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I thought I’d give a top 10 list a shot, and I thought defenseman was the place to start. I’ve noticed that the thoughts regarding the top 10 defenseman in the league are quite erratic, and there doesn’t seem to be a widely accepted pecking order. So I present you with mine. I’ve taken all around play into consideration. Both defensive and offensive abilities have been considered.

1)      Zdeno Chara
Chara is just the most dominant force in the game in my opinion. He is so big players just can’t match up with him. He skates very well for being so big, and it’s damn near impossible to beat him one on one. He can swallow you up physically, and nearly reach from board to board, so he plays incredible defense. He’s a physical presence, and he puts up great offensive numbers, with the NHL’s hardest slapshot this past season. He is currently a nominee for the 2008-2009 Norris Trophy (as the league’s best defenseman).

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One of the most common conversations I see among Flyers fans, or hockey fans in general, is that the Flyers are in cap “hell.” With big contracts in place for Richards, Carter, Gagne, Timonen, Hartnell,  and Briere, the extension for Joffrey Lupul kicking in next season, the expiring Hatcher contract, and the perpetual resident of Long Term Injured Reserved Mike Rathje, it isn’t a horribly farfetched statement. The common rebuttal to such a statement is that the Flyers can just trade Lupul because, frankly, he’s unnecessary (an argument for a later time), and gain roughly an additional $4.25 million in cap space. That is of course barring taking back any roster players. More often than not, these people are scoffed at for believing that Joffrey Lupul has any trade value.

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The NFL draft came and went and with it came new optimism for the Eagles and their faithful. After making several stellar moves leading up to the draft and during it, the Eagles have now placed themselves as favorites to win the NFC East and maybe the conference as a whole.

Signing pro bowl-left tackle Jason Peters from Buffalo was a huge addition to bolster the offensive line for Donovan McNabb. It immediately makes the offensive line younger and more athletic. The combination of the Andrews brothers also helps bring the average age down. These trades could help provide the Eagles and McNabb with one of its best lines in years.

For days, even weeks leading up to the draft, the Eagles were rumored to be in the hunt for Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin. When the price became too high to lure him into Eagles green, the organization decided to be aggressive by trading up in the draft to acquire wide receiver Jerry Maclin from Missouri. Many considered Maclin to be the second best receiver in the draft behind only Michael Crabtree. Having Maclin among the receivers adds a physical presence to go along with the speedy DeSean Jackson, who had a solid rookie campaign last season. With the departure of Terrell Owens to the Buffalo Bills, it's arguable that the Eagles now possess the best group of receivers in the NFC East.

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It seems to be common among fans to complain about the team quarterback.  No matter how well the quaterback does there will always be someone to say he could do better, there will always be someone yelling we need a new one and there will always be someone who forgets just how bad things were before McNabb became a fulltime, pro bowl, possible Hall of Fame quarterback.

Yes, that’s right, Hall of Fame.  If he can keep it up for the next five years I don’t see why he won’t be a contender with a very good chance to get in. Some fans seem to forget how good he actually is. 

 Does anyone else remember the rotation of quarterback’s we had between Cunningham and McNabb? Anyone remember when we thought Ty Detmer was going to take us to the Superbowl?  Or how about Rondey Peete?  Bobby Hoying, does anyone even remember that guy?   It wasn’t until we drafted McNabb that we really, truly had someone who could lead this team and take it to a place we could only dream of during the Rich Kotite and Ray Rhoads years.  

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