2016 Flyers Season Thread

[ice grillin you]

This is the sports gods way of making up for farging Derek Barnett.

its also a way of raping the sixer lottery chances cause we know two good things in a row is not happening

[Rome]

Trust the lottery process. 

[ice grillin you]

maybe the sixers will get some lottery magic

[MDS]

is either one of these players nearly as good as that austin matthews person...i know theres no mcdavid

[ice grillin you]

no

[ice grillin you]

On Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, there will be a ceremony at 11th St. and Pattison Avenue to celebrate the renaming of a section of 11th St. (the area from Pattison Ave. south to Terminal Ave.) as "Ed Snider Way," in honor of the legacy of the Flyers' beloved co-founder and longtime owner/chairman. The ceremony will be led by City Coucilman Kenyatta Johnson, who sponsored the effort in City Council. Members of the Snider family will also be on hand.

[rjs246]

Six year extension for Ghost.

[ice grillin you]

seems like a really fair deal if he doesnt slip any further and a super bargain if he gets better

[Rome]

I have to admit I was shocked when I saw that deal.  Dude gets benched for three games a few months ago then gets a $27M extension?   How farging weird are the Flyers?

[ice grillin you]

hakstol is a farging joke more than the flyers are weird....this contract was basically hextalls way of saying the player will outlast the idiot coach

[Rome]

That's what I first thought when I saw the deal.  The head coach benches the guy for three games, the kid turns around his season and gets rewarded beyond any reasonable expectation.   Seems like a gigantic farg you to the coach.

[Geowhizzer]

That's what I first thought when I saw the deal.  The head coach benches the guy for three games, the kid turns around his season and gets rewarded beyond any reasonable expectation.   Seems like a gigantic farg you to the coach.

It's really not.

[Rome]

$27M is reasonable for a guy who looked like he'd be sent back to the minors just a few months ago?

If he plays like he did as a rookie, it's a good deal. 

[ice grillin you]

jesus christ he never looked like a minor leaguer

[Geowhizzer]

$27M is reasonable for a guy who looked like he'd be sent back to the minors just a few months ago?

If he plays like he did as a rookie, it's a good deal.

He struggled, but did not look like a minor leaguer.  And yes, the $27M is the going rate for young talented defensemen these days.  If he pans out to even a second pairing, the Flyers have control until he's 30 for $4.5M per year, and it's a damn good deal.

Unfortunately, the going rate for teachers is missing about six zeros from that figure!