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 Last night at the bar I was trying to explain to Mrs. FGSB how different the Flyers lineup is going to be this year. I set her up for the big fall and then started going through the lines with her:
Zherdev - Richards - Carter
Hartnell - Briere - Leino
Reemer - Giroux - Powe
Laperriere - Betts - Carcillo/Shelley
Pronger - Carle
Timonen - Coburn
Meszaros - O'Donnell/Walker
Leighton
Boucher
It was then that she asked me what the hell I was talking about.
I was pretty shocked. In a summer where it feels like so much has happened there's really only been 1 significant subtraction and 2 significant additions to the Flyers roster. Zherdev replaces Gagne and instead of only having 2 pairs of defensemen we now have 3 (one would hope).
I would guess that this is the unit we'll be starting the season with in 2 months time. CapGeek has us at $300k under the salary cap - second closest to the cap without exceeding it behind the Bruins who still have a situation (not Jersey Shore related) to resolve involving Tim Thomas, Marc Savard, and Blake Wheeler. I think we still need to send a couple guys down or cut them loose altogether, but I don't foresee that being a problem. If Homer looks hard enough he just might be able to find a player whose talents might be better used fighting young up-and-comers in Adirondack.
Looks like we're going to walk the line with the cap again this season. When Michael Leighton proves to be more Stanley Cup Finals than Conference Finals we'll be in a hell of a situation back there in that crease. Wonder if Jody Shelley has any goaltending experience?
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