Knuble Gone, Flyers in Need of Power Forward, but Who?

Jeremy  Nichols by Contributor Written on July 02, 2009
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PHILADELPHIA - APRIL 25: Mike Knuble #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers is stopped by Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Wachovia Center on
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Mike Knuble is gone, and like others I am very upset that the Flyers could not resign him. He has been the best power forward since Leclair, back in the 90's.

The next question I have for Paul Holmgren is Who's Next.

Let's take a look at the salary cap issue that the Flyers currently have. We must add a seventh defenseman from the system and that costs about 500k, if we use Syvet,Guenin, Marshall, Ratchuk or Bourdon. Therfore, we have approximately $1.75 million for a replacement. Lets see the candidates:

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