Paul Holmgren said yesterday that the signing of Jakub Voracek would be just a “matter of time.” By “time” he apparently meant “less than a day,” as multiple reports have confirmed that Voracek has signed a four-year, $17 million contract with the club. The news was first reported by iSport.cz in the Czech Republic and…
Bad news on the Sean Couturier front: Despite two days between Game 3 and Game 4, it doesn’t appear he’ll be in the lineup tomorrow night at Prudential Center. Reports from Voorhees this morning indicate that Couturier will not be in the lineup and that Zac Rinaldo will take his spot. Can things change tomorrow?…
NEWARK (SB Nation) — Talks regarding a new collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association are expected to begin in a few weeks, according to league commissioner Gary Bettman. He spoke before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night at Prudential Center. “We also look forward to finally…
7:30 p.m., Prudential CenterNewark, New JerseyGame 4, Eastern SemifinalsDevils lead, 2-1TV: NBC Sports Network, CBCRADIO: 610 WIPNJD BLOG: In Lou We Trust We’ve already been over how tonight’s Game 4 vs. the Devils is a must-win game for the Flyers, so we won’t recount that, but there are reasons to be optimistic heading into the…
PITTSBURGH — With the 85th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, a defenseman from Union College in the ECAC. He played his high school hockey in Connecticut and is coming off of freshman season with the Union Dutchmen, joining them in a trip to the Frozen Four…
It’s typically pretty hard to jump back into the playoffs after the Flyers have been eliminated, but this year is a bit different. We might as well still have a team in the race, as the Los Angeles Kings are truly indeed Flyers West. If you’re behind the 8-ball on this, let’s take a look…
There were reports last week that the Flyers had signed 2011 draft pick Derek Mathers to an entry-level contract, and Mathers himself confirmed as much on Thursday. There’s now some officially official confirmation as well. Mathers’ OHL team, the Peterborough Petes, have announced that Mathers has indeed signed that contract with the club. By rule…
(SB Nation) — Future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr will play for a Western Conference team for the first time in his career in 2012-13 when he pulls on the uniform of the Dallas Stars. According to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, Jagr has signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the club. Jagr returned to the…
PITTSBURGH — With the 111th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected Fredric Larsson, a big defenseman from Brynas IF in Sweden. There is literally nothing about this dude on the Internet except for a Twitter account in Swedish, but luckily Bill Meltzer has seen him play a bit. “Fredde Larsson…
Long a positive for the Philadelphia Flyers, the power play has been on a downward trend since the 2015-2016 season, but this season they’ve reached a new low. Currently, the Flyers’ power play sits 23rd in the league with a 17% success rate, ninth-worst in the league. Should that hold, that would be the team’s…