The Flyers have decided to pump up their blue line depth a bit in the wake of the injury to Oskars Bartulis, and they’ve opted to give Erik Gustafsson the opportunity. The rookie Phantoms defenseman will meet the Flyers in Ottawa and will be with the team for their game tomorrow against the Senators. It’s…
Joonas Lehtivuori had a solid debut for Kalpa last night. The circumstances weren’t ideal with the jetlag and loan gear in practice. Lehtivuori didn’t get his own gear back until game time as he lost his luggage during the four flights he took from North America to Finland. “Two bags were found in Paris and…
A report by the fantastic, reliable Chris Botta at AOL FanHouse says that the Flyers and GM Paul Holmgren are looking to deal at the trade deadline. An excerpt: The general manager will also be operating from a position of power; the fact is, the 24-10-5 Flyers are strong enough at every position that Holmgren…
Before Monday’s slate of NHL action, it didn’t seem like any team would claim Michael Leighton off waivers before the 12 p.m. Tuesday deadline. Then, in a somewhat hilarious — other possible adjectives: sad, pathetic, ironic, pitiful, etc. — twist for the New York Islanders, starting goaltender Rick DiPietro fell to a groin strain against…
Danny Briere has been fined $1,000 for jabbing and connecting with Brandon Prust‘s head from the bench at the end of last night’s game against the New York Rangers. Scott Hartnell, who also swung at Prust but missed, was not fined. Our friend Steve Whyno at Philly Sports Daily, who’s quickly become perhaps the hardest…
Travis Hughes contributed to this story. Collaboration is what the kids are calling it these days. Jody Shelley‘s presence on the Flyers roster has been a point of contention around here since the day he signed with the team in July. Is he worth the money? Is his role outdated and unnecessary? Is he valuable…
Last week, when we urged Paul Holmgren to trade Nikolay Zherdev, the one doubt in our minds that a deal could get done was the interest other teams in the NHL might have in No. 93. After all, it’s not like he has the best reputation in the world. At the same time, he’s a…
[Box Score] – [Wire Recap] – [Game Page] – [Nashville Reaction] [Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] PHILADELPHIA — Peter Laviolette said it felt like a postseason game; one of those nights where both teams battled hard, had some ups and downs, all that stuff. He said it was…
The Flyers practiced in Central Park this morning (with a tilt at MSG looming tonight), and FGSB has amazing on-site coverage of it. Go check it out. Never have I been so jealous of anything in my life.
If you think the NHL Guardian Project is lame like our Shaun Kreider does, be sure to check out the Flyers’ superhero he created back in October: the Broad Street Bully. The NHL Guardian Project is a great idea on paper. Regardless of your thoughts on it’s gimmicky nature, if you like superheroes and you…