Goalies:
Brian Boucher: 2012 contract UFA- gone, bye-bye, see ya…no need for Boosh now.
Johan Backlund: 2012 contract 800K, 1way- he should clear waivers again and be the AHL starter, if not, the claiming team is on the hook for his WHOLE salary
Michael Leighton: 2012 contract 1.55M, 1way- Michael Leighton waiver-saver is now Michael Leighton which is English for Roman Cechmanek. He’s gonna be in the AHL unless the Flyers are lucky enough to sucker someone into trading for him.
Sergei Bobrovsky: 2012 contract 1.75M cap hit, 2-way, waiver exempt- Bob’s the 1-A goalie next year…expect him to start 30-35 games if the Flyers get a solid vet to pair him with or 50-55 if the Bob-Leighton show is in effect
Defenseman:
Kimmo Timonen: 2012 contract 6.33M cap hit 1 way- If Kimmo retires, his cap hit goes away. If he stays, he’s probably going to have some offseason surgery to clean up any of the nagging problems. Hope he’s ready to go come September.
Braydon Coburn: 2012 contract 3.2M cap hit 1way- He’s going to back. One of the 2 most solid Flyers D-men this year, and he’s got a reasonable cap hit. This means he’s good to stay. Also, see below.
Matt Carle: 2012 contract 3.437M cap hit 1way- Here’s the guy who I think gets moved. His amazing regular season will be overshadowed by his playoff implosion. The regular season will be the selling point in trade negotiations. The buyer, in my opinion will be Vancouver. The Canucks need to replace the UFA Christian Ehrhoff who’s going to get a massive pay day on July 1. Matt Carle is a similar player, less talented, but also comes at half the cost. Carle to Vancouver for picks or Carle+2012 picks for Cory Schneider is possible.
Andrej Meszaros: 2012 contract 4.0M cap hit 1 way- The Flyers best D-man this season. Played solidly in the playoffs. Next year though, he is not going to be coddled at the number 5 slot. He’s gotta play big minutes because at 36/37, Pronger and Timonen are slowing down.
Chris Pronger: 2012 contract 4.921M cap hit 1 way, 35+- Pronger is on the books no matter what. He may however, spend time on LTIR for the first half of the season. He apparently has the same back problem Leighton had last year. So once again, this team needs to win without Pronger.
Sean O’Donnell: 2012 contract UFA- he’s 39 and was a pylon. Number 6 D-men can be replaced. If SOD wants to come back at say, 750K, it’s a good deal. If not, Gustafsson, Walker or another UFA can fill this role.
Oskars Bartulis: 2012 contract 600k cap hit 1 way: He’s back, the 7th D-man again
Matt Walker: 2012 contract 1.7M cap hit 1 way: He’s the SOD next season. If he stays healthy. If not, waive him and use the cap space to grab another player.
The forwards will come up Sunday. Feel free to ask questions.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Reasonable Expectations: Andrej Meszaros and the rest of the Defense
Well, it is time once again for everyone to climb aboard the D-Train.
Just as we looked at the Flyers goaltending situation a few weeks ago, DGS is now taking a look at the defense corps. This time, we include best case scenario stat predictions for our Defensemen.
As in the Flyers defense, and this is a somewhat serious post as to what we can expect from our Flyers defensemen this year.
Once again, I have to make this perfectly clear: There is a huge DGS thank you to Don't Trade Vinny for his help with a lot of what you're seeing this week. I honestly could not have come up with all this without him.
Defensemen
3 Oskars Bartulis
6' 2" 184
Jan 21, 1987
Ogre, LVA
09-10 regular season stats
PHL: 53GP 1G 8A 9P 28PIMs
Review in a word: Ordinary
In a sentence: Bartulis didn't wow anyone, but for the most part, he also avoided major mess ups as well.
Forecast: he's gonna spell the 6 regulars and be the first guy inserted due to injury.
