Posts About "Phil Varone"
Phantom's Hoping Home Is Where the Wins Are
April 19th, 2018 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms start their journey for the Calder Cup on Friday against the Providence Bruins. The Phantoms had the second-most wins (47) and second-most points (104) in the entire AHL. They won the franchise's fifth division title, and the first since 2003-04 when they were playing in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Phantoms...
Flyers’ Monday Must Read: Pivotal Game 4
April 16th, 2018 On Monday, The Hockey Writers will take stock of everything that happened in the Philadelphia Flyers organization. What were the results of the games played and the impact it had on their run towards the Stanley Cup? Which players were all over the stat sheets? We will also take a deep dive into social media to find the post of the...
Flyers’ Monday Must Read: The Battle of PA
April 9th, 2018 On Monday, The Hockey Writers will take stock of everything that happened in the Philadelphia Flyers organization in the previous week and how to use it to look forward to the week ahead. We will analyze the results of the games played and the impact they had on the Flyers’ playoff aspirations, which players were all over the stat...
Phil Varone Leads the AHL
March 21st, 2018 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms organization has not had a player lead the AHL in points since Peter White did it in their first two seasons: 1996-97 and 1997-98. This season, that streak can be broken by Phil Varone. The 27-year-old already has passed his AHL career-high in goals (18) and points (61) set in 2013-14 and credits the team with...
Preview: Senators Look to Bounce Back at the Pond
December 11th, 2016 The Ottawa Senators will be playing their second game in two straight afternoons as they visit the Anaheim Ducks today at the Honda Center. The Senators are coming into this game following a loss to the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday, a game in which they were unable to convert on a dominant second period and were victimized by a...
Sabres, Senators Agree to Minor-League Trade
February 27th, 2016 The trades continue ahead of the February 29th NHL Trade Deadline as the Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators have agreed to a seven-player deal on Saturday night. The Sabres have acquired forwards Alex Guptill, Eric O’Dell and Cole Schneider, as well as defenseman Michael Sdao from Ottawa in exchange for forwards Jason Akeson and...
The Post-Trade Deadline Buffalo Sabres
March 10th, 2015 The Buffalo Sabres were very active during the 2015 NHL Trade Deadline. With the club in the NHL's basement, GM Tim Murray sold off parts to contenders in exchange for future assets to fuel the on-going rebuild. The completed trades have increased Buffalo's draft currency and they give the club some flexibility to further reshape the...
Buffalo Continues to Prove They're Really Bad
January 9th, 2015 Buffalo conjures up images of cold and snow and Bills football. For hockey fans, the Buffalo Sabres are front of mind as well. Lately, Buffalo in hockey parlance has come to be synonymous with the phrase, "really bad." Ironic in a way, because that same characterization also comes to mind when one mentions the Carolina Hurricanes....
Is Varone's Two-goal Night Enough for Sabres to Give Him Another Shot?
January 9th, 2015 Not only have the Buffalo Sabres hovered around the bottom of the National Hockey League’s standings for the second season in a row, but the injury bug has forced the team to look into the future with constant call-ups from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans. The most recent skater to take the...
