For an organization that used to be well-known for making big splashes in free agency, it’s a true change-of-pace for the Philadelphia Flyers when their biggest contractual decision of the offseason is the status of an existing player on the roster. No longer do the Flyers chase down the biggest prize on the market every…
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Nashville Predators (33-28-4, 70 points) #4 Philadelphia Flyers (34-19-10, 78 pts) Wachovia Center – 7:00 PM EST – Philadelphia, PA TV: CSN HD Radio: 94.1 WYSP, XM 206This is the open game thread. Behind Enemy Lines: On The Forecheck The Flyers had possibly their worst game of their season on Thursday night against Calgary, and…
Ron Hextall spoke with the media on Friday afternoon, just a few hours before the start of the official free agency period on Saturday at 12 p.m. He discussed the injury to Nolan Patrick and how it won’t really impact his summer training. But more to the immediate point, Hextall was asked about his free…
[UPDATE: The source of this original rumor, Tony Marinaro of TSN 690, said on Tuesday morning that Andrei Markov going to the Flyers will not happen. Andrei Markov to Flyers will NOT happen. He is interested in them, they are not interested. Teams not interested in terms & $ Markov asking. — Tony Marinaro (@TonyMarinaro)…
Congrats to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who despite not losing a playoff series in over two years, still remain our pathetic little brother. Here are some scenes from the parade today in Pennsylvania’s eighth-finest city: pic.twitter.com/vPtJ2w5o77 — Parker Neal (@parkerneal09) June 14, 2017 Hey I found some more new friends @nzharichenko @_KaylaThomas and @Kellyweaver33! Killer sign!…
Dean Lombardi was fired by the Los Angeles Kings last month. The general manager was the architect behind two Stanley Cup-winning teams in LA, and he obviously has a tight relationship with Flyers general manager Ron Hextall. In 2006, when Lombardi — a former Flyers scout — was hired as Kings’ GM, one of his…
In the past few days, we’ve taken a deep dive into the forwards that the Flyers will have to make a decision on in the expansion draft, as well as the defensemen and goalies. On Wednesday, we came and pulled all of those groups back together, and tried to make an initial guess as to…
I’ve spent the last fifteen minutes trying to work out a joke that relates this post being a day late due to Kris Letang forgetting how to defense in overtime against the Capitals, so instead of forcing the joke, let’s just take a moment to laugh at that. And folks, the Penguins will not threepeat…
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