44 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

ESPN.com

Email error causes Caps to address Ovi's future

The Capitals say no decision has been made on Alex Ovechkin's future in the NHL after an email was sent to season-ticket holders calling next season his last.

2 hours ago, iladelphxx said:

He’ll be 25 already at the start of the season, and just tiny — 5’8 and 159 lbs. If he was 18 that wouldn’t be as concerning, but for 25? Yikes.

He’s a spin of the wheel. Hopefully not too big an investment because the odds are against him being a top 6 forward.

@e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! @Freshmilk

Is this an accurate representation of the Flyers current depth chart?

C — Couturier, Cates, Poehling

LW — Foerster, Tippett, Pelletier, Deslauriers

RW — Konecny, Michkov, Brink, Hathaway

D — Sanheim, York, Ristolainen, Seeler, Drysdale, Zamula

When you consider Couturier turns 33 in December, centre and defense need a ton of work. Is York a top 4 defenseman? If not, that blueline is a mess.

15 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

@e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! @Freshmilk

Is this an accurate representation of the Flyers current depth chart?

C — Couturier, Cates, Poehling

LW — Foerster, Tippett, Pelletier, Deslauriers

RW — Konecny, Michkov, Brink, Hathaway

D — Sanheim, York, Ristolainen, Seeler, Drysdale, Zamula

When you consider Couturier turns 33 in December, centre and defense need a ton of work. Is York a top 4 defenseman? If not, that blueline is a mess.

Based off what cbs has. Looks pretty accurate

4 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

When healthy he’s pretty good I’m ok with it

3 hours ago, RoadToHell said:

When healthy he’s pretty good I’m ok with it

Microsoft Co pilot believes this is big shift for Briere

Not Smith???

2 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Not Smith???

Tbh i thought t was going to be for bear, reschny or cootes. They went after a center with size like their first pick had size. I like Porter at 6 but i preferred Hagens. That said nhl draft is the biggest crapshoot of all the drafts. It’s mostly 18-19 year olds. I try to read up on the draft days leading up to the draft.

5 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Tbh i thought t was going to be for bear, reschny or cootes. They went after a center with size like their first pick had size. I like Porter at 6 but i preferred Hagens. That said nhl draft is the biggest crapshoot of all the drafts. It’s mostly 18-19 year olds. I try to read up on the draft days leading up to the draft.

Stuff I'm reading says he was rising. We'll see.

4 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

My issue with that is the guys that have had issues skating, the flyers couldn't fix (i think Ratcliffe was one of them)

3 minutes ago, devpool said:

My issue with that is the guys that have had issues skating, the flyers couldn't fix (i think Ratcliffe was one of them)

That would be the issue I have. In the new NHL if you’re gonna be big, you better know how to skate well. from the sounds of it it he’s a below average skater. I think years ago it Was easier to get away with it. Now not as much

33 minutes ago, devpool said:

My issue with that is the guys that have had issues skating, the flyers couldn't fix (i think Ratcliffe was one of them)

Tyson Foerster had the skating issue when he was drafted and he seems to have worked out pretty good. Will he be an elite skater? No, but it's definitely possible a player can improve. To be fair, he's the only one that comes to mind in regards to improving.

1 hour ago, vsptroops said:

Tyson Foerster had the skating issue when he was drafted and he seems to have worked out pretty good. Will he be an elite skater? No, but it's definitely possible a player can improve. To be fair, he's the only one that comes to mind in regards to improving.

I hope they can get him to be a respectable skater because this draft really needs to hit if they want to even think about playoffs in the next few years.

It’s too bad — the Flyers did what I was afraid they would do, only in even dumber fashion. Hagens was the pick at #6 — I don’t have a problem with Martone as a prospect, but if you take him it forces your hand to trade up for a centre because they couldn’t leave the first round without one.

Nesbitt would have been a reach at #22. He’s big but slow and his likely ceiling is a third line centre; you simply can’t force the board and panic the way Brière did. Absolutely nobody had Nesbitt as a better prospect than Reschny or Cootes. Neither had come off the board yet, so there was no reason at all to trade up that high.

Two first round picks spent on Jack Nesbitt. I really hope he becomes a star, because that pick is gonna sting 10 years from now if he doesn’t.