Here's a diversion for the usual free agent summer frenzy ... a joint 6-part series between TSN and the Globe and Mail examining the viability of adding another hockey franchise in Canada. It's called, "Why Not Canada" and will examine 4 potential Canadian markets. Outside of Quebec City, none of the other three markets examined have an NHL-ready arena even though the one in Quebec is small
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It is not really surprising that restricted free agent Dan Carcillo has filed for arbitration. Carcillo, who made $937,500 last season, is believed to be seeking a contract worth between $1.5 to $2.0 million dollars per season. The Flyers, who also have yet to resign restricted free agent checking forward Darroll Powe (who made $532,500 last season), do not have salary cap room to sign the players
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Simon Gagne said yesterday that he has not waived his no-trade clause. That does not, however, mean that the Flyers have not spoken with Gagne about getting the go-ahead to seek trade possibilities or gotten his imput on teams to which he'd accept a trade. **** News that Nikolai Zherdev had decided to play for the Philadelphia Flyers first broke in Russia yesterday, appearing on the Sport
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With nothing new to talk about on the Nikolai Zherdev or trade fronts, I will devote today's blog to discussing the top defense prospects in the Flyers' system. The organization has done a poor job over the years at developing homegrown defensemen who become long-term NHL contributors in Philadelphia. It is very telling that the entire projected starting defense next season will be comprised o
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I was at first ready to come into this topic and rip Homer apart, but then I remembered a few key trades and I was ready to laud him, and then I remembered a few questionable ones and pretty much decided that he'd end up around a B- in this category as well. But that's not where I ended up, so let's have a look. I'll go through trade by significant trade. The Big One (or so I thought) Peter Forsberg for Ryan Parent, Scottie Upshall, a 1st, and a 3rd This is going to be a constant theme during this analysis - it's difficult not to take it too far. Like at this moment you could say all we have to show for this trade today is Dan Carcillo and the Pens 3rd round pick next year - trades from the past should have run-off, right?. But two weeks ago you could have said that the present day effect of this trade was Kimmo Timonen, Scott Hartnell, Dan Hamhuis, and Daniel Carcillo. It depends how far you want to take it.
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Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell will trade in his skates for tennis sneakers and go toe-to-toe with Wimbeldon Champion Serena Williams in a doubles celebrity tennis match at the Pavilion at Villanova University on Tuesday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. Hartnell and WIP's Howard Eskin will challenge Wimbeldon Champion Serena Williams and her partner, Comcast SportsNet's Michael Barkann, in a celebrity halftime match when Williams' Washington Kastles face the Philadelphia Freedoms in a World TeamTennis match that evening. Tickets are on sale now at ComcastTIX.com. "Serena is the best in the world and to go up against her is truly an honor," said Hartnell. "I'm looking forward to this opportunity.
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I have a simple question for you. Answer it right now as you read this and then answer it again at the end of this series of posts: What grade would you give Paul Holmgren since he's been the Flyers GM? On a scale of 32 to 55? Now to the facts. (I'm going to skip most of the 2006-07 season waivers related activity as Homer's job that season was basically just to have enough players to fill out the roster each night ((a theme that has kind of carried on through his tenure actually)). The acquisition of Michael Leighton off of waivers only to lose him via waivers 2 months later will not count on his score.) Free agent signings (and to a lesser extent the waiver wire) have almost become a more important part of the general manager's job than trades and talent development in the post-lockout NHL. So what has Homer been able to snag from the open market in the past 3+ years as Flyers GM?
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Since last week when I wrote about possible free-agent scenarios, I did not expect what the Flyers have right now. The Flyers acquired young defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the Lightning for a 2nd round pick in 2012, and signed free agent veteran defenseman Sean O’Donnell who just finished a season with the Los Angeles Kings.
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(Voorhees, NJ) - Kevin Marshall joked that he couldn't remember his first prospect camp with the Flyers, back in 2007. "I'm an old man and that was too long ago," said the 21-year-old defenseman, who is coming off of a strong first pr...
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In the days of over-medication and endless data General Managers have to be as cognizant of how a player will fit in with the team he's building as how good the player's skill set is. And not just how he'll fit in with the style of play the coach is pushing, but how he'll fit in with the guys in the locker room. I assume Paul Holmgren spends a decent amount of time reading psychology books and the more esoteric classics like The Art of War. As far as Andrej Meszaros will fit in with the plan and the guys I can tell you this - Czechs generally like to smoke butts and booze (but then there's also Zdeno Chara who likes to eat mountains, too). As far as his skill set, there's the chance that he'll explode like a BP oil rig. But what I'd like to hear from Paul Holmgren is whether or not he was in on the Paul Martin bidding. Where as Meszaros would be a more reasonable gamble at somewhere around Matt Carle money, or less, Martin is a sure thing.
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