There are hockey games, and then there are events like Saturday night's 9-2 dismantling of the Columbus Blue Jackets at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers. Had former Flyer Jeff Carter been able to play,
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That was fast. Defenseman Erik Gustafsson and pugilist Zac Rinaldo have been officially recalled by the Flyers. Tim McManus of the Post-Star was the first to confirm that the two Phantoms were on their way
Read More![Flyers Place Betts, Walker and Bartulis on Waivers [Updated]](https://www.gcobb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/betts.jpg)
Kevin Allen of USAToday was the first to report that Blair Betts, the premier face-off man and penalty killer for the Flyers, had been placed on waivers. Renauld P. Lavoie of RDS Hockey has subsequently
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It’s too early to panic, but a recent interview with Chris Pronger on the (oddly enough named) Mike Richards Morning Show on TSN1050 revealed that he is still recovering from his off-season surgery and may
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The Flyers rookie camp continued over the weekend with more drills designed to work on outlet passes and one-on-one challenges. I attended Saturday's session. The players were split into two groups, but ran through the
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The initial frenzy of free agency has died down now that many of the sought after players have found homes. While Paul Holmgren still has time to fiddle with the roster before September, the organization will turn
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It figures that I take a couple days off from the beat and a number of fairly unpredictable events take place. To recap: - Nikolai Zherdev not only clears waivers, but humbled by it Many had
Read MoreReports came out this week that Flyers defensive prospect Joonas Lehtivuori had been loaned to KalPa of the Finnish hockey league SM-liiga for the remainder of the season. Teemu H of Broad Street Hockey and
Read MoreTeemu of BroadStreetHockey “tweeted” a few weeks ago that the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Vancouver Canucks were all looking into the availability of Russian free agent forward Sergei Zinoviev. Zinoviev, 30, is currently playing
Read MoreSolid 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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