Biron was NOT the problem

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/Not_Your_Fathers_Flyers.html

Maybe Biron is dreaming about the LT offers he might get, but I would give him a 2-yr deal at $4m/per with big incentives for reaching and winning the cup finals.

There just seems to be a lot more money to be saved by jettisoning instead, some combo of Nittimaki, Lupul, Gagne, Briere, Jones, Carle. Somebody in there must be worth keeping, but as I look at it, I think that's Nittimaki, even tho they are already overly focused on goaltending.

Who knows? It might just work. Emery has something to prove and the question is can he do it in the admittedly dysfunctional environment that is Flyers' fandom? Maybe. But I am going to guess not. While Emery will show flashes, I think, ultimately, the Flyers' defense is just not good enough and we'll be really missing Biron later on in the season, when steady will seem so much better than roller coaster.

If I were Coburn, Richards, Giroux or even Carter, I would be bummed over this, cuz this next season sort of looks like a crap shoot. If they make some smart defensive moves, I might change my mind.


Here are some of the players I would love for them to look at:


Erskine, Fleischman -- Capitals
Pahlsson, Keith, Brouwer -- Black Hawks
LaRose, Ruutu -- Canes
Wisniewski, Selanne -- Dux
Cooke -- Pitts
Franzen, Helm -- Detroit (I know, I wish)
Wideman -- Bruins
Quincy, Doughty, Stoll -- Kings
Madden -- Devils
Gomez, Callahan -- Rangers
Higgins, LaPierre -- Canadiens