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…
Jay Rosehill Age: 28 Depth Chart: Thirteenth forward Contract Status: $675,000 per year through 2015 2013 Frequent Linemates: Adam Hall (76.6% of time), Ruslan Fedotenko (51.3%) 2013 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 11 6:48 1 0 1 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start % PDO -32.0 -22.5 0.147 19.1 907 The…
*Devils again tonight! Should be a party. *Tonight we’ll see Wayne Simmonds in place of the injured Jakub Voracek. (Philly.com) *Paul Holmgren has some big decisions to make in the next couple of days. (CSN Philly) *Meltzer takes a closer look at the Flyers’ Tuesday night loss to the Devils. (Hockeybuzz) *One positive to come…
Brayden Schenn Age: 22 Depth Chart: Second line left wing Contract Status: $3,110,000 per year through 2014, RFA when it expires 2013 Frequent Linemates: Wayne Simmonds (52.8% of time), Danny Briere (38.5%) 2013 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 47 15:32 8 18 26 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start % PDO…
Matt Read Age: 27 Depth Chart: Third line right wing Contract Status: $900,000 per year through 2014, then $3,625,000 per year through 2018 2013 Frequent Linemates: Wayne Simmonds (39.3% of time), Claude Giroux (37.9%) 2013 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 42 18:01 11 13 24 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start…
*Hey lookit, here‘s the game thread from last night’s game. *Steve Mason is enjoying his rotation with Ray Emery thus far, but was glad to get last night’s start. (CSN Philly) *Previewing the Flyers‘ defensemen. (The Checking Line) *Bruins fans hate the Flyers. In other news, grass is green. (Stanley Cup of Chowder) *Samuel Morin…
Luke Schenn Age: 23 in November Depth Chart: Second pairing defenseman Contract Status: $3.6 million per year through 2016 2013 Frequent Linemates: Kimmo Timonen (48.6% of time), Oliver Lauridsen (22.0%) 2013 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 47 21:52 3 8 11 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start % PDO -1.1 6.9…
Michael Raffl was this year’s Mike Testwuide — the talk of training camp, the guy who would come out of nowhere to make the opening night roster. But just like Testwuide three years ago, the Flyers have sent Raffl to the Adirondack Phantoms, where he’ll begin his North American professional career in the AHL. That…
Is the preseason over yet? The Flyers will send a light roster to the ice at Prudential Center in Newark tonight for this second-to-last preseason game of the year. According to the Daily News, Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell, Vincent Lecavalier, Kimmo Timonen, Jakub Voracek and Mark Streit are all among those scratched tonight. Braydon Coburn…