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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Not a flyers fans, but from the outside, Carter seems like one of those guys who disappears at times and takes some shifts off... If that's the case, why would you give this guy guaranteed money for pretty much the rest of his career?

    They still have money for Giroux? That kid is a stud...
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,530
    blackredyellow wrote:
    Not a flyers fans, but from the outside, Carter seems like one of those guys who disappears at times and takes some shifts off... If that's the case, why would you give this guy guaranteed money for pretty much the rest of his career?

    They still have money for Giroux? That kid is a stud...

    You're not far off. As it's been said before - he's the Bobby Abreu of hockey.

    Oh, also, there's this douchebaggery that makes him exponentially more of a tool. Nice try being the next Pat Burrell, Jeff. Not happenin...

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  • neilybabes86
    neilybabes86 Posts: 16,057
    Long ass contract
    i post on the board of a band that doesn't exsist anymore .......i need my head examined.......
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,198
    Well Giroux had 2 more goals tonight for the Flyers win! Glad they signed Carter, not sure if i would have done it for that long, but...
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    My Issue is if you lock a guy up for that many years he better perform when it counts

    Richards and Briere were the first 2 with the long contracts and both step it up in the playoffs..even Giroux and Leino last year were unbelievable in the playoffs

    The other issue is you have basically taken away any trade possibilities..give him a 3-5 year deal some flexibility if you need to move him for cap reasons even..Homer has hitched his wagon to Richards and Carter since they were drafted

    from yahoo...

    Carter has 153 goals in 397 NHL games. His 79 goals in the last two seasons put him among the elite snipers in the game. Yet when it comes to this contract, we get the feeling that the only people that will be more upset today than fans from other NHL cities who coveted his game are going to be Flyers fans who see an incomplete player given an 11-year commitment. He's also a player whose points-per-game average goes from 0.73 in the regular season to 0.46 in the postseason -- another common complaint by the Orange and Black faithful about Carter.

    Don't get me wrong I wanted him to be here but the length of that contract is insane

    If a guy like Backes in St.Louis is getting $4.5 mil average and has averaged like 17 goals a year the Carter avg salary is not bad
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  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    another great win tonight for the boys. as for the carter deal. While the 11 years is long i think they had to do that so that they could afford keeping him.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    the giroux and carter deals should be swapped. the thought of watching carter for another decade is nauseating.

    the team is still rolling...they look good enough to even avoid the annual december slump.
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,913
    The Fixer wrote:
    the giroux and carter deals should be swapped. the thought of watching carter for another decade is nauseating.

    the team is still rolling...they look good enough to even avoid the annual december slump.

    this team is so good right now. i don't think it's a hot team i just think they are damn good. got to give Holmgren credit for upping the defense. this team is so deep both offensively and defensively. when a team looks this good early you want the playoffs to be now and not 6 freakin months away. fun team to watch.
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    9-0-1 in their last 10

    That's a nice run :)

    So many guys contributing right now and solid goaltending

    Giroux 10 goals already...I think his coming out party was the playoffs last year
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,364
    Just want to keep piling up the points, so as to withstand the inevitable slump later on and not need a shootout to make the playoffs. Team is just rolling right now.

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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    You guys are looking near unstoppable.
    I know I'm not looking forward to facing your goony greatness this week.
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Rygar wrote:
    You guys are looking near unstoppable.
    I know I'm not looking forward to facing your goony greatness this week.

    Come on step up and take your beating :)

    Actually the Habs give us trouble in their building

    But...we're playing out of our minds right now...so good luck

    :twisted:
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    gotta figure boucher tonight right?
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    The Fixer wrote:
    gotta figure boucher tonight right?

    Eh...I doubt it

    Lavy plays his hot goalies a lot

    I wouldn't be shocked though if its Boosh
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Rygar wrote:
    You guys are looking near unstoppable.
    I know I'm not looking forward to facing your goony greatness this week.

    Come on step up and take your beating :)

    Actually the Habs give us trouble in their building

    But...we're playing out of our minds right now...so good luck

    :twisted:
    If we win I'll be in here right after the game.
    If not, well, I'll be around ;)
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    The Fixer wrote:
    gotta figure boucher tonight right?

    Eh...I doubt it

    Lavy plays his hot goalies a lot

    I wouldn't be shocked though if its Boosh

    you were right...it's Bob once again. hopefully they can keep their win streak going
  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Rygar wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Rygar wrote:
    You guys are looking near unstoppable.
    I know I'm not looking forward to facing your goony greatness this week.

    Come on step up and take your beating :)

    Actually the Habs give us trouble in their building

    But...we're playing out of our minds right now...so good luck

    :twisted:
    If we win I'll be in here right after the game.
    If not, well, I'll be around ;)

    You still came back after last years ECF ;)

    Carey Price still have trouble with his glove hand ?
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    this VS intermission report is like a kung fu movie
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    not the flyers night. 2nd night of a back to back and it shows

    at least powe tuned up that pussy
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Rygar wrote:
    Phantom Pain wrote:
    Come on step up and take your beating :)

    Actually the Habs give us trouble in their building

    But...we're playing out of our minds right now...so good luck

    :twisted:
    If we win I'll be in here right after the game.
    If not, well, I'll be around ;)

    You still came back after last years ECF ;)

    Carey Price still have trouble with his glove hand ?
    Nope, his glove is looking good this year. I always come back.

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