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Old 11-03-2017, 12:11 AM   #60
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Thanks for the Flyers info. Did they have any unexpected or ahistorical players do well?
Also, how did Peter Forsberg, Jakub Voracek, Reggie Leach, Rick MacLeish, Rod Brind'Amour, Keith Primeau, Justin Williams, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Patrick Sharp, Steve Mason, Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier, Pavel Bure, and Wayne Simmonds do?

No one on the skater leaderboard for the Flyers team history looks out of place but Mike Smith is a name that jumps out as a goalie you would not expect to have success as a Flyer. He started with Dallas and had a couple seasons in Buffalo before being dealt to the Sabres in exchange for Derek Roy as a 25 year old in 07-08. Smith would play 12 seasons with the Flyers and finished as the franchise's all-time leader in wins and shutouts. He had 368 wins with Philadelphia, topping Ron Hextall (312) and Pete Peeters (244). In all, Smith was 404-273-68 in an NHL career that included 60 shutouts.

PETER FORSBERG

Second to only Brian Propp in career points as a Flyer, Forsberg spent 14 years in Philadelphia before ending his career with 2 seasons in Detroit. He had 1212 points including 458 goals in 1182 career NHL games. He won the Hart Trophy 3 times and the Selke twice but saw very little playoff action with Philadelphia - playing in just 48 games with Philadelphia but got another 27 post-season games in his 2 years in Detroit. He was dealt to the Wings in September of 2006 in exchange for 32 year old Jason Arnott.

The deal was a bust for the Flyers as Arnott failed to record a point in the 4 career games he played with the Flyers to end his NHL career. Forsberg is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

JAKUB VORACEK

Another Hall of Famer, Voracek spent the bulk of his career in Columbus before finishing with 2 seasons in Dallas. In all he played 1403 NHL games, scoring 456 goals and 1134 points. He won the Conn Smythe in 2017 when he scored 33 points in 26 playoff games to lead the Blue Jackets to their first Stanley Cup. He is the Blue Jackets all-time leader in goals , assists and points.

REGGIE LEACH

Leach was one of the few Flyers I liked as a young Leafs fan in the 1970s. In this sim he never left Boston and would win a Cup with the Bruins in 1974. He made his NHL debut in 71-72 as a 21 year old and scored once in 4 games before becoming a regular the following year. Leach would spend 8 full seasons with the Bruins with his best year being 1978-79 when he scored a career best 31 goals and 53 points. By age 30 his skills had eroded and he bounced around the minors for a couple of seasons but did play his final 8 NHL games with Buffalo.

In 684 career NHL games, Leach had 155 goals and 290 points.

RICK MACLEISH

He spent 9 seasons in Boston before ending his career with 2 years in Hartford. MacLeish broke in to the NHL in 1970-71 and would win a pair of Stanley Cups with the Bruins in 1972 and 1974. His best offensive season was a 30 goal, 66 point campaign in 1975-76. Hartford selected him in the expansion draft when the Whalers moved over from the NHL and he played his final 91 games with them.

Final totals are 694 games with 203 goals and 469 points.

ROD BRIND'AMOUR

Brind'Amour had a hall of fame career, appearing in 1711 games and scoring 577 goals while recording 1352 points. Those numbers rank him 39th all-time in goals (tied with Mats Sundin) and 48th in points.

Brind'Amour led the NHL in goals with 49 in 05-06, which was his final season in St Louis, a team he broke in with as an 18 year old in 1988-89. The 05-06 season also saw Brind'Amour and the Blues win their first Stanley Cup. He would be dealt to Los Angeles that off-season for Kenny Jonsson and Alexander Edler but after less than a full season he was sent to Nashville for Alex Radulov and would win a second straight Cup as helped the Predators win their first title. He would play 4 more seasons in Nashville before retiring at the age of 40.

