Confirmed Buy-Out [PHI] Flyers buy out F Oskar Lindblom

[GKJ]

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[These Are The Days]

I don't know how to feel about this as a neutral. I suppose more sympathy is in order

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Surprised they couldn't find taker

Sure, he is a little pricey but is only 25 with 1 year left and is productive LW you can put on 3rd line and in spot top 6 role

 

[GKJ]

Surprised they couldn't find taker

Sure, he is a little pricey but is only 25 and his productive LW you can put on 3rd line and in spot top 6 role

When you see the number of guys not getting QO’s, they almost definitely want half of that retained.

 

[CupInSIX]

I didn't realize Bobby Clarke was still running things.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

I didn't realize Bobby Clarke was still running things.

You joke but he absolutely still has a lot of say in the organization.

 

[GKJ]

I didn't realize Bobby Clarke was still running things.

You joke about it, but…

 

[Evergreen]

Surprised they couldn't find taker

Sure, he is a little pricey but is only 25 with 1 year left and is productive LW you can put on 3rd line and in spot top 6 role

Unfortunately Oskar hasn’t been the same since his cancer journey. He was pretty terrible last year. Soft on the puck and slow. He has never had particularly good hands. He can still shoot though. It’s sad because I really like Oskar and he was looking like a legit top 6 scoring winger before the cancer.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Johnny Gaudreau to Philly E13

 

[CupInSIX]

Unfortunately Oskar hasn’t been the same since his cancer journey. He was pretty terrible last year. Soft on the puck and slow. He has never had particularly good hands. He can still shoot though. It’s sad because I really like Oskar and he was looking like a legit top 6 scoring winger before the cancer.

True or not, the narrative will be that they backed out of his contract to gain 333k in cap space to try and overpay Gaudreau.

 

[BruinsBtn]

I would have thought a rebuilding team would take a shot at him with a $3m caphit but his real money is $4m so that might have scared them away.

That said, isn't this a really good sign that Gaudreau is going to sign there?

 

[Fight4yourRight]

Unfortunately Oskar hasn’t been the same since his cancer journey. He was pretty terrible last year. Soft on the puck and slow. He has never had particularly good hands. He can still shoot though. It’s sad because I really like Oskar and he was looking like a legit top 6 scoring winger before the cancer.

he was just fine in the second half of the season. Which is normal. It takes a while for the body to recover believe it or not, after that kind of illness and treatment. He’ll still make a fine bottom 6 player that can fill in on the top 6 when needed.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Lindblom has been hit or miss after, y'know, successfully beating a rare and often fatal bone cancer. They signed him to that deal with a lot of goodwill. He might not have been worth $3m, but if you're looking to cut cap he's clearly a last resort.

No one will take JVR because they know what a bad spot Fletcher has put himself in and they are trying to lean on him for maximum value. He is a desperate, stupid, uncaring GM. Absolutely awful at his job, and embarrassing to what was once one of the proudest fanbases in any sport. It just keeps getting worse, and this is gross.

The PR optics are just awful, too. Tony D in, Oskar out. Great job, you loser.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Was Lindblom a Hextall pick? Wonder if he takes a stab at him.

 

[GKJ]

Was Lindblom a Hextall pick? Wonder if he takes a stab at him.

Yes.

I would have thought a rebuilding team would take a shot at him with a $3m caphit but his real money is $4m so that might have scared them away.

That said, isn't this a really good sign that Gaudreau is going to sign there?

Yes.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

The Flyers actually get a 333 K cap *credit* for 2022-23 by buying out Lindblom.

 

[Fight4yourRight]

The Flyers actually get a 333 K cap *credit* for 2022-23 by buying out Lindblom.

they’ll spend it on Deslauriers

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Brings back memories, doesn’t it?

"The Neilson situation - Roger got cancer - that wasn't our fault," Clarke said. "We didn't tell him to go get cancer. It's too bad that he did. We feel sorry for him, but then he went goofy on us."

 

[orby]

I have to think Hextall offers him a deal. The Pens are letting Heinen walk, so they'll need a bottom 6 winger to replace him.

 

[GKJ]

Brings back memories, doesn’t it?

"The Neilson situation - Roger got cancer - that wasn't our fault," Clarke said. "We didn't tell him to go get cancer. It's too bad that he did. We feel sorry for him, but then he went goofy on us."

The untold story on this one, that no one ever mentions (but I’m not here to defend Clarke), is that the doctors wouldn’t clear Neilson to return but he insisted otherwise so they felt they had to fire him.

 

[Curufinwe]

Brings back memories, doesn’t it?

"The Neilson situation - Roger got cancer - that wasn't our fault," Clarke said. "We didn't tell him to go get cancer. It's too bad that he did. We feel sorry for him, but then he went goofy on us."

It's actually the opposite situation because Fletcher gave Lindblom the 3 year, $9m deal in July, 2020 when there was no guarantee he would be an effective hockey player again.

With the buyout Lindblom will have made $6.33m for the two seasons after getting and beating cancer.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

The untold story on this one, that no one ever mentions (but I’m not here to defend Clarke), is that the doctors wouldn’t clear Neilson to return but he insisted otherwise so they felt they had to fire him.

That is what Clarke alleged was the reasoning behind the firing, although Roger Neilson was still around assisting Craig Ramsay.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/04/28/all-in-the-dysfunctional-family/0955e53d-d117-4d48-a8c0-d64033104e9d/

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

It's actually the opposite situation because Fletcher gave Lindblom the 3 year, $9m deal in July, 2020 when there was no guarantee he would be an effective hockey player again.

With the buyout Lindblom will have made $6.33m for the two seasons after getting and beating cancer.

I suspect he will get another shot somewhere else. He can still be an effective 4th line forward.

 

[GKJ]

That is what Clarke alleged was the reasoning behind the firing, although Roger Neilson was still around assisting Craig Ramsay.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/04/28/all-in-the-dysfunctional-family/0955e53d-d117-4d48-a8c0-d64033104e9d/

Nielson wasn’t fired, for real, until after the playoffs.

He also later said they did the right thing.

But like I said I’m not here to defend Clarke, guy is bringing down this club along with Holmgren and Lombardi and Fletcher and everyone else.

 

[Zerotonine]

Why cant they LTIR given his health??? I mean shit Hossa had an allergy, cancer should be in the same tier no???