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[Crankshaft]

Sounds about right. He's got insane skill. Production topped off the last few years. Probably will have a St. Louis-like resurgence, I'd imagine.

[Letang Is The Truth]

any word on the couture contract?

[Idoit40fans]

I've been hearing that its expected to be 5-6 years, but thats not much.

[Pitt87]

I really don't see Bryz being bought out this year.

I'm in the crowd that thinks it's extremely likely they buy him out. Bryz is not an elite goaltender and is also a headcase by even goaltender standards. Flyers would probably rather throw a cheap contract at Timmay Thomas and go ahead and ditch The Bryz, who has a bad contract on a team that is going to need some serious cap relief.

I guess it's just me hoping the Flyers do something stupid.

Wish Granted... Source on the Streit deal says that his contract will not be validated by the NHL until they dump Bryz and Briere.

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/06/17/fl ... nny-briere

[JoseCuervo]

Cap going down... player's cap hits going up

[Sarcastic]

I wish Paul Homgren stays the Flyers gm forever. Absolute insanity from this guy.

lol check out the gif someone posted of a lady throwing spaghetti to see if it sticks.

http://www.phillysportsforums.com/forum ... 3e8f7150a6

And it tried to install a trojan, awesome.

Maybe you were on some other page at the same time because I'm not getting anything. Or a false positive.

[shmenguin]

Cap going down... player's cap hits going up

the annihilation of the middle class in the NHL.

and also, datsyuk not bolting for the KHL is the least surprising news in recorded history

[marek]

Datsyuk getting 3 years for 23 mil... lol.. at age 34?!?!?!
makes Malkins and Crsobys deals insanely discounted.

[pcm]

Cap going down... player's cap hits going up

the annihilation of the middle class in the NHL.

Don't know about that. Gonchar and Streit both count as middle class nowadays. I wonder more about guys like Cooke, Kennedy... I think a guy like Eaton was a casuality of this system. And then worked his way back under a familiar employer. But will he be re-signed? More like lower-middle class...

[columbia]

Eaton is more like a welfare queen, than a member of the middle class (in the above analogies).

[pens2005]

Slava Voynov signs: 6 years, $25 million

[SubtropicalPenguin]

Datsyuk getting 3 years for 23 mil... lol.. at age 34?!?!?!
makes Malkins and Crsobys deals insanely discounted.

I don't think that's a bad deal for Detroit, but it certainly is not a discount. I mean, he is still extremely productive, but his age has to be a concern at the back-end of that deal. This contract will take him from age 35-37 (his 35th b-day is in July). At 37, I can't see him still being a point per game guy. That being said, he is an amazing talent, and plays a responsible brand of hockey. You don't let someone like that walk away because he wants an extra million over what you would like to pay.

[SolidSnake]

Slava Voynov signs: 6 years, $25 million

CapGeek ‏@capgeek 8m
With Voynov signing per @reallisa, #LAKings have 15 players signed for $56.7M -- leaving $959K per open roster spot.

[Beveridge]

Slava Voynov signs: 6 years, $25 million

CapGeek ‏@capgeek 8m
With Voynov signing per @reallisa, #LAKings have 15 players signed for $56.7M -- leaving $959K per open roster spot.

If we do trade Letang, I see shero going hard after Scuds. Just a gut feeling.

PR related but I could dig a top 4 of orpik martin despres scuds (doesn't make us better but it does make us better...if that makes sense)

[mikey287]

How does the puck move forward with that top four? Does 87 just come back and take it from them or...?

[columbia]

How does the puck move forward with that top four? Does 87 just come back and take it from them or...?

The short answer is that Shero - depending on Letang's demands - might be hosed.
I just had a nightmare and Matt Niskanen was playing 27 minutes a night.

[canaan]

Datsyuk getting 3 years for 23 mil... lol.. at age 34?!?!?!
makes Malkins and Crsobys deals insanely discounted.

what? Thats fair value for his talent and what he brings to that team. I don't get the reaction.

[SolidSnake]

Not that all these moves matter, Boston got the same team next season minus possibly Horton. Boston should be the favorites again

[Beveridge]

How does the puck move forward with that top four? Does 87 just come back and take it from them or...?

I didn't say I had it all figured out!

Although Pens did have a top 4 of Orpik Gonchar Scuds and Gill when they did win the cup.

Not exactly a puck moving bunch either and I'd like to think Despres has a gonchar like upside to his transition game given time over a full season.

[mikey287]

Datsyuk getting 3 years for 23 mil... lol.. at age 34?!?!?!
makes Malkins and Crsobys deals insanely discounted.

what? Thats fair value for his talent and what he brings to that team. I don't get the reaction.

Yeah, it's no super discount, but it's Pavel Datsyuk, he's pretty good.

[mikey287]

How does the puck move forward with that top four? Does 87 just come back and take it from them or...?

I didn't say I had it all figured out!

Although Pens did have a top 4 of Orpik Gonchar Scuds and Gill when they did win the cup.

Not exactly a puck moving bunch either and I'd like to think Despres has a gonchar like upside to his transition game given time over a full season.

I wish...

Gonchar was an elite puck mover and can carry a lot of bacon. Despres is not and won't be. With respect to you and Despres. He just doesn't have Gonchar upside. That's a Hall of Very Good caliber player.

[pens2005]

CSN here in Philly is reporting a rumor that the Flyers are talking to Anaheim about a trade for Bobby Ryan. The Flyers would send Bradon Coburn and the 11th overall pick back.

Again, just a rumor.

[Kovy27]

CSN here in Philly is reporting a rumor that the Flyers are talking to Anaheim about a trade for Bobby Ryan. The Flyers would send Bradon Coburn and the 11th overall pick back.

Again, just a rumor.

How are they affording this?

[canaan]

Why would Anaheim do that?

[JS©]

CSN here in Philly is reporting a rumor that the Flyers are talking to Anaheim about a trade for Bobby Ryan. The Flyers would send Bradon Coburn and the 11th overall pick back.

Again, just a rumor.

How are they affording this?

That trade has Philly gaining 600k in salary. How is this even possible?