Risks and Rewards of the Restricted Free Agent Offer Sheet
In the NHL, there are two types of free agents. Those who are gonna get paid and those who are GONNA GET PAID (I'm looking at you, Bryan Bickell!). I kid, I kid... although the
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Nashville Matches: Weber Remains a Predator
The Nashville Predators have announced that they have matched the offer sheet signed between the Philadelphia Flyers and defenseman Shea Weber. The official statement: "In the most important hockey transaction in franchise history, Nashville Predators
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Snider, Owners Under Fire as NHL Lockout Rumors Continue
At the end of May, Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider gave an interview to Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer about his thoughts on the end of the season and the plan moving forward. I suggested
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Slow NHL Offseason Suddenly Turns Into Shea Weber Watch
As most of us (guilty) were tightly nestled in our beds, TSN Darren Dreger broke the news that the Philadelphia Flyers had signed Nashville Predators restricted free agent defenseman Shea Weber to an offer sheet. Per NHL
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WeberWatch 2012: Updates and Observations
Thursday was an incredibly long day for Flyers fans as information continued to trickle in of how Shea Weber came to sign a fourteen-year, $110 million offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers and what it
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Flyers Sign All-Star Defenseman Shea Weber to 14-Year Offer Sheet
If you went to bed at a normal hour last evening like I did, then you missed this bombshell from Darren Dreger of TSN: the Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Shea Weber to a fourteen-year
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One Week Later, Flyers Still Active in Free Agency
NHL free agency hit the one week mark at noon this past Sunday. In that span, the Flyers signed Michael Leighton, former Flyers Ruslan Fedotenko and Danny Syvret, and newcomers Cullen Eddy and Bruno Gervais.
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The Harsh Reality of Trading For Shea Weber or Ryan Suter
As the NHL trade deadline approaches, there has been much talk that the Flyers are holding out to see what happens in Nashville. Defenseman Shea Weber, currently on a one-year $7.5 million contract, is set
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The Flyers Need A Physical Defenseman
For whatever reason, Flyer fans don’t want to talk about how well the team has played, the team’s impressive offensive stats, Claude Giroux’s MVP caliber season, or how remarkable the team’s rookies have been. Unfortunately,
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Should Flyers Hold Onto Draft Picks in Lieu of Trading for an Elite Defenseman?
It’s amazing how many people have latched onto the idea that the Philadelphia Flyers should trade for Ryan Suter or Shea Weber from the Nashville Predators the minute that it was announced Chris Pronger would
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