*Ron Hextall is back with the Flyers. If it were up to me I’d stop there since all other news pales in comparison but this thing has a minimum word count, so onward we go. Welcome home, #27. *Sam Morin is often compared to Chris Pronger, but the kid has a long way to go…
*Brian Boucher has signed a contract to play in the Swiss National League. Come back for your front office gig someday, Boosh! (CSN Philly) *Defensive prospect Fredric Larsson is excited to bring his game to the North American market. (Flyers) *Meltzer on low-ceiling drafting and the Michael Raffl contract and Simon Gagne’s future with the…
*Somehow, the brain trust over at The 700 Level has started to understand advanced stats. Does Eric T. know how to “Inception” people? That’s my working theory to explain how this happened. *The LA Kings have replaced Ron Hextall with former player Rob Blake. (SB Nation) *R.J. Umberger doesn’t have a Flyers tattoo; would appreciate…
*Ron Hextall’s colleagues in LA have lots of praise for his work ethic; say he’s a natural fit for the Flyers. (CSN Philly) *Meltzer on Petr Straka’s NHL potential. (Hockeybuzz) *Defensive prospect Shayne Gostisbehere is working on his speed this offseason. (Philly.com) *Tyrell Goulbourne is eager to make a name for himself in the orange…
*BSH Radio returned to the interwebs last night; if you missed it you can catch the podcast here. *ASF on our Hexellent (HA) new Assistant GM. (Flyers) *Meltzer also weighs in on the return of Hextall, as well as a link to Ian Laperriere’s Iron Man charity fundraising effort. (Hockeybuzz) *So about Hexy…is he out…
*Peter Laviolette will be joining the five Flyers currently on Olympic preliminary rosters in Sochi next year as assistant coach for Team USA. (BSH) *ASF on the ins and outs of the NHL realignment. (Flyers) *Ilya Bryzgalov is not having a great summer. (SB Nation) *Should the NHL consider European expansion? (Defending Big D) *Team…
*Thank the gods for Olympic camps giving us something to talk about during these dark, hockey-less days. We’ve got camp rosters for Russia (no Bryz – snap!), Canada (Ginger Jesus makes an appearance), USA, Finland (Timo!), and Sweden (Gus and Grossmann!). Discuss. *On the Canadian hockey camp snubs. (CBC) *Jaromir Jagr has signed with the…
*Sean Couturier has been locked in for another two cheap years. Fantastic news. *Nice fanpost on the other players the Flyers will need to lock up (or not) in the next year. (BSH) *Now that the NHL is officially participating in the Olympics, let’s roster-bate a little bit. On who should make up Team USA…
*If you missed out on last night’s BSH Radio with Travis and Kurt, relive the magic here. [Ed. Note: Some have asked about this, but the podcast WILL be back on iTunes at some point in the near future. We’ll announce when it is. But in the meantime you can download it as a plain…
*BSH Radio with Kurt and Travis is back tonight at 7PM EST. Listen to last week’s episode here! *The Flyers have high hopes for their three newest defensive prospects. (Flyers) *Meltzer on Team USA’s choice of Peter Laviolette as assistant coach. (Hockeybuzz) *Peter Laviolette and Dan Bylsma make a bit of an odd coaching couple….