Traktor Chelyabinsk returned home after training camp that was held in Pinsk, Belarus. Andrei Popov admits it was a tough camp. “The practices we had in Belarus were quite severe, though I can be pretty confident in saying that every single one of us could handle the load. So everything is fine. Besides, after returning…
Click the image above to jump to video of Gagne’s interview at RDS.ca. According to the French-language, sometimes journalistically inaccurate RDS, Simon Gagne has not waived his no trade clause, as previously reported by local Philadelphia media. I don’t speak much French, so I don’t understand what Gagne is saying in the video above. I…
One thing that always interested me was Gabe Desjardins’ NHL Equivalencies. It’s really phenomenal work – trying to forecast what a players’ production in a different league is equal to in the NHL. Scott Reynolds from The Copper & Blue has been running a series of great looks at every forward drafted by an NHL…
Grade: A 09/10 Salary: $7 million 10/11 Cap Hit: $6.33 million 10/11 Salary: $7 million Linemates: 47.77% Braydon Coburn Depth Chart Ranking: [ Broad Street Hockey Player Page ] [ Hockey Reference Player Page ] GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG TOI/G SOG PCT 2009 – Kimmo Timonen 82 6 33 39…
Erik Gustafsson says it was a valuable experience for him to play with the Adirondack Phantoms at the end of last season. His instant success with the Phantoms caught him by surprise. “Ha ha. I think I had scored seven goals total in three seasons before that. It was damn cool to be there and…
A few assorted thoughts on how the Eastern Conference is looking in this post-Columbus Day world we live in. If the playoffs started today, not only would the Flyers be the top seed in the Eastern Conference, they’d also be the President’s Trophy winners. And you’d better believe Mike Richards is going to touch that…
I get the same promotional emails from the Flyers that everybody else gets. Santa Sacks! Dollar Pretzel Night! Bernie Parent Banner Night! You know the drill, you probably get them too. You were probably as surprised as me, then, when you opened your inbox this afternoon and saw a plea from the Florida Panthers to…
Step 1, eliminating shootouts in tiebreaker situations. Step 2, extending overtime in one way or another to make shootouts less likely? Step 3, eliminating shootouts all together? Check off number one on that list, as according to ESPN’s E.J. Hradek, the NHL next year will go to a convoluted system where the first tiebreaker will…
Jakub Kovář shares his thoughts about the preseason so far and comments his new situation as a starting goaltender now that previous starter, NHL veteran Roman Turek, has retired. České Budějovice concluded a preseason tournament that was held in Switzerland last week. Kovář says the tournament was demanding because of the travel, but it also…
It’s Black Friday on… um, Friday, so it’s the perfect time to stock up on shirts from the BSH Store. Starting Friday and continuing until Tuesday, November 30, we’ll be offering a 25 percent discount on all orders from our store worth $40 or more. We’ve also made a few additions to our shop. Beginning…