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Post by swarfiga on Aug 24, 2016 5:56:23 GMT
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Post by RedBird on Aug 24, 2016 6:14:03 GMT
Article, 404 Not Found. Exactly how it should have been with his contract.
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Post by Dirkster23 on Aug 24, 2016 7:31:30 GMT
I'm not sure what the point of this signing is? Todd's already said we'll be running three lines and Wilson is the 11th forward behind Scoony. If we suffer a spate of injuries to the forwards, we're more likely to move Follmer up front than give him time.
I'd rather we used a young up and coming guy to fill this roster spot, not a guy that would be lucky if he logged 60 minutes TOI last year.
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Post by RedBird on Aug 24, 2016 7:38:25 GMT
I'm not sure what the point of this signing is? Todd's already said we'll be running three lines and Wilson is the 11th forward behind Scoony. If we suffer a spate of injuries to the forwards, we're more likely to move Follmer up front than give him time. I'd rather we used a young up and coming guy to fill this roster spot, not a guy that would be lucky if he logged 60 minutes TOI last year. Spot on. If find it laughable that this comes on the back of announcing a new Director of player development,bring in the young guys and get Hutchins working with them not Wilson.
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Post by swarfiga on Aug 24, 2016 8:11:57 GMT
I'm not sure what the point of this signing is? Todd's already said we'll be running three lines and Wilson is the 11th forward behind Scoony. If we suffer a spate of injuries to the forwards, we're more likely to move Follmer up front than give him time. I'd rather we used a young up and coming guy to fill this roster spot, not a guy that would be lucky if he logged 60 minutes TOI last year. Stop making sense!!
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Post by flyer007 on Aug 24, 2016 9:06:32 GMT
I don't understand why these guys want to do it they have not played regularly for many years and only see ice when 7-1 up or down and even then lucky to get a few shifts. Playing for the Flyers is a huge commitment with the training, travel etc. I just don't get it.
Oh and Cardiff sign Bordelau and Notts are waiting on an ex NHL enforcer. We are getting smashed night in night out physically.
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ronniemac
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Post by ronniemac on Aug 24, 2016 9:15:49 GMT
Old pals act yet again which is neither fair to the player or fans, heaven knows why anybody would want to do all the training, travelling and sitting on a bench for buttons......I thought Jamie was self employed if so it makes even less sense.
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Post by jambitink on Aug 24, 2016 11:07:43 GMT
Signing Wilson, Scoon and Wands makes a mug out of all the paying fans that attend games.
By far the three worst three players in the league. Use the funds used on these guys + extra couple hundred and you could probably get a half decent Brit from Dundee/ Edinburgh. Truely Embaressing
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Post by swarfiga on Aug 24, 2016 11:11:50 GMT
I understand why they do it, 100/150 quid a week, there's your mortgage paid for 7 months of the year, thank you very much. They probably enjoy the training as well. However let's no mess around here this is Todd or Tams fault, these guys aren't good enough to be in the league and Todd knows that, hence they don't see any ice time! They're taking up a valuable space for younger guys that may be good enough 1 day... OR their combined wage could pay for a Ben Davies probably, someone that can contribute. Please leave Todd, please.
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Post by andi renson on Aug 24, 2016 16:48:57 GMT
According to Elite Prospects, almost 300 games "played", 10 goals and 18 assists. Now aged about 30, is he ever going to improve. I doubt it. He is one of Flyers' poorer skaters, checkers and does not seem to have the coach's confidence to give him hardly any ice time, so why sign him?
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Post by tackleberry on Aug 24, 2016 17:38:53 GMT
An absolute joke, nothing against Wilson but his level was BNL, he simply isn't nowhere near good enough at elite level and never will be. Only in Fife can you find yourself way out your depth but still get a new contract year on year. There are 3 players now signed who come into this category, the fans know who they are, the players themselves if they are being honest know who they are, free these 3 and get 1 decent Brit in? Not a cat in hells chance!
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Post by tackleberry on Aug 24, 2016 17:50:47 GMT
I'm not sure what the point of this signing is? Todd's already said we'll be running three lines and Wilson is the 11th forward behind Scoony. If we suffer a spate of injuries to the forwards, we're more likely to move Follmer up front than give him time. I'd rather we used a young up and coming guy to fill this roster spot, not a guy that would be lucky if he logged 60 minutes TOI last year. But there lies another problem, we have so many right shot defencemen that Follmer will have to be used on D as he is a leftie, one of only 2! .......Now had we had signed a no nonsense leftie ( Oh we can't he would take too many penalties! ) or indeed any leftie on D instead of Turon or Paquet this would have been an option.
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Post by drwho on Aug 24, 2016 17:51:59 GMT
I don't understand why these guys want to do it they have not played regularly for many years and only see ice when 7-1 up or down and even then lucky to get a few shifts. Playing for the Flyers is a huge commitment with the training, travel etc. I just don't get it. Oh and Cardiff sign Bordelau and Notts are waiting on an ex NHL enforcer. We are getting smashed night in night out physically. It pays their mortgage. Plain and simple truth. Easy money sitting doing hee haw to get your house paid for
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Post by boschman76 on Aug 24, 2016 18:04:21 GMT
When we first came into the eihl Hamish torch and gunny used to get regular minutes and as a third line were very rarely scored on and gave the first line a rest then since the start of the 3rd season the Brits have ice time has been getting less and less now surely if it was a old pals act these guys would be getting regular ice time but they don't .jesus even when we have been cruising games going into the 3rd period of games instead of giving these guys lots of ice time what does our coach continue to use the imports instead off saving them for the next game ok these guys will never be tony hand but I think they would have done Better under a different coach who in my opinion believes imports should take most of the shifts because they earn the most money and that's why if he keeps to that the older imports will seriously struggle
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Post by rossco on Aug 24, 2016 18:15:41 GMT
I'm not sure what the point of this signing is? Todd's already said we'll be running three lines and Wilson is the 11th forward behind Scoony. If we suffer a spate of injuries to the forwards, we're more likely to move Follmer up front than give him time. I'd rather we used a young up and coming guy to fill this roster spot, not a guy that would be lucky if he logged 60 minutes TOI last year. But there lies another problem, we have so many right shot defencemen that Follmer will have to be used on D as he is a leftie, one of only 2! .......Now had we had signed a no nonsense leftie ( Oh we can't he would take too many penalties! ) or indeed any leftie on D instead of Turon or Paquet this would have been an option. Problem last season ? The other lot I watch, the Wings, have for the past 7 or 8 seasons only had 2 sometimes only 1 righty on D. It's not the end of the world.
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