Which deadline acquistion do you want most?

[Rex]

Pick!

[Ryan20]

In before teh poll

[Chris]

Boyle for sure. He's a little bit more affordable than Campbell would be.

I really don't think we're going to see Forsberg come back, either.

[Coolix]

Foppa Foppa Foppa!

[Andy]

I voted other for Drew Evans.

[Drew]

Campbell. I always liked his gritty style of play - and he's very dependable defensively. Except against Umby.

[MikeyB99]

Campbell is a fag.. Can't stand him, and his carrot top looking self.. If we got him, I might quit.

[Wes]

Where's the NONE option? This team doesn't have what it takes (defense, good coaching) to go deep into the playoffs. If they don't have what it takes to go deep into the playoffs, what good is it to trade part of our future core for a rental that won't likely improve your chances that much.

And sorry Drewsky, but Campbell doesn't belong anywhere near a Flyers uniform now or in the future.

Homer should do nothing right now. Let the team play and let them do what they do. In the off-season, let Smith and Vandy walk, waive Hatcher and start with a D corps of Timonen, Coburn, Kukkonen, Parent, Jones and either Picard or a cheap UFA guy that can suck up #6 minutes without making mistakes.

[10000marbles]

Originally Posted by Blindside

In the off-season, let Smith walk,

No way in hell do you let smith walk and start over with the young guys. he has been the most consistent of our defense corps. parent and picard are too young to be given # 3AND4 minutes. i say let jones and vandy walk and let hatcher go

[Wes]

Smith's been a turnover machine this year. If he wants any kind of pay raise, he has to walk.

Bear in mind, Smith will NOT want a mere 1-year deal. He's performed poorly this year, do you really want him around for 2-3 more years at like $2.5M cap hit?

I'd rather keep Hatch for next season to mentor the kids, than have Gator sucking it up and stealing paychecks for 3 more years.

[10000marbles]

so you would rather have hatcher and his bum knees sucking up 3.5 mil a year and not playing, than having smith making 2.5 and playing. smith is a leader and has lead by example. look at the tolpeko hit. when was the last time hatcher dropped the gloves after a hit? keep smith hes a better mentor than hatcher

[PearlJam134]

I want phaneuf or ignla :P

[Brad]

Better get Kaberle...

[Wes]

Originally Posted by 10000marbles

so you would rather have hatcher and his bum knees sucking up 3.5 mil a year and not playing, than having smith making 2.5 and playing. smith is a leader and has lead by example. look at the tolpeko hit. when was the last time hatcher dropped the gloves after a hit? keep smith hes a better mentor than hatcher

What I'd rather have is neither of them, but if I had to choose between Hatch for 1 more season at 3.5 or Smith at a conservative 2.5 for the next maybe 3 years (which would bring him to a robust 37 y/o I believe) I'll take Hatcher's deal because at least I know I'll be rid of him after next year. I mean, maybe if Smith took a decent paycut to play #6 minutes (instead of #3-4 minutes), I'd re-sign him, but if he's making more than $1.5M/yr, it's a waste of money.

Again, it boils down to Stevens giving guys minutes that they can't handle. Timonen, Coburn, Jones can all handle the minutes they've been given. Guys like Vandermeer, Hatcher & Smith should NOT be seeing upwards of 15 mins/game TOPS...

[Wes]

Originally Posted by Pitkanen44

Better get Kaberle...

God no. Not if we're parting with any of Carter, Umberger, Giroux, JVR, 1st rounder...

[Andy]

I wanted Modry all along.

[dkcstealth]

Hossa is a stud. At only 26 years old he could be a big player for years to come. I say ship out Briere and Smith and a 3rd. He would be better than Forsberg.

[dkcstealth]

Originally Posted by Andy

I wanted Modry all along.

I have wanted those boobs in your sig all along.

[Drew]

Originally Posted by Andy

I wanted Modry all along.

I LOL'ed.

[Wes]

Originally Posted by dkcstealth

Hossa is a stud. At only 26 years old he could be a big player for years to come. I say ship out Briere and Smith and a 3rd. He would be better than Forsberg.

Agreed, he is a stud.
BUT...
A) His contract is up and he'll be requesting $7M+/yr.
B) With a package of Briere, Smith and a 3rd... we're better off not making an offer. A wise man once said "It's better to keep quiet and allow people to think you are a fool, than to open your mouth and prove it."
Right now, Homer has League credibility for the turnaround in Philly. If he makes that offer for a superstar scorer in his prime, he'll be the laughingstock of the NHL. Smith has very little trade value, Briere's production this year hasn't been proportional to his bloated salary and a 3rd (like the one we sent to LA for Modry) is of negligible value.
We raped ATL last year for Coburn, there's no way Waddell gives us Hossa for nothing too.