10-11 Numbers: 20GP 0g 5A 5P 10PIMs but plays solid D when we need him to
25 Matt Carle
6' 0" 205
Sep 25, 1984
Anchorage, AK, USA
09-10 regular season stats
80GP 6G 29A 35P 16PIMs
Review in a word: Suprising
In a sentence: Carle lived up this 3.437 cap hit and proved that he can be a future #2 NHL d-man.
Forecast: Can he repeat with improvements, Pronger and Timonen are both turning 36 this year, which means Carle and Coburn need to step it up and take on bigger minutes.
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 10g 35A 45P 20PIMs
5 Braydon Coburn
6' 5" 220
Feb 27, 1985
Shaunavon, SK, CAN
09-10 regular season stats
81GP 5G 14A 19P 54PIMs
Review in a word: Dissappointing
In a sentence: Coburn was horribly inconsistent during the regular season and honestly got way more than he should have on his contract.
Forecast: Like Matt Carle, Braydon Coburn needs to step up if the Flyers have a shot at repeating as Eastern Conference Champions.
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 7g 18A 25P 70PIMs
41 Andrej Meszaros
6' 2" 223
Oct 13, 1985
Povazska Bystrica, SVK
09-10 regular season stats (w/ TBL)
81GP 6G 11A 17P 50PIMs
Review in a word: Disaster
In a sentence: He can only go up, right?
Forecast: $4 million for #5 D-man, I swear, he better be good at something before Holmgren convinces Sutter to take Mesz for a first rounder
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 5g 15A 20P 50PIMs
6 Sean O'Donnell
6' 2" 237
Oct 13, 1971
Ottawa, ON, CAN
09-10 regular season stats (W/ LAK)
78GP 3G 12A 15P 70PIMs
Review in a word: Dependable
In a sentence: Solid proven winner with great leadership skills, enough said.
Forecast: Just needs to hold down the fort like he did in 2007 when the Ducks won the cup, I am not asking for much, just to be better than Ryan Parent.
10-11 Numbers: 70GP 2g 8A 10P 80PIMs
20 Chris Pronger
6' 6" 220
Oct 10, 1974
Dryden, ON, CAN
09-10 regular season stats
82GP 10G 45A 55P 79PIMs
Review in a word: Divine
In a sentence: Chris Pronger is awesome, divine and amazing.
Forecast: He turns 36, can he still keep it going.
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 7g 33A 40P 90PIMs
44 Kimmo Timonen
5' 10" 194
Mar 18, 1975
Kuopio, FIN
09-10 regular season stats
82GP 6G 33A 39P 50PIMs
Review in a word: Dependable
In a sentence: I love Kimmo, I do, but, at the same time, I'm reminded that Kimmo carries a 6.33 cap hit, then I don't love him so much anymore.
Forecast: He's old, and on the downside, this could be scary, or amazing.
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 5g 25A 30P 40PIMs
8 Matt Walker
6' 4" 215
Apr 7, 1980
Beaverlodge, AB, CAN
09-10 regular season stats (w/ TBL)
66GP 2G 3A 5P 90PIMs
Review in a word: Suck
In a sentence: It's Jimmy Vandermeer version 2.
Forecast: Should spend most of his time in the AHL.
10-11 Numbers: 30GP 0g 0A 0P 70PIMs
Other thoughts:
Meszaros's career numbers are like Coburn's so, I'm hoping that if the 2 of them get their stuff together then, good things will happen, if not, well, then I'm hoping we can pass them off to Calgary for something good.
Holmgren does have a habit of trading horrible defensemen for good things:
Case 1: Zhitnik for Coburn
Case 2: Downie/Eminger for Carle
Case 3: Tollefsen for Leino
Just as we looked at the Flyers goaltending situation a few weeks ago, DGS is now taking a look at the defense corps. This time, we include best case scenario stat predictions for our Defensemen.
As in the Flyers defense, and this is a somewhat serious post as to what we can expect from our Flyers defensemen this year.
Once again, I have to make this perfectly clear: There is a huge DGS thank you to Don't Trade Vinny for his help with a lot of what you're seeing this week. I honestly could not have come up with all this without him.
