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He probably could but I wouldn't mind a third line of Konecny, Patrick, and Wealespecially Patrick, who would probably slot in as the second line center from day one.
My personal best case scenario for forwards in 17-18 is:He probably could but I wouldn't mind a third line of Konecny, Patrick, and Weal
Vandevelde almost certainly won't be re-signed - which is addition by subtraction almost as much as losing Bellemare was. Vecchione and Lyubimov are restricted free agents, so I wouldn't be surprised if they are signed but are primarily AHL guys who get called up for injuries. I forgot about Weise - who is overpaid but a decent enough fourth liner. I'd guess it's between Raffl and Weise for the 13th forward spot, unless they make a deal tonight towards the middle of the draft involving one of those guys.Present roster on the Flyers site includes --
Lyubimov
Raffl
VandeVelde
Vecchione
Weise
After tonight and camp in Sept. the lineup will definitely change -- for the better? There are rookies just waiting for their chance and then the draft picks. Any trades going to happen?
Vandevelde almost certainly won't be re-signed - which is addition by subtraction almost as much as losing Bellemare was. Vecchione and Lyubimov are restricted free agents, so I wouldn't be surprised if they are signed but are primarily AHL guys who get called up for injuries. I forgot about Weise
There's definitely a bit of a roster logjamQUOTE]
I think it would be hard to keep the #2 pick off the roster. Hischier has AHL eligibility, which makes him more flexibleSeems like a 1A and 1B type of draft at the top. Patrick had been #1 ranked prospect for so long it's pretty common to nitpick, try to knock him down a peg and overthink things...but the injuries Patrick has dealt with, although not serious, do cause a little bit of pause.
Good news for Philly is that NJ is the one that has to do all of the overthinking and they're left with an equally good player at #2.
I'm actually more intrigued with Hischier from a skill standpoint but still think both kids are a year or two away from cracking a roster.
Vecchione is the Hobey Baker Award winner for this past NCAA college season.
I think it would be hard to keep the #2 pick off the roster. Hischier has AHL eligibility, which makes him more flexible