FLYERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Would You Pay Claude Giroux Over $7M A Year?
from Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer,
Giroux's agent, Pat Brisson, did not respond to phone calls, but he must have smiled when Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin signed an eight-year deal Thursday for $76 million. The deal starts in 2014-15 and carries an average cap hit of $9.5 million.
Giroux doesn't yet have Malkin's pedigree - the Penguins' star...
A Trading Problem In Philadelphia
from Adam Proteau of The Hockey News,
Asking the Flyers to not get in on the action is like asking 95 percent of all hockey cards not to depreciate in value. It’s in their DNA. It’s what they do.
Unfortunately, evidence suggesting constant roster turnover isn’t the ideal way to construct a Stanley Cup-winning product continues to mount. But it looks as if we’re in...
Putting On The Foil with @jsaquella: Streit Shooter
Editors’ Note: Noted Philadelphia Flyers fan John Saquella is going beyond 140 characters. The man most of you probably know from social media as @jsaquella will bring you his wide-ranging opinion and commentary on the Orange and Black in his column Putting On The Foil.
By John Saquella (@jsaquella)
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The Flyers traded a 2014 4th round draft choice and journeyman minor...
Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Next Move on D?
The Flyers will have some decisions to make on defense if and when they get Mark Streit signed to a contract. Specifically, it seems likely that one of either Andrej Meszaros or Braydon Coburn may not be back next season even if the club uses both of its buyouts (likely on Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov) to free up over $10 million of cap space. The club also needs to determine...
30 Teams In 30 Days–Philadelphia Flyers
Despite the best efforts of Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds, Kimmo Timmonen and Ilya Bryzgalov, things certainly didn’t turn out to be Always Sunny in Philadelphia when it came to the 2013 Flyers. Instead it was more like a game of Chardee Macdennis that lasted for four months and made the Flyers’ faithful run to the liquor cabinet quite often.
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Philly flies “Streit;” hopes to sign veteran D-man
Mark Streit, the newest Philadelphia Flyer? (courtesy of nhl.com)
Veteran Swiss defenseman Mark Streit has found a new home in the City of Brotherly Love. On Wednesday, Streit and his rights were traded by the New York Islanders to Philly in exchange for minor league forward Shane Harper and a 4th round draft pick in 2014 as per the Islander’s website.
According to NHL.com, the...
Flyers trade for defenseman Mark Streit
The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired Mark Streit from the New York Islanders in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft. The Flyers now own the rights of the defenseman and will have the opportunity to sign him prior to July 5th when he'll be an unrestricted free agent.
We knew Streit wasn't going to be an Islander in 2013-14 after he turned down the...
Why Schenn is More Valuable Than Couturier
On Saturday afternoon, TSN’s Bob McKenzie got the wheels turning for the Philadelphia Flyers’ off-season. Along with his major statement in which he said that he expects Ilya Bryzgalov to be bought out, McKenzie commented on the Flyers’ defensive situation: “Also, PHI is in market for D and may be willing to move one of [...]
Philadelphia Flyers Have Come Up With the Best Charity Event In Sports
I think it goes without saying that someone got fired this past week in the Philadelphia Flyers PR department. If you’re actually interested in this news here you go:
The Philadelphia Flyers will hold the annual Trial on the Isle on July 10th in Avalon, NJ. The Trial on the Isle is an exciting training day as part of mini-camp for the Philadelphia Flyers prospects which includes...
Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Couturier's Development and Future Potential
During his end-of-season press conference, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren was asked for his assessment of the second pro seasons of Sean Couturier and Brayden Schenn. His acknowledged that the offensive expectations may have been a little too high this season.
"We rely a lot on Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier, they both played significant minutes this year,"...
Compliance Buyouts on the Way for Ilya Bryzgalov, Danny Briere?
By Ryan Kiray (@RyanK_THG)
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With rumors swirling that the Philadelphia Flyers will use their first compliance buyout on veteran forward Daniel Briere, and previous speculation that goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov may receive similar treatment, the Flyers have some interesting decisions to make in the coming weeks.
Briere, 35, has two years left on a contract that carries a...
Report: Flyers still interested in Keith Yandle
A report from The Fourth Period indicates that the Philadelphia Flyers are still interested in defenseman Keith Yandle and that the team will make a push to acquire him from the Phoenix Coyotes this summer. If this topic sounds familiar it's because the Flyers were interested in Yandle prior to the 2013 trade deadline, but the two teams were unable to reach a deal.
Are...
The Philadelphia Flyers unfortunate tweet
When tweeting you have to be especially careful what you say. Particularly if you are a sports franchise or a celebrity, someone will see it, take a screenshot and it will live on the Internet forever.
The Philadelphia Flyers Twitter account apparently forgot to spellcheck this tweet when they were announcing the date for a new prospects function called “Trial on the Isle....
Fixing The Philadelphia Flyers Defense
Teammates Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk will be RFA’s this offseason.(Photo via NHL.com)
There are times in sports when people see optical illusions, mind tricks that makes things seem much worse than they really are. Luckily, there are stats that can help disprove common misnomers.
To the common Philadelphia Flyers fan, one would venture a guess that their defense was...
Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Bryzgalov and Bernier
The Ilya Bryzgalov buyout talk isn't about to die down any time soon. Despite vehement denials from Flyers management that the team plans to use one of its two allotted salary cap compliance (AKA amnesty) buyouts on Bryzgalov, there is still rampant speculation that the team will do so when all is said and done.
Yesterday, TSN's Bob McKenzie tweeted the following: "...
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