Tarkus' Nonsensical Musings and General Bruhaha

Hey Alfred - the long awaited Three Dog Night and America concert got cancelled due to the flood .

ISNT NOTHING SACRED ANYMORE

Man what joke...well at least everything is improving.hope everything turns out fine for you guy's.

Mike Richards demands and gets a trade to the Penguins or if in 12 years his contract expires and he signs with the pens?

after 12 yrs, you can have him then!!

that signing/extension still makes 0 sense to me. he's not crosby, staal, malkin, nash, kane or any other sniper in the league or upcoming in the league. he is a work horse who gives 110% every night. not sure why the Flyers had to spend over 12 yrs on him though!

rj umberger - traded to nashville -- from the final 4 to the basement, thanks philly !  

Heard on NHL Live today that the Flyers signed Mr. Jeff Carter to a 3 year $15 million contract.

Good news and like many of us assumed, it would be a $5 million per year deal. I like the fact that its only 3 years, because while I have full faith in Carter to just get better, the Flyers aren't locked in with him for too long in case he does suddenly lose his game or get hit with injuries. And I'm sure when he proves he wasn't just a guy who had 1 good year, the Flyers will keep him for the long run.

So what do you guys think the Flyers do with Carter? Keep him as a 3rd line center, or move him up with Richards, put him on the wing and create an extremely dangerous 2nd line?

If Umberger had to go, I like that the Flyers chose to send him to the Blue Jackets. He's still close to where he grew up, he gets to be coached by Ken Hitchcock, who coached him for a bit while in Philly and he is out West now, so we don't have to see him have a 9 goal playoff series against us. He wasn't always scoring and at times did go through slumps, but you could tell the guy played with heart all the time. Hopefully we see him back in a Flyers uniform one day. Congrats Columbus.

And that contest I mentioned wouldn't start until the week before the season starts. I'll remind you all when it gets close to then.

RJ's goal production just got sliced in half!!!  He doesn't get to play against the Pens 8 times a season anymore.  Haha

I think the Flyers made the right choice in keeping Carter over RJ, but $5M/season ... man, these kids are getting paid a lot these days.  Of course, as a Pens fan, I already know this all too well.