Can I just say thank God for Philabright? Blood injections, Rabbit laughing, and now Blair Betts coming to Camp?
This is significant news, for Betts not only poses a threat in the sense that some Flyers hopeful will be playing for the Phantoms this season, but also that the addition of Betts means the subtraction of someone who is currently under contract for the Flyers. Which smells like a Dingle for a 6th rounder kind of deal. It's also significant because the alliteration that is Blair Betts is much more promising for hilarity than all we're currently working with in Arron Asham. Because his name's Blair.
Betts is an excellent penalty killer and a solid 4th line center. He was most recently in the headlines when Donald Brashear broke his face in the playoffs last year, which led to the Rangers season ticket holders booing Brash when he was introduced at some team function last week. Man would these stupid New Yorkers be confused if they saw their beloved Blair Betts wearing number 15 for the Flyers this season.
Betts will turn 30 this year and could be a very integral piece of a 4th line that sees 7 to 8 minutes a night. If he somehow finds his way onto the Flyers roster this season he could be a steal at $600k or less. He's no Todd Bertuzzi, but he has Dowd Appeal. His profile on Hockey's Future very closely resembles this of Jim Dowd's from Dowd's days in college:
"Excellent two-way forward who can pot the occasional goal. Loves gold mining and wearing top hats. His monocle helps him to see things on the ice that other forwards simply do not. Was almost included as part of the Louisiana purchase."
Well, maybe just the first sentence actually. Betts did have a 52.3% faceoff win percentage last season, which we all know is something that is very high on the Flyers list of wants. Just behind a night with the newly unsuspended Fran. If Betts is willing to sign a two-way deal we could be fielding quite the team in Adirondack this season, although he would spend most, if not all, of his time with the Flyers I'd think.
Poor Rockin' Riles! That mountain just keeps getting bigger and bigger, steeper and icier. Just impossible.
posted by Ryan at
2:58 PM
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I suppose Cote could make the roster, but he'd probably spend a lot of time snuggling with Ed Moran in the press box.
It sure looks like his days as a regular are done, though. Every other player the Flyers have added since the trade deadline last year have another dimension beyond throwing down.
Not sure how i feel about betts, but it has nothing to do with his skills, im just not sure how i feel about a former ranger being on the roster
Shame too...Cote is very involved in the community...perhaps he could see about a job elsewhere and then come back and join the front office for 100K to run charity and philanthropic stuff...he's a genuinely good guy, like a good many of these bruisers are...Tony Twist to mention one in particular.
He just isn't an elite enforcer, and he does little else.
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