.825 million in cap space to call up (for example) PEB and Lauridsen.

FORWARDS
Brayden Schenn ($2.500m) / Claude Giroux ($8.275m) / Jakub Voracek ($4.250m)
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Wayne Simmonds ($3.975m)
Matt Read ($3.625m) / Sean Couturier ($1.750m) / Jason Akeson ($0.900m)
Michael Raffl ($1.100m) / Scott Laughton ($0.863m) / Zac Rinaldo ($0.750m)
Petr Straka ($0.925m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Kimmo Timonen ($2.000m) / Braydon Coburn ($4.500m)
Nicklas Grossmann ($3.500m) / Mark Streit ($5.250m)
Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m) / Luke Schenn ($3.600m)
Chris Pronger ($4.941m) / Robert Hagg ($0.925m)
GOALTENDERS
Steve Mason ($4.100m)
Thomas Greiss ($1.750m)
BONUS OVERAGE
$345,000
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $73,924,762; BONUSES: $1,712,500
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): -$4,924,762

 

[Legion of Gloom]

Will be great to see who we sign as a back-up just so I can see everyone turn on him after he has one bad game

Why wait for a bad game? lets complain about his stats.


I like Greiss but not sure if we can get him on a good deal

 

[bennysflyers16]

I'd go as high as 1.3 per for Montoya, if not,,whoever is left for under 1 mill please.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

They have as much as $2 million to sign a backup without moving anyone depending on how they choose to manage LTIR.

Straka and Hagg demoted as soon as the season starts giving the Flyers $1.825 million in cap space to call up (for example) PEB and Lauridsen.

FORWARDS
Brayden Schenn ($2.500m) / Claude Giroux ($8.275m) / Jakub Voracek ($4.250m)
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Wayne Simmonds ($3.975m)
Matt Read ($3.625m) / Sean Couturier ($1.750m) / Jason Akeson ($0.900m)
Michael Raffl ($1.100m) / Scott Laughton ($0.863m) / Zac Rinaldo ($0.750m)
Petr Straka ($0.925m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Kimmo Timonen ($2.000m) / Braydon Coburn ($4.500m)
Nicklas Grossmann ($3.500m) / Mark Streit ($5.250m)
Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m) / Luke Schenn ($3.600m)
Chris Pronger ($4.941m) / Robert Hagg ($0.925m)
GOALTENDERS
Steve Mason ($4.100m)
Thomas Greiss ($1.750m)
BONUS OVERAGE
$345,000
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $73,924,762; BONUSES: $1,712,500
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): -$4,924,762

Do you have to have a "full" roster, or can you carry less? If we need to clear cap space couldn't we just wait until day one of the season to make our callups and such? Would that even make a difference? Just trying to figure this out...

 

[Curufinwe]

I think you only have to have 20 guys minimum on the initial roster.

FORWARDS
Brayden Schenn ($2.500m) / Claude Giroux ($8.275m) / Jakub Voracek ($4.250m)
R.J. Umberger ($4.600m) / Vincent Lecavalier ($4.500m) / Wayne Simmonds ($3.975m)
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare ($0.600m) / Sean Couturier ($1.750m) / Matt Read ($3.625m)
Jay Rosehill ($0.675m) / Michael Raffl ($1.100m) / Zac Rinaldo ($0.750m)
DEFENSEMEN
Kimmo Timonen ($2.000m) / Braydon Coburn ($4.500m)
Chris Pronger ($4.941m) / Nicklas Grossmann ($3.500m)
Andrew MacDonald ($5.000m) / Luke Schenn ($3.600m)
Mark Streit ($5.250m) /
GOALTENDERS
Steve Mason ($4.100m)

BONUS OVERAGE
$345,000
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $69,836,429; BONUSES: $1,500,000
CAP SPACE (20-man roster): -$836,429

 

[dingbathero]

Think the Stars are going to sign Chirstopher Nilstrop again?

If not, I'd like to see him play for us as a back up, along with most names mentioned already.

Giggy? Would he come over here and commit to playing a Backup role for a cheap 1 - 1.3 mil?

 

[jd2210]

I'd love it to be Reimer but I doubt that it will happen. Cap hit will be too high I think. He needs to get out of that stupid city. Perfect team guy that got his team to the playoffs, played injured and then got shanked by his team and thrown under the bus by his coach even though it was his crappy coaching that was the problem. Its not the goalies fault your team can't play defense.

 

[Sniped]

I'll probably be a little disappointed if it's anyone but Greiss.

 

[Coffe]

Think the Stars are going to sign Chirstopher Nilstrop again?

If not, I'd like to see him play for us as a back up, along with most names mentioned already.

Giggy? Would he come over here and commit to playing a Backup role for a cheap 1 - 1.3 mil?

Nilstorp will play for Växsjö in the SHL next season.

Greiss would be my first option for a backup.

 

[Stizzle]

Greiss, Montoya, and Johnson are off the board... what are our options? Emery? Who else?

 

[Curufinwe]

I don't know why Hextall wouldn't beat the paltry $1m the Pens gave Greiss.

 

[R3M1N1SC3]

Greiss, Montoya, and Johnson are off the board... what are our options? Emery? Who else?

Looks like Emery is back for one more year. They sure as hell aren't giving it to Cal Heeter! lol

 

[dats81]

I don't know why Hextall wouldn't beat the paltry $1m the Pens gave Greiss.

Let's face it, free agents love to sign with the Pens.

 

[onlylordsvsmorebp]

I don't know why Hextall wouldn't beat the paltry $1m the Pens gave Greiss.

cant believe they are not going after somebody...they cant seriously be considering standing pat w/emery. hope to christ we get dubnyk.