*The Flyers made their first roster cuts, among them Samuel Morin, which makes sense since he’s practically fetal. The roster is down to 32 heading into team building. *The team seems to be leaning towards keeping veteran Hal Gill around for a bit. (Philly.com) *To say Paul Holmgren is under a lot of pressure would…
19 hours ago, Paul Holmgren said that while it was a stretch for Samuel Morin to make the Flyers roster this season, that “any time he can spend here is a bonus, to learn from guys, learn what it takes to be a pro.” Today, the Flyers have cut Morin. He’s going back to juniors…
*The Flyers are moving training camp north to Lake Placid this weekend. (CSN Philly) *The Flyers cut the roster further yesterday, placing four players on the waiver wire. (Philly.com) *Previewing the upcoming season of Vezina Winner Steve Mason ©. (BSH) *Claude Giroux might be able to play in Tuesday’s game! (CSN Philly) *Meltzer examines the…
Steve Mason Age: 25 Depth Chart: Second-string goaltender* Contract Status: $1.5 million per year through 2014, RFA when it expires 2013 Stats (full season, including non-Flyers games) GP GS W L OTL 20 17 7 8 1 SV% ES SV% PK SV% GAA SO .916 .911 .936 2.59 0 The bad from 2013 Well ……
Scott Hartnell Age: 31 Depth Chart: First line left wing Contract Status: $4.75 million per year through 2019 2013 Frequent Linemates: Claude Giroux (50.9% of time), Jakub Voracek (41.7%) 2013 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 32 15:52 8 3 11 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start % PDO 4.5 17.4 0.450…
*Big news over the weekend was the extension of Matt Read, who has been locked up for the next four years. Good contract, too! (BSH) *The Flyers wrapped up their Lake Placid trip yesterday and will play their final preseason games this week. (Philly.com) *ASF on Michael Raffl’s chances at landing the final spot on…
Zac Rinaldo Age: 23 Depth Chart: Fourth line right wing Contract Status: $750,000 per year through 2015, RFA when it expires 2013 Frequent Linemates: Ruslan Fedotenko (48.7% of time), Max Talbot (47.5%) 2013 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 32 8:23 3 2 5 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start % PDO…
Andrej Meszaros Age: 28 in October Depth Chart: Fourth pairing defenseman Contract Status: $4 million per year through 2014 2013 Frequent Partners: Bruno Gervais (30.2% of time), Kurtis Foster (24.7%) 2013 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 11 18:28 0 2 2 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start % PDO -25.2 -26.2…
The Flyers are back in action tonight after a week off, and Claude Giroux will be joining them for his preseason debut. He’s by all accounts recovered from his offseason hand injury, suffered when he showed a golf club that he’s the boss, and he’ll be in the lineup tonight against the New Jersey Devils….
*Hey that felt like a mid-December game against the Devils. And in no way is that a good thing. Worst part is, Jake got hurt. Game thread, in case you missed anything: voila. *Tonight we’ll get to see another episode of Flight Plan, which you can preview here. *The Flyers‘ goaltending tandem isn’t worried about…