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Originally Posted by bobbyboucher24
With the boatload of NHL defensemen the Flyers have, they should be OK if any injuries occur (knock on wood). Marcus was a healthy scratch last night, and Dennis can't even crack the lineup when he played so much last year. And some people thought Woywitka could have made the team. Not too shabby.
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Let's be honest though. The only reason why Woywitka and Seidenberg aren't playing with the big club is simply politics. Woywitka and Seidenberg would be playing if Clarke hadn't handed out large deals to Weinrich, Ragnarsson, and Therien. Don't get me wrong, I like Weinrich, but he isn't a 2 or 2.5 million per year defensemen. Ragnarsson is definitely not a 3.5 million per year defenseman and Therien isn't worth the 2 million a year he's making. However, those three have to play in order to justify giving them the rediculous deals they got. If they didn't get signed to those big deals, Seidenberg and Woywitka play with the team. However, I'm glad to see that they aren't being rushed. We're going to have one hell of an awesome defense core in a couple of years (I'm thinking two to three years) and it's great that they are getting a lot of playing time with the Phantoms. I know there has been great discussion about Woywitka's lack of offense right now, but give it time as it will come. I know there was concern with Barrett Jackman's offense as well, but we all know how well he turned out.