It was probably a given that Ruslan Fedotenko wouldn’t be back in Philadelphia next season, but now it’s official. His agent, Allan Walsh, announced Tuesday that the two-way forward and NHL veteran has signed a three-year deal in the KHL with HC Donbass. Ruslan Fedotenko has signed a 3 year, $9 million deal with HC…
*From the site yesterday, we threw around some possible line combinations with Vincent Lecavalier in the fold and learned what his new number would be. *We also learned some more specifics about next week’s development camp: [BSH] *How the Lecavalier signing suggests that Paul Holmgren has been both aggressive AND restrained this offseason: [The Hockey…
*Anyone else still riding the high of that game on Monday? It’s so fun when things are fun. Here’s what we learned from a well-earned victory. [BSH] *Charlie has some thoughts on how Joel Farabee day turned into All The Goals day, to much delight. [The Athletic] *Joel’s parents got to see him play his…
The Flyers announced their 2013 preseason schedule a little earlier than usual, but the schedule itself is much of what we’ve come to expect. They’ll kick off the 2013 year in London, Ont. against the Maple Leafs, will have road games in Toronto, New Jersey and Washington and will host three home games at the…
*Despite the best efforts of the New Jersey Devils and their friends the officials the Flyers turned it on in the last ten minutes and won a game hooray!! RECAP! *Jordan Weal is hurt and out at least three weeks because of course he is. [CSN Philly] *BUT GHOST THOUGH. [Sons of Penn] *Gudas did…
Part of Allen Iverson’s lore was that he never had a great teammate. “How in the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?” is an often-overlooked line in the practice rant. After the Sixers passed on Paul Pierce in the 1998 draft, they typically surrounded The Answer with a fading big name like…
Two stellar seasons with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League and Anthony Stolarz proved that the Flyers were justified in taking a raw goaltender with no real experience versus high-end competition with their second round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft. Unfortunately, the first professional season for Stolarz was less impressive, as the…
*Lots of games last night. Lots of stuff happened. I miss the Flyers. *Part 4 of SanFilippo’s post mortem. This time, the defense. (Flyers) *Andrew Ference has been suspended for one game for this hit the other night. (SB Nation) *Looking at potential draftee Valeri Nichushkin. (Flyers Faithful) *At least we’ll get to watch the…
2013-14 NHL Season :: Game 44 of 82 at 25-14-5, 55 points3rd in Atlantic 22-17-4, 48 points 2nd in Metropolitan Wednesday, January 8, 2014 :: 7:30 p.m. ET Wells Fargo Center :: South Philadelphia Get the Montreal perspective at Eyes On The Prize
If there was one thing that became evident to me after the dust settled on the first few days of free agency, it is that Chuck Fletcher believes in this team and the current core. While he has made changes to the roster both by addition and subtraction, the main players in this club we…