2013 Philadelphia Flyers Offseason Thread

[SunMo]

their two goalies combined make less than $4M I believe.  from one extreme to another

[ice grillin you]

three players you would probably all consider flyers (brindamour is arguable) leclair lindros.....are up for the hof today...announced at 3pm

[ice grillin you]

fred shero gets in the hall as a 'builder'

also chelios - neidermeyer - shanahan

[SD]

Hextall is back as the assistant GM aka Homers replacement.

[Geowhizzer]

Hextall is back as the assistant GM aka Homers replacement.

Hopefully he learned something under Lombardi, but I'm not sure much changes with the Flyers as long as Snider is in charge.  It'll be an "ALL IN!" thing every year until he's gone, and probably getting more desperate each year as he ages.

[Rome]

The first thing he should do is get Richards & Carter back.[/IGY]

[ice grillin you]

what number would you put on your excitement for the upcoming flyer season?

10 - one of the cup favorites
9 - a cup contender
7/8 - with the right bounces
5/6 - eh...ill wait and see
3/4 - they got older not better
1/2 - sell the team mr snider



5 (no breezy)
2 nice additions (if not contracts)
2 divisional teams did not step up...devils were hit hard
-2 defense still weak
1 realignment
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8

really looking forward to the possibilities

[QB Eagles]

Probably more down around a 4, the lowest in a while. I guess I'll need to see some results to move the meter any higher. I am excited about the subtraction of Bryz. Also excited about Hextall even though in my heart I know it's just a cockteasing move to keep us nostalgic 80s kids interested while the old man sticks with Holmgren for another 5 years.

[Don Ho]

6 - no breezy is a winning season any way you look at it.  I want that 2010 playoff feeling again.  Damn that was awesome.

[QB Eagles]

Really, Don? I had zero expectations for that 2010 team going into the playoffs. It was awesome when they kept winning because the whole playoffs felt like playing with house money, but I'd rather go into the playoffs truly believing that the Flyers were one of the top 3-4 teams in the playoffs and having everyone taking them seriously as a Cup contender. And there have actually been a number of times over the last 20 years when I felt that was true, and the team just blew it or ran into someone superior.

[Don Ho]

Oh shtein, I had no hope going in to the playoffs.  Having to get in, on the last day of the season in a shoot out was comical.  Zero expectations going in.  Beating the Devils in the first round was perfect and I thought they'd get bounced by Boston the next round.  Of course it turned out to be one of the best playoff series in Flyers history.  Just the shock of that team actually getting past Montreal and going to the Stanley Cup was exciting. 

[Seabiscuit36]

I'm at a 5.  I still firmly believe they're screwed until Snider dies or doesn't have a controlling hand. 

[ice grillin you]

where the farg is the schedule.....the nhl is a joke

[Geowhizzer]

They're waiting until the agreement for NHL players to participate in the Olympics is finished.

[ice grillin you]

i wasnt being literal

just stating how much of a joke this league is