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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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