Rumor: Trade Deadline

[Beef Invictus]

This has to be one of the most aggravating Clarkian managerial quirks. Why bother identifying projectable talent when there's a reclamation project out there to be had on the cheap.

The absolute hubris of thinking the development process that grinds everything into nothing can fix any other team's castoff

 

[Rebels57]

Greenway really is the Chuck special.

It's not just the Minnesota link. It's the idea of getting an attribute without a care for the total package. He's a very good forechecker. Unfortunately, he does almost everything else so poorly that it doesn't matter. And he's somehow got 2x3 left after this year, so we've even got the shitting up the cap aspect at play.

Greenway is the laziest possible target for Fletcher, so it's pretty much a lock.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Greenway really is the Chuck special.

It's not just the Minnesota link. It's the idea of getting an attribute without a care for the total package. He's a very good forechecker. Unfortunately, he does almost everything else so poorly that it doesn't matter. And he's somehow got 2x3 left after this year, so we've even got the shitting up the cap aspect at play.

If it sweetens the pot to like a 1st plus something small to take that contract on with JvR going to Minnesota I’d do that. But Greenway should be considered a pure contract dump but he won’t be with Fletcher & Co. running things.

 

[Young Sandwich]

The "success" of Tippett is really going to their heads. If Torts fixed Tippett, he can fix anyone!

 

[Adam Warlock]

Chucks not taking Greenway back to get a higher pick... hes going to ADD a pick to JVR. Think upshall and a 2nd for carcillo.

I dont mind a 23 year old reclemation project who has high end upside...but Greenway is a 26 year old 4th liner. He sucks.

 

[Striiker]

Never a f***ing doubt

Keep in mind that problem isn't just that Fletcher won't get good value for any upcoming trades.

The problem is he's get awful value AND it will be in the worst possible form.

We need draft picks. He's going to get a current NHL player. Someone big, dumb, and unskilled. Maybe someone who used to have a little potential and name recognition but is clearly not going to become anything of real value.

 

[Beef Invictus]

It really is going to be the deal.

I'm going to die of laughter reading the Defenders stand up for that trade.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Greenway really is the Chuck special.

It's not just the Minnesota link. It's the idea of getting an attribute without a care for the total package. He's a very good forechecker. Unfortunately, he does almost everything else so poorly that it doesn't matter. And he's somehow got 2x3 left after this year, so we've even got the shitting up the cap aspect at play.

Don't forget this is after we gave away a good forechecker in NAK for nothing.

 

[pacehimself]

At this point I can’t tell what we are worse at…finding talent, or developing talent. It’s a real which came first scenario, the chicken or the egg.

 

[Striiker]

There's nothing dumber than NHL GMs



OK, idiot. You don't want to wait for a prospect? Feel like you want to lose a trade? Think you desperately need to help the team win immediately?

Then how about you throw that massive haul at a player who's actually good, not "NHL GM tryhard-fetish with one year of fluke shooting" good?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Listening to it, it sounds like DeAngelo is gonna be a harder trade because the Flyers would have admit a sunken cost on what they paid in the summer. But he said some teams have called since Tortorella’s public comments about no not knowing how to play defense. The Carolina part more so sounded like speculation on Friedman’s part than something concrete he’s hearing.

 

[Adam Warlock]

Bidding war for jvr.
Teams calling about provy and tda.

What could be an amazing few days will instead be a disaster.

 

[FlyerNutter]

At this point I can’t tell what we are worse at…finding talent, or developing talent. It’s a real which came first scenario, the chicken or the egg.

Really all irrelevant.

As long as the Flyers family stays together, and the Bullies persona is maintained.

This is a team the rest of the league rightfully laughs at.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

When you put it like that, I'll be pleasantly surprised if we don't end up trading for Greenway. Fully expect this to happen now.

he coulda stopped at Minn. connection..

its as good as done

 

[Beef Invictus]

I have zero doubt that part of their thinking is "we can't sell too much or it will look like a rebuild"

 

[landsbergfan]

Bidding war for jvr.
Teams calling about provy and tda.

What could be an amazing few days will instead be a disaster.

Haha there is nothing good that will come out of this, it is just a question of how bad

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Ah, the age old "sign with a contender when you want to win is great but to truly have the best chance of winning you sign with one of this shittiest teams in the league so you can get traded" adage.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

I’ll take Greenway, but that costs them more, not us. That’s a 2nd round pick to take that on. Unless they take another salary back.

Greenway and 2 2nds for JVR.

chuck is gunna be the one adding...

 

[Beef Invictus]

Ah, the age old "sign with a contender when you want to win is great but to truly have the best chance of winning you sign with one of this shittiest teams in the league so you can get traded" adage.

The trick is just being present in the league as a veteran dman at the deadline. We happened to be the only team stupid enough to indulge him.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

no doubt..


easiest old boys club ever...

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Listening to it, it sounds like DeAngelo is gonna be a harder trade because the Flyers would have admit a sunken cost on what they paid in the summer. But he said some teams have called since Tortorella’s public comments about no not knowing how to play defense. The Carolina part more so sounded like speculation on Friedman’s part than something concrete he’s hearing.

That doesn't sound to me like they think Gurianov or these other guys were negatives.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Keeping up with this thread is equal parts hilarious and debilitating depression.

 

[Striiker]

Just wait for the Fletcher groupies to defend the JVR trade when Chucks stupid ass doesn't even a fraction of what Jeannot went for.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

I'm going to die of laughter reading the Defenders stand up for that trade.

dont worry he wont block youth..

Torts wont allow it..

hahaaaa

 

[Strawberry Fields]

I'm going to die of laughter reading the Defenders stand up for that trade.

"Well, it would've taken a first round pick to dump JVR for nothing last summer, so you should be glad Chuck got anything at all for him!"