BUFFALO — The Philadelphia Flyers were busy here at the 2016 NHL Draft, and when all was said and done they made a total of 10 picks over seven rounds. Let’s get caught up. 22. German Rubtsov, center from the Russian under-18 team. 36. Pascal Laberge, center from Victoriaville of the QMJHL. 48. Carter Hart,…
*THIS IS IMPORTANT: take a second today and reflect on your life and thank your god that Peter Chiarelli is not the GM of your favorite hockey team. [Copper & Blue] *In 20 minutes yesterday the whole dang NHL blew up. *Tomorrow is free agency day woo! Here’s hoping a team we hate offers way…
Ah, the mysterious DJ MDZ. Who could he be? Michael Del Zotto has brought him up a fair number of times, particularly when interviewing his teammates in Stall Talk. Opinions on him have been mixed: Wayne Simmonds is confused by him, Claude Giroux finds him funny, Michael Raffl thinks he’s a bit full of himself,…
When the Philadelphia Flyers selected Tyrell Goulbourne in the third round of the 2013 NHL Draft, we had our fair share of criticism for the pick. It’s nothing against the kid himself, but taking a forward who only put up 27 points through 64 games in his draft year as early as the third round…
Eric Lindros is finally – finally! – in the Hockey Hall of Fame. It’s more than overdue, and it’s absolutely wonderful to see him finally in there. His career started with controversy: one that launched the Lindros trade tree, as he refused to play for the Quebec Nordiques who had drafted him first overall, resulting…
BUFFALO — With the 82nd pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected winger Carsen Twarynski of the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL. This specific pick was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in the trade that sent Luke Schenn and Vincent Lecavalier out west. The Flyers have now taken five players…
BUFFALO — The Flyers were busy on Night 1 of the NHL Draft, making a trade and moving down before selecting German Rubtsov with the No. 22 pick. They’ll be one of the busiest teams in the league on Saturday with nine or maybe even 10 more picks. Here’s everything you need to know about…
*Free agency day! Given the madness that went down a couple of days ago, it might be a quiet day. But whatever let’s talk about which guys are actually worth the money and which guys aren’t. [The Hockey News] *Here’s a handy list of the best available players by category. [NHL.com] *If Ron decides to…
* Draft weekend is now done. All of our coverage of Friday night and Saturday morning, including breakdowns of every pick the Flyers made, can be found here: [BSH] * Here are some more specific thoughts on each of Saturday’s nine picks, and how they fit into the system: [BSH] * And why the decision…
BUFFALO — With the 109th pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected center Connor Bunnaman of the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL. Here’s what the folks at Future Considerations have to say about the player. Noticing a trend so far today? He’s an aggressive, two-way center. Bunnaman is an aggressive, two-way…