Posted by Josh Janet
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
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I had thought that the days of nail-biting, back-and-forth, high-scoring barnburners between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins would be over after the 2012 Stanley Cup quarterfinal series wrapped up.
The second “Battle of Pennsylvania” game this season matched the intensity of that playoff series goal-for-goal, though, with Jake Voracek completing a natural hat trick to [...]
Posted by Josh Janet
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Monday, June 4th, 2012
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It’s appearing more and more likely that Sergei Bobrovsky has played his last game as a Philadelphia Flyer.
It’s been suggested before, both on this site and by the by the venerated TSN reporter Bob McKenzie, that the Flyers could be in the market this summer for a more experienced back-up goaltender.
“I wonder if [Tomas] Vokoun or [...]
Posted by Josh Janet
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly got the ball rolling on offseason suggestions for the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday and set off some discussions about the back-up goaltender position.
“[Bobrovsky] has one year left on his contract and it would behoove the club to find an accomplished back-up ala Brian Boucher’s pedigree, who can function better with long periods [...]
Posted by Josh Janet
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Friday, July 1st, 2011
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It’s amazing how different the 2011-12 Flyers will look compared to this past season’s team, but you have to give general manager Paul Holmgren some credit for not being afraid to mix up what didn’t appear to be working. We’ve heard the moves that the Flyers made today, but what happened to last year’s players?
Brian [...]
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
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I discussed the goaltenders that the Flyers employed in the 2010-11 season yesterday. Today, I break down the options available to replace them.
There is a wide pool of free agent goaltenders available that the Flyers can choose from if they elect to go that route, but there are only two that stand out as worthwhile [...]
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Friday, January 14th, 2011
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Eklund, the head honcho at Hockeybuzz, posts rumors that he hears about various teams in the league regarding potential player movement, coaching changes, etc. It’s difficult to gauge how real any of his rumors are, as general managers rarely tip their hand.
His latest post, though, intrigued me:
“The Flyers are looking to fill a MAJOR need [...]
Posted by Josh Janet
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
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A day after the Eagles clawed their way back from a monumental deficit against the New York Giants, the Flyers laid a dud against the Florida Panthers. As the last game before having eight days off, the players stressed beforehand how critical it was that they didn’t sleepwalk through this game.
Apparently they don’t like taking [...]
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