Vincent Lecavalier absolutely hated playing for Craig Berube, and on locker cleanout day in April, he said publicly that he didn’t want to come back to the Philadelphia Flyers if Berube remained the coach. Berube was promptly fired, but that doesn’t mean things are better between the team and the once-great NHL forward. It’s pretty…
There’s a huge log jam on defense for the Philadelphia Flyers right now, and it’s not exactly a good thing. With the signing of KHL defenseman Yevgeni Medvedev to a one-year contract worth $3 million, the Flyers now have seven defenseman signed for the 2015-16 season, not including the injured-and-basically-retired Chris Pronger nor the restricted…
Philadelphia Flyers assistant coaches Ian Laperriere, Joe Mullen and Gord Murphy still have their jobs, but their future with the organization remains very much up in the air. In a nutshell, new head coach Dave Hakstol doesn’t know what he’s going to do with his staff just yet. Consider it evaluation in progress. “I’m going…
Craig Berube wasn’t a bad head coach, really. He was fine — nothing special, nor terribly egregious. But one of the biggest problems that plagued him and his team in 2014-15 was the lack of accountability in the locker room, and the bizarre decisions he made with his personnel that had no true rhyme or…
It’s fairly obvious that the Flyers went a bit off the map in the hiring of their 19th head coach in franchise history, Dave Hakstol. Hakstol was the first NHL head coach since 1982 to go straight to that position from the NCAA, which goes to show that we don’t see moves like this one…
Hey look, a defenseman! The Flyers have signed KHL defenseman Yevgeni Medvedev to an unknown contract. Medvedev has never played in the NHL or North America before, but he’s played professionally in what might be the second-best league in the world since 2008, and before that played in the Russian Elite League, which was that…
Mike Babcock will be introduced to the Toronto media at 11 a.m. today. Look at this mayhem. They are following Babcock around from the sky. WATCH: Mike Babcock arrives at @TorontoPearson en route to @MapleLeafs news conference. http://t.co/FmT5TLGU22 pic.twitter.com/Bq3El3KOe8 — TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) May 21, 2015 The media staked out on Bay St. awaiting #Babcock‘s…
The Flyers have a brand new defenseman, and his name is Yvgeni Medvedev. OK, cool. So who the hell is Yvgeni Medvedev? Well, it’s clear that Ron Hextall and his scouts like the guy. According to Sportsnet, they’re paying him $3 million to join the Flyers, which is a good chunk of money. Makes you…
Gary Bettman says the NHL salary cap will rise to about $71 million in 2015-16. Via the Associated Press: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects the salary cap for the 2015-16 season to settle in around $71 million, depending on the fluctuations of the Canadian dollar. Appearing between the first and second periods of Game 3…
In 1989, Soviet Red Army defenseman Slava Fetisov left his home country. He had played 13 seasons for the Red Army club, CSKA Moscow, forced into what was essentially military service (with sticks and pucks instead of guns) at age 16. He didn’t defect from the USSR — instead, with patience and help from Devils…