Flyers Weekly Mailbag: What Would A Trade For Johnny Hockey Look Like?

The Flyers lost the first leg of this tough three game road trip, without the likes of Travis Konecny, Philippe Myers, Micheal Raffl, and the Swedish sensation Oskar Lindblom. However, with the unfortunate news to Lindblom that broke on Friday. The Flyers came out, lost two more Forwards in the process, and the game to the Wild. There is no doubt that Lindblom will eventually pump up this young Flyers team. Without further delay, here are our answers to your questions.

Noah is getting a toy Kitchen from Santa, maybe a Carter Hart jersey, and a Dr. Seuss book. He always goes around yelling, “Hart.” Noah will be ecstatic, and I hope you have a great holiday season.

For the Flyers to obtain Johnny hockey, they would have to eat some cash with either JVR or Jakub Voracek. The Flyers would like to keep seven defencemen, as they are all playing well. However, if the Calgary Flames would like Ghost, then so be it. A trade would look something like this:

Ghost/another low-end player, First round pick/picks, and 2 high-end prospects

Santa is giving Noah a toy Kitchen, maybe a Carter Hart jersey, and a Dr. Seuss book. He always goes around yelling, “Hart,” so he will be ecstatic when he sees it. Misti from my family to yours, we hope you have a great holiday.

Given the unfortunate news to Lindblom, JVR and Jakub Voracek will not be a healthy scratch anytime soon. Although, both of them seem disinterested at times, it’s just too darn tough to scratch one of them with losing a top six forward, possibly for the entire season in Lindblom.

This young Flyers team needs JVR and Voracek now more than ever. Hopefully, blown coverages, and not effectively back checking become a thing of the past for both of these Veteran players. Both of them have shown glimpses of the players they can be under Vigneault at times. Now they just need to become consistent.

A trade involving the likes of JVR or Jakub Voracek will have to wait until the end of season, as most teams in the NHL are against the cap. However, given the news to Lindblom, and depending on the situation with Nolan Patrick. The Flyers will more than likely be in the mix for a top six forward.

The Flyers would love to keep seven defencemen intact for the playoffs, but if the Flyers have to part with an asset, such as, Shayne Gostisbehere for a top six forward, then so be it. Mark Friedman or Andy Welinski from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms could be called up to replace Ghost for the post season run if need be. Unfortunately, this is the situation the Flyers are faced with at the moment.

The Flyers would love to keep seven defencemen, as that could become a key for an extended playoff run, especially if Nolan Patrick returns before the trade deadline.

Mikhail Vorobyev is on his perceived last stint with the orange and black. He has been given chance after chance, so if Vorobyev does not impress this go around, then he might be shown the door. Of course, that depends on the injuries with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, as right now it would be hard to part with one of their prospects. They are currently pretty banged up.

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