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Steve Mason gets the start in a virtual must-win Game 4 for the Flyers on Friday night.

*The Flyers held a press conference yesterday with Kimmo Timonen and Ron Hextall and while the news wasn’t the worst we could’ve heard, it wasn’t great. [BSH] *Hexy spoke about his “winning philosphy” with CSN. [CSN Philly] *Darroll Powe is back in Philly and hoping to impress enough in training camp to win a spot…

The captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, who was once deemed the “best player in the world” by his coach, is having one of the worst shooting seasons in the past decade. His personal shooting percentage at even strength is the fourth worst this season of all forwards with 750 minutes played. Beyond that, his current…

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms just embarked upon their first three-in-three weekend of the season, returning with a record of 1-1-1. It began with the team dropping their third shootout decision in just eight games, on their way to a rather odd looking 4-2-4 record through their first ten contests. Of course, losing more games than…

If Shayne Gostisbehere was a month away from ending rehab on his torn ACL just 33 days after suffering the injury, he would be a freak of nature. We’re pretty sure he is actually a freak of nature based on what he’s been able to do on a hockey rink so far in his life,…

Hey, cool new job listing alert: the NHL is hiring a Senior Vice President in charge of their Department of Player Safety. Sounds great! Except … chances are you’re not qualified. At all! EMPLOYER: National Hockey League JOB TITLE: Senior Vice President of Player Safety LOCATION: New York, NY DUTIES: Responsible for overseeing all facets…

Michael Raffl was this year’s Mike Testwuide — the talk of training camp, the guy who would come out of nowhere to make the opening night roster. But just like Testwuide three years ago, the Flyers have sent Raffl to the Adirondack Phantoms, where he’ll begin his North American professional career in the AHL. That…

At pick No. 106, the Flyers have selected winger Matthew Strome of the Hamilton Bulldogs. Strome, who posted 34 goals and 28 assists in 66 games this past season, may be best known for who his brothers are: recently-traded center Ryan Strome was selected fifth overall in 2011 by the Islanders, while Dylan Strome went…

Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Peter Laviolette is ready for camp, particularly with Nikolai Zherdev: [CSNPhilly] Sean O`Donnell arrived at Skatezone to his locker already prepared: [NHLFlyers] Freddy Meyer signed with Atlanta, trying to be the No. 6 defenseman: [kausatoday] Simon Bertilsson scored a power…

Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… A different perspective on the Michael Nylander tryout, wondering if the Flyers are getting nervous about Jaromir Jagr fitting in on the team: [PuckUpdate] A look at which numbers the Flyers could possibly retire: [HockeyBuzz] Profile of prospect Tye McGinn:…