Posts About "Ron Hextall"
New Faces in New Places: James van Riemsdyk
September 3rd, 2018 During the month of September, we will profile New Faces in New Places from around the NHL. We now look at Flyers' winger James Van Riemsdyk. He's coming off a career year in goals and now returns for a second stint in Philadelphia. Can he keep the good times rolling? James van Riemsdyk 2017-18 Stats: 36-18-54 in 81 games with the...
Ron Hextall's Flyers Draft Record
June 22nd, 2018 Ron Hextall was introduced as the Philadelphia Flyers' general manager on May 7, 2014. In his introductory press conference, he announced, "it’s not a vision of mine to trade young players for older...
Flyers Have Options at Draft
May 1st, 2018 It was revealed at the NHL Draft Lottery over the weekend that the Philadelphia Flyers will be picking 14th (via St. Louis Blues) in June. In addition, the Flyers will also be picking 19th with their own draft choice. Having two draft picks inside the top 20 of the first round is uncharted waters for most teams. Aside from Philadelphia,...
Hextall's Holding Pattern Paying Off for Flyers
March 2nd, 2018 In a previous article about the Philadelphia Flyers' trade deadline options, my suggested plan of action for general manager Ron Hextall was to stand pat and see what this team can do. The reasoning was that the Flyers have been at the top of the league and at the bottom this season so they weren’t in a position to buy but still not in...
Claude Giroux’s Resurgence as the Flyers Captain
February 17th, 2018 What does it take to be an NHL captain and when exactly is a player ready to take on the responsibility? Are they in the long-term plans of the franchise, and are they old enough to handle the pressures that come along with the job? How do you know if it is going to work out? These are all questions that go through management’s heads...
Philadelphia Flyers Trade Deadline Options
February 8th, 2018 The same questions come up every year around this time for all 31 NHL teams. Should they be buyers? Should they be sellers? Or should they push through the remainder of the season with the team they have? For fans, it’s usually very black and white. We’re in a playoff spot - buy. We’re not in a playoff spot - sell. Very rarely...
How ‘Swede’ It Is to Have Robert Hagg
February 7th, 2018 Swedish defenseman, Robert Hagg was widely considered a steal in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft when the Flyers picked him up in the second round. At times scouts had him ranked to be selected in the first round, but ultimately his main downfall was his perceived attitude as a player that didn’t care. It was well known that he was talented...
A Brief History of Puck-Moving NHL Goalies
November 14th, 2017 There’s more to goaltending than stopping the puck. Like any other player on the ice, NHL goalies read the play in order to contribute to puck movement and defensive zone breakouts. Pioneering netminders like Jacques Plante added puck movement to the goaltending repertoire, while later goalies like Ron Hextall ventured out of the...
Are the Flyers a Playoff Team?
July 15th, 2017 As the fourth season of Ron Hextall’s tenure as Philadelphia Flyers GM approaches, even the most patient fans have to be wondering when the team will reemerge as a perennial playoff contender. Hakstol himself called the playoffs a “clear expectation” in a recent radio interview with Zach Gelb on 920 The Jersey. Despite their...
Ron Hextall Revamping the Flyers
June 14th, 2017 After playing more than 600 games in the NHL, Ron Hextall decided to try his luck as a scout. Several years later, he became Vice President and Assistant General Manager of the Los Angeles Kings where he won the Stanley Cup in 2012. In 2013, the Philadelphia Flyers made him Assistant General Manager and Director of Hockey Operations. One...
Flyers Present Best Opportunity for Hischier, Patrick
June 10th, 2017 Nolan or Nico? In two weeks, the New Jersey Devils will answer that question when they presumably select either Nolan Patrick or Nico Hischier with the first overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. Thanks to some tremendous good fortune at the draft lottery, the Philadelphia Flyers will have the option to grab whoever is...
Flyers' Hextall Reliving 2008 Draft
May 5th, 2017 As the Philadelphia Flyers head into year four of their rebuild, Ron Hextall, the team’s general manager has a lot to be happy about. With five, first-round picks coming through the pipeline and the upcoming No. 2 selection in the 2017 Draft, fans too have placed high expectations on the 2017-18 season. Hextall’s background in...
Ron Hextall - First 3 Years as Flyers' GM
April 28th, 2017 This May will mark the third anniversary of Ron Hextall's promotion to general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers. In those three seasons at the helm of the organization, Hextall has led the team to just a single playoff berth. But those three seasons were the re-tooling phase. He made a coaching change, eight influential...
