Flyers re-sign Powe to 1-year deal
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Flyers re-sign Powe to 1-year deal
UPDATE 2:
Here are comments from Darrell Powe following his signing with the Flyers:
Q: What is your reaction after signing with the Flyers?
DP: “Obviously, I am very excited. The Flyers are a great organization. They have been good to me all along so to sign back with the Flyers is exactly what I want and I look forward to next season.”
Q: Speaking of next season, what are the expectations of this team?
DP: “We expect to go all the way next season. We have a good team coming in and we all got a taste of things last year. We should all be motivated to get back where we were last year and finish the job this time.”
Q: What can you say about Philadelphia’s offseason acquisitions?
DP: “I think they are going to help our team. We’ve added some size and a little bit of finesse out there. These will be a couple of more pieces to the puzzle and will hopefully help us get to where we were last year.”
UPDATED: Along with confirming the Powe signed, the Flyers announced they have signed three others to contracts: defenseman Dan Jancevski and forwards Matt Clackson and David Laliberte.
Laliberte, 24, recorded 46 points (18G,28A) in 66 games with the Adirondack Phantoms, in the AHL, and had three points in 11 games with the Flyers.
Clackson, 25, spent the entire season with Adirondack, where he posted six points (2G,4A) and 174 penalty minutes in 60 games with the Phantoms.
Jancevski, 29, appeared in 78 regular season games with the Texas Stars, the Dallas Stars’ AHL affiliate, where he recorded 23 points (3G,20A) and 71 penalty minutes.
EARLIER
The Flyers and restricted free agent forward Darroll Powe agreed to a one-year deal yesterday, the Daily News has learned.
Powe, 25, will earn $725,000 for the upcoming season in a one-way contract – meaning the Flyers plan to have him on their roster throughout the season. It’s a 36-percent raise from the $532,500 he earned last year.
Powe will be a restricted free agent again next season.
Last season, the Princeton University graduate and scrappy forward posted 9 goals and 6 assists for 15 points over 63 games. He missed 19 games with a dislocated right shoulder last November and December. He also played in all 23 playoff games.
Powe’s signing likely rounds out the Flyers’ depth chart at the forward position, giving coach Peter Laviolette 14 forwards to manage in training camp. With Blair Betts likely not available at the start of the season because of an offseason shoulder surgery, Powe would fit in the top 12 in Betts’ absence. That would leave room for Riley Cote as the extra forward until Betts can return.
With 14 forwards, 8 defensemen and 2 goalies – at least two players more than the Flyers need to carry – they have approximately $327,737 remaining in salary cap space.
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why only one year for Powe at such a low salary hit----why not 2/3 years---he is a very good 3rd/4th line player----makes no sense to me---plus he is only 25 years old or so. Look for Andreas Nodl to make some noise this pre-season.— Romus- ChampAnderson: Carcillo can score 20 goals in the NHL based on what? The career high 12 he scored in PHO? I give him12-15 max and think 20 is a huge leap to project. It just doesn't happen. If it does, I will herlad that trade as one of Homer's best; otherwise, it's another blunder to give Carbomb a raise, overpay Shelly,AND resign Powe. Powe hasn't proven he can score in ANY league. Speed is everywhere (Justin Williams, Bronko R, Jared Ross) but speed doesn't = goals.— MichaelZoe
- Wait, we still have Cote? WHY??? GET RID OF HIM!— DrM
Can't agree with Don Cherry more on Carcillo...watch the whole thing...he's a disgrace to the game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGQKhkAEENc&feature=related- Why didn't they sign him for more than one year? Probably because Powe is restricted next year too. If some other team wants him, they will have to overpay Powe, because the Flyers can elect to match the offer or take other compensation, usually draft picks. Next year, it might be worthwhile to sign Powe long-term.— buttermilk67
- DUFFERS - Why spend money on Shelley, Carcillo, and Cote? Because this is still hockey - man's sport. Only one team wins the Cup. So should all teams not have tough guys and make the regular season boring and turn this into Cammi Granato style hockey? The Blackhawks are the Stanley Cup champs and they aquired 6'8'' John Scott. Look how far the Caps got in the playoffs with their "team toughness" farce.— Ferrell31
- Gotta get rid of 6 forwards and get 4 more defensemen and then Homer's plan will be in place. Who needs a goalie when you can have a team of defensemen. Great plan! Oh and the older and slower they are, the better!— younged
It's good to see Powe back next year, he's fast and he always hustles. The Flyers got Shelley to have someone equal to Godard on the Pens and Boogaard on the Rangers. Those guys are too big for Carcillo to mess with. But Carcillo doesn't have the skill to play with Richie. I saw the 87 Cup Finals last night on the NHL channel. It was nice to see Hexie and Howe playing against the Oilers. Gene Hart was narrating....very nice.- I like carbomb (He has played with intensity when the "Ice Capades" was in full bloom. Pow 2. But would someone please explain whether we can send Walker to AHL to get cap relief for his 1.7 Shell too! Mez was awful in Tampa. Why overpay for him? Is Barber still in Tampa? If we can move Walker I can understand Gags. Is Barber still in Tampa? He was so good when he came back from injury, but he was a no show in season and very very soft. Different player in run. Is Barber still in Tampa?.— LaCroix,Nolet,Gendron
- Asham?— WCgrad77
Happy, but he deserves more. Look what others earn for putting in much less effort.- I agree with a lot of you. Carcillo if on the right line can put in 20-30 goals. He just needs Gretzky and Lemieux to come back and play with him. He is an average 3rd liner that they try to put on the top lines. What he brings is a big hit followed buy 3 penalties for being an idiot. Isn't that Hartnell's job when he can stay on his skates long enugh to hit someone. And Carcillo did have a big goal for us, but 1 goal does not make a season.— Podein
- all i want for chirtmas is a starting goalie hands down after powe we have the best all around defense in the nhl 15 -20 shots a game at most get that goalie and yes lord stanley we will take your cup imo— dclarke76
- I agree 100% with Champanderson. Carcillo game improved tremendously when he played on Richards line. I can see Giroux, Richards and Carcillo do well as it did for the Gags/Richards line last season— Flyers_70
- I hear a lot of people on here talk about why dont we get rid of these so call fighters and bring ppl who can play. Fighting will always be in hockey. It's a straight up blue collar mans sport. Since a lot of u are looking for finesse and beauty in hockey there is always figure skating for u to watch.— Flyers_70
