Flyers Season thread

[rjs246]

Jesus. I'm saying that given the choice I would have veterans heading up all of our lines. Instead the two lines that get the most ice time are going to be centered by rookies. I know you love being contrary. But not every single decision made by every single philly team needs to be defended tooth and nail.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So, which one is going to be the injury-prone one and which one will always produce when it's least important?

C'mon, they are Flyers, after all.

[Rome]

Niedermayer will test the market but wants over $7M a year 

$7M?!?!?  Ahahahaha!

Who's negotiating that ridiculous deal?  Rosenswine??

[Father Demon]

GOODENOW GONE!!

Robert W. Goodenow today advised the NHLPA that he would step down as its Executive Director and General Counsel. The NHLPA named Ted Saskin, its Senior Director of Business Affairs and Licensing, to succeed Mr. Goodenow.

"With the conclusion of the negotiations and the ratification of the new agreement, the parties concur that this is an appropriate action for the future. I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve the Players over the past 15 years and to have had the support of a tremendous staff at the NHLPA. I wish the Players every success under the new CBA." - Bob Goodenow

[rjs246]

Ding dong the witch is dead... well, one of the witches.

[Seabiscuit36]

http://www.insidehockey.com/delcolliano/2005_07_15.php

A Fool's Bet
by Jerry Del Colliano

I was talking with the enigmatic blogger "Eklund" recently about the state of the game and how the proposed (now real) CBA would affect our beloved Philadelphia Flyers and how great it would be for Crosby to wear an orange and black jersey. Eklund, who is NOT Inside Hockey's publisher Kevin Greenstein, offered me an interesting friendly wager I simply couldn't agree to. He wanted me to bet that super-prospect Sidney Crosby will have a better 2005-2006 NHL season than Flyers' young gun, Jeff Carter.


Eklund poses an interesting question about reality versus hype in the new NHL. Carter will be guaranteed to play on a good team that will still have veteran talent like Jeremy Roenick and Keith Primeau to show him around the league. It will take until July 30th to figure out where Crosby is playing and with whom he will be playing. With a weighted NHL draft, the odds of Crosby heading to one of the worst teams in the league are much higher than if the league agreed to an equally weighted draft. Considering how much the ten most successful teams suffered by not playing the 2004-2005 season, I am still shocked to see a weighted draft for the league. Other than landing Crosby in New York, some of the best cities the young phenom could land in are teams that make the playoffs each year. This includes my Flyers.


The best that Eklund offered me really sums up what we as fans should be most excited about. The new young talent currently in the league (LeCavalier, Pitkanen, Datsyuk, Chara, Luongo, Nash) paired with the young studs coming out this year (Crosby, Carter, Richards, Phaneuf, Ovechkin, Brule, Smid) paired with sweeping rules changes geared towards higher scoring and more meaningful hockey games is going to help fix the problem with the NHL product. The kids might not make what the last batch of players did in salary but they are likely to be more enthusiastic, higher scoring and most importantly more entertaining to watch in person and on HDTV.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I have to admit that hockey in HDTV is farging b-e-a-utiful.

[PhillyGirl]

Bettman better step his ass down tomorrow.

[rjs246]

If and when Bettman steps down I'll officially be excited about hockey again.

[PhillyGirl]

If and when Bettman steps down I'll officially be excited about hockey again.

The thing is, he won't. He's all loved by the owners now because of the deal that got worked out. He should be gone, but he won't be. He's killing the sport.

[rjs246]

Agree. Agree. Agree.

farging sucks.

[PhillyGirl]

Looks like Banner taught Clarkie well...Flyers setting the standard for contracts in the NHL

[Father Demon]

Just for the few hockey fans on this board, here's a chance to voice your opinion.  This is direct from the NHL.

The NHL is providing you the opportunity to take part in a
hockey survey being conducted by Research Results, Inc. on
behalf of NHL.com. The purpose of this short online questionnaire
is to gather anonymous information regarding your interest in
the game. It should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete
the survey, and this opportunity expires Friday, August 5, 2005.

If you would like to participate, click on this link, which will
direct you to the survey, located on Research Results' website.
All information and results will be kept strictly confidential and
will be used only on an aggregate basis for research purposes only.

For those who care...

[BigEd76]

Fedoruk traded to Anaheim for a 2nd-round pick 

[MURP]

well there goes any care I had for the Flyers!