Confirmed Signing with Link: [PHI] Flyers sign Chris Stewart (1 year, $753,757)

[Mr Tadakichi]

Jesus Christ. He scored 13 points in 23 games in the EIHL last year. And he’s a horrible defensive player.

Jesus, that's a british hockey league...

 

[POVERTY]

He's got to have some sort of incriminating evidence on Chuck Fletcher, right?

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

I know it’s basically no risk, but why when there were far better and far younger players that last through waivers? Is the occasional body check really worth a contract?

 

[not a troll]

Milan Lucic is no longer the worst player with an NHL contract.

 

[Lukin1978]

What I thought he retired years ago

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Probably everyone in the AHL is better than this guy.

Yeah I could see that. He was horrible for the Flames 2 years ago and I can't imagine he has improved.

 

[Starat327]

Yeah I could see that. He was horrible for the Flames 2 years ago and I can't imagine he has improved.

He hasn't. His preseason was abysmal, getting knocked off pucks left and right in the rare instance he was even able to keep up with play.

If you want to see how well this signing was received, go take a look at the same thread on the Flyers forum. Here's a hint: its 28 pages long.

 

[phlocky]

That's it, I'm driving to Philly right now and beating the crap out of all our managment people starting with Homer

 

[TK 421]

'You know what we need? We need a useless meat bag who isn't an NHL level player and we need him now. Give Chris Stewart a call, he had 4 points in the preseason and I know him personally.'

 

[Super Hans]

I wish I could get a contract based on my reputation 10 years ago. I'd love to get paid for getting swirlies in a high school bathroom.

 

[HighOFFHockey]

Man people here are really pissed...yeah I agree he was simply average in pre-season. I didn't think he would get a contract, but clearly they saw something in him that the rest of us don't have access to.

I'll try to make an effort to talk to him if he plays next time I'm in the locker room on the 21st, but he seems like a great guy with a big physical edge over the other forwards.

If only here for the first month to help fill gap until the youngsters gain confidence and get called up, he has enough in the tank to fight for his teammates and punish more physical players. His contract easily slides to the AHL if they need him too. It's not a big deal and ya never know he could surprise you.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Stew is lazy but can be dynamic if his coach rides him. He's one of those players who someone like Torts could ride and get goals out of him. He just doesn't apply himself and that's sad for a guy who is a positive locker room presence and'll drop gloves to defend a teammate.

 

[aufheben]

His name is Joel Farabee...

Moves like this are why they can't have nice things.

Wait, Farabee didn't make the team? He looked awesome in pre-season.

 

[Rangers ftw]

I like this signing a lot!

 

[Al Lagoon]

Stewie! I'm a fan of his locker room entries

 

[Dooble08]

"Just wait until he becomes the 3rd line winger over Frost and Farabee "

That comment that I made in July has not aged well.

 

[Kaapo Cabana]

Be happy Tanner Glass is retired because it would have been him.

 

[Chainshot]

what a weird move when you have guys like Pominville, Vanek, etc out there...

Poms indicated over the summer that he would only play in two locations due to family reasons: Buffalo or Montreal.

 

[Pens x]

“Low risk”

also, low skill. This is a bad signing.

 

[StoneHands]

Stewie! I'm a fan of his locker room entries

Unfortunately he runs faster than he skates.

 

[StoneHands]

I honestly cannot believe that Stewart is in the NHL while Farabee, Frost, Rubtsov, Ratcliffe, Vorobyov, and NAK are rotting in the AHL which is a much better league than the British league Stewart was nothing more than average in last season.

Stewart is so bad that if he were 24-25 and didn't have an NHL resume he would have been an early cut in camp and I'm convinced that even the Phantoms would have sent him to the ECHL where he belongs.

 

[Curufinwe]

AHL teams can't demote players on non-ELC contracts to the ECHL unless the player agrees.

 

[Starat327]

Wait, Farabee didn't make the team? He looked awesome in pre-season.

Thus the 28 pages of rage on our board. This signing is utter garbage on multiple fronts - the least of which being that Stewart didnt actually do anything to deserve the contract.

 

[Lukin1978]

Was Robbie Schremp not available?

 

[aufheben]

Thus the 28 pages of rage on our board. This signing is utter garbage on multiple fronts - the least of which being that Stewart didnt actually do anything to deserve the contract.

I just assumed he made the team. I didn’t realize this until watching the Flames game last night.