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The arrival of Simon Gagne to the Flyers this evening may have overshadowed another piece of news from the Flyers organization that is less ideal- Tye McGinn will miss at least two weeks with a broken orbital bone.
McGinn injured himself in a fight during the first period on Monday with Toronto Maple Leafs pugilist Mike [...]
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It has become an annual tradition that the Philadelphia Flyers’ prospect depth has ranked last according to Hockeys Future.
The trades in the summer of 2011 that eventually introduced Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier into the organization helped improve those rankings, but since both have essentially “graduated” to NHL status, neither is really considered a prospect [...]
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While no big names have yet to sign in Philadelphia, there continues to be a flurry of activity and rumors surrounding the team. I’ve compiled the news below for brevity.
The Flyers announced today three depth signings at the AHL/NHL level- defensemen Danny Syvret and Cullen Eddy and forward Mike Testwuide. I reported incorrectly on this site [...]
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With the 2012 NHL Entry Draft four days away and free agency looming soon after, there have been a variety of news stories reported today regarding the Philadelphia Flyers. For the sake of brevity, I’ve hit many of the major points below.
According to Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Flyers have extended qualifying offers [...]
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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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Consider this a warning: this post focuses largely on the Adirondack Phantoms, the AHL farm team for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Tim McManus, beat writer and great source for all things Phantoms, wrote a scathing piece on Friday concerning the Flyers organization’s commitment to the team over the last three years. The Phantoms are currently five points [...]
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Dave Isaac of Philly Sports Daily reported at the beginning of the Flyers-Capitals game that Barry Hanrahan, assistant general manager for the Philadelphia Flyers, announced that the team would be recalling Phantom Tom Sestito.
In the short-term, Sestito still has to serve two more games from his four-game suspension during the preseason for boarding New York [...]
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Ryan Bright of Philly Sports Daily wrote a story on Monday about the success that the Flyers have found with recent undrafted collegiate free agents Erik Gustafsson, Harry Zolnierczyk and Matt Read. It’s a good post with a nice quote from coach Peter Laviolette about Gustafsson following Saturday’s annihilation of the Blue Jackets, but it [...]
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**Editor’s Note: The Flyers announced on Sunday that they have released Adam Mair and Michael Nylander from their professional tryouts. Mair played in one preseason game but did not play strongly enough to force a current fourth liner from the roster. Nylander had been set back in camp early with a lower body injury and did [...]
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The Flyers continued the preseason with their fourth game in four nights and second against the Detroit Red Wings. After falling early to a goal by Red Wing Fabian Brunnstrom, the Flyers rallied back to eventually win 3-1. With four more games remaining before the start of the regular season, the roster continues to take [...]
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