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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Frost has 7 points in 20 games and wasn’t even a ppg in the AHL and you pencil him in for second line C?
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You're right, Frost only had 7 points in 20 NHL games, as a 20 year old, and a player the Flyers stated they were going to bring along slowly. That's a 29 point trend for a kid's first year of NHL hockey. I'm not sure if you noticed, but no one on the Flyers' minor league team scored a PPG pace. In fact, Morgan Frost was second in scoring on that team, by a single point, while playing 16 less games! Context is everything.
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Voracek would join Hall, Backlund, Lucic and Gio as players who will be in their 30’s making significant money
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And... ? Who cares how old as long as they earn their money. Voracek has been a consistent top 10 RW in the game and has not showed signs of slowing down, contrary to the hand wringing going on. He was on pace to repeat last year's output and maintain his 60-70 pt production average.
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Flyers laugh all the way to the bank with that deal. They keep their best young Dmen, give up zero picks and dump and contract well on its way to being overpaid.
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I don't care what the Flyers get. I care what the Flames get. Yeah, the Flyers get the best player in Gaudreau, but the Flames get the next three best players which greatly aids the team. The Flames take on some risk in Voracek, but the Flyers take on risk in a couple of under-producing players who may just find their way to the minors in short order. It's a give and take deal, and I will take the depth this trade gives us and laugh all the way to the playoffs.
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Honestly I can’t comprehend how that is a good deal for the Flames unless Frost and Myers are both way better than their draft position and current stats dictate.
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Because both will/have. Myers is already a top four defenseman. Frost is going to be a top six center. He has potential to bypass Monahan on this team. This is a trade not only for now but also for the future. Just because you don't know what kind of players Morgan Frost or Phillipe Myers are does not mean this is not a great deal for the team. This is the exact type of trade that pushes teams forward.