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Jeff Carter: The Sniper Is Having a Stellar Season for the Philadelphia Flyers
February 7th, 2011
If you're following the NHL in 2010-11, you're hearing about the stellar years that Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby, and Daniel Sedin are having.
Stamkos leads the league with in goals (40) and points (72) while Sedin is a close second to him in the points category with ...
Cole an Option: Philadelphia Flyers Interested in Carolina’s Erik Cole
January 27th, 2011
According to CSNPhilly.com's Tim Panaccio and the Inquirer's Sam Carchidi, the Philadelphia Flyers are interested in Carolina right winger Erik Cole. Cole carries a $2.9 million cap hit and can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 when his contract with the Hurricanes expires. The ...
Philadelphia Flyers Place Defenseman Matt Walker on Waivers
January 27th, 2011
According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the Flyers placed defenseman Matt Walker on waivers on Thursday. Walker, 30, dressed in only four games for the orange and black after being acquired in the Simon Gagne trade from Tampa Bay. He didn’t register any points. With Chris ...
Philadelphia Flyers To Reward GM Paul Holmgren with Contract Extension
January 18th, 2011
According to Anthony SanFilippo, the Philadelphia Flyers are going to announce a three-year, $4.5 million contract extension with general manager Paul Holmgren on Thursday.
Holmgren, 55, replaced long-time GM Bobby Clarke after Clarke announced his resignation during the 2006-07. At the time, the Flyers were in ...
Jody Shelley: Broad Street Bully Proving His Worth For the Philadelphia Flyers
January 17th, 2011
When Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren signed 34-year-old enforcer Jody Shelley to a three-year, $3.3 million contract, there was an outbreak by fans outraged about paying a fighter $1.1 million per season.
Shelley, who scored only two goals in 57 games with the San Jose Sharks and New ...
Philadelphia Flyers Interested In New Jersey Devils’ Captain Jamie Langenbrunner
January 7th, 2011
It has been a season to forget for the New Jersey Devils, as they sit in last place in all of hockey with only 22 points and 10 wins. As horrendous as the Phantoms have been this year, Adirondack still has more wins than the Devils in ...
Chris Pronger Cleared for Light Skating After CAT Scan Reveals Healing
January 5th, 2011
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren released an injury update for defenseman Chris Pronger who has been out of action since mid-December with a broken first metatarsal bone in his right foot.
Pronger underwent a CAT scan on Tuesday by Dr. Steve Raikin, and the results came back positive for ...
Second Period Helps Philadelphia Flyers Snap 16-Game Losing Streak at the Joe
January 2nd, 2011
Coming into Sunday evening’s affair with the Red Wings, the Philadelphia Flyers hadn’t won a game in Detroit since 1988—two years before I was born. A 16-game losing (0-14-2) streak at the Joe Louis Arena was intact.
That changed.
Second-period goals by James van Riemsdyk, Dan Carcillo and Scott ...
Philadelphia Flyers Recall Defenseman Erik Gustafsson from Adirondack Phantoms
December 29th, 2010
According to Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News, the Flyers have recalled 22-year-old rookie defenseman Erik Gustafsson from Adirondack. Gustafsson leads the Phantoms in points (26) and assists (22) in 33 games.
Gustafsson could make his NHL debut on Thursday in Los Angeles as the orange ...
Flyers Defenseman Chris Pronger To Miss 4-6 Weeks With Broken Bone In Right Foot
December 17th, 2010
For the first time this season, the Philadelphia Flyers are going to have to handle some adversity.Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren confirmed a TSN report that defenseman Chris Pronger will miss 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a broken first metatarsal bone in his right foot. Pronger suffered the injury ...