Mike Richards traded to Los Angeles

[Shep]

The Carter deal was good. This one, not so much.

[Robin Hood]

What the fuck is going on?

[Nick]

Dynamite is blowing up Shiv, that's what it does.

[Robin Hood]

These two trades are going to set the Flyers back nicely. Well done Philly. Holmgren is going to get fired this season. Any bet takers?

[MSP4LYFE]

That is an exaggeration.

[Shep]

Philly will have NO problem making the playoffs this year.

People that think they're fucked are insane.

[Nick]

Philly will have NO problem making the playoffs this year.

People that think they're fucked are insane.

They still have an insane forward lineup, not like they traded their #1 scorer.


Voracek - Giroux - JvR
Hartnell - Briere - Leino*
Simmonds - Schenn - Versteeg

not issues there....D is still top 3 in the league, and they now have a 'les git' tender.... I wouldn't have moved Richards, but not like they're anything other then contenders.

[kyuss]

the two trades separately, i would have got it..

but when i read about Richards right after closing the page about the Carter deal..
well, i wondered if today was april 1st.

[Tony]

Briere + Hartnell > Richards + Carter? Just dumb ...

[Robin Hood]

Philly will have NO problem making the playoffs this year.

People that think they're fucked are insane.

making the playoffs is never an issue for philly. this is a huge mistake. they were about a move away from being cup favourites. they are now again a 4-5 seed. does anyone think that team can beat Pittsburgh? Vancouver? Boston? Washington? Tampa Bay? lol La?

[Nick]

Briere + Hartnell + Coach + Pronger > Carter + Richards?

even then... I dunno...

does anyone think that team can beat Pittsburgh? Vancouver? Boston? Washington? Tampa Bay? lol La?

Yes.

[Robin Hood]

I'm going to be captain obvious and point out who in terms of BBKL this just helped:

1) Scott - Mason in net. Nash up front lol.
2) Mike - Quick in net
3) Matt - Carter #1 C in CBJ
4) Unknown GM who owns the forward Philly will sign
5) Doughty, Penner, Johnson owners.

[Robin Hood]

does anyone think that team can beat Pittsburgh? Vancouver? Boston? Washington? Tampa Bay? lol La?

Yes.

This team will not be able to beat Pittsburgh/Washington/Tampa/Boston to come out of the east for at least two years.

[Arian The Insider]

voracek is going to explode in philly

[fedro91]

Philly will have NO problem making the playoffs this year.

People that think they're fucked are insane.

They still have an insane forward lineup, not like they traded their #1 scorer.


Voracek - Giroux - JvR
Hartnell - Briere - Leino*
Simmonds - Schenn - Versteeg

not issues there....D is still top 3 in the league, and they now have a 'les git' tender.... I wouldn't have moved Richards, but not like they're anything other then contenders.

I actually I bet that Schenn will be a top 2 Center for sure. So those line are incorect.

[MSP4LYFE]

I actually I bet that Schenn will be a top 2 Center for sure. So those line are incorect.

I concur, you don't trade away your best player for someone you project as a future third line center. Whether Schenn starts in the top 6 to begin the season, or later on, I don't know, but it will happen at some point. That much should be obvious.

[Nick]

Well... lots of people refer to the Briere line as the 3rd line, in that sense Simmonds-Schenn-Steeg is the 2nd... Dany's 18min toi indicates otherwise.

[MSP4LYFE]

Well... lots of people refer to the Briere line as the 3rd line, in that sense Simmonds-Schenn-Steeg is the 2nd... Dany's 18min toi indicates otherwise.

It was referred to the third line because: Carter, Giroux and Richards (who played on separate lines) had as many, if not more minutes per game. That is obviously no longer the case.

[Nick]

Richards had 18:52/game with 2min's shorthand, and actually the least of everyone we're talking about even strength.
Crater had less toi/game and played short handed (18:14, 40second SH, for Jeff versus 18:18 that Dany played none of which shorthanded)
Giroux lead forward in TOI by a fair margin, leading their forwards in PP and SH, however Dany led the team in EV toi.


Anyways, the suggestion that Grioux moves anywhere but the the #1 centre role, that he by all indications had already, or that Briere somehow loses toi, is simply wrong. Sure perhaps in 1-2 years they project Schenn to be playing a big role, but saying he's already earned a top 6 role seems out to lunch to me.

[hong57]

i like it as clifford owner, who is centreing LA's 3rd line? Stoll?