Earlier this year, Geoff wrote an excellent article about what a strong season Jeff Carter was having. Geoff’s thesis revolved around the observation that Carter was not merely scoring, but doing it despite taking on tough defensive assignments, going out in the defensive zone against the opponent’s best players. It has become a common refrain…
Via Philly Sports Daily: Philly Sports Daily has learned that the Flyers have not come to an agreement with Bertilsson and he will be made available in the 2011 draft. We weren’t sure whether or not defensive prospect Simon Bertilsson would stay in Sweden with his club or come to North America on a contract…
On Friday, current Kings GM and former Flyers Assistant GM Dean Lombardi gave some choice words for deadline acquisition Dustin Penner. In an email to the Hockey News, Lombardi said: “Dustin [Penner] is at the crossroads of his career. He can choose to use his athletic ability to either become a dominant power forward in…
Ville Leino came back to Finland on Monday to relax and enjoy the summer. He talks about adjusting to the luxury life style in the NHL, his contract situation and the Stanley Cup finals. Very few people on the streets seem to recognize Leino in Helsinki. He says it’s different in Philadelphia. “People don’t recognize…
(By the way, it’s pronounced hee-kuh, not high-kuh.) PHILADELPHIA — Tomas Hyka was never cut by the Philadelphia Flyers. After a bit of a mix-up and a “hey bro, come back!” call from Paul Holmgren while he was on his way to Gatineau, Quebec to join his junior club, he’s back with the Flyers in…
Matt Read looked fantastic in last night’s preseason opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He flew all over the ice, seemed to have a ton of confidence, kept up with a bonafide NHLer in linemate Jakub Voracek, and quite simply was one of the best players on the ice from start to finish. It was…
The Stanley Cup Finals start tonight… blah blah you already know that. Bruins, Canucks. Who you got? We’ll use this as the discussion thread for this evening. For full game coverage, check out SBNation.com’s StoryStream. I’ll be manning the ship over there tonight. 8 p.m., NBC, CBC, etc. Who wins Game 1? Boston Bruins 19…
All this time in an NHL Training Camp was weird for Michael Leighton. It’s like being in space without gravity. Now, he’s touched back down on solid ground. Famililar territory. His comfort zone. The waiver wire. Leighton was waived (again) today by the Philadelphia Flyers, and if he clears the process he’s been through about…
After looking at whether or not conventional wisdom about how teams play in front of their starting and backup goalies in an attempt to notice differences, I decided to look back over the last four seasons. If you recall, I used Fenwick information available at Behind the Net to look at how teams control play….
There’s a lot of bitterness in Pittsburgh over Jaromir Jagr’s decision to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers. It’s understandable, too. Remember that feeling when John LeClair finished his career in Pittsburgh? Yeah, that sucked. But if you’ve talked to a Pittsburgh fan (especially one that loves No. 68) over the last 24 hours or so,…