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The Philadelphia Flyers Offseason: Let The Madness Begin
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) No NHL team quite does craziness like the Philadelphia Flyers. After falling short of the postseason for the first time since 2006-07, most league observers expected Philadelphia to aggressively look to improve their roster in the offseason, both via free agency and the trade market. But rarely do you see a [...]
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Philadelphia Flyers: The Latest On The Ilya Bryzgalov Situation
By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) The NHL off-season hasn’t officially begun, but don’t tell the Philadelphia Flyers that. Rumors were rampantly swirling today regarding what Flyers GM Paul Holmgren has in store for his team this summer. From buying out Daniel Briere to a potential trade for Anaheim Ducks star Bobby Ryan, we heard it all. [...]
Putting On The Foil with @jsaquella: Streit Shooter
Editors’ Note: Noted Philadelphia Flyers fan John Saquella is going beyond 140 characters. The man most of you probably know from social media as @jsaquella will bring you his wide-ranging opinion and commentary on the Orange and Black in his column Putting On The Foil. By John Saquella (@jsaquella) The Flyers traded a 2014 4th [...]
Mark Streit: Temporary Solution on Defense for Philadelphia Flyers, or Only First Step?
By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) For most, the offseason begins once the Stanley Cup Finals conclude. But after a rare playoff-less season for the Philadelphia Flyers, Paul Holmgren and Ed Snider clearly could not wait even that long. Only hours before the puck dropped for Game One of the championship series between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston [...]
Jonathan Bernier: Worth the Risk for the Philadelphia Flyers?
By Mike Prince (@Mike_Prince21) When Jonathan Bernier was selected by the Los Angeles Kings with the 11th overall pick of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, he was viewed as a future No. 1 goalie. Unfortunately, for the Canadian-born goaltender, Jonathan Quick, selected by the Kings in the third round of the previous year’s draft, turned [...]
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Philadelphia Flyers Trade For Defenseman Mark Streit
The Stanley Cup finals have not even started yet, but the Philadelphia Flyers have already made their first of what will be many offseason moves. On Wednesday afternoon, the team announced they had traded for the rights to defenseman Mark Streit from the New York Islanders in exchange for a 4th round pick in 2014, and prospect Shane Harper. Streit’s [...]
Putting On The Foil with @jsaquella: JAM-balaya
Editors’ Note: Noted Philadelphia Flyers fan John Saquella is going beyond 140 characters. The man most of you probably know from social media as @jsaquella will bring you his wide-ranging opinion and commentary on the Orange and Black in his column Putting On The Foil. By John Saquella (@jsaquella) May 14th, 2010. TD Garden in [...]
Compliance Buyouts on the Way for Ilya Bryzgalov, Danny Briere?
By Ryan Kiray (@RyanK_THG) With rumors swirling that the Philadelphia Flyers will use their first compliance buyout on veteran forward Daniel Briere, and previous speculation that goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov may receive similar treatment, the Flyers have some interesting decisions to make in the coming weeks. Briere, 35, has two years left on a contract that [...]
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Fixing The Philadelphia Flyers Defense
There are times in sports when people see optical illusions, mind tricks that makes things seem much worse than they really are. Luckily, there are stats that can help disprove common misnomers. To the common Philadelphia Flyers fan, one would venture a guess that their defense was incredibly poor in the 2012 season. Stats sure as [...]
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Flyers Sign Coveted Austrian Michael Raffl
The World Championships is a hotbed for foreign talent, convincing many teams to send out executives each year for the tournament. Philadelphia sent pro scout Dave Brown, and director of hockey operations Chris Pryor to Stockholm to scout, and one player caught their eye. That would be Michael Raffl, a 6’0″, 192 lbs. year old [...]
