CHICAGO — After months of debate about Nolan Patrick vs. Nico Hischier, Philadelphia Flyers and hockey fans will finally get their answers tonight as Round 1 of the NHL Draft gets underway at United Center. It’s the first time Chicago has hosted the draft, which will be expanded by seven picks this year thanks to…
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs is in the Hockey Hall of Fame. He’s the chairman of the NHL’s Board of Governors; the man arguably responsible for three NHL lockouts; the real-life Mr. Burns who made his employees pay $7,000 in taxes on Stanley Cup rings; the man who didn’t “want to attract the kind of people…
A couple of weeks ago, we took a deep dive on the Flyers’ salary cap situation as they headed into this offseason, and then we checked back in on it a few days later when the NHL officially confirmed a $75 million salary cap for the 2017-18 season. 12 days later, we’ve been given an…
Flyers lead series 2-0 [Box Score] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Montreal Reaction] [Corsi and Fenwick] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [EV Faceoffs] – [Shift Charts] In their history, the Flyers have been in the Conference Finals (or Stanley Cup Semifinals) 16 times. Of those 16 trips to this round, they’ve had a…
According to multiple reports, the Flyers appear to be close to a deal with Nashville Predators defenseman. It’s become clear that the team is at least up to something, with Riley Cote being put on waivers and Ray Emery being placed on long-term injured reserve, removing their salaries from the cap. Nashville traded for Edmonton…
They waited until the 7th round, but the Flyers have finally drafted a defenseman in the 2017 NHL draft, as their final pick from Chicago at No. 196 is USHL defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk. Kalynuk is an overage player, as he’s a 1997 birthday and is currently 20 years old, meaning this was his third draft….
Flyers development camp is coming soon. The annual summer camp where the team’s prospects and other invitees are immersed into an NHL-style environment for a week will be held this year from July 7 until July 12. On-ice sessions will be held at the Flyers Skate Zone in Voorhees on for the first five days…
When a player is drafted by an NHL team, all that team is doing is acquiring the rights to the player. In the case of a player being drafted from the Canadian junior ranks, NHL teams hold those rights for two years after the draft year — meaning that in a worst-case scenario, a guy…
Scott Hartnell was bought out by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, and he will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. The buyout will cost the Blue Jackets $1.25 million per year until 2020-21. It will cost them $1.5 million against the cap in Year 1, $3 million in Year 2, and $1.25 million…
Moving right along, Ian Laperriere wears his value on his sleeve. And his back. Laperriere wins spot 14, beating out Brian Boucher and Darroll Powe with 36% of the vote. To recap: Mike Richards Kimmo Timonen Jeff Carter Chris Pronger Simon Gagne Claude Giroux Ray Emery Scott Hartnell Braydon Coburn Danny Briere James van Riemsdyk…