After Eric found Ville Leino’s doppelganger, finding similar players has been a bit of a time waster for me. It’s fun. So first, I wrote about David Legwand earning his cap hit this year for Nashville, despite many people claiming he is overpaid. This naturally wasn’t very popular, but it’s still entertaining. I’ve searched some…
The Flyers have defeated the Atlanta Thrashers just once in the eight games since the Antero Niittymaki Era, but those woes could fall by the wayside should today’s news go to its possible conclusion. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Thrashers ownership has opened up talks with True North Sports, that Winnipeg group that would…
Simon Gagne was an option for the Flyers this free agent year. He could’ve returned to town, and while it actually may not have been the perfect fit for this team at this point, I don’t think any of us would have cared. He won’t be back. The Los Angeles Kings just announced that their…
The news over the weekend that the Philadelphia Flyers have lost two more prospects for nothing — goaltender Nic Riopel and forward Dave Labrecque, both 2009 draft picks — is just the latest example of organizational failings when it comes to prospects. We’ve been over it a number of times: in the salary cap era,…
The Stanley Cup Finals start tonight… blah blah you already know that. Bruins, Canucks. Who you got? We’ll use this as the discussion thread for this evening. For full game coverage, check out SBNation.com’s StoryStream. I’ll be manning the ship over there tonight. 8 p.m., NBC, CBC, etc. Who wins Game 1? Boston Bruins 19…
As this offseason has worn on, with all the mayhem that’s surrounded the Philadelphia Flyers, there’s still one glaring weakness overall in the organization. It’s not up front or in goal, but on defense, where the two most valuable pieces are aging and expensive. Kimmo Timonen seems like he’s been playing hurt for literally years,…
We continue our annual, player-by-player look at the 2010-11 Philadelphia Flyers. In no particular order, we’ll analyze one player per day (or so) over the next few weeks. Up next, forward and Old City resident Jeff Carter. Jeff Carter #17 / Forward / Philadelphia Flyers Height: 6-3 Weight: 200 Born: Jan 01, 1985 10/11 Salary:…
Chris Pronger spoke to reporters on a conference call earlier today, and he covered a whole multitude of topics — from his injury issues to the captaincy of Mike Richards to his continued penchant for The Amazing Kreskin. There’s some good news, but for the most part, even he is still in the dark when…
Earlier this year, Geoff wrote an excellent article about what a strong season Jeff Carter was having. Geoff’s thesis revolved around the observation that Carter was not merely scoring, but doing it despite taking on tough defensive assignments, going out in the defensive zone against the opponent’s best players. It has become a common refrain…
Via Philly Sports Daily: Philly Sports Daily has learned that the Flyers have not come to an agreement with Bertilsson and he will be made available in the 2011 draft. We weren’t sure whether or not defensive prospect Simon Bertilsson would stay in Sweden with his club or come to North America on a contract…