So how do the Flyers top all that drama? How about a nice, quiet, successful season?
It certainly wasn't a quiet summer, as GM Paul Holmgren passed on expensive options in goal to stick with Michael Leighton, who was outstanding in the regular season but faltered badly in the Stanley Cup Final. Instead, he spent his available cap dollars on an already-solid defense that he hopes will lighten t
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Flyers Want To Show The NHL That Their Playoff Success Was For Real
Posted by cegeland 10 days ago (http://www.nhl.com)Flyers' Pronger unsure when he'll return after minor surgery
Posted by cegeland 15 days ago (http://www.tsn.ca)
He's in rehab mode these days, riding stationary bikes in an attempt to make it back at least by Philadelphia's opener on Oct. 7 at Pittsburgh.
Pronger, one of the NHL's top defenceman, won't rush back. Pronger said he's in "no hurry" to return and wants to make sure the leg has regained its strength and feels as strong as his left leg before hitting the ice. Read More »
Pronger, one of the NHL's top defenceman, won't rush back. Pronger said he's in "no hurry" to return and wants to make sure the leg has regained its strength and feels as strong as his left leg before hitting the ice. Read More »
Confusing Off Season For The Flyers
Posted by IceColdNews 38 days ago (http://www.delcotimes.com)
It’s certainly been a confusing summer for the Flyers.
Unable to land the free agent defensemen they were targeting, they traded for an underachieving blue-liner with a big contract, signed an enigmatic sniper with a history of being a malcontent, traded away their longest-tenured and most-beloved player and, although they toyed with the notion of upgrading, chose to go with the same unexpecte Read More »
Unable to land the free agent defensemen they were targeting, they traded for an underachieving blue-liner with a big contract, signed an enigmatic sniper with a history of being a malcontent, traded away their longest-tenured and most-beloved player and, although they toyed with the notion of upgrading, chose to go with the same unexpecte Read More »
Gagne Agrees To Wave No Trade Clause
Posted by cegeland 61 days ago (http://www.tsn.ca)
Philadelphia Flyers could be one step closer to dealing forward Simon Gagne.
According to Tim Panaccio of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the 30-year old forward has agreed to waive his no trade clause. There is reportedly no deal imminent. Read More »
According to Tim Panaccio of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the 30-year old forward has agreed to waive his no trade clause. There is reportedly no deal imminent. Read More »
Flyers Sign Leighton To A 2 Year Deal
Posted by cegeland 63 days ago (http://sports.espn.go.com)
Goalie Michael Leighton is staying with the Philadelphia Flyers, signing a two-year deal worth $3.1 million Wednesday.
Leighton, who would have been an unrestricted free agent at noon ET Thursday, will earn $1.5 million next season and $1.6 million in 2011-12. Read More »
Leighton, who would have been an unrestricted free agent at noon ET Thursday, will earn $1.5 million next season and $1.6 million in 2011-12. Read More »
Flyers Reach Verbal Agreement For Sharks For Signing Rights To Nabokov
Posted by cegeland 66 days ago (http://www.cbc.ca)
Evgeni Nabokov could be sporting orange next season.
CSNPhilly.com is reporting the Flyers have reached a verbal deal with the San Jose Sharks to pick up the signing rights to the goaltender, who's set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Read More »
CSNPhilly.com is reporting the Flyers have reached a verbal deal with the San Jose Sharks to pick up the signing rights to the goaltender, who's set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Read More »
Philadelphia Offered Forsberg A Contract In March
Posted by cegeland 80 days ago (http://www.tsn.ca)
The Philadelphia Flyers nearly had an unexpected boost prior to their lengthy playoff run as Peter Forsberg told Swedish newspaper Expressen that he had been offered a contract to join the team on March 2nd.
Forsberg told Expressen that Flyers' general manager Paul Holmgren approached him about joining the Flyers for the remainder of the regular season when both Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne we Read More »
Forsberg told Expressen that Flyers' general manager Paul Holmgren approached him about joining the Flyers for the remainder of the regular season when both Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne we Read More »
Which Team Was The Real Flyers
Posted by maximumhockey 82 days ago (http://www.nhl.com)
Which was the real Philadelphia Flyers' team this season? The one that had to win a shootout in Game 82 of the regular season just to qualify for the playoffs -- or the team that took the Chicago Blackhawks to overtime in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final?
The question was obvious as the Flyers packed up their belongings and headed off for a summer of regret mixed with pride. It's certainly bein Read More »
The question was obvious as the Flyers packed up their belongings and headed off for a summer of regret mixed with pride. It's certainly bein Read More »
