Tom Sestito had a busy weekend in the United Kingdom, and it’s not over just yet. On Friday against the Cardiff Devils, Sestito had two assists in Sheffield Steelers’ 4-3 victory. A rather uneventful evening, at least relatively speaking. Things got interesting on Saturday. Sestito and the Steelers traveled to Coventry to take on the…
It seemed the other day as though Claude Giroux was ready to head to Europe during this lockout. He said he was “bored” waiting around for the work stoppage to end and that he was itching to play some real hockey. Well, it seems as though he’s about to sign with a foreign club. According…
John Paddock has been on the ice in recent days, helping the Flyers in training camp at Voorhees. That was a little odd — after all, Paddock is an assistant general manager, not a coach. Oh, okay. That explains it. He is a coach now. The Flyers moved Paddock from the AGM position to an…
The desperate Flyers are desperate for a win tonight, because they’re two games into a 48-game season and if they lose another game here we’re gonna have to start thinking about tanking for Seth Jones. EVERY GAME COUNTS™. Okay, cliches are stupid. Over-reaction to two games is worse. Philadelphia Flyers (0-2-0) at New Jersey Devils…
It took Wayne Simmonds a few games to settle into his role with ETC Crimmitschau, his German home during the current NHL lockout. He’s without a doubt the best player in the 2nd Bundesliga, the second-tier league in Germany, but he had only registered one assist in his first two contests with the club. That…
Peter Laviolette is shifting his lines for tonight’s game at the New Jersey Devils. Can’t say that’s really much of a surprise considering a) the Flyers offense has looked mostly like crap in the first two games and b) Zac Rinaldo is hurt and won’t play, necessitating at least some sort of change. Big changes,…
You’re not really giving Niko Hovinen a nice welcome to the continent, North America. First, a poor performance in Adirondack Phantoms training camp a few weeks ago forced the Philadelphia Flyers‘ goalie prospect to the ECHL’s Trenton Titans. Now, after just a game and a half in the crease on this side of the Atlantic…
It’s an afternoon game today, so we’ll roll the preview into the start of today’s discussion thread. The Flyers opened this homestand against the Carolina Hurricanes last Saturday, and today they’ll wrap it up before heading out on the road to Toronto, Winnipeg, New Jersey, Montreal, Long Island and Pittsburgh. Carolina Hurricanes (5-4-0) at Philadelphia…
James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail has done some great work breaking down the league’s financial position and the current offers from each side. Along the way, he started thinking about what the league would look like if they just eliminated a bunch of franchises, reducing the league down to just the healthiest markets…