Entering tonight’s game, a win by the New York Islanders would have pulled them into a matchup with Pittsburgh in the first round, whereas a loss would have meant a matchup with Florida. They weren’t exactly thirsty for a win, and they sat John Tavares, Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo and Johnny Boychuk as a result….
Last summer it was defenseman Evgeny Medvedev. This summer, it’s another splash into the Russian pool for Ron Hextall and the Flyers, who today announced that they’ve signed free agent forward Roman Lyubimov to an entry-level contract. It’s a one-year deal due to the rules regarding ELCs. Lyubimov joins the Flyers after spending much of…
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Paul Holmgren spoke with the media on Monday with regards to Chris Pronger’s knee surgery, Andreas Nodl going on waivers, Brayden Schenn being recalled and everything else the team is up to. Q: How long have you known he’s had a knee problem? “Obviously Chris has played a long time. This has been an issue…
Claude Giroux was snubbed from Team Canada back in 2014 at the Olympic Games in Sochi. It was not a stretch to think the same could happen this fall at the World Cup of Hockey. But, nope — Canada’s management team came to their senses and indeed named Giroux to the roster on Friday night….
Watch the whole thing, too. It’s from 1995 when Eric Lindros won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, and it’s so good that I totally forgot that Neil friggin’ Young was one of the dudes who presented the award to 88. Given all that crap that went on with Lindros towards the…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Even strength play not the issue in this one Generally, when we evaluate the overall quality of a hockey team, we look first and foremost at their performance at even strength. That’s not to say that the…
I can never really get into development camp that much. I understand that it’s important for the players and the organization for a lot of reasons — namely, it gets young players acclimated to an NHL environment both on the ice and off — but in terms of being a spectator, it’s really just an…
It’s a little depressing to think about how the end of the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers season may have played out of Michael Del Zotto didn’t injure his wrist in February. Until that point, MDZ had been arguably the Flyers’ most important defenseman, playing significant minutes with Shayne Gostisbehere on the team’s de facto top pairing….
The Flyers announced today that they will hold a public ceremony in remembrance of team owner Ed Snider on Thursday, April 21 at the Wells Fargo Center. The event begins at 1 p.m. and doors will open at 11:30 a.m. It’s free. Here’s the full announcement from the team: Comcast Spectacor, the Philadelphia Flyers and…