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        Just because the signing of free-agent defenseman Erik Gustafsson helps fill a big need doesn’t mean Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher has completed his shopping list.       According to capfriendly.com, the Flyers have about $5.7 […]

Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher isn’t wasting any time signing his newly selected draft picks. Shortly after signing 94th overall pick Zayde Wisdom to an entry level contract, Fletcher inked his first-round (23rd overall) Tyson […]

If there’s any doubt Flyers’ newly acquired Erik Gustafsson can perform in the bright lights of a top defense pairing role, consider this boldface line on his resume: One of his recent partners has been […]

If the Flyers’ plan to replace retiring defenseman Matt Niskanen is “by committee,’’ they welcomed in a new member on Monday. General manager Chuck Fletcher announced the Flyers have signed free-agent backliner Erik Gustafsson to […]

Usually the Flyers’ headline news on the opening of free agency involves a noteworthy player coming to Philadelphia. On Friday, it was sort of the opposite – more about players who walked away or others […]

The recent retirement of Flyers veteran defenseman Matt Niskanen creates a need for a top pairing, right-shot defenseman and guess who the projected No. 1 unrestricted free agent for the upcoming signing period just happens […]

      When Zayde Wisdom was little and growing up in what might be optimistically described as challenging conditions, he had to make trips to a local food bank and wondered when the power in his […]

      Scouts might see Emil Andrae’s slight stature and worry if a 5-foot-9, 181-pound defenseman can stand up to the NHL’s 6-foot-3, 220-pound forwards someday.       But the Flyers’ second-round draft pick (54th overall) doesn’t […]

    When he played briefly in the regular season for the second of two Flyers’ Stanley Cup teams in the ‘70s, they called defenseman Jack McIlhargey “Bucky.’’ And the name stuck. He was one […]