Adam B. D.Flyers Trade Gagne to Lightning
July 19th 2010 20:49
At long last, Ilya Kovalchuk released the NHL offseason from his multi-million dollar cage and allowed it to fly off into the sunset when he made his decision to sign with the New Jersey Devils.
As a Flyers fan, my first thought was that, any minute, a story about Simon Gagne being traded to LA would flash up on the various sports websites and news networks. It seemed so obvious, since LA lost out on the Kovalchuk sweepstakes, that they would go after a good winger like Gagne, maybe even overpay for him a bit. I could not have been more wrong.
Instead, the story that did flash up was that Gagne had been traded to Tampa for 30 year old defenseman, Matt Walker and a 4th round draft pick. Not exactly the return that the Flyers diehards were hoping to get for the fan favorite, however, when taking a step back, the fans should consider that this was a mere salary dump in order to get back under the salary cap. I think it is pretty obvious that if the Flyers GM, Paul Holmgren, got a better offer, he would have taken it.
There is nothing all that special about Walker, except that he is a gritty and solid defenseman, although he does have trouble finishing seasons without spending time on the DL.
I do not claim to have any "sources", so anything I say is pure speculation and opinion on my part but, given the fact that the Flyers now have a surplus of defensemen, I believe that Holmgren has one more trade up his sleeve, or maybe I'm just hoping that he does! The roster looks incomplete to me, so before I pull out my torch and pitchfork and start leading an angry mob to the Wells Fargo Center (Yes, they changed the name again) I will sit back and let the offseason play out.
As always, this is just the opinion of a season ticket holder, so feel free to agree or disagree and share your opinions. If you're reading my posts, hopefully you also enjoy a good hockey discussion.
As a Flyers fan, my first thought was that, any minute, a story about Simon Gagne being traded to LA would flash up on the various sports websites and news networks. It seemed so obvious, since LA lost out on the Kovalchuk sweepstakes, that they would go after a good winger like Gagne, maybe even overpay for him a bit. I could not have been more wrong.
Instead, the story that did flash up was that Gagne had been traded to Tampa for 30 year old defenseman, Matt Walker and a 4th round draft pick. Not exactly the return that the Flyers diehards were hoping to get for the fan favorite, however, when taking a step back, the fans should consider that this was a mere salary dump in order to get back under the salary cap. I think it is pretty obvious that if the Flyers GM, Paul Holmgren, got a better offer, he would have taken it.
There is nothing all that special about Walker, except that he is a gritty and solid defenseman, although he does have trouble finishing seasons without spending time on the DL.
I do not claim to have any "sources", so anything I say is pure speculation and opinion on my part but, given the fact that the Flyers now have a surplus of defensemen, I believe that Holmgren has one more trade up his sleeve, or maybe I'm just hoping that he does! The roster looks incomplete to me, so before I pull out my torch and pitchfork and start leading an angry mob to the Wells Fargo Center (Yes, they changed the name again) I will sit back and let the offseason play out.
As always, this is just the opinion of a season ticket holder, so feel free to agree or disagree and share your opinions. If you're reading my posts, hopefully you also enjoy a good hockey discussion.
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