Here’s what we had to say back on July 1, when Terry Pegula and his shiny new toy, the Buffalo Sabres, threw all kinds of excited money at former Philadelphia Flyers forward Ville Leino: The Buffalo Sabres signed him to an unbelievably obscene six year, $27 million contract today. The deal was announced by the…
Guess that James van Riemsdyk injury, healthy scratch, then injury again is really a relatively serious thing. Eric Wellwood was called up from the Adirondack Phantoms late this afternoon, the team announced, and he’ll be eligible to play Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are bad at hockey. Wellwood has eight points in…
Sorry about the lack of recap last night, but let’s be real about it. Eight of you would have read it. Anyway, here’s what you need to know: the Flyers won in ridiculously convincing fashion, scoring four goals in the first period. The early lead was a nice change of pace. Ilya Bryzgalov made a…
PHILADELPHIA — Chris Pronger spoke with the media during the first intermission of tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Wells Fargo Center, and while his eye looked like total crap, his sense of humor was certainly still intact. Actually, that’s probably not totally accurate. His eye didn’t look as bad as you’d expect,…
A few weeks ago, we asked you to submit questions for an HBO producer, as we were to talk to him about the awesomeness that is HBO Sports 24/7 Flyers/Rangers: Road To The NHL Winter Classic. The show debuted Wednesday night, and you can check out my recap over at SBNation.com. You can also see…
The NHL is ready to discuss two drastically different realignment plans this afternoon as they kick off their annual Board of Governors meetings in Pebble Beach, Calif. Representing the Flyers at the meetings are Ed Snider, Peter Luukko, Paul Holmgren and some lawyer guy whose name is not important, and it’s evident that the Flyers…
News that Andreas Nodl will be out of tonight’s lineup with a lower-body injury is just the latest in a ton of injuries that have plagued the Philadelphia Flyers in the last week. In chronological order, here’s a list of injuries this team has faced in the last two weeks (!): Chris Pronger takes a…
PHILADELPHIA — Marc-Andre Bourdon and Kevin Marshall have been attached at the hip ever since being drafted by the Flyers in 2007 and 2008. The two were often compared to each other back in those days as the future of the Flyers defense, but those plans quickly evaporated as other players stepped up and both…
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] It might have been the most entertaining hockey game of the year. It wasn’t the prettiest, that’s for sure, but it sure was damn entertaining. Sort of like Monday’s Winter Classic, actually, except this one was a win, and that means we get…
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] So here’s the deal: none of us — meaning myself, Ben or Geoff — were in a position to see the game tonight. I listened to it on the radio, but feel a little dishonest writing a recap without actually seeing the game….