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The NHL trade deadline passed at 3:00 p.m. today. The Philadelphia Flyers, expected to be sellers, turned out to be buyers when all was said and done.
First move: Picked up forward Adam Hall on waivers
My Thoughts: Hall, 32, is an NHL veteran with 591 games experience. He is the prototypical role playing fourth liner- excellent [...]
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The Philadelphia Flyers announced this afternoon that back-up goaltender Michael Leighton has been placed on injured reserve (IR) with an “upper body injury.” Brian Boucher has been recalled to take his place in the interim.
The trade for Boucher just prior to the 2013 NHL season was rationalized as a safety measure in case of injury. [...]
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The Philadelphia Flyers began to turn their early season woes around with a solid win against the New York Rangers on Thursday and a confidence-building 7-1 steamrolling of the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
The rolling Flyers hit a bump on Sunday, dropping a 5-1 decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sean Couturier scored his second goal of [...]
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NHL free agency kicked off at 12:00 p.m. At 12:03 p.m., news broke from Josh Rimer of NHL Home Ice that the Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed goaltender Michael Leighton to a one year, $900,000 contract.
The news isn’t necessarily “shocking,” but it is surprising that it would come so quickly after the opening of free agency. [...]
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The Adirondack Phantoms’ 2011-12 AHL season ended before their final game of the year, as they were eliminated from contention when the Manchester Monarchs beat the Hershey Bears (who couldn’t win when we needed them to, apparently) last Saturday. As such, the Phantoms announced today that nine players had been recalled by the Flyers as part [...]
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Michael Leighton may not be dueling with Sergei Bobrovsky and Ilya Bryzgalov for the starting goaltender position of the Philadelphia Flyer any time soon, but he returns to Philadelphia nonetheless on Friday for the “AHL Outdoor Classic” between the Adirondack Phantoms and the Hershey Bears at Citizens Bank Park.
The last time Leighton was in Philly, [...]
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Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov inexplicably left the ice just 6:45 into the third period of the Flyers’ 5-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
According to Dave Isaac of Philly Sports Daily, Byrzgalov initially tried to play it off as an equipment issue, but then acknowledged he was a “bad liar.”
“It’s an old boo boo, [...]
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The trials of Ilya Bryzgalov have started early in his tenure as starting goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers. It’s not news that he has been fairly inconsistent since the beginning of the season, but considering the size of the contract the Flyers offered him, the expectations are nothing short of colossal. In looking at how [...]
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It’s only two games into the 2011-12 Flyers season, so the mere suggestion of trades is a bit premature. However, the predicament that the front office finds itself in with the return of Blair Betts has resulted in contract limit issues if the team wishes to keep Sean Couturier on the roster for an extended [...]
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The good news today is that Scott Hartnell appears to be completely healthy following a scare in Detroit last week when he was experiencing an elevated heart rate that wouldn’t slow down. Additionally, Chris Pronger has continued practicing with the team and may be on track for the season opener against the Boston Bruins.
The bad [...]
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