Flyers 2006 Offseason Thread

[Sgt PSN]

He's like Ted Turner with worse results. 

[ice grillin you]

Clarke was also operating for years with a nearly-unlimited budget and has only one Stanley Cup finals sweep to show for it. 

clarke has been at the helm of four different stanley cup final teams (3 flyers, 1 minnesota)...and built another one

he is one of the best player personell guys in nhl history...both in terms of trades and drafting...i wont bore you with all his moves but he has made some of the best trades in the history of the league...is he above criticism of course not but overall hes been great hes just missing a cup

his biggest problem is that his teams have always run into juggernauts...gretzkys oilers marios pens....not an excuse just the troof

[Seabiscuit36]

Clarke is a guy who can amaze you at times with deals, and make then make you furious with some of his other moves.  The flyers drafting ability and scouting is in the top 3 in the league, but with the previous CBA they traded away boatloads of talent for chances at the cup. I cant wait to see what this team looks like over the next 5 years.

[Sgt PSN]

Clarke was also operating for years with a nearly-unlimited budget and has only one Stanley Cup finals sweep to show for it.

clarke has been at the helm of four different stanley cup final teams (3 flyers, 1 minnesota)...and built another one

he is one of the best player personell guys in nhl history...both in terms of trades and drafting...i wont bore you with all his moves but he has made some of the best trades in the history of the league...is he above criticism of course not but overall hes been great hes just missing a cup

his biggest problem is that his teams have always run into juggernauts...gretzkys oilers marios pens....not an excuse just the troof

So what's Clarke's excuse for not putting together his own juggernaut?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So what's Clarke's excuse for not putting together his own juggernaut?

Frank Stallone.

[ice grillin you]

So what's Clarke's excuse for not putting together his own juggernaut?

so clarke sucked cause he never put together one of the greatest teams of all-time?

i get it

[Sgt PSN]

So what's Clarke's excuse for not putting together his own juggernaut?

so clarke sucked cause he never put together one of the greatest teams of all-time?

i get it

It's about time. 

[SD_Eagle5]

Clarke was also operating for years with a nearly-unlimited budget and has only one Stanley Cup finals sweep to show for it. 

clarke has been at the helm of four different stanley cup final teams (3 flyers, 1 minnesota)...and built another one

he is one of the best player personell guys in nhl history...both in terms of trades and drafting...i wont bore you with all his moves but he has made some of the best trades in the history of the league...is he above criticism of course not but overall hes been great hes just missing a cup

his biggest problem is that his teams have always run into juggernauts...gretzkys oilers marios pens....not an excuse just the troof

You've got to be kidding me. And the comparison to Reid was maybe the most ridiculous thing you've ever wrote. Clarke is excellent with the college drafts, but for all of his decent trades he's made just as many boneheaded ones. My big problem with him is his refusal to get players who fit into today's NHL.

[BigEd76]

Clarke never went for a franchise goalie.  Things could have been different if he went for Belfour instead of Vanbiesbrouck.  Ever since then, it's been a constant rotation....Snow, Burke, Boucher, Cechmanek, Esche, Niittymaki...

[ice grillin you]

kind of like reid with wr's

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

kind of like reid with wr's

Clarke has had a lot more time in an unevenly-funded league to win a title than Reid has in the salary cap NFL to win one, and yet you're much more critical of Reid than Clarke.  Odd.

[SD_Eagle5]

kind of like reid with wr's

No, Reid signed TO.

[MDS]

Esche sucks.

[ice grillin you]

Clarke has had a lot more time in an unevenly-funded league to win a title than Reid has in the salary cap NFL to win one, and yet you're much more critical of Reid than Clarke.

clarkes also sent FIVE teams to finals that he personally built (except for minnesota which he gets half credit for) whereas reid has made one final....and really that year was the only one he has won with what you could consider his own team...and to be fair yes clarke has had more time....in 10-15 years if reid is half as successful as clarke has been in the PP dept. then i would venture to say the eagles will have won a superbowl

but in general its not even close clarke is infintely a better gm than andy reid...its not debatable

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

but in general its not even close clarke is infintely a better gm than andy reid...its not debatable

Hyperbole alert.  Again.  Yawn.