2011 Flyers Offseason Thread

[Geowhizzer]

Tampa has said they will match any offer, but they could match and still trade him for a package better than 4 1sts.

JVR
Coburn
2 1sts

will that get it done?

might have to put in Schenn or Coturiere

If they match, they can't trade him for a year.

[SD]

Servalli thinks the Flyers will make a run at Stamkos
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20110629_Sources__Flyers__interest_in_Stamkos_heats_up.html

Carchidi thinks they won't
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20110629_Inside_the_Flyers___Stamkos_to_Flyers__phattymattyaboutit.html

[Geowhizzer]

I didn't think that the Flyers would have the cap space to do this - and even after the Richards/Carter trades, I thought they would look at Brad Richards or Cole with any money they had left over, and that they wouldn't get caught up in the Stamkos RFA stuff.  But, where there's smoke...

If they are truly hard after Stamkos, it's like a poker player going all in.  If they get him, fantastic.  If they don't, though, it could preclude them from getting any UFAs of note.  Tampa has a week (after July 1) to match, and if they take their sweet time to make the cap space to do so, it could screw the Flyers over pretty good.

[PhillyGirl]

Carchidi is going off of Flyer's sources not common sense.

Since when do the Flyers ever reveal ANYTHING? Please.

[ice grillin you]

flyers are arguably the best organization in all of sports so stamkos could easily tell tampa that he doesnt wanna sign with them and to let him move on...tampa is certainly not in a good money situation (they lost 25 mil last year) but its not all about money

[BigEd76]

phattymattyaboutit.html

ha

[DH]

Some producer for 620 in TB is reporting that he's been resigned

[PhillyGirl]

@AnthonySan37 I'm told that if the Flyers decide to give Stamkos an offer sheet it's for $115 mil over 12 years with a full no-trade.

[Don Ho]

This would make up for the 2002 NFCCG.

On second thought, no it wouldn't.

[PhillyGirl]

Some producer for 620 in TB is reporting that he's been resigned

false

[SD]

The more time that elapses the worse off I think the Flyers are. I think the reports of them being conflicted are true. On the one hand Stamkos is incredible, on the other hand that's a lot of cap space to tie up and there are players like Giroux and JVR who are going to need contracts one day.

[DH]

Some producer for 620 in TB is reporting that he's been resigned

false

The fact that he reported it was not false at all actually.

[PhillyGirl]

LOL I meant HIS report, dummy

[DH]

Duh

[ice grillin you]

i fully expect pg's next post to be all four philly teams won their league this year....and she will believe it