Rick Tocchet has worked Flyers games for Comcast SportsNet for several years now. All that time, he was apparently commuting from Pittsburgh. Rick Tocchet’s deal with PGH is 3 yrs. Says he wont have to drive back to Mt. Lebanon after every Flyer telecast like he did past 4 yrs — Tim Panaccio (@tpanotchCSN) June…
It very much seems like Vincent Lecavalier will be traded this offseason. The rumors have been swirling for weeks. Ron Hextall has alluded to it happening. Lecavalier’s agent has alluded to it happening. And now… Lecavalier’s agent, Kent Hughes has permission to speak to teams re: trade. Vinny gets a $2 mil bonus on July…
This doesn’t seem to make all that much sense, but anyway… Hearing #Flyers are among the teams interested in Jonas Hiller, but he’d have to take a big pay cut and others probably willing to pay more. — Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) June 27, 2014 Acquiring Jonas Hiller in unrestricted free agency would likely be a…
Yesterday, Evander Kane favorited a tweet in which a Flyers fan was asking Ron Hextall to make a deal for the Jets forward. Obviously that doesn’t mean anything, but it’s still funny — especially considering Kane doesn’t favorite all that many tweets, and when he does they’re usually pictures of big houses or whatever. It…
There are a lot of things that the Flyers realistically need in order to upgrade their team to the level they’d like it to be. With free agency starting tomorrow, people will be talking about a lot of those needs. But one slightly less-discussed need that the Flyers will be forced to fill relatively soon…
As the Flyers inch ever closer to a playoff spot with each passing week, a massive weekend road trip looms with three games in four days that could very well make or break their playoff hopes. Up first is a visit to face the revamped Blue Jackets, who added Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel before…
It’s no secret that the salary cap is at the front of Ron Hextall’s mind as NHL free agency begins at 12 p.m. ET today. He talked about it before the draft was even over this past Saturday, noting that his first priority was to “go back to Skate Zone” and “see where we can…
NHL free agency begins at 12 p.m. ET. The Flyers won’t be as busy as they have been in recent years, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep our eyes peeled and ready for Ron Hextall to make a move. Here’s your discussion thread for this July 1. Watch Sportsnet’s live coverage of the day…
Ray Emery is back. The Flyers announced that they’ve signed their backup goaltender to a one year contract, and TSN reports that it’s worth $1 million for the year. That’s fine. That’s suitable. Whatever works. For comparison, here’s what other goaltenders have gone for on the market this July 1: Chad Johnson G New York…
The Washington Capitals gave defenseman Brooks Orpik a five year, $27.5 million contract on July 1. They also gave Matt Niskanen, another ex-Pittsburgh defenseman, a seven year, $40.25 million deal. The Florida Panthers gave Dave Bolland the same deal that Orpik got from Washington. These are all very bad contracts and their teams will regret…