Without a doubt, Gary Papa was the best television sports director in Philadelphia. He was named to that position in 1990, and for most of his time at the job, the sports landscape in this city was, well, depressing. The Phillies were terrible, the Eagles were terrible, the Sixers were terrible, and the Flyers weren’t…
photo via www.thehockeynews.com Florida Panthers general manager Jacques Martin was in attendance for Wednesday night’s game between the Flyers and Kings, which either means the Flyers are very interested in Panthers defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, or the Flyers are very interested in Jay Bouwmeester. For the record, Martin said he was in Philadelphia Wednesday night because…
[Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Highlights] – [Photos]Pittsburgh wins 3-2 in OT, leads series 2-0 After Game 1, we sat around for 36 hours contemplating why the Flyers looked so terrible. The main reason for their poor play, we hypothesized, was the inability to stay out of the penalty box. In that game, Philadelphia made ten…
After losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the Flyers will get a shot at redemption this year as they will face off against their cross-state rivals in the first round. Yet to be seen is if they will start the series in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh. That will be decided…
Over the past four days, hockey writers from across SB Nation have been participating in a mock draft. Today is the fourth day of the event, and as you can see, things are well underway. Here’s what’s happened so far. 1. New York Islanders (Lighthouse Hockey) – John Tavares, London (OHL)2. Tampa Bay Lightning (Raw…
If you told me two months ago that the Penguins would be tied in points with the Flyers heading into the final two games of the regular season, I would’ve laughed you out of the room. It would’ve been pretty similar to the way the Penguins laughed us all out of the playoffs last May,…
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game 2#5 Philadelphia Flyers at #4 Pittsburgh PenguinsFlyers trail best-of-seven series, 1-0Mellon Arena – 7:00 PM EDT – Pittsburgh, PA TV: CSN HD, Versus HD, CBC, RDS, FSN Pittsburgh Radio: 610 WIP, XM 206 Behind Enemy Lines: Pensburgh For the last 36 hours or so, we’ve talked nonstop about the Flyers failure…
Grade: C 2009/09 Salary: $2.9 million – 2008/09 Cap Hit: $2.31 million 2009/10 Status: Under Contract ($4.25 million) Linemates: Jeff Carter and Scott Hartnell 54.5% of the time Depth Chart Ranking: #2 at Right Wing [Broad Street Hockey Profile Page] – [Hockey Reference Profile Page] GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG…
“He worked out this morning, and I’m waiting to hear back from [trainer Jim McCrossin] how he made out, but he’s still up in the air. He’s doubtful, and I don’t think we will totally rule him out, but at this point he’s doubtful.” >> John Stevens It appearss as though the Flyers will be…
Grade: A 08/09 Salary: $8 mil 09/10 Cap Hit: $6.33 mil 09/10 Salary: $7 mil Linemates:29.9% Ryan Parent; 29.6% Ossi Vaananen Depth Chart Ranking: #2 Defenseman [ Broad Street Hockey Player Page ] [ Hockey Reference Player Page ] GP G A P +/- PIM TOI/G PP/G SH/G BkS GvA TkA 08/09 Regular Season 77…