Scott Hartnell’s contract certainly wasn’t the best one the Flyers had, and at times Hartnell did feel a little out of the mix on Craig Berube’s team. He shuffled between lines a little bit and seemed to hold Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux back a touch, but he was still legitimately a top-6 player on…
The Flyers traded a top-6 winger for an inferior player today. No way around that. Scott Hartnell is better at hockey than R.J. Umberger, and the Flyers will not be able to replace Hartnell’s production with Umberger, even if they say otherwise. But there are bright sides to this trade. We still disagree with it,…
UPDATE, 5:42 p.m.: Hartnell says the Flyers approached him and that he was initially angry but ultimately waived his no-trade clause because he wanted to go somewhere where he was in the plans. Full story here. **** ORIGINAL STORY: Scott Hartnell has a no-trade clause in his contract, so he had to agree to today’s…
Hockey Hall of Fame announcement today. No Eric Lindros again. He’s been eligible since 2010 and should have been in years ago, but here we are four years later and he’s still not in. We’ve written plenty of times that Lindros deserves to be inducted, but honestly, of all the years he’s been snubbed this…
Scott Hartnell made it pretty clear: the Flyers traded him, he did not ask for a trade, and he was initially angry and upset when Ron Hextall made it clear that he was no longer in the plans for this team. Hartnell says Hextall implied “he was done” in Philly. Was initially angry about the…
Oh you thought today’s news was done? NOPE. The Flyers announced that they’re re-signed Brayden Schenn — who was set to hit restricted free agency next week — to a two-year, $5 million contract extension, according to TSN. Brayden Schenn’s new two year deal with PHI pays him $2.25M and $2.75M for an AAV of…
It started last week with a rumor out of Edmonton. Then CBC speculated about it on Monday. Now, it’s coming right from the top: Ron Hextall has implied the Flyers are going to try to move up in the 2014 NHL Draft, according to a report. Hextall strongly hints at #Flyers trading up in draft….
UPDATE: Episode is complete; see link or player below to listen. Original post below. *** You may have heard that the Flyers did a few things today, such as trade away their longest-tenured forward to Columbus for a former Flyer and re-signed their most important restricted free agent to a two-year contract extension. There are…
Claude Giroux is my favorite hockey player on earth. He’s dazzling to watch, always has the potential to make you drop your jaw, plays physical, and wears orange and black. He is wonderful, and I think he has a Hart Trophy and hopefully a Stanley Cup in his future. But he’s not winning the Hart…
No Flyers finished in the voting for the Calder Trophy (top rookie), Norris Trophy (top defenseman), Lady Byng Trophy (gentlemanly player) or GM of the Year. But these other ones! Hooray! Selke Trophy: Sean Couturier finishes 9th Sean Couturier finished 9th in Selke Trophy voting at Tuesday’s 2014 NHL Awards. Nowhere near the top, but…