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wbon22
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...it starts now(ish).
Clearly not going anywhere: Giroux, Voracek
More than likely not going anywhere: Simmonds, Couturier, Raffl, Read, Streit, Mason, MacDonald, MDZ, VandeVelde, Bellmare, White, Schultz, Gudas
Might be going somewhere: B Schenn, L Schenn, Grossmann, Umberger
Going anywhere (PLEASE): Rinaldo, Lecavalier, Colaiacovo, Emery
The Flyers have really come a long way in organizational depth on defense. They still have some ways to go. There could be up to 3 spots on the blue line up for grabs. Are there three players in the system ready? Then there is the questions of Laughton and Cousins. Bundy made a good point today during the game that Cousins would be better off playing with skill players in more of a settled offensive role as apposed to being used as a 4th line energy player. Is he a 2nd line NHL center? I don't know. The same could be/has been said about Laughton. Then he suffered the concussion and hasn't seemed to be the same player at either the NHL or AHL level.
I really worry more about the forward position for the next year or so because of the long standing Flyers tradition to draft/sign muckers and grinders and "character" players and projects. And then wed themselves to these players (Rinaldo).
Besides the needs on the ice, the Flyers coaching staff off the ice need to be addressed. Berube isn't a Bad coach, he just isn't a very good one either. He has one style that requires certain players in certain positions and if he doesn't have that he scrambles. He could grow, but I really don't want another season of him benching healthy players and dressing players who should be on LTIR (Umberger). Hextall inherited him and it really looks as if there is a disconnect (IMHO).
All in all, the Future doesn't appear to be boring no matter how you look at it.
Clearly not going anywhere: Giroux, Voracek
More than likely not going anywhere: Simmonds, Couturier, Raffl, Read, Streit, Mason, MacDonald, MDZ, VandeVelde, Bellmare, White, Schultz, Gudas
Might be going somewhere: B Schenn, L Schenn, Grossmann, Umberger
Going anywhere (PLEASE): Rinaldo, Lecavalier, Colaiacovo, Emery
The Flyers have really come a long way in organizational depth on defense. They still have some ways to go. There could be up to 3 spots on the blue line up for grabs. Are there three players in the system ready? Then there is the questions of Laughton and Cousins. Bundy made a good point today during the game that Cousins would be better off playing with skill players in more of a settled offensive role as apposed to being used as a 4th line energy player. Is he a 2nd line NHL center? I don't know. The same could be/has been said about Laughton. Then he suffered the concussion and hasn't seemed to be the same player at either the NHL or AHL level.
I really worry more about the forward position for the next year or so because of the long standing Flyers tradition to draft/sign muckers and grinders and "character" players and projects. And then wed themselves to these players (Rinaldo).
Besides the needs on the ice, the Flyers coaching staff off the ice need to be addressed. Berube isn't a Bad coach, he just isn't a very good one either. He has one style that requires certain players in certain positions and if he doesn't have that he scrambles. He could grow, but I really don't want another season of him benching healthy players and dressing players who should be on LTIR (Umberger). Hextall inherited him and it really looks as if there is a disconnect (IMHO).
All in all, the Future doesn't appear to be boring no matter how you look at it.