2013 Philadelphia Flyers Offseason Thread

[ice grillin you]

that would be an excellent pick-up if the flyers were good enough to win a cup...they deseperately need offensive play from the point and hes a great veteran leader

[Geowhizzer]

I do think that picking up Streit beats trading Courterier and the #1 pick for Yandle.  Other than age, I don't see what Yandle really has that Streit can't provide, at least in the short term.

Mostly I'd rather have the Flyers keep and develop the young forwards, and go for defense in this draft.

Oh, and amnesty Bryzgalov for the love of all that's holy!

[Geowhizzer]

Looks like Streit gets 4 years at $5.25 million.

[PhillyPhreak54]

@johnclarknbc10: ESPN reporting Flyers have told Danny Briere he will be bought out

[Munson]

Reports say Bryz as well.

[QB Eagles]

Bryz's agent says Holmgren assured Bryz is not getting bought out. Holmgren said no assurances have been made.

Flyers looking to trade for Jonathan Bernier and Bobby Ryan, per the Sporting News.

[Rome]

Speaking of Bryz's lying mouthpiece, he said this about the situation:

"It's a very tough, tough situation, because the media, for whatever reason, tends to focus on goaltending," Winter said. "He'd rather stay in Philadelphia, he'd rather work through this, he'd rather make Philadelphia's goaltending a strength instead of a weakness.

"The easy route out is to make noise like you don't like it there, like you don't want to stay there, like you're going to run away from [Philadelphia media], who constantly attack you with no fact or basis.

"At the end of the day, he would rather look face-first into that storm and face the challenge and make the changes necessary for the goaltending to be part of the success Philadelphia has, rather than run away from it. Ilya Bryzgalov is a lot of things, but he's not afraid of a challenge."

Yes.  It's definitely the media's fault that your client absolutely sucks and is a weakminded Hoyda bitch.

Seriously, kill all lawyers and agents.  Now please.

[Eagles_Legendz]

Seriously, kill all lawyers.

[Rome]

Okay.  Almost all.

[Munson]

Bryz is GONE

[Geowhizzer]

Tweets stolen from PSF board:

Randy Miller @RandyJMiller
i just called Bryz. He answered phone and said, "Congratulations to you guys," then hung up on me

Randy Miller @RandyJMiller
I phoned Bryz a second time to ask about #flyers buying him out. He said he doesn't want to talk and hung up on me again.

Sam Carchidi @BroadStBull
Bryz when asked to comment: "I don't want to talk to you guys." #Flyers

[Seabiscuit36]

haha

[Geowhizzer]

One more:

@NHLJensen: On average, Ilya Bryzgalov allowed 4G or more in 3 of every 10 games he played over last 2 seasons w/#Flyers (reg. season + playoffs). Ouch.

[Geowhizzer]

Philly beatwriters pile on Bryzgalov.

Especially Randy Miller.

[Rome]

Good riddance.   When's Homer getting canned?