BOSTON — Their team may have lost. The end of the game may have been controversial. For many, the view of the game may have sucked. But that doesn’t mean Philadelphia Flyers fans who made the trek to Boston to experience the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park left too upset. “Fans spent a lot…
In the midst of a gorgeous little goal to put the Devils up 2-0 on the Flyers in the second period on Monday night, Anssi Salmela was knocked out cold following a hit from Jeff Carter. He appeared to lose consciousness before hitting the ice, and the brunt of his visible injuries seemed to come…
BOSTON — After arriving in Boston early this morning, I had the chance this afternoon to wheel around the Fenway Park ice surface along with other members of the media and several alumni from Flyers and Bruins teams of the 1970s, including Joe Watson and Dave Schultz. The ice is in excellent condition. I admit,…
In the midst of a gorgeous little goal to put the Devils up 2-0 on the Flyers in the second period on Monday night, Anssi Salmela was knocked out cold following a hit from Jeff Carter. He appeared to lose consciousness before hitting the ice, and the brunt of his visible injuries seemed to come…
The Flyers traded defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth round pick to Detroit for left wing Ville Leino today. Leino is a 26-year old winger who made his North American debut last year after being signed from Finland. He had 46 points in 57 games in the AHL before being called up to Detroit where…
Well, this was a lot faster than we’re used to. Unlike the standard “day-to-day” progressing into long-term injury talk in a month, Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren today confirmed that Michael Leighton is officially out for at least 2 months before Brian Boucher even starts a game. While there is no word yet whether Leighton…
Simon Gagne scored his sixth goal of the season tonight. The record won’t show that, though. With the Penguins on the power play in the second period of tonight’s 7-4 Flyers win, Gagne poked at a loose puck in the offensive zone from his position along the goal line. The puck found it’s way to…
Many of us likely know that Anaheim Ducks and US Olympic Team forward Bobby Ryan has a story with a local twist. The Cherry Hill, New Jersey native lived there until age 10, was a Philadelphia Flyers season ticket holder, and it’s been written locally that his family has connections with Bob Clarke and the…
[Boxscore] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [New York Reaction] [Corsi and Fenwick] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [EV Face-Offs] – [Shift Charts] He was a healthy scratch in the Rangers last game, but on Sunday, Sean Avery ran all over the Philadelphia Flyers while leading his team to a 3-1 victory at Madison…
The Flyers have signed Blair Betts to a two-year contract extension worth $1.4 million, CapGeek.com originally reported last night. The deal, worth $700,000 per season, is a one-way deal with a cap hit of that same $700,000 number. It’s a raise from Betts’ current one-year deal that he signed at the end of training camp…