Meltzer’s Musings: Voracek, Leier, Draft Talk, Lindbergh Birthday

Voracek's Close Call

Flyers right winger Jakub Voracek is a lucky man. He walked away from a potentially serious car wreck in the Czech Republic yesterday with nary a scratch on his body nor did he cause injury to anyone in the other vehicle that he was unable to brake in time to avoid.

The accident came about because Voracek was driving too fast in his Ferrari. The player admitted fault in

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VOORHEES, N.J. – Matt Read didn’t get a medal. There were no celebratory pictures. There was no hero’s welcome home.

No, if nothing else, from a hockey perspective, his first experience of international hockey competition ended in frustration a...

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Voracek: "All Good."

Flyers winger Jakub Voracek is a very lucky guy.

He crashed his Ferrari in the Czech Republic on Wednesday and walked away uninjured.

"All good ... no injuries, no alcohol," he told me in a text.

His agent Petr Svoboda also told me, "He was very lucky. It's a learning experience for him."

His car suffered $150,000 damage. Given that he hit a truck, a tree and a utility pole, he could

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Flyers Mailbag: Who will be available at No. 11?

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With just more than a month until the draft, let's check in on the Flyers. We opened up the Twitter machine and here's what you were wondering, using the hashtag #FlyersMailbag. @davegisaac #Flyersmailbag is it possible to amnesty briere and … Continue reading →

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Report: Voracek not injured after crashing Ferrari in Kladno

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According to a report from Sport.cz, Flyers winger Jake Voracek was not injured when he crashed his Ferrari into a truck in his hometown of Kladno, Czech Republic at 11:30 a.m. Kladno time. Pictures of the car on Sport.cz's website … Continue reading →

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Meltzer’s Musings: Prospect Prospectus, Draft Talk, Memorial Cup

Updates on Flyers 2010 to 2012 Draft Classes

The quality and depth of a draft class generally takes three to five years to judge accurately. Beyond a team's first-round pick, a draft can be retroactively deemed a success if at least one or two other players eventually make it to the NHL. Following are updates on the Flyers' 2010, 2011 and 2012 draft classes.

2010

Among the members of the

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Meltzer’s Musings: Hartnell’s Down Season in Context, Memorial Cup

Expect a Bounce-Back from Hartnell in 2013-14

There's no two ways about it: Scott Hartnell had a miserable 2013 season. He was not in top game shape at the start of the season, sustained a broken foot in the third game of the regular season and struggled mightily to catch up for the next six weeks. By the time he started to look like even a semblance of the player he was during his All-Star se

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Play of the Year: A view at the entire Flyers tournament bracket

Throughout the Summer of 2013, PhiladelphiaFlyers.com will be conducting a bracket-style Tournament in which YOU, the Fan, can cast your vote and choose who keeps advancing until the year's best Flyers highlight is unveiled. Below is the official ...

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