“I went to Philadelphia in good spirits and had a great preseason. The coach was pleased with me after the preseason games and told me I would be on the top two lines.” “But when the season began, it all went down in flames.” This is how Nikolay Zherdev describes the beginning of his turbulent…
Andreas Lilja signed a two year contract with the Flyers yesterday, the first day of free agency. Lilja says it happened faster than he probably expected and he’s happy to join the Flyers. “It feels really good and inspiring”, Lilja says about joining the Flyers. “It’s a classic organization that plays rough and tough hockey….
Training Camp opened today in Voorhees, and with the 2011-12 season rapidly approaching, there’s still one huge question looming: What’s the deal with that damned Winter Classic? We know it’s happening. From the charity auction leak to HBO 24/7 already setting up shop in New York Rangers camp to Winter Classic ticket information being confirmed…
The Flyers have announced that they’ve extended a training camp invite to Michael Nylander, the forward most recently of the Washington Capitals. Actually, that’s kind of a lie. He was loaned to the Florida Panthers in September 2010 by the Caps organization, and he played just seven games with Florida’s AHL affiliate in Rochester before…
Nikolay Zherdev is headed back to Russia. The former Flyers winger will join Atlant in the KHL next season, presumably on a one-year deal, and this very likely could mean the end of his NHL career. The news was passed along by Slava Malamud of Russia’s Sports Express. Now defecting to Russia for the second…
It’s officially F*ck Pittsburgh Day in Philadelphia. Mayor Nutter signed a declaration and everything. The Flyers have signed Max Talbot for five years, $9 million, and that’s a really long contract, even if it is another reason to laugh in the faces of Pens fans. I’ve always enjoyed Talbot and he can definitely play his…
Paul Holmgren is “in good spirits” this Tuesday afternoon at Cooper University Hospital in Camden as he recovers from a bicycle accident that occurred in Avalon, N.J. on Labor Day. It’s an accident we’re slowly learning more about thanks to a press statement released by Avalon Police today. Here’s that statement in full: AVALON POLICE…
PHILADELPHIA — It’s a little late. It’s 2:40 a.m., actually, and nobody is going to read this until morning. But we’re going to be honest here: the Flyers lost a preseason game tonight, and that doesn’t really matter at all. We felt there was more value in the Tomas Hyka story we wrote immediately post…
Paul Holmgren addressed the media following tonight’s 4-2 Flyers win over the Leafs, and the topic had nothing to do with the win. Instead, it was a big loss that caught the general manager’s attention — a terrifying eye injury to defenseman Chris Pronger. You can see the play after the jump, but it’s not…
Yeah, that’s probably the personality you’d like to focus a behind the scenes documentary on. HBO is smart, and that’s what they’ll be doing for Rangers-Flyers 24/7: Road To The Winter Classic. Via the Globe & Mail: Calling it the worst-kept secret in hockey, NHL chief operating officer John Collins has confirmed that the New…