Kris Versteeg
12-06-2011, 05:34 PM
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Kris Versteeg
Why didn't the Flyers try to keep him? He signed for $3.08 million in 2011.
12-06-2011, 05:37 PM
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Did you just start watching the Flyers this year? Versteeg was flat out terrible for us last year. On top of that, we needed to clear cap space for that man in your avatar.
12-06-2011, 05:45 PM
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Did you just start watching the Flyers this year? Versteeg was flat out terrible for us last year. On top of that, we needed to clear cap space for that man in your avatar.
Did you miss the part of my post where I said:
"Did they judge him entirely on his 27 game sample size."
And I'm sure the Flyers could have got rid of someone else to clear cap space if necessary.
12-06-2011, 05:59 PM
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he just wasnt fitting in as projected..
12-06-2011, 06:01 PM
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Did you miss the part of my post where I said:"Did they judge him entirely on his 27 game sample size."
Who else in your opinion should they have moved? There is nobody on this roster right now i'd move to keep Versteeg.
And please don't say Carle. Like this team needs another forward on it anyways.
12-06-2011, 06:03 PM
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Personally, I thought it was a bit short sighted to ship him out that quickly
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12-06-2011, 06:04 PM
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Him performing well in Florida doesn't mean he would have done so here, as well. Sure, he might've been a sleeper like Neal, but still, I don't really miss the guy.
12-06-2011, 06:20 PM
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Perhaps the organization was more eager to accumulate draft picks than keep him around. His bad season with us last year likely had a whole lot to do with playing through his sports hernia.
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12-06-2011, 06:21 PM
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I would have liked to see him playing here healthy.
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12-06-2011, 06:21 PM
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If we keep Versteeg, we don't sign Jagr
12-06-2011, 06:28 PM
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If we keep Versteeg, we don't sign Jagr
Yeah no thanks, Jagr has made Roo and Harts better, Versteeg hurt or not hurt I don't think he'd fit in here, plus he's in Florida it's a little easier playing in a market that's not Philly
12-06-2011, 06:32 PM
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We shouldn't have gotten rid of Lupul either!
12-06-2011, 06:36 PM
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We shouldn't have gotten rid of Lupul either!
There is a long history of players being let go/traded by the Flyers to become key players on other teams.
Versteeg and Lupul are just the two most recent names on the list.
12-06-2011, 06:44 PM
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There is a long history of players being let go/traded by the Flyers to become key players on other teams.
Yea Lupul really tore it up for the Ducks after we traded him there.... There's a reason he has been bounced around the league.
12-06-2011, 06:51 PM
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I would have liked to see him playing here healthy.
BINGO ! Most forget that he was injured during his short stint here in Philly.....Glad to see him playing well.
12-06-2011, 07:16 PM
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He is gone, let's move on
12-06-2011, 07:18 PM
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Ideally, they wanted Versteeg to be with winger for Richards. That didn't happen, because he wasn't 100% when he was here.
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12-06-2011, 07:20 PM
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Because he wasn't good here.
12-06-2011, 07:33 PM
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Versteeg just didn't fit in this lineup. He plays a different style it seemed like
12-06-2011, 07:45 PM
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There is a long history of players being let go/traded by the Flyers to become key players on other teams.
Said statement could be applied to every team in the nhl.
12-06-2011, 07:51 PM
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He wasn´t healthy, Richie wasn´t healthy,Pronger wasn`t healthy and so on ....
Can we now move forward or should i start the bring back Gagne discussion?
And i want the good years of Knuble back...
And i want Downie
And a case of tastycakes
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pls stop this
12-06-2011, 08:02 PM
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I can't believe the flyers passed on drafting Tom Brady!
12-06-2011, 08:04 PM
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Said statement could be applied to every team in the nhl.
i was thinking that exact same thing...
12-06-2011, 08:08 PM
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Versteeg was already injured when he came here. But everyone ignored that.
12-06-2011, 08:41 PM
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He's a good player, but he wasn't going to get the ice time here and just didn't fit in. A player being good on one team doesn't always mean he'll be good on another. And as others have pointed out, keeping Versteeg would likely mean no Jagr.
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