Notable Canadian junior performers this week: Morgan Frost (C), Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)2017 1st Round Pick, 27th overall 2/14 – 1 assist, 2 shots, 16 for 34 FOW 2/15 – 4 assists, 5 shots, 14 for 25 FOW/ Morgan Frost is second in OHL scoring with 93 points (34 G, 59 A) in 48…
Where we are Week of Feb. 4 – Feb. 10 GP W L Standing in Division 3 1 2 T-4th Friday’s game in Utica saw the Phantoms get off to a strong enough start, taking a 2-0 lead in the second period, with goals for Justin Bailey and Philippe Myers (hmm, I wonder if that’s…
In a somewhat surprising development, the timetable for when Samuel Morin would return was actually right! The Flyers 2013 first round pick was loaned on a conditioning stint today to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Morin has been out since May of last season after he tore his ACL in a five overtime game vs. Charlotte…
Scott Laughton played 10 minutes of last night’s final preseason game in Washington, even logging a few minutes on the penalty kill. Chris Vandevelde played half that time and took on a lot less responsibility, so it’s no surprise that Laughton’s still on the roster today while Vandevelde’s catching a car up to Glens Falls….
PHILADELPHIA — All the logic points to Samuel Morin starting and ending the 2013-14 hockey season with his junior club, Rimouski of the QMJHL. It makes sense for his development and it makes sense in terms of the Flyers current roster. But do the Flyers, who signed Morin to his entry-level contract earlier on Tuesday,…
Dan Cleary signed with the Red Wings today after flirting with the possibility of coming to Philadelphia, leaving hopes high that the Flyers could revert to an older course and invite Simon Gagne to camp. As we’ve mentioned before, he’d fit really well slotted alongside center Sean Couturier and right wing Matt Read on the…
Sean Couturier Age: 20 Depth Chart: Third-line center Contract: $1.375 million against cap in 2013-14, RFA in 2016. 2013 Frequent Linemates: Maxime Talbot (33.9% of ice time), Matt Read (31.8%) 2013 Stats GP TOI per game Goals Assists Points 46 15:53 4 11 15 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start % PDO…
Erik Gustafsson Age: 25 (December 15, 1988) Contract Status: Signed with Avangard Omsk of the KHL (Flyers still hold his RFA rights) 2013-14 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 31 17:31 2 8 10 Corsi For % Corsi Rel % Quality of Comp. (TOI%) Zone Start % PDO 48.3% (5) -2.7% (5) 27.6% (8) 51.1%…
Michael Raffl Age: 25 (December 1, 1988) Contract Status: $1.1 million per year through 2016 2013-14 Stats GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 68 12:59 9 13 22 Corsi For Corsi Rel Quality of Comp. (TOI%) Zone Start % PDO 52.6% (4) +3.2% (4) 28.5% (7) 55.8% (5) 100.1% (6) (Numbers in parentheses indicate descending rank…
Where we are Week of Feb. 18 – Feb. 24 GP W L Standing in Division 2 0 2 5th That was two games against the Atlantic division kings in the Charlotte Checkers, and it … did not go over too well for the Phantoms. Their first game on Friday started with a bang, with…