On this bonus episode, Russ and Rachel give our evaluation of the big trade between the Philadelphia Flyers & Calgary Flames, sending Joel Farabee & Morgan Frost to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, and two future draft picks. We let you know what we’re getting with Kuzmenko & Pelletier, how this helps & challenges the Flyers moving forward, and what the plan for GM Danny Briere could be moving forward.
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28 Comments
Need to get bigger there is no one to protect our talented players… Flyers don't put fear to opponents
Am I naive in asking of the players how many actually want to play for Torts??? If the percentage is low, then why the fck is he still here developing a young rebuilding team??? Hate to say this we need a players coach like Sirianni for this team NOT an old school disciplinarian!!! So tired of these played-out ego trips, nonsensical punishments & benchings!!!
Pelts is a gem sad to see him leave
Watching this confirms why I chose to stop making this cast a regular view. At first it was Russ’ negative attitude that turned me off. But now I realize it’s his statements of ‘fact,’ instead of his beliefs. Pelletier ‘won’t’ replace the points of those leaving. Kuzmenko ‘won’t’ be motivated to earn a new contract, he’ll just take his skates and go back to Russia. Just like Russ commented that if Ginning didn’t make the Flyers, he would go home. Not ‘my worry is that he will… ‘ but that is what he’ll do.
The Trade should be Frost for Kuzmenko and a second round Pick, not Farabee maybe the 5 millions x 3more years 🤷🤔🏒
You have to realize Pelletier was on waivers earlier this year and Kuzy as a healthy scratch multiple times
Flyers dumped salary & 2 young former high picks that the coach didn't like but could get better. In return we got 2 under-achievers on expiring contracts & 2 draft picks. The Calgary guys are unlikely to re-sign after this year, so the net gain is the 2025 2nd round pick & a risky 2028 7th rounder. Just goes to show that Briere & Jones aren't in charge of this organization, Torts is. He wanted Frost & Farabee gone & got his way. TANK, TANK, TANK.
They' re not bigger With that Trade, big big summer for Danny and His scouts 🤔🏒
Thanks for the bonus coverage. After allowing some more time to digest the trade, I'm more upset about not getting much of a return. Essentially, we received 2 draft picks. As Russ mentioned, even if those picks work out they years away from the main team. So, what do we do in the meantime. Torts maybe gone. And, we are stuck with bad contracts again. Nothing will have been accomplished. We are still a .500 or lower team. Trade Ersson for a center, ride the 2 Russian goalies until the younger goalies can come up, and start bringing up the players from LHV. But, that's 3 years wasted into this rebuild. Enjoy tge weekend everyone.
Our team that can’t score just became more impotent. Hope there is another move coming because this team is terrible to watch. Ugh 🏒
Morgan Frost not a big lost , but Farabee I like this Guy he got gritt and commitment only 25 nearly but 5 millions x 3more years 🤷
Please Danny we need bigger players Everywhere and faster Too Let's go Flyers, I dont change the team but I just hope Danny go with his plan
My big Trade always available on the table With Buffalo Konecny With Sanheim for Rasmus Dalhin and Tage Thomson (OR) Dylan Cozens if the Sabres want more I give Drysdale With that 🏒🤷
JT Miller would be a bad move for the Flyers. Cozens no way with that contract. I think this move is the start of a tank for Hagens.
Thanks for the bonus show “ The double R’s “.
Tha Philadelphia Flyers just got worsted I, thought they were trying to get better
Oh goodness, if we get JT Miller, just wait until he clashes with Michkov and Michkov demands a trade. But hey, at least we will still have a team full of players Torts like, who will always be just barely on the outside of the playoffs.
Very negative here yikes.
Frost was terribly inconsistent, and Farabee, if you look at his last 82 games, he's not worth the 5 million he was getting. He may show flashes, but his production has not been remotely close to where it needed to be after his surgery.
Great trade I like
We got speed in return 🎉
Stop complaining on the trade it’s a good trade
Farabee frost they both bum
The issue is not just jettisoning cap hits, the issue is they got nothing of legit value in return. Once Frost and Farabee turn into better players with Calgary than they were under Tortorella, this move will be one of the reasons Danny Briere will be fired in two years.
What’s this talent that Russ is going on about? Frost and Farabee are both underperforming and have been for a while now. You can say what you want about Torts but they both had their best years under him. Yes, they have regressed. Yes, I would have loved more of a return but what were they really gonna fetch if we waited until the offseason or even the deadline? Frost and Farabee were both drafted 7-8 years ago, how much longer do you have to look at them to make a decision? If you are all willing to overlook Farabee’s horrible season than why doesnt Kuzmenko get the same grace? Kuzmenko may amount to nothing or walk away at the end of the season but his 22 goals last year and his 39 the previous years are more than enough to take a flyer on him, in my opinion.
The Flyers always have had great goaltending. Goaltenders wins cups. With tht said we cant build a team that can stay together 4 to 5 years to make a cup run. Right before covid I truly believed we would have won the cup. Other than that we havnt have sleek dynamic a tough to beat team. This organization needs changes. Im at a loss for words about our Flyers! 😢
The part of this trade no one is talking about yet….The Flyers are a have money team, in the US. Calgary, is a tight market, in an old building, in Canada. The Canadian dollar is crap and will probably be crap for a while. The NHL salary cap is projected by everyone to be going up by 25% over the next 3 years. There will be a wider discrepancy between teams that play to the NHL salary cap, and teams that play to an internal budget or cap.(That doesn't meet the NHL salary cap). The Flyers, I think, are setting themselves up to be "cap-available" as this change happens. If I'm right, they will be in a position to pounce on high skill players that demand higher dollars. Whether that be through trade, or signings. I guess we'll see…..I hope they're that smart.
Now 1.6mln cap Space summer kuzmenko Out 5.5 mln johnston Out 1mln summary 8mln cap Space plus about 2 mln total cap by nhl summary about 10 mln cap Space can will be thlnk