Walker could need surgery; 'Bob' likely to face Pens
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Walker could need surgery; 'Bob' likely to face Pens
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Flyers defenseman Matt Walker, acquired in the Simon Gagne trade in July, may need hip surgery, GM Paul Holmgren said after the team's practice in Voorhees on Friday.
Walker was injured in a preseason fight against New Jersey. If he has the surgery, he will be sidelined "a couple months," Holmgren said.
Holmgren said he will have "a clear direction" on whether Walker needs surgery after hearing from another specialist this weekend.
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Several different left wingers _ including James van Riemsdyk and Andreas Nodl _ worked on a line with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter at Friday's practice. Don't be surprised if Dan Carcillo is taken off that line for Saturday's 6 p.m. game against visiting Pittsburgh.
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Coach Peter Laviolette wouldn't announce his starting goalie for Saturday against Pittsburgh, but all indications point to Sergei "Bob" Bobrovsky, who defeated the Pens, 3-2, in the season opener.
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If they really do feel that Nodl has a chance to become a prductive player in the offensive zone, throwing him out there with Richards and Carter might not be a bad idea. It's time to find out if Nodl can be anything other than a checking/PK player.— Raggamonkey- Good trade. worst salary cap manager in the history of sport.— Onlineps2beast
It's not a bad idea. Walker on LTIR would open up some Cap Space... for a bit at least.— flyler- Can anyone be worse than NJ, they couldn't even call up players to fill roster spots due to cap space.— dcamos
- I would stick Nodl in there since Carcillo hasn't really shown up yet this season. I also think Carter needs to be playing center. I think putting him on the wing limits his opportunities to much.— JoeFlyer31
- Stop changing goalie every game. Pick a goalie and stay with that goalie. Should have released Carcillo.— Phonak
- Maybe Carter would feel like he has to give more of an effort at center. He's got talent, but he's got to be one of the laziest Flyers currently on the team.— BigShow
Carcillo has run his course in Philly. thanks, but we need to move on.— Inchon- BOB! BOB! BOB! BOB! BOB! BOB!!!!!— fman727
- Carts and Cob to Ducks for Ryan and Sbisa.— Romus
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- It was a good trade. And, good Cap management. Holmgren is a top GM.
Trading Gagne was NOT a mistake. It was smart team planning.
This Flyers' team does not need Gagne's goals. They will score a ton of goals. Making up for Gagne's goals, plus more, will be the continued up-side growth of Giroux and vanRiemsdyk, the full season of Leino, the rebound of Carter and Hartnell, the PP goals of Meszaros, and the maturation of Zherdev, who alone may score 30, as he is now surrounded with excellent coaching and his new "25 year old" peer group.
We thank Gagne for his great years with the Flyers and we wish him well in TB and hope he, at age 30 and concussion prone, can stay healthy.
A top 6-man defence is super-important to win a CUP, and our Flyers have the best group in the NHL.
With his Cap management, Homer built the NHLs best 6-man defence by adding Meszaros (age 24) and O'Donnell to save the minutes and wear on Pronger and Timonen; he added a top high skill forward in Zherdev; and he added a much needed heavyweight enforcer to counter the NYRs Boogaard, TORs Orr,etc, who will "run" the Flyers smaller and vulnerable players such as Giroux, Leino, and Briere. Homer needed Gagne's Cap Space to accomplish all of this.
Gagne knew he couldn't stay with the Flyers under the circumstances of Homer's plan to move him by asking him several times to waive his "No Trade Clause". But Gagne and his agent also had the "hammer" over Holmgren which is the power of the "No Trade Clause" to choose his team. Gagne told Homer that he would only go to Tampa Bay. Homer was at a disadvantage in the trade discussions with new TB GM Yzerman. Yzerman knew the circumstances. From TB, Homer was only able to get the 2011 4th Round pick and Yzerman's Cap Hit dump - Matt Walker for Gagne.
But, it was still a good deal for the Flyers. Mission accomplished. This is a CUP contending team. Good Cap management by Holmgren.
— PhillyTeam - I think if Bob was in goal last night the Flyers would have won that game. Bob has quicker feet and wouldn't have let in two goals through the five hole as Boucher did. Look for more Bob.— Rick Wise Guy
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- Put Bob in and let him get in a groove. Someone please tell Carle he can make an attempt at disrupting a guys shot. The first two goals were a result of his man going by him untouched. Zherdev plays tougher defense.— Matt Mac Isaac
- that is the longest post i have ever seen in a sports column, but no matter how you break it down the flyers got nothing,zilcho,nadda for a world class player, in my opinion one of thee worst trades in flyers history and certainly the worst by holmgren. and if he allowed gagne and his agent to dictate terms like that which i find hard to believe then again that's holmgren's fault. and if gagne held the flyers hostage like that after the way they treated him for 10 years then i have to think less of him.— deatheater
- I said it all last year and I'll say it again.. Matt Carle blws. That 3rd goal went 5 hole, but did you see where Carle was... A step behind and watching the play just like he paid for a ticket. Never bothered to pull, tug, hook or hit the player.
Every time a goal is scored, he's in the crease facing the net. Check it out and see how many times during the year this occurs.. He's clueless about where he's supposed to be and who his responsibility is defensively. Some say he's our #2.. I say he Blws.— dedhed - Yes, Simon Gagne "was" a world class player. We loved his ten years here. And, he is a class person. We wish him and his family well in Tampa Bay.
But, looking ahead and not back, this winger is now considered in his career potential as a good but very fragile two-way winger. He has battled several injuries over the course of his career, and his right hernia problems and broken right foot problems have slowed him. Most concerning is his multiple concussions and his ongoing vulnerability to more concussions.
When looking at the whole, he was the clear candidate to be moved to get the needed Cap space to continue to mold this CUP challenging team.
You said: "and if he allowed gagne and his agent to dictate terms like that which i find hard to believe then again that's holmgren's fault."
Hard to believe?
Okay. Let's role play. You take the role of Flyers' GM Holmgren. I will take the roles of Simon Gagne's agent Bob Sauve and Tampa Bay's GM Steve Yzerman. You may take the role of anyone else that you would like to introduce.
I will go first and you can respond:
Sauve to Holmgren: "My client will not waive his No Trade Clause except for one team - Tampa Bay."
Holmgren: "
— PhillyTeam - I'm disappointed that they have not been scoring much so far, especially on the power play. With all the firepower on paper, the expectation is that they should have no problem putting the puck in the net. Give the team more time to gel, but a couple things need to happen this season: JVR needs to blossom and Zherdev has to score. Carter, as always, needs to bear down and play with more intensity. I'm not sure he's so good on the wing, although you'd think he would be since his forte is not passing but shooting, but having Carcillo on that top line hasn't helped.— FlockyHockey
- Not only worst salary cap manager but worst medical staff, for a long time.
Does anyone know exactly how Walker supposedly messed up his hip so bad in a fight?
Or was he not checked out as he should have been before the trade?— VicM
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