Posts About "Andrew MacDonald"
NHL Rumors: Flyers, Oilers, Maple Leafs, More
June 11th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation out of Philadelphia as to who might be a buyout candidate and where things are at with Kevin Hayes. There is also news out of Edmonton concerning a Milan Lucic trade. Finally, the Toronto Maple Leafs are actively working the phones trying to sell assets. Flyers to Buy Out MacDonald...
Flyers' Defense Getting Offensive
April 4th, 2018 The Philadelphia Flyers' defensemen have been getting offensive this season. The Flyers have 48 goals from defensemen this season, which is the fourth-most in the NHL. This outburst of goals is the most the Flyers have gotten from their blue line since the 1992-93 season when their defensemen scored 52 goals. We will have more on that...
Flyers Have a Defensive Problem
January 16th, 2018 Since the Flyers' run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010, the organization has done an excellent job of acquiring talented defensive players. Because of this, they find themselves with too many good defensemen in the organization. It's a good problem, but a problem nonetheless. Now they have to decide who will be the Flyers of the...
Golden Knights Could Absorb Significant Contracts
June 8th, 2017 The Vegas Golden Knights will soon select players at the 2017 Expansion Draft, many of which will become a part of their inaugural franchise. The NHL created a number of parameters for the expansion draft to facilitate the success of the Golden Knights, including minimum exposure requirements and protected player...
Flyers Are Stuck with MacDonald
January 26th, 2017 If you stuck 50 Philadelphia Flyers fans in a room and needed them to agree on one thing, it would be that defenseman Andrew MacDonald is overplayed and overused. Flyers fans have a history of despising players, usually defensemen, going back to Chris Therien or Randy Jones or Matt Carle, but none of those players hold up to their...
Fixing Flyers' Salary Cap
January 6th, 2017 It wouldn't be a season for the Philadelphia Flyers if they weren't dealing with salary cap issues. Since the salary cap was implemented in the NHL following the 2005 lockout, the Flyersl have always had problems with fitting the team within the cap restraints. Back then, it was Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje eating up salary. Today,...
