Napalm wrote:its a sellers market thats for sure

heyeaglefn wrote:I'd be super happy if they move Umberger, Vinny, or McDonald for anything to just shed their contract, but all of those seem very unlikely.

heyeaglefn wrote:He is the 24th highest contract for a defenseman in the league. There are 30 teams in the league, and he is the highest paid Flyers dman. He is paid like a #1 because he is the Flyers #1 now. He isn't paid like a superstar guy. Not every team can afford a big contract guy on defense.

There are only 10 guys in the range of 6.5-9 million range.

rolex wrote:

Napalm wrote:its a sellers market thats for sure

The TDL is absolutely the worst time for a good team to make a trade. They get bent over every time. It's nice that the bottom feeders have a chance to get even. They get rid of mediocre players for better compensation than they would at any other time. IMO, the Coyotes have done well in both shedding talent and money. The same for the Flyers with Coburn.

CFP wrote:

heyeaglefn wrote:He is the 24th highest contract for a defenseman in the league. There are 30 teams in the league, and he is the highest paid Flyers dman. He is paid like a #1 because he is the Flyers #1 now. He isn't paid like a superstar guy. Not every team can afford a big contract guy on defense.

There are only 10 guys in the range of 6.5-9 million range.

You're creating some sort of narrative to fit your point, but it's just not right. Take a look at Tampa. Matt Carle is $5.5, Jason Garrison $4.6, Stralman is $4.5, Coburn falls right into that range. I mean is paying Streit $700,000 more than Garrison, Stralman, Coburn really making it seem like he's "paid like a #1?"

BigEd76 wrote:Minnesota - ??

“He’s a gritty player and very tough to play against. Fans are gonna love him here. He’s a kind of player who is hard to play against.”

“He hits hard, he steps in, he fights. He’s strong as a bull. Other teams are afraid to play against him because when he hits, you’re gonna get hurt.

“I played with him in AAA back home and he was already tough. Played in junior. He wasn’t sure he’d make the NHL and when he did, I was very happy for him. He made it with his passion and style of play.”

BigEd76 wrote:2-yr extension for Bellemare