Love the ideas, but don't think mason is coming back, don't think weal gets more than 2 years, and think ghost gets a little more than 4 mil

If Hextall wants a legit #1 he better re-sign Mase. Neuvy is not a true #1. As for Weal, he is a UFA and after his late season performance, I wouldn't be surprised if we try and lock him up for even longer.

Congrats on the #2 pick, big accomplishment for the Flyers, they'll get an absolute stud down the middle.

But I don't see Mason coming back. I think the Flyers would be wise to bring another goalie in, maybe Marc-Andre Fleury (as weird as that may look). To me, someone like him is the perfect fit. He won't be there forever, but he'll keep the team in contention while they wait for one of Stolarz/Hart to take the #1 job full time. I'm curious to see what you think of something like that, being a die-hard Philly fan

I want ZERO part of MAF. A 3 year deal for Mase would be ideal. If it wasn't Mase I was hoping for Darling. But who knows, maybe the plan is splitting time between Neuvy and Stolarz.

c'mon dude. We need a real goaltender. No more Mase. Let it go

Ya because a goalie that wins 26 games with one of the worst D in the league is a bad goalie...clearly you don't know much about hockey.

Mason wants longer term and assurances the team won't be able to give him with all of the prospects coming up over the next few years. Plus at some of his late season interviews he threw teammates and coach under the bus. Not being there I don't know the situation but it has to be a little uncomfortable in the locker room after some of the things he's said publicly. When a serviceable but not stellar starting goaltender starts dictating terms for his usage to the coaching staff and management it might be time to move on. All that being said I would like him back on a two year bridge but that isn't what would be best for his career and he needs to look out for himself in his next contract.

Also in the above scenario why is the team giving up a fourth for Vegas to take Read. The only guys exposed to Vegas are players we would barely miss. If they don't take Read they will have to take Raffl, Cousins, Weise, Bellemare, Laughton, Manning, MacDonald, or Neuvirth. The only real loss would be Weal if the Flyers don't sign and protect him before the expansion draft. Don't throw away picks protecting 4th liners the team needs to move on from anyway. And while Read is overpaid he is on the last year of his contract and the Flyers don't need the cap space for a year or two for some of their expiring ELCs and Simmonds next contract. I would honestly prefer they not have excessive cap space next year to prevent another Weise type signing.

MAF would be a decent fit but I would absolutely lose my mind if the Flyers helped the Pens out by trading for him. If he doesn't waive his NMC the Pens have to either expose Murray which they won't do or buy him out. Let the Pens twist on this one. No teams should help the Pens out by trading for MAF until after the expansion draft. And by then he will probably have been bought out and not cost anything to pick up.

Honestly though I don't think this team competes next year anyway with all the youth on defense and the lack of talent in the bottom six. I would be okay riding the Neuvirth/Stolarz combo to another high draft pick next year then be ready to really compete 2018/19 when a lot of the prospects are a little more seasoned. I think I posted here before next year the team should "Suck for Brady Tkachuk".