Pros of Cons of Trading Meszaros
With the recent acquisition of Mark Streit, the Flyers currently have seven defenseman making $3.5 million or more against the salary cap. That includes long-term injured reserve candidate Chris Pronger ($4.94 million cap hit). It seems clear that there will be at least one high-priced defenseman traded this summer as the team tries to upgrade and improve both u
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There was no surprise in the Flyers’ decision to buy out the remaining two seasons of Danny Briere’s contract. His $6.5 million cap hit, mounting injuries, advancing age, and relatively modest remaining salaries in the final two-years of his frontloaded contract made him the team’s most obvious buyout candidate despite his history of clutch-scoring heroics, especially in the playoffs and overtime
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It is far too early to know how the Flyers’ roster and salary cap outlook will shape up over the next 12 months. However, there are early indications that the team will not be in as bad of shape as some fear they’ll be when it comes time to re-sign the group of players who can become restricted or unrestricted free agents next summer.
The first order of business for the Flyers right now is get
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Silly Season Gets Sillier
The last 24 hours have seen an explosion of Flyers-related rumors, including some seemingly contradictory ones. Such is the nature of the weeks leading up to the NHL Draft and the start of the free agency period. There’s a reason why this time of year is called Silly Season. All reason and logic flies out the window.
Here’s some advice to Flyers fans: Wait until som
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Streit Talk
The news of Mark Streit’s impending four-year, $21 million deal with the Flyers did not come as a surprise after the team acquired his rights last week from the Islanders in exchange for a 2014 fourth-round Draft choice and minor league forward Shane Harper.
Streit got his unrestricted free agent market value in terms of the $5.25 million cap hit. Like it or not, that’s just whe
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With the increasing likelihood that the Flyers will buy out Ilya Bryzgalov this summer rather than giving the relationship a third season, there has been much recent speculation on candidates to either compete with Steve Mason for the starting job or serve a backup goalie capable of handling a significant chunk of playing time if Mason falters or gets hurt. There are no current international candi
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The late, great comedian Mitch Hedberg used to tell a joke about how long it takes to cook a baked potato in a conventional oven. “Sometimes, I’ll just throw one in there, even if I don’t want it,” he said. “By the time it’s done, who knows?”
Drafting and developing goaltenders is much the same. It takes so long for most draft-eligible goaltenders to be ready for the NHL that, by the time they
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Former Flyers prospect Joacim Eriksson has signed a two-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks,
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Friday Quick Hits
* The comparisons of the Flyers’ ill-fated acquisition of the rights to Dan Hamhuis in the summer of 2010 to their recent acquisition of the rights to Mark Streit lack context.
The Hamhuis acquisition was a case of the Flyers trying to convince a player who had already stated he intended to pursue unrestricted free agency — and was reportedly exclusively focused on signin
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The Flyers will have some decisions to make on defense if and when they get Mark Streit signed to a contract. Specifically, it seems likely that one of either Andrej Meszaros or Braydon Coburn may not be back next season even if the club uses both of its buyouts (likely on Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov) to free up over $10 million of cap space. The club also needs to determine the status of Nic
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