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Flyers Continue to Add Depth on Day 2 of Free Agency

Flyers Continue to Add Depth on Day 2 of Free Agency

Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall took care of immediate business on Tuesday with the re-signing of back-up goaltender Ray Emery. Following up the AHL depth signings of goaltender Rob Zepp and centerman Blair Jones,

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Flyers Qualify Just Four RFAs in Start of Hextall Era

Flyers Qualify Just Four RFAs in Start of Hextall Era

An ongoing problem in the Paul Holmgren era for the Philadelphia Flyers was a lack of contract space. The organization regularly flirted with the fifty-contract limit, ignoring the additional "slide rule" affected contracts that allowed

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Time Running Out For Tye McGinn?

Time Running Out For Tye McGinn?

The philosophy touted by new Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall in the past month and a half has been “build though the draft.” Hextall also stressed back in May the key positions to build

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Game Seven Loss a Microcosm for Flyers Season

Game Seven Loss a Microcosm for Flyers Season

The Philadelphia Flyers staved off elimination from the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals on Tuesday night, providing the home crowd one more opportunity to relish in the possibilities of what this roster could accomplish when they pulled

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MSG Loss Streak Ends as Flyers Even Up Series

MSG Loss Streak Ends as Flyers Even Up Series

Madison Square Garden has not been kind to the Philadelphia Flyers over the last few seasons. The Flyers' futility against the New York Rangers while on the road has been noted in many a first

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Penalties, Lack of Offense Stifle Flyers in Game One Loss

Penalties, Lack of Offense Stifle Flyers in Game One Loss

The Philadelphia Flyers dropped Game One of the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals to the New York Rangers. It was not one for the history books. Good efforts in the defensive end contained the Rangers through two

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Lecavalier to Miss 3-4 Weeks, Call-Up Coming

Lecavalier to Miss 3-4 Weeks, Call-Up Coming

The Philadelphia Flyers could have used some good news following their stumbling efforts in a 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Unfortunately, the back spasms that have been preventing Vincent Lecavalier from participating

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Successful Phantoms May Be Flyers Saving Grace

Successful Phantoms May Be Flyers Saving Grace

There isn’t much to look forward to these days when the Philadelphia Flyers take to the ice. Without an improved defense, it’s unrealistic to expect the outcomes of each game at the Wells Fargo Center

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Flyers Recall Four Phantoms to Close Out Season

Flyers Recall Four Phantoms to Close Out Season

The NHL's 23-man roster limit does not apply after the trade deadline, though teams still have to operate under the salary cap. With three games remaining to close out the disappointing 2013 season, the Philadelphia

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Phantoms Once Again in the AHL Basement

Phantoms Once Again in the AHL Basement

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

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