Players that Got Away

[chy1127]

As a Flyers fan, I may have too many choices to stomach by season's end. Carter, Richards, Leino, etc. So who is the guy that was traded or left as a FA that you wish your team kept? For years we having been complaining about Patrick Sharp going for a bag of pucks. He is the one (for now).

 

[SLY]

Ryder.

 

[ritari330]

Steckel

 

[dare2be]

Jagr? nah, doesn't count
Talbot? nah

Guess there is none.

 

[li0lsh]

Heatley

JK!

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Matt Bradley

 

[jerseyjigroe]

As a Flyers fan, I may have too many choices to stomach by season's end. Carter, Richards, Leino, etc. So who is the guy that was traded or left as a FA that you wish your team kept? For years we having been complaining about Patrick Sharp going for a bag of pucks. He is the one (for now).

Hmmm...take your pick. Sharp, Umberger, Upshall, Williams.

 

[chy1127]

Jagr? nah, doesn't count
Talbot? nah

Guess there is none.

How about Rob Scuderi?

 

[pixburgher66]

The Jagr trade was the worst in franchise history...but I wouldn't say it was the player that got away seeing we had him for 10 years as a superstar. So...hmm...this is going to take some thought.

 

[SLY]

Oh, all time, I thought you meant this offseason.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

All time...Brendan Witt by a mile

 

[pixburgher66]

How about Rob Scuderi?

Good call...lost him and Gill to Free Agency. However, Scuds hasn't seemed to be the same player since he took that deal. In fairness I haven't watched a lot of Kings games.

 

[chy1127]

Oh, all time, I thought you meant this offseason.

Slow day so can be either/both!

 

[ritari330]

All time...Brendan Witt by a mile

This

 

[dare2be]

Yeah, I was going on this offseason only as well. That's why I said Jagr doesn't count, cuz we never really had him to begin with, only thought we did.

Most recent would definitely be Scuds, but with our defensive core set for a while, that softens the blow.

 

[mattola]

Mattias Ohlund

 

[dare2be]

Going further back...Naslund.

 

[ritari330]

Matt Bradley

I liked Bradley as well, but he's easier to replace than Stecks

 

[mattola]

Going further back...Naslund.

neely as well

 

[puckhead]

Mattias Ohlund

silly money. had to let him walk. same with Ehrhoff.
Neely is the proper answer, but I always wish we had kept Scott Walker for a bit longer
(lost him in expansion draft)



of course 'the one that got away' is how or franchise started.
a wheel spin away from Gilbert Perreault. Dale Tallon was a pretty shitty consolation prize