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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Read, Shattenkirk, Kapanen & Robertson
August 3rd, 2019 Using the old Yogi Berra adage, “It’s déjà vu all over again,” it seems that each week goes by for Toronto Maple Leafs hockey fans without any news about favorite son, and still unsigned restricted free agent (RFA), Mitch Marner. This past week has been no different. In the meantime, there are rumors and news items emerging...
Sabres PTO Targets
July 20th, 2019 It's that time of year. The sun is hot. The days are long. Many are enjoying holidays. Even those in charge of the on-ice product of their respective NHL teams are taking things a little easier. Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill has had a solid summer even though it is, at best, incomplete. Having brought in Ralph...
NHL News & Notes: Shaw, Bowers & More
March 29th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Andrew Shaw will not be suspended, Shane Bowers has signed his entry-level contract and Matt Read has been placed on waivers. Related: NHL News & Notes: Bruins, Olofsson & More Shaw Avoids Suspension The Montreal Canadiens dodged a bullet when the NHL's Department of Player Safety determined...
Philadelphia Flyers Roster Prediction
June 27th, 2017 There was a lot to dislike about the Philadelphia Flyers' 2016-17 roster. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Chris VandeVelde were overused throughout the year by coach Dave Hakstol and even-strength scoring just wasn't where it needed to be. Brayden Schenn was expected to be one of the key pieces to the future but was dealt to the St. Louis...
4 Flyers Vegas Fans Should Know
May 26th, 2017 Get excited, Vegas Golden Knights fans. The Philadelphia Flyers are up next on our list of players that you should know ahead of next month's NHL Expansion Draft. The Flyers pick is an interesting one. Philadelphia was not a good team this season, but they're going to lose a good piece. There are a couple of safe bets on this list,...
Recap: Flyers Fight Back for Win Over Canadiens
February 3rd, 2017 The Philadelphia Flyers wanted to forget their last game, a 5-1 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes as quickly as possible. Thursday night, they were able to do that by earning a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens are the top seed in the Atlantic Division and even took an early 1-0 lead in the game. The Flyers,...
Broad Street Bulletin: 3 Out of 4 Ain't Bad
November 6th, 2016 For all intensive purposes, the Philadelphia Flyers had themselves quite a successful week, winning three out of their four contests. Due to the acquisition of six much-needed points, the orange and black sit in fourth place in the Metropolitan division behind the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals. The...
Broad Street Bulletin: Flyers' First Five Games
October 23rd, 2016 The 2016-17 NHL regular season is officially underway for the Philadelphia Flyers. After five games played, the orange and black currently sit in fourth place in the Metropolitan Division with a 2-2-1 record. Philadelphia began their season with three straight away games against the Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes, and Chicago...
Flyers Third Line Looking for Fresh Start
September 28th, 2016 If there is anything that a few of the past Stanley Cup winners have proven, it's that third and fourth lines are critical to the success of a team. The Penguins found immense contributions last year from guys like Tom Kuhnhackl, Bryan Rust, and Daniel Sprong, among others. That was on top of having arguably the best second line in...
Farewell to Philadelphia?
June 6th, 2016 With the 2016 NHL Entry Draft less than a month away, the Philadelphia Flyers, along with 27 other teams are completely in offseason mode. The 2015-16 season is now behind them and it is now time to focus on making improvements for next season. Flyers' General Manager, Ron Hextall, will look to the draft to stock up on talent for the...
Flyers Final Grades: Forwards Part 2
May 1st, 2016 The 2015-16 season was a surprisingly impressive one for the Philadelphia Flyers. The men in orange and black finished in 5th place in the strong Metropolitan Division with a 41-27-14 record (96 points) which was good enough to enter the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the second and final wild-card team in the Eastern...
Philadelphia Flyers 2016 Trade Deadline Primer
February 25th, 2016 The Philadelphia Flyers currently sit at 26-22-11 and are five points behind the second wild card spot. Leading experts give the Flyers, on average, a 37% chance of making the playoffs at this time. This is significant due to the rapidly approaching trade deadline which is now just four days away. Statistically speaking, the Flyers...
3 Things To Make Philadelphia Flyers Fans Thankful This Holiday Season
November 24th, 2015 Most Philadelphia Flyers fans would agree that the team has performed below expectations this season. The level of one's disappointment will depend on what one's expectations were going into the season, but all can agree that things have been rough. Although nobody expected them to be Stanley Cup contenders, the general consensus was...
