Comcast SportsNet Covers Flyers During Olympic Break
February 8, 2010
(Philadelphia, PA) – Comcast SportsNet, the leader in local sports coverage, announced comprehensive coverage of the Philadelphia Flyers during the Olympic Break, including airing four instant classic games, two feature programs and exclusiv...
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Flyers Gameday: 2-8-10
February 8, 2010
PREVIEW (8 AM) The Philadelphia Flyers need to solve their offensive woes in a hurry as they take on the Atlantic Division leading New Jersey Devils tonight at the Wachovia Center in the front end of a home-and-home set. Neither club has been playing particularly well of late. The Devils are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games, while the Flyers are 5-5-0 and have tallied a grand total of one goal in t
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Meltzer’s Musings: 2-7-10
February 7, 2010
Clips from the Rocky movies have been a video screen staple at the Wachovia Center for years. No, this isn't going to turn into a discussion of the canned in-between-whistles "entertainment" at every NHL arena. I'll save that for another time. Since those movie snippets are here to stay, here's a clip suggestion that is far more fitting of the Philadelphia Flyers' season. There's a dramatic sce
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Emery out with hip tightness, Flyers add depth
February 7, 2010
The Flyers added some offensive depth Saturday when they acquired Finnish left wing Ville Leino from the Detroit Red Wings for little-used defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth-round pick in 2011. That news was trumped, however, by the revelation that goaltender Ray Emery sat out Saturday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild with what general manager Paul Holmgren called “tightness in his left hip.” Emery was replaced by Michael Leighton, who made his second straight start. Emery underwent surgery to repair a torn muscle in his lower abdominal wall on Dec. 9 and returned to the lineup Jan. 17, when he began a stretch of eight straight starts. He was pulled from the lineup before Thursday’s night’s 1-0 loss in Edmonton for what Holmgren said was a day of rest. Emery, 27, has no history of hip injuries. Whether or not this latest setback impacts the Flyers’ willingness to extend his contract remains to be seen
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Flyers Acquire Leino from Detroit
February 6, 2010
The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired forward Ville Leino from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth round draft pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, general manager Paul Holmgren announced at the pregame skate at the Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.
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Flyers Rise and Fall with Special Teams
February 5, 2010
Many coaches measure the performance of their team based primarily on even-strength play. While games can be won or lost on special teams, clubs that are consistently better in five-on-five play rarely experience lengthy losing streaks. Neverthele...
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It’s Official: Kovalchuk is a Devil!
February 5, 2010
If you were wondering why the Flyers were so interested in Ilya Kovalchuk, you now know why. They didn't want to play against him six times a year as a New Jersey Devil. The Atlanta Thrashers dealt their captain to the Devils on Thursday night for defenseman Johnny Oduya, rookie forward Niclas Bergfors, junior prospect Patrice Cormier and New Jersey's first-round pick in this June's draft. The Devils also get defenseman Anssi Salmela and the teams will flip their picks in the second round. "This wasn't an easy deal to make," General Manager Don Waddell told reporters Thursday night.
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Flyers’ Matt Carle passed over for Olympics
February 4, 2010
Defensemen Tim Gleason (Clawson, Mich./Carolina Hurricanes) and Ryan Whitney (Scituate, Mass./Anaheim Ducks/Boston University) have been named to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, it was announced today by USA Hockey. The pair replace Mike Komisarek (West Islip, N.Y./Toronto Maple Leafs/University of Michigan) and Paul Martin (Elk River, Minn./New Jersey Devils/University of Minnesota), both of whom will not participate in the Olympic Winter Games due to injury. Flyers defenseman Matt Carle of Anchorage, Alaska was considered a possible replacement for Komisarek or Martin, but unless another American defenseman is injured, he will not make the trip to Vancouver.
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The curse of Potulny lives on!
February 4, 2010
Did you know that when former Flyers forward Ryan Potulny scored the game-winning goal with 17 seconds remaining in the Edmonton Oilers' 1-0 win over the Flyers on Wednesday night he was sticking a knife in the heart of Michael Leighton for the second time? Leighton, who was in goal for the Flyers in Edmonton, was Albany’s goaltender in the legendary five-overtime Game 5 of the 2008 Calder Cup division semifinals against the Phantoms. The Phantoms recorded 101 shots in that game, the final one coming off the stick of Potulny, who beat Leighton with the game winner early in the fifth overtime.
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Kovy not likely to land in Philly
February 4, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers sniper Ilya Kovalchuk is going to be wearing a new NHL uniform soon, but don’t expect it to be Orange and Black. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren admitted to having conversations with Atlanta general manager Don Waddell lately, but he’s made it clear the price for the talented Russian winger is too high, both in terms of salary and player compensation. The Thrashers are looking to hit a home run with Kovalchuk and are believed to have asked the Flyers for a package starting with Jeff Carter. The Flyers scuttled that request and the Thrashers likely went to Claude Giroux on their pecking list, followed by James van Riemsdyk and/or Matt Carle. The Flyers are at a severe disadvantage because they have little room under the salary cap, they have little chance of signing Kovalchuk in the offseason and they do not have a first-round draft pick this year or next. Instead, look for the Flyers to make a push for Carolina forward Ray Whitney, who could replace Darroll Powe on the second line. The Flyers have very little to give, but would part with Powe, Riley Cote and perhaps defensive prospects Oskars Bartulis or Kevin Marshall. OILERS 1, FLYERS 0 A questionable Darroll Powe high sticking penalty on Edmonton’s Sam Gagner with 50 seconds remaining in regulation led to former Flyer Ryan Potulny scoring the game-winner with 17 ticks remaining in regulation, giving the Oilers the win and ripping at least one point out of the Flyers’ hands
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