When the Flyers announced their trade for Chris Pronger on Friday night, it was seen widely as a “win-now” move. They were trading away a huge chunk of their youth — two first round picks, a solid player in Joffrey Lupul, and a potential defensive gem in Luca Sbisa. In essence, the Flyers traded away…
When his University of New Hampshire Wildcats fell to Boston University in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday, Flyers prospect James van Riemsdyk had a decision to make. He could stay for his junior season at UNH, where he has been their best player over the last few seasons and has convincingly…
I received an email from a reader, Shagg, about two days ago. He suggested putting a salary cap reference on the site and I thought it was a really good idea. Sadly, the only accurate reference on the web is at NHLSCAP.com, and it’s not updated nearly enough. So I took the liberty of creating…
Brian Startare, the guy that does pre and post-game on 610 WIP, has written a new book about the Flyers. On the pages of Flyer’d Up, there will be extensive trivia along with stories and quotes from the Broad Street Bullies, along with players from the 80’s, 90’s and today. There will also be contributions…
The SBN Mock Draft has entered its sixth day, and the Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues, and Montreal Canadiens have all made their selections. The Columbus writers at The Cannon took defenseman David Rundblad, who was number one in our Broad Street Hockey poll, with the 16th selection. At 17, the Blues writers from…
You can certainly tell that the trade deadline is getting closer and closer everyday. Some Flyers notes today… Chuck Gormley of the Courier-Post thinks the Flyers should let the goalie situation play itself out, given that the offseason free agent goalie market is so deep, and that they should work on the defense at the…
Numerous reports this afternoon are saying that the Flyers are close to an agreement with goaltender Ray Emery that would make the free agent the Flyers number one guy heading into next season. Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly.com and Ed Moran of the Daily News both reported the news this afternoon. Here’s an excerpt from Moran’s…
This team probably doesn’t need a goaltender or even another defenseman. Not at this point. They need time to grow together. They need time to solve that nagging weakness of the errant passes coming out of their own end. Then, and only then, will they cut down on the shots the goaltenders are seeing. Until…
#4 Philadelphia Flyers (40-23-10, 92 pts) at #12 Toronto Maple Leafs (31-32-13, 75 pts) Air Canada Centre – 7:30 PM EDT – Toronto, Ontario, Canada TV: CSN HD, TSN HD, NHL Network US Radio: 610 WIP, XM 206This is the open game thread. Behind Enemy Lines: Pension Plan Puppets Beating the snot out of the…
photo via CBC.ca Defenseman Kyle McLaren joins the Flyers from the San Jose Sharks. Philly gives up a sixth round pick in the deal. The 31-year-old has not played in the NHL this season, playing just 17 games with the Worcester Sharks of the AHL since being placed on waivers to make room for other…