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The week off between playoff games for the Philadelphia Flyers afforded them time to heal some injuries (notably defenseman Nicklas Grossmann’s concussion).
It also slowed down their offense out of the gate, as the New Jersey Devils came out firing in the first period of Game One of the Stanley Cup Semifinals.
The Flyers didn’t play their [...]
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The Flyers returned to Pittsburgh for Game Five of the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals after failing to take Game Four seriously. Their efforts in Game Five showed vast improvement, but their team defense failed on two key moments that ultimately cost them the game.
Shutdown defenseman Nicklas Grossmann was out of the line-up due to a concussion [...]
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Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on twitter today that both James van Riemsdyk and Tom Sestito were skating today during the practice session at the Virtua Skate Zone in Voorhees, New Jersey. Van Riemsdyk had injured his foot blocking a shot against the New York Islanders on March 1 while Tom Sestito pulled [...]
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The Flyers announced today that they have recalled not one, but two Adirondack Phantoms for tonight’s game against the Florida Panthers.
With Jaromir Jagr as a game-time decision and Jake Voracek officially “day-to-day” at this point, Harry Zolnierczyk will likely be in the line-up. Jody Shelley will be the 12th forward if necessary.
The other call-up is [...]
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Earning two of a possible four points on their recent Western road trip, the Flyers were looking for a strong win at home against the Islanders to gain traction heading down the stretch. By all accounts, their efforts to win by a 6-3 margin have helped them take that first important step.
The game did not [...]
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The NHL trade deadline concluded at 3 PM this afternoon. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren, fielding calls and inquiring about players from other teams, decided to stand pat and not make any additional trades beyond those made nearly two weeks ago for defensemen Nicklas Grossman and Pavel Kubina.
The general consensus is that he made the [...]
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As the NHL trade deadline approaches, there has been much talk that the Flyers are holding out to see what happens in Nashville.
Defenseman Shea Weber, currently on a one-year $7.5 million contract, is set to be a restricted free agent in the summer. Defenseman Ryan Suter is set to be an unrestricted free agent. Having [...]
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You can ignore trade rumors involving James van Riemsdyk for the time being- Paul Holmgren announced today that #21 will be out of the line-up indefinitely with a concussion.
Homer announced that JVR had been hit in the head in each of the last two games and wasn’t feeling well yesterday. Taking precautionary steps, JVR will [...]
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Greg Paone touched on the Flyers’ need for a defenseman before the trade deadline, as well as the rumors that Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren was in talks with the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke regarding a trade involving James van Riemsdyk and Luke Schenn.
Taking that discussion a step further, just how likely is [...]
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The Philadelphia Flyers are halfway through what has been an injury-filled season. The Orange and Black are second in the Atlantic division, just four points behind their rival, New York Rangers.
One of the reasons the team is where they are at in the standings is because of the play of Claude Giroux. He is second [...]
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