Fred Shero is perhaps the most innovative head coach to stand behind an NHL bench. As we’ve written in the past… He was the first North American coach to actually study and learn from the Soviets, which certainly helped when his Flyers beat them in 1976. He was one of the first coaches to use…
In Paul We Trust? Paul Holmgren and the Philadelphia Flyers are having quite a free agency so far. As their first order of business, they landed the best and safest option on the goalie market in Ray Emery, nailing him down at an extremely affordable price tag of just $1.65 million. It’s a one-year deal,…
There were rumors that a connection between the Flyers front office and Chicago backup goalie Ray Emery would bring the former Flyer back to Philadelphia for another stay with the Flyers. It looks like those rumors have come to fruition, as multiple reports (originating from TSN’s Darren Dreger) are reporting that Emery has signed a…
To recap everything that’s gone on in free agency so far, first from the Flyers’ end: From Thursday: Claude Giroux locked up long-term. Eight years, $66.2 million beginning in 2014. Also from Thursday: Adam Hall locked up short-term. One year, $600,000. From Friday: Ray Emery is your second goalie. One year, $1.65 million. Also from…
This feels like a non-story to me, but whatever. It’s the offseason and it’s being written about elsewhere, so I guess we can discuss it here too. Wayne Simmonds went on Sportsnet 590 The Fan in Toronto on Thursday and talked about the Flyers offseason a bit. It was all pretty benign in my opinion,…
Ilya Kovalchuk has retired from the NHL. It is not April Fools Day and this is not a joke. BREAKING: Ilya Kovalchuk announces he will retire. “This decision was something I have thought about for a long time.” — New Jersey Devils (@NHLDevils) July 11, 2013 hahahahahahahahahaha
*…and one of those centers happened to be the team captain. Reports are that Claude Giroux has signed an eight-year, $66.2 million extension. Celebrations abound: [BSH] *They also re-signed fourth-liner Adam Hall to a one-year deal worth $600K. No more complaining about losing faceoffs! [BSH] *Eric is smart, so you should listen to him as…
Reports from earlier today suggested that the Flyers were getting very close to wrapping up a long-term extension with their captain and their best player, Claude Giroux. Reports are now suggesting that the deal is just about wrapped up. (UPDATE: The Flyers confirmed and announced the contract on Friday morning.) ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun reports that…
(Update: Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly reports that the deal is a two-year deal worth $600,000 per year. Original post below.) Restricted free agent defenseman Oliver Lauridsen has re-signed with the Flyers on a two-year deal, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. No word on the money, but as was the case with the signing of…
A week ago, the Flyers qualified four of their restricted free agents this offseason in Erik Gustafsson, Oliver Lauridsen, Brandon Manning and Eric Wellwood. Today, they re-signed the only one who figures to start this year with the NHL team, as Anthony SanFilippo reports that the team has agreed with Gustafsson on a one-year, $1…