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Josh Janet

Josh Janet was raised in Northern New Jersey, but by an odd set of circumstances, is a Philadelphia sports fan. While recently converted to the Phillies, Josh is a diehard Flyers fan and can be expected to stay on top of the latest NHL news.

Flyers Ruin Pens Home Opener with 3-2 Win

Despite a sloppy start, the Flyers ruined the second chance that the Pittsburgh Penguins had to win their first game on home ice in a new arena with a 3-2 win at the CONSOL energy

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Laperriere Expected To Retire

What has been speculated for the last week and a half with news that Flyer Ian Laperriere will sit out of the line-up indefinitely with post-concussion issues now appears to be coming true: Laperriere is

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Why Nodl Earned His Spot on Flyers Roster

I stated in my last post that, “The arguments against [Flyers forward Andreas Nodl] are that ‘he sucks,’ ‘he’ll never be an NHL player,’ and ‘I wanted Guerin!’ ” They point to his longest stint

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Flyers Make Final Roster Cuts

As reported earlier, the Flyers released Bill Guerin from his tryout offer and put goaltender Johan Backlund on waivers. Additional updates from late this afternoon indicate that Jon Kalinski, Mike Testwuide, Ben Holmstrom, David Laliberte,

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Flyers Release Tryout Guerin

According to CSNPhilly, veteran forward Bill Guerin has been released by the Flyers. Guerin had been skating with the Flyers and seemed like a lock to make the team prior to the start of training

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Consistency From Flyers Leads to Win over Buffalo Sabres

Solid goaltending and all-around team consistency helped the Flyers down the Buffalo Sabres last night in a 3-1 preseason win. After going scoreless in the first period, the Flyers started the second on the powerplay,

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Grading the Division Rivals: The New York Islanders

There have been several weeks between my offseason grades for the division rivals of the Flyers.  This has largely been because the New Jersey Devils still need to shed significant salary to fit under the

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Spoke Too Soon: Leighton Out One Month, Laperriere Out Indefinitely

It’s amazing how in one day, the Flyers starting goaltender can be expected back within the week and the next, he’s out for a month, but that’s what reporters were told in a conference call

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Leighton Cleared For Thursday, But Injury is Still a Question Mark

The news from Flyers brass today is that goaltender Michael Leighton's lower back injury is apparently not that bad.  According to Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren, "He’s better today and I think by Thursday he should

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Flyers Release First Preseason Cut List

After eight days of training camp and five exhibition games, the Flyers have made their first roster assessments and released 28 players. There aren’t too many surprises on the list, as the majority are young

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