Paul Holmgren, citing physical and emotional burnout after the arduous run to the Stanley Cup Finals has decided to take the summer off and has appointed me as the surrogate GM for the Flyers until he's able to resume his duties. He's given me free reign to reshape this team as I see fit, and my first order of business is the upcoming draft. I've decided that that chore will be delegated to MarioD, since he's the smartest hockey guy on this site, with the exception of yours truly. Since we have no picks until the 4th round, he'll have plenty of time to buy some darts to throw at the board of available players to make our picks. I will be attempting to enhance his chances by shopping Carter, Coburn and Parent at the draft to see if we can recoup some additional picks. Until that clarifies, I'll be acting as though those players will be with us next year.

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