KEITH PRIMEAU

Primeau spent his entire 14 year career with Detroit, scoring 214 times and notching 496 points in 1082 games. He was a depth player on a Detroit powerhouse and earned 8 Stanley Cup rings in his career. His 223 career playoff games rank 15th most all-time. Of course that list is dominated by Red Wings of that era.

JUSTIN WILLIAMS

Williams had an outstanding career in this sim, playing 1151 games while scoring 256 goals and 654 points. He spent nearly ten years with the Flyers before he was dealt to Montreal in a deadline deal in 09-10 that saw a young Jordan Staal go the other way. Williams would win a Cup with Montreal in 2013 before finishing out his career with a couple of seasons in St John's. He retired following the 2016-17 season at the age of 35.

JEFF CARTER

Played 1200 games for the Flyers and finished with 460 goals and 1089 points. Carter broke in as an 18 year in 2003-04 and would remain with Philadelphia until his retirement in 2021. Best year was 04-05 when he led the league in goals (45) and points (100). He did get over the century mark in points one other season in his career. He was third all-time in career goals as a Flyer behind Propp (519) and Giroux (468).

MIKE RICHARDS

Richard played 1044 NHL games, all but the last one of his career in a Flyers uniform. He didn't score a lot, getting just 134 goals and 340 points in his career. Started as an 18 year old with 3 points in 28 games in 03-04 and stayed with the Flyers organization until the released him in 18-19 at the age of 33. Pittsburgh signed him and he played 52 games in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton but also got called up for 1 game with the Pens. He retired at the end of that season.

PATRICK SHARP

Started his career as a 20 year with Philadelphia, playing 16 games in 01-02 but getting no goals and 5 assists. He moved to Toronto the following season and would remain with the Leafs for 14 seasons, playing 1003 total NHL games while scoring 280 goals and 690 points. He won a Stanley Cup with the Leafs in 2004. His best season was a 40 goal, 91 point campaign in 06-07 but he generally was a 25 goal-60 point player most seasons.

STEVE MASON

Mason was not much more than a career minor league, playing 549 games in the minors. He did spent 3 seasons with Columbus in his mid-twenties including 2012-13 when he played in a career high 43 games. He played 71 games total for the Blue Jackets and would not resurface in the NHL again until 2021-22 when he got 6 games with Vancouver and then 8 more the following season. In all, Mason played 85 NHL games and was 30-39-5 with a 2.99 GAA.

MARTIN ST LOUIS

Played 1253 NHL games with 3 teams, scoring 350 goals and 900 career points. He broke in with Calgary and played a decade for the Flames before being dealt to Montreal for the 08-09 season. His stay in Montreal was just one year before he was moved to Buffalo in a deal that sent Jordan Staal to the Habs (Staal would be moved to Philadelphia a short time later). Typically a 20 goal scorer, St Louis had a career year in 02-03 with the Flames when he was 38-57-95. He would win a Lady Byng Trophy and a Bill Masterton Award late in his career.

VINCENT LECAVALIER

Only Steven Stamkos had a better career with the Tampa Bay Lightning than Lecavalier. In 18 NHL seasons with the Bolts, Lecavalier scored 444 times and earned 1076 points in 1337 career games. He never won a Cup and only had one good playoff run, in 08-09 when he had 16 points in 15 games as the Lightning reached the conference finals.

He was on the cusp but deemed just not quite good enough for the Hall of Fame. His only recognition was being named a second team all-star twice in his career. Best season was 06-07 when he had 43 goals and 88 points, both career highs.


PAVEL BURE

The Russian Rocket played exactly 1000 NHL games, all with Vancouver. He scored 303 goals and 719 points in his career. There were no dominant seasons - best year was 36 goals in his second season - but Bure had 8 straight years of 20 goals or more.

WAYNE SIMMONDS

Spent his entire career in Los Angeles appearing in 664 games while scoring 125 times and earning 247 points. Injuries probably led to a premature end to his career as he was primarily a minor leaguer his final few seasons and retired at the age of 32. Best season was 2013-14 when he scored 25 goals and 47 points...the only year he surpassed the 20 goal mark.
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