*It took a whole day to become official, but the Flyers have decided to throw a whole big pile of cash at R.J. Umberger to make him go away. [BSH] *And will Umby out of the way, Ron Hextall will be looking to add a top-six forward to the lineup. HmmmmStamkoshmm… [Sons of Penn] *Melter…
The best part about social media is how it connects all of us. Most commonly, with friends and family – but also with celebrities. Even if you don’t know them, you can still see what they’re up to, should they choose to share. Michael Del Zotto is one such guy who really enjoys sharing –…
Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere are best friends. I am more than comfortable in declaring this now. And there’s no better day than to declare it on than on June 8, National Best Friends Day! Who knew a French Canadian from middle-of-nowhere, Ontario would one day become best buddies with a kid from Florida? That’s…
*Well pack your bags, kids, we’re headed to Vegas. well, in two years. You get the point. [BSH] *The people behind the new Vegas team are going to let fans vote for the name. That’ll….that’ll go well. [TSN] *Some think the Flyers have all the pieces in place to become as successful as the Pittsburgh…
*It’s schedule day! What a fun week. The full schedule for next season will be released today, but yesterday we learned that the Flyers will open up on the road. Out West. Hooray. The season opens at home on Oct. 20 [BSH] *Check out the full list of home openers here. [NHL.com] *T-minus four days…
*Well folks here we are, it’s the off season. Time to settle in to it. Hey what’s up with Shayne Gostisbehere? [Flyers] *The fanciest parts of the Wells Fargo Center are about to get fancier. You’ll probably never get to enjoy it but someday you’ll probably pee in a repainted bathroom. Improvements! [BSH] *Let’s get…
Just over a year ago, Kimmo Timonen won the Stanley Cup. It was the ultimate silver lining on the 2014-15 season: one that didn’t work out too well for the Philadelphia Flyers (Ivan Provorov aside, of course), but worked out as best as it possibly could have for one of the recent longtime Flyers. Looking…
*So now that the buyout window is open, our next offseason goalpost is draft day. Here’s Rob Hextall telling Coatesy all about it. [Flyers] *Speaking of the draft, yesterday it was the Flyers turn in the SB Nation mock and we went ahead and selected Julien Gauthier. [BSH] *Gauthier would be a good fit for…
*Schedule’s out! [Flyers] *And today is awards day, AKA the day Ghost loses the Calder to an old ass man. [Sportsnet] *The big trophy of the night is of course the Hart; let’s take a guess at which of these detestable jerks will win it! [Sportsnet] *The draft is just a couple of days away…
Unlike last season when the Philadelphia Flyers were able to take advantage of a high pick in the NHL Draft (seventh overall) to nab top defenseman prospect Ivan Provorov, the 2015-16 season brought a better on-ice result for the team and in turn, a later first round draft pick. But even at the 18th selection…