Last night there were a series of trade rumors that cropped up involving the Philadelphia Flyers’ James van Riemsdyk. With Chris Pronger out for the season and the defense not exactly keeping their goalies clean, the Flyers could use some help in the back. It was floated that GM Paul Holmgren would be speaking with [...]
Jaromir Jagr has flat-out been one of the best players on the Philadelphia Flyers this season. He’s got 12 goals and 31 points in 33 games and has been absolute dynamite with Claude Giroux. So, when he gingerly walked off the ice during the Winter Classic, Flyers fans weren’t thrilled. He’ll be 40-years old in [...]
You thought Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was mum on injuries? He might have nothing on the Philadelphia Flyers. We kept hearing how defensman Chris Pronger has been out with some mysterious illness. Now? They’re telling us that he will miss four weeks after undergoing knee surgery to clean out some loose bodies. So, was [...]
Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers skate with the mighty and powerful New York Islanders. And they’ll be getting some much needed help as they try to slay the behemoth. Coming back to the lineup are winger Jaromir Jagr (groin) and defensman Braydon Coburn (bruised kidney). “I’m glad I’m back, that’s the important thing,” Jagr said. [...]
So, the Philadelphia Flyers played an exhibition game against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night in London, Ontario. The Flyers lost 4-3 in a shootout, but that’s not the real story. The real story is that when Wayne Simmonds, a black guy, skated in for his penalty shot attempt, a fan threw a banana [...]
Free agency is not over. There are still several players available that can come in and help the Philadelphia Eagles. However, as I sit here on Friday morning, I can’t help but feel the Eagles have misplayed their hand. In poker, you can slow play pocket kings through the entire hand and probably come out [...]
The Florida Panthers just signed big defensman Ed Jovanovski to a four-year, $16.5 million contract today. At 35-years old and coming off of a 14-point season, we aren’t so sure exactly what he’s going to contribute to the club unless he’s a hilarious locker room prankster who really enjoys keeping the team loose. They are [...]
This would have been great news for Philadelphia Flyers fans just 10 years ago. But, since they just traded away Jeff Carter and Mike Richards, they needed to add some firepower in the front. Multiple sources are reporting that the Flyers have indeed signed Jaromir Jagr. Apparently, the Pittsburgh Penguins got fed up with his [...]
It was about a year ago that I sat in OTR’s very own, Micah Warren’s German luxury car (Volkswagen Jetta). We were headed to the range to hit some golf balls when I suggested an interesting, yet unlikely scenario. “The Eagles should make a move for Albert Haynesworth.” It was evident that this guy was [...]
A source tells OTR that Ilya Bryzgalov has a done deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. The problem is that they can’t announce it before July 1st because it would put them over the cap. And there has been much speculation about who could be dealt in order to make cap room. Jeff Carter? Mike Richards? [...]
A source close to the situation tells OTR that Ilya Bryzgalov has a deal in place with the Philadelphia Flyers. It’s not shocking since the Flyers traded a 2012 third-round pick, future considerations and forward Matt Clackson for the former Phoenix Coyote goalie. I don’t think anyone really believed that he would sign elsewhere as [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers may have finally added a goaltender! In case you didn’t notice, and judging by the ratings you didn’t, the Flyers had awful netminding in the playoffs this year (and end of the regular season). Brian Boucher might start, but Sergei Bobrovsky would finish the game. Or vice versa. Or maybe Michael Leighton [...]
Dan Carcillo’s main job for the Philadelphia Flyers is to be an obnoxious agitator, who gets his hands dirty and does a lot of the unpopular stuff (in theory while avoiding penalties). Apparently, it’s one thing to direct your ire towards the opposing team, just don’t direct it towards the officials. And that’s what Carcillo [...]
Last year, the Philadelphia Flyers made a magical run through the post-season. They came back from a 3-0 deficit in Game 7 against the Boston Bruins in the second round, after coming back from 3-0 in that series. They ended up making it to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup, where they lost to the [...]
Most observers of the Philadelphia Flyers didn’t expect to hear Michael Leighton’s name come up in this year’s playoffs unless there was an injury or both Brian Boucher and Sergei Bobrovsky took huge collective dumps in their crease. While Bobrovsky certainly hasn’t embarrassed himself through two games, he did get yanked in Game 2 and [...]
One of the reasons Philadelphia Flyers fans didn’t have to completely freak out about the team’s poor defensive play as of late was Chris Pronger. As in, they’d be getting him back for the playoffs and he’s such a difference maker that he’d immediately fix the back end. But, while Pronger (busted hand) skated and [...]
Last year, Michael Leighton helped the Philadelphia Flyers in their deep playoff run that ended in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup. Sure, he wasn’t great and their defense helped him a ton, but he was still their starter for most of it. This season, Leighton’s hard work was rewarded with a one-way ticket to [...]
This is exactly what the slumping Flyers need. For a team that’s been so great all year, this is not the time to take on more water. It was thought that rest would be what the doctored ordered to get Chris Pronger’s hand healthy again, but that’s not the case. It turns out that the [...]
Just throwing out some notes on the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher will get the start tonight against the Ottawa Senators. Sergei Bobrovsky will get the day off. In other Flyers news, James Van Riemsdyk was sent to the Adirondack Phantoms of the AHL, which is shocking considering how productive he’s been lately. But, without Chris [...]
So much for experimenting with an attitudinal Ukranian. The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that they have placed Nikolay Zherdev on waivers. “It had eroded to the point where they wanted to see what else is out there,” Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. According to Frank Seravelli of the Daily News, Zherdev declined comment on [...]
The New York Rangers went down like a Saigon whore on Saturday to the Philadelphia Flyers, who are probably the best team in the NHL right now and winners of five straight. Despite the locals calling for the trading of Nikolay Zherdev, he netted two more against the Rangers and now has 13 on the [...]
Perhaps the best player on the Philadelphia Flyers, Chris Pronger recently went down with a busted foot. Now, the team says he had surgery on his foot on Friday and will miss up to six weeks. He was injured the other night against the Montreal Canadiens. Ouch. “He’s a guy you don’t want to be [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers lost on Friday to the Calgary Flames in a penalty shootout. But, it was really much more than that, as the Flyers seemingly had won the game in overtime. Mike Richards sent one in during the extra period that found a home in the back of the net. But, as the Flyers [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers will sign anyone who will listen. A few days ago, they gave Claude Giroux a new three-year deal, and now it’s Jeff Carter’s turn. The Flyers just signed Carter to an 11-year, $58 million contract that will keep him in black and orange for 11 years. Here is the breakdown: Carter will [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers took a big step towards securing their future today when they signed Claude Giroux to a three-year, $11.25 million contract extension. Giroux was in the last year of his entry-level contract. Under the terms of the extension, Girous will earn $2.75 million in the first year, $3.5 million in the second and [...]