The NHL draft is a funny thing. The Flyers have had success with their first round picks for over a decade, finding late-first-round gems Simon Gagne (No. 22, 1998), Justin Williams (No. 28, 2000), Mike Richards (No. 24, 2003), Claude Giroux (No. 22, 2006), and more. As a result, we should generally defer to their…
And so it ends. The Philadelphia Flyers lose to the New Jersey Devils in five games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, making it 37 years and counting without a Stanley Cup on Broad Street. The Flyers got so thoroughly outworked, outplayed, and outcoached in this series that it was almost numbing. The Devils, a team…
I have a lot of really obnoxious friends who root for the New Jersey Devils. Seeing as I’m from New Jersey, this isn’t necessarily shocking. They often pull out the “duuuuude we’re from Jersey, gotta support the home team!” card when trying to make their argument for why they root for the wrong team, when…
It’s not the Hart Trophy. It’s not the Stanley Cup. But hey, Claude Giroux’s taking home at least a little bit of hardware this season. He’s been named the winner of the 2012 John Wanamaker Athletic Award, presented annually by the Philadelphia Sports Congress (PSC), a division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. What…
Paul Holmgren said yesterday that the signing of Jakub Voracek would be just a “matter of time.” By “time” he apparently meant “less than a day,” as multiple reports have confirmed that Voracek has signed a four-year, $17 million contract with the club. The news was first reported by iSport.cz in the Czech Republic and…
In their first game of the 2012 IIHFs, the Oskars Bartulis-led Latvians take on the Russians at 10:15 EDT, followed by the lacklusterly Latvian-less Game 4 of Rangers-Caps at 12:30. Midday hockey–ain’t nothin’ like it.
So um, this happened. That’s Chris Therien, former Flyer and current radio color man, making a Jerry Sandusky joke after a Penguins fan called him “unprofessional.” I think we might need some background here. If you recall, Therien was up in arms a few weeks back when Sidney Crosby was running all over the place…
Over at SBNation.com this week, bloggers from around our network have voted on five of the various NHL Awards. We’ve presented our ballots for the Vezina Trophy and the Norris Trophy already, and now, here are our ballots for three others. First up, the Calder Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s top rookie. Head to SBNation.com…
Paul Holmgren said yesterday that the signing of Jakub Voracek would be just a “matter of time.” By “time” he apparently meant “less than a day,” as multiple reports have confirmed that Voracek has signed a four-year, $17 million contract with the club. The news was first reported by iSport.cz in the Czech Republic and…
Bad news on the Sean Couturier front: Despite two days between Game 3 and Game 4, it doesn’t appear he’ll be in the lineup tomorrow night at Prudential Center. Reports from Voorhees this morning indicate that Couturier will not be in the lineup and that Zac Rinaldo will take his spot. Can things change tomorrow?…