The Flyers acquired defenseman Andrew MacDonald from the New York Islanders yesterday. As noted then, it would be difficult to evaluate that trade until all moves before the trade deadline were finalized on Wednesday. Just
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The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Tuesday afternoon that they have acquired defenseman Andrew MacDonald from the New York Islanders in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, a 3rd round
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Louis Jean of TVA Sports broke the story several days ago that Ryan Kesler had requested a trade from the Vancouver Canucks. Kesler emphatically denied the accusation, but multiple reporters have since backed the story, citing
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Philadelphia Flyers head coach Craig Berube decided to bench third pairing defenseman Erik Gustafsson in place of third pairing defenseman Andrej Meszaros on Saturday for the final game prior to the Olympic break. Although it
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The main effect of an “Olympic” year on an NHL schedule is that the league has to compact eight-two regulation games in six and a half months, sans two weeks in February that would normally
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The deadline for finalizing the Olympic rosters for men's ice hockey was extended to January 7 in late December at the request of the Russian federation, who are hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi,
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Standing with his hands on his hips, no suit jacket and loose tie, newly minted head coach Craig Berube responded to a reporter asking if he felt the Philadelphia Flyers looked like an improved team
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Five o'clock has come and past and NHL rosters for the 2013-14 season have all been submitted to the league offices. Scott Laughton, the first round draft pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2012, has
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To paraphrase a famous one-liner, "I watched the Philadelphia Flyers preseason with low expectations and I left disappointed." No one ever likes to make excuses, but the final record for the 2013 Flyers' team could
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The lockout that deprived stalwart NHL fans of their favorite brand of hockey last fall was, simply put, about money. Owners wanted a bigger piece of the revenue pie and the players tried to hold
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