Shanny to Flyers? Ohhh boy!

That's the rumor that's been floating around for the last few days kiddies.

If you'll remember, the team was also reported to have had interest in the 40-year old left winger last season, but were foiled by a tight salary cap situation. This year, their cap is in better shape and that just might mean Brendan Shanahan could be a Flyer before long.

Shanny is an excellent player, a veteran presence in the locker room and a proven winner. He has scored 656 goals over the course of his 22-year NHL career and collected 698 assists for a grand total of 1354 points in 1524 games.

As long as he comes on the cheap, the Flyers could very much use a guy like Shanny. The team is short on veteran wingers after letting Mike Knuble walk during this past offseason and even though they are different types of players, Shanny could go along way to replacing Knuble's locker room leadership. He may not have the scoring touch that he once had, but he is still a viable NHL player, who was let go by the New Jersey Devils before this season started due to an unclear role with the team.

A few other teams are thought to be interested. As long as he doesn't go to the Penguins, I'm fine, though I would enjoy seeing him in the orange and black. He's a hell of a player and a sure fire Hall of Famer. I will keep you posted. It's my pretend job, after all...