@DanKnightly They are going to have to get another C. Have a logjam at W. I'd expect they get another D too but probably not via trade. A few options in FA they could sign.
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Now what i think will happen. No trades of any substance. They'll just add a backup goalie and Jiricek into the fold. They'll convince themselves that getting a backup goalie will catapult them into a playoff spot
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Im trading the Flyers 1st round pick. Im using it to bring in a veteran top 4D with meaningful experience to play with Sanheim or Drysdale. York cannot be in the top 4 any longer
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@goalfarabee86 @MichkovMins How can you promise me that? Look what he is doing for Tippett's game. Stop try to be a backseat driver. There's a reason they are NHL coaches and GMs.
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@micsned5 @MichkovMins Pronger is right to say that, but the Flyers do not have the people in place to execute that
I promise you that Tocchet’s teaching is the exact opposite of what Michkov needs. Just look at any young player he’s coached before
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Briere outing himself as one of the worst GMs in the league
Publicly avoided naming Matvei Michkov as a key piece for the future. That’s incredibly alarming, especially considering he publicly stated his expectations for Michkov were low
Philadelphia Flyers@NHLFlyers
Flyers General Manager Daniel Briere meets with the media after inking forward Porter Martone to a three-year entry-level contract.
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@goalfarabee86 @MichkovMins Even Pronger said on nasty knuckles that the worst thing you can do for a young player is just let them play without teaching them the right way to play. He promoted the Flyers handling of Michkov
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@MichkovMins @micsned5 He didn’t play with TK much last year. Torts played Michkov at RW the entire year, Konecny is incapable of playing LW
The only real ice time they saw together was on the powerplay
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@goalfarabee86 The hate on here is ridiculous. Just let it all play out. Michkov needs to learn how to properly play. The fact he isn't being played 20+ mins a night isn't a problem and a sign the flyers hate him. It's trying to teach him how to play the game in the NHL
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@goalfarabee86 He did too name him. He definitely mentioned him as a key piece earlier today.
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@Raiderfrank65 @dsilver88 Cates is a good 3C but imagine the depth they'd have with him as a 4C. They need a 1C, which means Dvorak will be 3C, assuming Zegras stays at C
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@micsned5 @dsilver88 Cates is better than a 4C. He's a good 3 on a good team. They're going to have to live with Coots as the 4C for a couple more years. He'll be a ridiculously expensive one but a good 4C nonetheless
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Barkey-Zegras-Tippett
Bump-Dvorak-Konecny
Martone-Cates-Michkov
Not too shabby
I honestly don't want him to play under Tocchet. He's almost irreperably ruined Michkov. We can't let him ruin Martone, too
Flyers Nation@FlyersNation
We're officially on PORTER MARTONE WATCH 👀 With Michigan State's OT loss to Wisconsin, Porter Martone's NCAA season is over. The #Flyers 6th overall pick will seemingly finish this year in Philadelphia... *crosses fingers* Martone was one of the best freshman players in NCAA: 35 GP, 25 G, 25 A, 50 PTS
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@JameyBaskow I haven't watched enough of his games to see outside of faceoffs, how he plays as a center - specifically in the defensive zone and rotating with the D on the right defensive assignments
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Trevor Zegras is actually turning into a good Center.
Zegras was 7 of 8 in Faceoffs against the Chicago Blackhawks, which was good for an 87.5% Faceoff Percentage.
#Flyers
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@DanKnightly I like Thomas but I feel like STL isn't motivated to move him and it's going to cost a lot. Tippett or Foerster, plus prospects or picks. I'd like him or Matthews (pipe dream to be one of them), then Shane Wright or Barrett Hayton be the other.
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Flyers COULD easily move Konecny, Foerster, Nesbitt , Luchanko , picks for 2 top 6 centers . When its time to rock , their FWD's could be
Zegras-C- Martone
Tippett-C-Michkov
Bump-Dvorak-Barkey
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@micsned5 Just not good enough to give up anything for him. Hes that center that really isn't good enough to be a 2C but doesnt play like a 3C .
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@micsned5 Beniers is a big no for me. Thats for Briere to figure out
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@DanKnightly Who are realistic centers tho? I would love them to try to get Beniers and think Seattle would be willing to move him, especially if they miss the playoffs
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@DanKnightly Feel like Cates would need to be part of a deal too, although it would be good for depth if he was 4C
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@ADiMarco25 Something tells me they will want assets and it would take their 3 first round picks over the next 2 years
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No clue, but I can tell you 100% PHI isn't trading either of those two (or Foerster) in a deal for Matthews. The deal I presented is the best PHI would do.
If TO takes it is another story entirely.
Kevin Yeager@Yeags93
@ADiMarco25 you think Toronto would do a deal without Michkov or Martone?
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@homesliceneo @JameyBaskow A salary-retention trade makes more sense. A buyout offers minimal savings—about $1.23M each year over the remaining four years plus a $521K cap hit for four more—while retaining $4M in a trade could free up more cap space overall.
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@JameyBaskow this guy can’t not be a buy out waiting to happen he just can’t be right?
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Coots is no longer a Center
He's playing Wing tonight on the 4th line
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@DanKnightly I'd rather go after other centers. They have enough picks and players to get 2 C that are fringe 1Cs. I'd rather do that and keep Michkov and Martone. TK, Tippett, picks and other prospects can be used to get Cs from Seattle and STL
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Matthews is Eric Lindros from 2004-2007. Hes pretty much finished . I wouldn't be giving anything close to what the Leafa would ask
NHL Rumour Report@NHLRumourReport
Elliotte Friedman: Re Auston Matthews: A lot has happened in a very short time in Toronto; some time over the next couple of months we're gonna get a better idea about how everybody feels about the overall future of Matthews and the Maple Leafs - Saturday Headlines (3/14)
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@JackFritzWIP Even a blind squirrel finds a nut. Dude's bat speed is slower than a shit while constipated
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