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Reliving Briere’s Best Playoff Goals as a Flyer

THW Archives | April 26, 2013

There is a very high probability that Daniel Briere’s time as a Philadelphia Flyer is all but over.  He left the Buffalo Sabres in the summer of 2007 to sign…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

Santa “Clause” Is Coming Early For the Flyers

THW Archives | April 8, 2013

Christmas in July!  It’s a great concept usually celebrated by those in the southern hemisphere when winter falls in the 7th month of the year.  The big ol’ jolly fat…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

Will Santamnesty Claus Be Visiting Ottawa This Winter?

Ian C McLaren | November 14, 2012

written by @iancmclaren One of the more interesting aspects of a potential new NHL CBA for the average hockey fan is the possibility of an amnesty clause, which, according to…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Trades Contracts and Transactions

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