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Future Trades That Could Benefit Flyers Contract Issues

Future Trades That Could Benefit Flyers Contract Issues

It’s only two games into the 2011-12 Flyers season, so the mere suggestion of trades is a bit premature. However, the predicament that the front office finds itself in with the return of Blair Betts

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Flyers Place Betts, Walker and Bartulis on Waivers [Updated]

Flyers Place Betts, Walker and Bartulis on Waivers [Updated]

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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Flyers Blank Leafs 4-0 in Eyebrow Raising Preseason Opener

Flyers Blank Leafs 4-0 in Eyebrow Raising Preseason Opener

The Flyers iced James Van Riemsdyk, Matt Carle and Sergei Bobrovsky in tonight’s preseason opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The three players represented the few remnants of last year’s team, with the remainder of

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Assessing the Flyers Offseason: Defense

Assessing the Flyers Offseason: Defense

The focus of the 2010 offseason for the Philadelphia Flyers was improving the fifth and sixth defensemen positions after it became clear that Lukas Krajicek and Ryan Parent weren’t getting it done. With the focus

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Injuries To and Options for Flyers Defensive Depth

Injuries To and Options for Flyers Defensive Depth

The most shocking news of the day (which really wasn’t all that shocking) was that the Flyers placed troublesome forward Nikolai Zherdev on waivers. I’m not going to discuss that any further than what Micah

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Walker on Waivers and Trade Speculation

The Philadelphia Flyers placed defenseman Matt Walkers on waivers this afternoon. Walker, acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning in the trade for Simon Gagne, has played in just four games this season and spent the

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Bruins Topple Flyers in Back-and-Forth Nailbiter

The Flyers-Bruins rivalry has really picked up steam since the 2010 playoffs, and while the animosity hasn’t reached the levels of the 1970s, every game this season has been a fast-paced nailbiter. Tonight was no

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Laperriere Placed on LTIR as Leighton Returns

Sometimes the easiest decision isn’t the easiest. It’s been almost eight months since Flyer Ian Laperriere took a slapshot to the face against the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the playoffs. He

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Flyers Goaltending Picture to Get Clearer on Monday

In two days, the one-time conditioning period extension that the NHL granted the Flyers for goaltender Michael Leighton will officially end. His $1.55 million cap hit will come back on the payroll. Comments by general

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Michael Leighton’s Return Starts in Atlantic City

Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton has been assigned to the Adirondack Phantoms for a 6-day conditioning stint beginning this weekend. Leighton will play with the Phantoms against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday and at Boardwalk Hall

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