Our final profile for the Flyers’ 2014 draft class is another Swede, a small defenseman named Jesper Pettersson. Pettersson’s a bit different from the rest of the group in at least one key way — he’s older. He turns 20 on Wednesday, and he’d already gone through the draft process twice (in 2012 and 2013)…
*Prospect camp is officially underway and Ian Laperriere explains the purpose of development camp. [BSH] *Travis Sanheim spoke about his first camp day. [Flyers] *Five players to watch during camp. [CSN Philly] *One player you won’t see on the ice at camp is Anthony Stolarz, who is recovering from hip surgery. [Courier-Post] *Stolarz says he…
*Travis Sanheim spoke about the end of camp and his experience as a whole. [Flyers] *Sanheim enjoyed a late surge last season that made the Flyers take notice. [NHL.com] *Young prospect Oskar Lindblom is in no rush to get to the big club. [CSN Philly] *The Flyers are, finally, emphasizing talent development. [Courier-Post] *What Jesper…
*First things first: big, huge congratulations to Eric T. on his new gig making an NHL team better. [BSH] *The Trial on the Isle took place yesterday; please to enjoy these highlights. [Flyers] *Meltzer on the value of development camp. [Hockeybuzz] *Shayne Gostisbehere has become the go-to guy for advice amongst the prospects. [Inquirer] *Ghost…
*Samuel Morin spoke about his experience at prospect camp. [Flyers] *Robert Hagg is eager to be a part of the Flyers farm system. [CSN Philly] [Flyers] *Morin and Hagg will hopefully be a part of an actual home-grown defense for the Flyers in a few years. [Courier-Post] *Meltzer on the Flyers’ focus on taking fewer…
*Another former Flyer has joined the Penguins‘ front office. Gross. [Philly.com] *The Flyers offer one final look at last week’s Trial on the Isle. [Flyers] *On the Flyers’ closest Metropolitan Division rivals, the New Jersey Devils. [The Hockey Writers] *On The Forecheck brings us a Hater’s Guide to the Metro Division. [On The Forecheck] *Meltzer…
*Travis Sanheim finishes his Development Camp blog with a final post about his overall experience. [Flyers] *Apparently Jeremy Roenick wishes that he had played longer in Philadelphia. [CSN Philly] *Once again, Justin Williams and John Stevens have brought the Stanley Cup to the Philadelphia area. Sigh. [BSH] *Meltzer with some thoughts on the Flyers’ remaining…
*Nashville’s recent moves have closed another door on a possible Vincent Lecavalier trade. [Hockeybuzz] *The Flyers offer a look behind the scenes of the final day of Development Camp. [Flyers] *Examining the budding rivalry between the Flyers and the Blue Jackets. [The Hockey Writers] *Tiny little Jesper Pettersson likes to play a physical game. [CSN…
*Remember how Jeremy Roenick said Steve Mason isn’t good enough to win? Let’s talk about that again. [CSN Philly] *Flyers prospect Terrance Amarosa is excited to start his college career. [Flyers] *Could the Flyers still be trying to get Dustin Byfuglien? [Hockeybuzz] *Former Flyer Claude Vilgrain and his daughter Cassandra make quite the hockey-playing pair….
*Ron Hextall discussed some things with Elliotte Friedman, these are those things. [BSH] *The Flyers held their annual season ticket holder town hall meeting this week. [Flyers] *Meltzer with some bits, including remembering Dmitri Tertyshny. [Hockeybuzz] *The case against Claude Giroux. [Philly Complex] *On the Flyers’ woes while playing at even strength. [Sons of the…