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Philly's huge loss on the blue line
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08:33 AM ET 07.05 | It didn't take long after Ryan Suter signed in Minnesota for the Matt Carle domino to fall into the Lightning's lap. Carle's loss is huge, no matter how you cut it. He's going to score 40 points a season. [Bruno Gervais] will get half that many. Gervais' career-high was 19 points a few seasons ago as an Islander. He is a fifth or sixth defenseman on the Flyers right now. While the Flyers are expected to continue their efforts to fortify their defense, Carle's price was expected to balloon to $5.5 million a year or more because of the trickle down effect of the Dennis Wideman signing, and that's exactly what happened. Which is why general manager Paul Holmgren passed on him and was willing to overpay for Suter.
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Than indeed, who can Philly now get to "fortify"?
Spiny Norman
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DION. PHANEUF. Come on, they're desperate, right?
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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Never believed they wanted Parise or Suter, thought they were driving up the price for rival bidders. Carle is a good D man but not a 5.5 for 6yrs... glad they didnt take the cap hit.
Weber was plan A in my mind, trade coming.
FanOFlyers
Philadelphia , PA
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I trust you would be holding the door open for him on the way out?
Phaneuf for Briere...you'll take that, right?
Spiny Norman
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There's not much left to choose from on the FA front.
THE BISHOP!
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When they fortify wine don't add brandy? Sounds like exactly what they need in Philly about now.
Canuck eh?
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They were too busy chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow to notice that a very good D-man was walking away right from under their noses. Dumb!
roamer
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Nobody's that desperate.
Canuck eh?
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Montreal traded for Gomez. Anything is possible damnit.
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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They were so busy chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that they let a very good D-man walk away right from under their noses. Dumb!
roamer
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Don't tease me like that...I'd settle for Giroux.
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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They're going to be pushing the cap regardless next summer, and with Hartnell a UFA to boot and due a pretty substantial payday if he plays again like he did last season, not to mention Giroux the year after. Weber will easily command 8 per, and I don't think that's in Philly's budget.
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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then it becomes Port...which is fine with me
Spiny Norman
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Lord Irk just saw this and is drunk dialing Holmgren...who am I kidding, he's drunk dialing everyone
Spiny Norman
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Burke might turn that one down :)
drysdale
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Flyers so far in the offseason
Leighton for Bob (essentially)
Carle gone
JVR for the other Schenn
Certainly wouldn't call this a stellar offseason thus far for Holmgren
drysdale
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I thought I read that after the Kessel trade MLSE put one of those breathalyzer ignition kill switches on his phone.
Canuck eh?
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Is that who keeps prank calling me at 3:30 am asking me if I could come back and coach? Last night he said "they call you Rotten but I think you're BEAUTIFUL"...
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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Yeah but he just gets his secretary to blow for him.
Who knew Dion Phaneuf was useful OFF the ice too?!
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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Or demand Bryz... :/
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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