Man was I surprised on Friday when Gary Bettman was telling me that the Flyers had just traded for Chris Pronger. I didn’t even know it was an option. I had spent a month reading and writing about Jay Bouwmeester and other upcoming free agents exclusively and had never even considered the possibility that the Flyers would trade for a defenseman who was under contract. And that that defenseman could be Chris Pronger.
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Alright, the draft is finally over. I really like how the NHL can blow through six whole draft rounds in about four hours, unlike the NFL who don't finish their draft until the first week of May. Besides the Flyers trading for Pronger, probably the biggest move was Florida trading the rights for Jay Bouwmeester to Calgary for Jordan Leopold and the 67th overall pick. Mind you, they traded the rights to Bouwmeester, which means Calgary has won the chance to talk to him, it's not like he's on the team yet
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MONTREAL - Old-time baseball fans will remember when the Phillies, in a desperate attempt to get to the World Series, acquired talented but aging pitchers in Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl for a cast of up-and-coming players in a 1966 trade in which the Chicago Cubs pilfered righthander Ferguson Jenkins, a future Hall of Famer.
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The Calgary Flames have added Jay Bouwmeester to their defense corps, at least for the next few days. Bouwmeester, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, was acquired by Calgary in a trade with the Florida Panthers as the NHL entry draft in Montreal wrapped up yesterday with the final six rounds at the Bell Centre.
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MONTREAL - Chris Pronger, the Flyers' new defensive cornerstone, still has a mean streak in him, but if you listen to those close to the Player Who Was Acquired to Win the Stanley Cup, it's now a controlled mean streak.
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Here it is only June and the newest Flyer, defenseman Chris Pronger, is already planning strategy for the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Round 1: No selection (traded to Anaheim in Chris Pronger deal).
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The Philadelphia Flyers completed the following transactions at the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. In the first round on Friday, June 26, the Flyers acquired 6&...
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With the No. 1 pick in the 2009 NHL entry draft, the New York Islanders selected
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THE FLYERS HAVE lacked punch in front of their net since Derian Hatcher's knees gave out. And while they moved to a more mobile, puck-moving, defense, it was clear all last season that no opposing forward paid a price for camping on the Flyers' doorstep.
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