Gord Miller of TSN broke the story yesterday that the contract agreed to between the Flyers and Max Talbot violated the rules of the NHL salary cap, and would have to be changed before it would be accepted by the league. In this case, the violation is a rather minor one. Talbot's five-year contract calls for him to receive $2.5 million in his first season, $2.25 million in seasons two and three

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The news that Tomas Vokoun had signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Washington Capitals yesterday surely came as a kick in the gut to the Flyers. While Ilya Bryzgalov is younger and arguably a marginally better goalie than Vokoun, he's not THAT much better.

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Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said that it started very innocently. “I just sent a text to Petr Svoboda, his agent, who also represents Jake Voracek, and I didn’t know who was involved,” said Holmgren. “I read ove...

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Courtesy of the Flyers Flyers RW Jaromir Jagr Q: Why Philadelphia, over Pittsburgh or other teams? Before I start talking, it surprised me when you said money – there were a lot more teams with a higher offer than Philadelphia. I didn’t think I was going to go there, but after the conversation with the coaches and Chris Pronger, I started to like it and I also like that there is

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The following is the transcript of Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren following the day's activities of Day 1 of Free Agency:   .roundedcornr_box { background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(228, 228, 228); float: right; margin: 0pt 10px; w...

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Yesterday was one of the craziest days of free agent signings that I ever remember. Teams that historically have been on the outside looking in were putting out outrageous contracts left and right. There was misinformation put out by people who should be reliable sources. There were (and still are) wild rumors circulating about player movement, some of which actually came to fruition. With al

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