Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren conducted a conference call with reporters today and addressed everything from this weekend's NHL draft to contract talks with Ilya Bryzgalov. Here's a condensed version: On Flyers’ game plan: It’s just like any other draft. You go in with an open mind. We’re certainly listening and seeing what’s available
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The Flyers see the reports of the $64 million salary cap as an additional boon to them, since it means about $5 million more in salary they can add and they are faced with having to lose at least $5 million to sign Ilya Bryzgalov. And also re-sign some of their other players. Another point to consider is that with the base floor going to $48 million, other clubs that are well under the sal
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Yes of course you do everything you can to sign him. Move a big contract, move a number of small contracts, don't sign Darroll Powe. Whatever it takes. Why? So everyone will shut the fuck up
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In a perfect world, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren would like to sign goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, re-sign right wing Ville Leino and move up into the first two rounds of this weekend's NHL draft. Whether he needs to trade Jeff Carter to make all of that happen remains to be seen. In a conference call with reporters today, Holmgren said he believes the salary cap will increase a "significant" amount and that he hopes the additional cap space affords him the opportunity to sign Bryzgalov, who is believed to be seeking in the neighborhood of $6 million a season, and Leino, who is believed to be seeking $3 million a year. Holmgren said negotiations with Bryzgalov will resume on Tuesday, but made it clear there are differences between the two sides on both the length and value of the contract.
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Just wanted to make you all aware so you could plan accordingly, make travel arrangements, let your families know: we have entered the final 365 days of Flyers Goal Scored By… How appropriate on National Nicklas Lidstrom Day. In our 5th and final season I hope to get back to the underlying energy (a line and a red eye please?) that made our blogspot site funny enough to actually go back and read from time to time. We might just suck again, we'll see
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One of the most common hockey fan misconceptions about the salary cap is how one-way and two-way contracts work. Unlike many aspects of the salary cap and waiver eligibility rules and exemptions, this is actually quite straightforward to explain.
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Courtesy: world.m3n4.com  Last year I wrote about going to my first hockey game, thanks to dad. This year it’s about how a hockey injury shaped my personality. … [ visit site to read more ]
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Flyers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will turn 23 years of age on Sept. 20. Through the end of the 2010-11 season, he has 130 games of professional regular season experience (KHL and NHL) under his belt, including 54 games in the NHL last season. He made 3 playoff starts for the Flyers last year and played in 1 playoff game his rookie season in the KHL.
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Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren gave the following statement on Friday regarding discussions with goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov: “We have spoken with Ilya and his agent Ritch Winter about many different scenarios. As for now, we both kno...
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An NHL season lasts at least a minimum of seven month, not including what’s hoped to be a grueling two-month battle for Lord Stanley’s Cup.  It’s almost expected and reasonable that professional hockey players take time t...
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