Posts About "Brian Boucher"
Roman Turek: Where Is He Now?
September 26th, 2017 This article was originally published in February, 2013. During his time in the NHL, Roman Turek was a man of many masks and roles, but the Czech netminder never failed to live up to the standards of a consummate professional. Whether he was playing for the Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, or Calgary Flames, Turek never forgot his duties...
History of Flyers' Ineptitude in Net
April 26th, 2017 Twenty years ago, during Flyers' legend Ron Hextall’s second stint with the team, the Flyers advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals but were swept by the Detroit Red Wings. Hextall’s shaky playoff performance that year marked the beginning of the Flyers’ now two-decade-long search for a franchise goalie. The Flyers have tried it...
Flyers Announce January Alumni Game Roster
September 12th, 2016 The Philadelphia Flyers have announced the roster for their Alumni Game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 14. The game will celebrate the club's 50th anniversary by pitting an alumni roster against the team's cross-state rival. The weekend will feature players from all five decades of the team's existence. "This game is a...
Silver Linings in Arizona's Worst Years
March 28th, 2015 With seven games left, the Coyotes sit last in the Western Conference and 29th overall in the NHL. One more regulation loss will ensure that 2014-15 goes down as the worst season in team history since moving from Winnipeg in 1996. While the season as a whole has been a struggle, there have been some positives. Oliver Ekman-Larsson has...
Ilya Bryzgalov Over Sergei Bobrovsky: Flyers Chose Poorly
March 24th, 2013 In the bizarro-NHL, Lindy Ruff is unemployed, Martin Brodeur has more goals than Ryane Clowe and most notably, the Columbus Blue Jackets are playing better hockey than the Philadelphia Flyers. The universe must have flipped sometime this season.
Brian Boucher Back With Flyers’ Organization
January 14th, 2013 Earlier this morning, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that the organization had once again acquired goaltender Brian Boucher, this time from Carolina – along with defenseman Mark Alt – for minor league forward Luke Pither. No matter how far away Boucher gets, he seems to keep making his way back to where it all started –...
Open for Business: Teams Back to the Ice, GMs Back to the Phones
January 13th, 2013 At long last, the sound of skates carving into fresh ice and pucks slamming into boards from rusty shooters fill practice arenas all over North America. Team offices are not at all quiet on this first official day of NHL business – despite it being the designated day of rest for many. On the signing and tryout front, agents had been...
Hurricanes Goaltender Competition Set to Heat Up
January 7th, 2013 While Cam Ward is Carolina's clear-cut starter in net, the backup goalie position remains up for grabs with three candidates to fill that role.
Flyers Acquire Pavel Kubina, Could Rick Nash be Next?
February 19th, 2012 After a brutal third period in a 6-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Jon Kalinski, a 2nd round pick, and a 2013 4th round pick. The 2nd round pick can be used in either the 2012 or 2013 draft, the Flyers acquired that pick last...
History Won't Be Made: Bruins' 3-0 series lead is different this year
May 4th, 2011 By Mike Miccoli, Boston Bruins correspondent As I type this, the Boston Bruins are about to take a 3-0 series lead against the Philadelphia Flyers. Again. For the next two days leading up to game 4 in Boston, I'll ignore pretty much all sports radio, television programs and fair-weathered friends who'll no doubt text me...
With the Series Tied at 1-1, Are the Sabres Still the Underdogs?
April 18th, 2011 Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette is an experienced NHL coach with a Stanley Cup ring from his time in Carolina (2006) and a trip to the Stanley Cup Final with Philadelphia last season. He knows what it takes to get the most out of his players in the NHL’s second season. The same can be said of Sabres head coach Lindy...
