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Speaking as guy that follows the Flyers closely, I'm a little suprised we are giving up Handzus so quickly but then I will admit Richards is probably the better forward. We'll have to wait and see. Nikky on the other hand just MIGHT be better than Raycroft, IF he's given enough support (considering the Flyers' recent history, I wouldn't hold my breath.) and playing time. So we'll see. Mean time Esche will have to be the guy.

Regarding Hatcher and Forsberg, color me unsuprised. If we had these guys in their peaks/primes, I doubt they'd be missing so much time. But eh, I just hope they can hold out on the grind of regular season. We'll see.

I am, however, suprised the Pens traded Beach. He looked great out there plenty of times. But I guess they figured with Sid playing more Beach becomes a liability. We'll see.
 

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Nightfall said:
Regarding Hatcher and Forsberg, color me unsuprised. If we had these guys in their peaks/primes, I doubt they'd be missing so much time. But eh, I just hope they can hold out on the grind of regular season. We'll see.
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Yeah, when those deals were done last month and everyone was handing the Flyers the Stanley Cup, I was wondering if I was the only person that remembered that these two guys barely played 50 games between the two of them last season.

Flyers are still my pick to take the East though. The Sens would have it if Hasek a) plays well, and b) stays healthy, but that's a stretch on both accounts, I think.
 

Speaking as guy that follows the Flyers closely, I'm a little suprised we are giving up Handzus so quickly
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Handzus is soft, and doesn't fit the Bobby Clarke mold. I was surprised that they picked him up in the first place.

I am, however, suprised the Pens traded Beach. He looked great out there plenty of times
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Beech came out of Juniors with a head of steam and a great reputation of being a goal scorer. He fizzled in the NHL, and didn't find his scoring touch. He's still young, so hopefully he'll put it together in Nashville.

The Sens would have it if Hasek a) plays well, and b) stays healthy, but that's a stretch on both accounts, I think.
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I am not a Hasek fan, but I will give him this, he always plays well. Thankfully, he hardly ever plays, because he can't stay healthy.
 

Nightfall said:
Speaking as guy that follows the Flyers closely, I'm a little suprised we are giving up Handzus so quickly but then I will admit Richards is probably the better forward. We'll have to wait and see. Nikky on the other hand just MIGHT be better than Raycroft, IF he's given enough support (considering the Flyers' recent history, I wouldn't hold my breath.) and playing time. So we'll see. Mean time Esche will have to be the guy.
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If the Flyers can get Ryan Smyth for him, I'm all for it. Niittymaki outplayed Kari Lehtonen in the AHL finals last year, but Esche will have to falter for him to get a real chance.

Nightfall said:
Regarding Hatcher and Forsberg, color me unsuprised.
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I think most people are unsurprised - hopefully they will be healthy enough to play in the playoffs
 

I think most people are unsurprised - hopefully they will be healthy enough to play in the playoffs
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Easy boys, I've got Forsberg in my EnWorld draft. I need him to stay healthy.

How did I end up with Forsberg, Mario Lemieux and Hasek? Damn that draft.
 


devilbat said:
Easy boys, I've got Forsberg in my EnWorld draft. I need him to stay healthy.
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He is supposed to be back in two weeks, but would it surprise you if he got hurt again? As a Flyers fan, I'm hoping it doesn't happen, but I wouldn't bet against it. :)
 

Hey I am a fan and I expect it, especially now that he's already had two Cups under him. I mean it's just common sense in my book. Win a few Cups, get traded after you can't win again, keep getting hurt, rinse and repeat.
 

devilbat said:
I am not a Hasek fan, but I will give him this, he always plays well. Thankfully, he hardly ever plays, because he can't stay healthy.
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I guess we'll see. I'm thinking he not as spry in his 40's as he was in his 30's. And his style of goaltending certainly requires him to be spry...
 

NHL Transactions for Saturday, September 10th

Toronto Maple Leafs - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Brad Brown.
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Here's the story...

Leafs acquire free agent blueliner Brown

TSN.ca Staff

9/10/2005 4:28:37 PM

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Saturday that the club has signed free agent defenceman Brad Brown to a one-year contract.

Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Brown, 29, was captain of the Minnesota Wild for two months during the 2001-02 season, ranking second on the team in hits (120) and penalty minutes (90).

In 2003-04 he split the year between Minnesota and Buffalo collecting three assists with 66 penalty minutes in 43 games.

The native of Baie Verte, Newfoundland has played 330 career NHL games for Montreal, Chicago, the New York Rangers, Minnesota and Buffalo collecting 29 points (two goals, 27 assists) with 747 penalty minutes. He was originally Montreal's first choice, 18th overall in the 1994 Entry Draft.
 

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