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Originally posted by vsp
Why did I give up on the Flyers organization? At least partially because Bob Clarke had a history of giving up on prospects too soon and trading them away for bags of pucks and used jockstraps. (Cechmanek's ouster was the last straw; the Oates - Ouellet trade was the initial catalyst.)
Who scored a boatload of goals in the last two series, including BOTH goals for the Lightning in the clinching Game 7? Former Phantom Ruslan Fedotenko.
I am oddly amused by this.
(Not ripping on Joni Pitkanen -- he's got the tools to be a good defenseman. He's also European, which means that he'll last about two seasons with the Flyers before Clarke trades him for a mucker & grinder.)
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Not that I'm saying Clarke is a genius or anything, but in 4 seasons as a pro, two with the flyers & two with the bolts, Fedetenko has scored 69 goals.....his 12 in the playoffs are 20% of what he has scored in his career.
So a guy who never scored more then 17 goals for you and was third lining it??? Yeah trading him for the fourth pick in the draft..no matter WHAT he did in the playoffs was just good sense.
SO yeah, he got his name on the cup and the flyers are at home...but as I have said, there are a LOT of great players never to have their name on the cup...Roenick, Marcel Dionne, Dale Hawerchuk, etc.....and may no-names who DID get it on there to boot....
Ya just gotta keep the faith or stop watching OR worst of ALL become a front runner and go buy a devils or lightning jersey!
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