2009 Flyers Offseason Thread

[ice grillin you]

My money says Emery keeps his act in check but only plays okay.

yeah i tend to believe emery basically will be biron...but at least there is a feeling that he could be much better even if there is a very small chance of that...with biron you knew what you were getting and it wasnt that you hated it but it was so bleh and gave you no hope

And i dont think they have a shot at winning, does it make them better this year than they were going into the draft, certainly.  But i dont think they have a true shot at a cup unless Emery plays out of his mind. 

thats exactly how i feel

[rjs246]

IGY, weren't you ejaculating over the Biron get originally? I thought you touted him as a cup-caliber goalie...

[ice grillin you]

yeah i was i thought he had it in him to make a run such as the one in 08...i still believe he was good enough that postseason to win it all had they not been decimated by injuries

but i also thought he would be more consistent in the regular season

[SD_Eagle5]

Flyers sign Pronger to 7 year $35 million extension

Meaning the deal will end when he's 42. lol.

[Seabiscuit36]

I do like that Lemelin got fired, that fool has been stealing money for 15 years as a goalie coach.  I thought Biron was certainly a better goalie than he turned out.  He had all the talent, but as usual, let in horribly timed goals and as IGY said, was horribly inconsistent.  He just couldnt be the stopper to win games for them. 

I'm just hoping Emery can be the answer, and honestly its the best deal they could have done since Luongo re-upped, and the market was overpriced as usual. 

SD, 42 is still younger than Chelios..lol

[SunMo]

Flyers sign Pronger to 7 year $35 million extension

Meaning the deal will end when he's 42. lol.

who gives a shtein, if he sucks they can LTIR him, and the cap hit is only 5 million, that's great

[SD_Eagle5]

My deal with Emery is Goalies are so valuable (well to most teams not the Flyers) yet he was out there and nobody signed him. I know there were reports that other teams had interest but really not one team could beat $1.5 million? I mean, I know the guys history but teams have taken bigger gambles on players.

I was actually happy at the $5 million per, the 7 years is ridiculous. What's the deal with players ovr 35 and the retirement clause, I remember reading about it somewhere but am unfamiliar with how it works.

[Seabiscuit36]

he's not 35 yet, so it doenst matter SD

[SD_Eagle5]

yeah just read that on fp, if the $5 million per is true it's a good deal.

[SunMo]

he's not 35 yet, so it doenst matter SD

but this contract goes into effect next year, when he is 35, so i think that rule is in effect

[SD_Eagle5]

The cap experts on fp are saying it's when he signs it not when it takes effect.

[Seabiscuit36]

yeah, looks like it had to be by June 30th... Thanks Mexico..

[ice grillin you]

who cares whether hes on the cap or not in five years....do people really think this contract is judged by whether the flyers have an extra five million bucks in 2015?

its judged by whether they win a cup before then and how his contract affects their cap in the shorter term

[Seabiscuit36]

It's not my money, and now they should have the extra loot to re-up Coburn. 

Article 9.2. "As used in this Article, age, including First SPC Signing Age, means a Player's age on September 15 of the calendar year in which he signs an SPC, regardless of his actual age on the date he signs such SPC."


the CBA is the biggest clusterfarg in all of sports.  One part says that its not going to be honored since it has passed the June 30th deadline, but this part says he falls within the timeframe, either way they'll lose a year or two for a lockout between now and when he retires. 

[DH]

if they win a cup between now and then, the trade and contract were both 100% worth it.