Over at SBNation.com, Adam Gretz has been publishing an awesome series he calls Lost Franchises, which looks back at some gone-but-not-forgotten NHL clubs of years past. He’s profiled the Quebec Nordiques and Seattle Metropolitans, as well as the Pittsburgh Pirates, a club that moved to Philadelphia in 1930 and played just one season here before…
The Flyers have played four hockey games this season. In these games, offseason pickup Jody Shelley has played 17:06 of total ice time. 17 divided by 4, carry the six… that comes out to an average time on ice of 4:16 per game thus far. The biggest crticism of Shelley’s signing this summer was his…
Nick Cousins wasn’t in court on Monday, but next steps were hammered out in the sexual assault case during a hearing in Ontario. Via the Sault Ste. Marie Star: A judicial pre-trial conference in a sexual assault case involving three players with the Soo Greyhounds has been scheduled for Dec. 20. The three accused weren’t…
For both fans waiting to see just what the 6-foot-5 defender has in store for us at the NHL level, and for Philippe Myers himself, the wait is over. After appearing in 21 games for the Philadelphia Flyers last year, the time has come for his first full season in the NHL. The departure of…
The Flyers head into tonight’s match up with the Buffalo Sabres winning their last four contests, including a thriller over Toronto on Tuesday. The sudden surge by Philadelphia has put them right back in the thick of the wild card race, just four points behind the New York Rangers for the final playoff spot. Over…
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Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Video of the great Flyers saves of 2009-10: [NHLFlyers] Which mega contracts would you actually want? [From The Rink] A buyer’s guide to the remaining free agents: [Down Goes Brown] Smart move by GM Garth Snow: Emailing agents about possible…
Now that we’ve taken a little over two days to digest the James van Riemsdyk for Luke Schenn trade, I think the general consensus — whether you agree with the deal or not — is that we don’t truly know how this deal will shake out. That’s true of most trades, of course, but it’s…
The Flyers have made seven more cuts on Wednesday, sending a bunch of players to Allentown, where they’ll begin camp with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL. That camp begins Friday. Here’s the list: goalie Mark Dekanich forward Chris McCarthy defenseman Maxim Lamarche goalie Martin Ouellette defenseman Jesper Pettersson forward Steve Swavely forward Kevin…
*The Flyers were totally reasonable and low-key during yesterday’s opening-day-of-free-agency frenzy and just went out and signed a serviceable backup goaltender to a contract that makes a lot of sense. So refreshing. [BSH] *They also made a few depth signings but those don’t count as a thing. [Flyers] *They MIGHT not be finished, though. They’re…