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…
Grade: C 2009/09 Salary: $500,000 – 2008/09 Cap Hit: $500,000 2009/10 Status: Restricted FA, Arbitration Eligible LinematesRiley Cote and Arron Asham 25% of the timeAsham and Josh Gratton 17.1% of the time Depth Chart Ranking: #4 at Center [Broad Street Hockey Profile Page] – [Hockey Reference Profile Page] GP G A P +/- PIM PPG…
The NHL Draft over the weekend wasn’t quite as busy on the transaction front as people had expected. Only two major moves were made, but the foundations for other moves and possible signings as free agency begins today could’ve been set while the hockey world gathered in Montreal. The Flyers, of course, made the biggest…
Sean Avery made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, and despite calling Scott Hartnell “a bit of a clown”, he actually seemed like a pretty likable guy in the entire process. He was also challenged by Fallon to an accuracy shooting contest, in which the host would donate a suit to…
With the Ray Emery news going down yesterday afternoon, there’s actually been a little bit of Flyers talk around the web over the last 24 hours. Ed Moran of the Daily News asks the question: Emery in, Biron out? [Philadelphia Daily News] Puck Daddy asks another question: Is Philadelphia ready for Ray Emery? [Puck Daddy]…
I was hoping to kick this all off at the beginning of the week, but of course the Flyers had to go losing to Ottawa on Saturday and everything. But now that the team is officially in the playoffs, it’s time to start up Broad Street Hockey’s Postseason Preview. For starters, mark your calendars. The…
If I wanted to watch a rematch, I could go buy the 2008 DVD, guys. Yes, Detroit will face Pittsburgh for the right to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup once again. I’m pretty disappointed in the hockey gods on this one. Of course, I hate Pittsburgh with a passion. It’s the law in Philadelphia, and nobody…
Grade: C 08/09 Salary: $1.4 mil 08/09 Cap Hit: $1.22 mil 09/10 Status: UFA Linemates: 43.4% Randy Jones Depth Chart Ranking: Unsigned [ Broad Street Hockey Player Page ] [ Hockey Reference Player Page ] GP G A P +/- PIM TOI/G SH/G Hits BkS GvA TkA 08/09 Regular Season 79 1 12 13 6…
[AP Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Extended Stats] – [Highlights] It’s official. The Flyers are playoff bound. With Carolina already clinching over the weekend and Pittsburgh playing Tampa tonight, we knew a win was important tonight. We knew that it wasn’t going to be easy, with a desperate Florida team coming in to face off against…
[Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Highlights]Pittsburgh wins 4-1, leads series 1-0 Coming into Wednesday night’s game, being the eternal optimist that I am, I was confident. The playoffs are a new season and the Flyers were going to put all that lackluster play behind them. They were going to play a solid 60 minutes of Flyer…