Defensemen
3 Oskars Bartulis
6' 2" 184
Jan 21, 1987
Ogre, LVA
09-10 regular season stats
PHL: 53GP 1G 8A 9P 28PIMs
Review in a word: Ordinary
In a sentence: Bartulis didn't wow anyone, but for the most part, he also avoided major mess ups as well.
Forecast: he's gonna spell the 6 regulars and be the first guy inserted due to injury.
10-11 Numbers: 20GP 0g 5A 5P 10PIMs but plays solid D when we need him to
25 Matt Carle
6' 0" 205
Sep 25, 1984
Anchorage, AK, USA
09-10 regular season stats
80GP 6G 29A 35P 16PIMs
Review in a word: Suprising
In a sentence: Carle lived up this 3.437 cap hit and proved that he can be a future #2 NHL d-man.
Forecast: Can he repeat with improvements, Pronger and Timonen are both turning 36 this year, which means Carle and Coburn need to step it up and take on bigger minutes.
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 10g 35A 45P 20PIMs
5 Braydon Coburn
6' 5" 220
Feb 27, 1985
Shaunavon, SK, CAN
09-10 regular season stats
81GP 5G 14A 19P 54PIMs
Review in a word: Dissappointing
In a sentence: Coburn was horribly inconsistent during the regular season and honestly got way more than he should have on his contract.
Forecast: Like Matt Carle, Braydon Coburn needs to step up if the Flyers have a shot at repeating as Eastern Conference Champions.
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 7g 18A 25P 70PIMs
41 Andrej Meszaros
6' 2" 223
Oct 13, 1985
Povazska Bystrica, SVK
09-10 regular season stats (w/ TBL)
81GP 6G 11A 17P 50PIMs
Review in a word: Disaster
In a sentence: He can only go up, right?
Forecast: $4 million for #5 D-man, I swear, he better be good at something before Holmgren convinces Sutter to take Mesz for a first rounder
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 5g 15A 20P 50PIMs
6 Sean O'Donnell
6' 2" 237
Oct 13, 1971
Ottawa, ON, CAN
09-10 regular season stats (W/ LAK)
78GP 3G 12A 15P 70PIMs
Review in a word: Dependable
In a sentence: Solid proven winner with great leadership skills, enough said.
Forecast: Just needs to hold down the fort like he did in 2007 when the Ducks won the cup, I am not asking for much, just to be better than Ryan Parent.
10-11 Numbers: 70GP 2g 8A 10P 80PIMs
20 Chris Pronger
6' 6" 220
Oct 10, 1974
Dryden, ON, CAN
09-10 regular season stats
82GP 10G 45A 55P 79PIMs
Review in a word: Divine
In a sentence: Chris Pronger is awesome, divine and amazing.
Forecast: He turns 36, can he still keep it going.
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 7g 33A 40P 90PIMs
44 Kimmo Timonen
5' 10" 194
Mar 18, 1975
Kuopio, FIN
09-10 regular season stats
82GP 6G 33A 39P 50PIMs
Review in a word: Dependable
In a sentence: I love Kimmo, I do, but, at the same time, I'm reminded that Kimmo carries a 6.33 cap hit, then I don't love him so much anymore.
Forecast: He's old, and on the downside, this could be scary, or amazing.
10-11 Numbers: 80GP 5g 25A 30P 40PIMs
8 Matt Walker
6' 4" 215
Apr 7, 1980
Beaverlodge, AB, CAN
09-10 regular season stats (w/ TBL)
66GP 2G 3A 5P 90PIMs
Review in a word: Suck
In a sentence: It's Jimmy Vandermeer version 2.
Forecast: Should spend most of his time in the AHL.
10-11 Numbers: 30GP 0g 0A 0P 70PIMs
Other thoughts:
Meszaros's career numbers are like Coburn's so, I'm hoping that if the 2 of them get their stuff together then, good things will happen, if not, well, then I'm hoping we can pass them off to Calgary for something good.
Holmgren does have a habit of trading horrible defensemen for good things:
Case 1: Zhitnik for Coburn
Case 2: Downie/Eminger for Carle
Case 3: Tollefsen for Leino
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