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Hey Ice Hockey Fans !!!!! Deal?
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Motokid
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What a strange twist of fate for Philly and The Flyers. Forsberg. Jesus Christ. Philly drafted Forsberg in his entry draft year, but the assholes, I mean power commanders traded him along with a number of other guys for Lindros. It's speculation as to how different the entire world of hockey would have been, and especially for a Flyers fan, had that trade never happened. There's no need to get into the Clarke/Lindros thing, but *shaking head* would Philly have hoisted the Cup instead of the Devils had Forsberg stayed with the black and orange.....
Now, Philly has him back...
I wonder who's head is on the chopping block as Philly is now over the cap.
I'll gladly lose Leclair for Forsberg, but I wonder who else will have to go?
Gagne did not light the world on fire last year? Kapanen (spelling)? Premeau (spelling)? JR?
It's going to be so much fun to watch this all play out over the next 8 months-ish until the playoffs begin....
Now, Philly has him back...
I wonder who's head is on the chopping block as Philly is now over the cap.
I'll gladly lose Leclair for Forsberg, but I wonder who else will have to go?
Gagne did not light the world on fire last year? Kapanen (spelling)? Premeau (spelling)? JR?
It's going to be so much fun to watch this all play out over the next 8 months-ish until the playoffs begin....
Motokid
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From my local newspaper:
The signing of Forsberg, a seven-time NHL All-Star and two-time Stanley Cup champion, puts the Flyers' 2005-06 payroll at $41,740,000, well above the $39 million threshold.
To make room under the cap, the Flyers will attempt to trade center Jeremy Roenick, who was in the final year of a contract worth $4.94 million. They also might try to deal center Michal Handzus, who would not fit into the Flyers' plans with the arrival of Forsberg.
Roenick said Wednesday night he expects to be traded to either the Los Angeles Kings or Phoenix.
The genesis of the Roenick-for-Forsberg salary swap goes back about two weeks when Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock and Clarke unsuccessfully tried to talk Roenick out of returning to Philadelphia.
Roenick told the Flyers he wanted to fulfill his 2001 promise of bringing a Stanley Cup to Philadelphia. But on Wednesday he told 610-WIP, "The Flyers have a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup with Peter Forsberg than with Jeremy Roenick."
The signing of Forsberg, a seven-time NHL All-Star and two-time Stanley Cup champion, puts the Flyers' 2005-06 payroll at $41,740,000, well above the $39 million threshold.
To make room under the cap, the Flyers will attempt to trade center Jeremy Roenick, who was in the final year of a contract worth $4.94 million. They also might try to deal center Michal Handzus, who would not fit into the Flyers' plans with the arrival of Forsberg.
Roenick said Wednesday night he expects to be traded to either the Los Angeles Kings or Phoenix.
The genesis of the Roenick-for-Forsberg salary swap goes back about two weeks when Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock and Clarke unsuccessfully tried to talk Roenick out of returning to Philadelphia.
Roenick told the Flyers he wanted to fulfill his 2001 promise of bringing a Stanley Cup to Philadelphia. But on Wednesday he told 610-WIP, "The Flyers have a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup with Peter Forsberg than with Jeremy Roenick."
Robert
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pwilson
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I'm telling you, Forsberg for 60 games is worth every penny. He will bring an excitement to the arena unlike any other. Most of his "fragility" come from the way he plays the game. Belive me, you will not find a grittier, meaner player. Under the old system teams like LA and San Jose would tackle, mug and cheap shot him constantly, usually because he pissed them off so badly, which eventually took it's toll. I can only imagine what he will be like if the new rules are enforced. As far as his injury at MODO, from what I read it involved yet another cheap shot. Apparently the team sent out a goon who went straight after Foppa and hit him from behind. Moto, you're one lucky bastard.Robert said:
Robert
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Robert
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liktareadmore63
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sweet maybe comcast will play more out of town games than espn and espn2 did, btw, i loved it when espn2 first came out because they were huge on hockey, there was a game on every nite.
on a second note, anyone getting caught up in all the crosby hype coming out of pittsburgh??
on a third edmondton is gonna be really good this year, you heard it here first
and ecshe is gonna win the vezina this year
on a second note, anyone getting caught up in all the crosby hype coming out of pittsburgh??
on a third edmondton is gonna be really good this year, you heard it here first
and ecshe is gonna win the vezina this year
liktareadmore63
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and as far as the last few posts about forsberg and the flyers, him just being on the team wether it be the hole season or not, is gonna be great and help the young guys the flyers are bringing up. forsberg is the type of player that changes an entire team just by wearing the jersey.
Motokid
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liktareadmore63 said:
I agree, however....I'm not as confident in your prediction on esche.
As a fan I've grown too accustomed to the Flyers goalie rotating door. How many goalies in the last decade? Can't even remember half of their names...hot one year....cold the next and traded....I'd love to see esche have a stellar year/career with the orange and black....I'm just not ready to start crowing about him until I see some consistancy over a longer period of time then just the better part of one season....don't forget Nitammaki (spelling?) is sitting in the wings too.