See ya, Jon Matsumoto. The Flyers have traded the AHL center to the Carolina Hurricanes with the 206th pick in the NHL draft, giving Philly two picks in the seventh round, at 206 and 209. After four seasons with the Phantoms, it became clear that Matsumoto was never going to break through in the Flyers…
With six days before free agency officially begins in the NHL, Paul Holmgren and the Flyers brass are reportedly not close to a contract deal with defenseman Dan Hamhuis. Tim Panaccio passed along the news via Twitter. .bbpBox16943294151 {background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/1276197224/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #9AE4E8;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet…
Just as we expected, Michael Leighton‘s back injury is slightly more serious than the Flyers originally led us to believe. The goaltender, who signed a two-year, $3.1 million contract with the team over the summer, will miss a month with a bulging disc in his lower back. The four-week limit would leave him out of…
Yesterday, we spoke with Flyers Assistant General Manager John Paddock. First, we’d like to thank Paddock for taking the time to speak with us, especially in between the Draft and Free Agency. Second, a special thanks to the Flyers’ PR staff, specifically Joe Siville. With all the talk about goaltending going on around here recently,…
Grade: B 09/10 Salary: $925,000 10/11 Cap Hit: $925,000 10/11 Salary: $925,000 Depth Chart Ranking: #2 Goaltender [ Broad Street Hockey Player Page ] [ Hockey Reference Player Page ] GP MIN W L OT GA GAA SA SV SV% ESS% SO 2009 – Brian Boucher 33 1742 9 18 3 80 2.76 796 716…
UPDATE, 3:44 PM: Briere has released a short statement regarding his accident, via the Flyers: Philadelphia Flyers center Danny Briere was involved in a car accident in upstate New York in the early morning hours of June 17. He has issued the following statement: “I was in a car accident in New York,” said Briere….
The Flyers lost. The season is over. But hey, chin up! It’s not so bad… – We get to raise a banner next year. No matter what anybody tells us, the Philadelphia Flyers were the best team in the Eastern Conference this season. We were better than the Capitals. We were better than the Penguins….
So, was it everything you were hoping it to be? The Flyers have traded their longest-tenured player and fan favorite to Steve Yzerman’s Lightning for Matt Walker and a 4th round pick. Not exactly Jonathan Bernier or Dustin Tokarski or Carter Ashton or Matt Lashoff, but Matt Walker is 30 years old and on his…
Joacim Eriksson talks about goaltending, his junior career, his relationship with his ex-team Brynäs and ex-team mate, Panthers prospect Jacob Markström, coaches, dogs, last season, national team, how he ended up in Skellefteå, his talks with the Flyers and you name it what else. Let’s start with how he became a goaltender. “When I was…
We’re taking the day off, unless there’s a trade or something. Enjoy the holiday. And just because this movie is awesome…