VOORHEES, N.J. – When Flyers’ management announced on Tuesday that it expects to be both active in trades and aggressive in salary cap spending, players listened up. How active and how aggressive depends on the […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Anyone who thought the Flyers would just sit still while they look to hire a new general manager should probably think again. Team president Paul Holmgren wasted no time Wednesday – two […]
PHILADELPHIA – When the subject of Ron Hextall’s firing on Monday came up at Tuesday’s press conference at the Wells Fargo Center, the word “unyielding’’ came up often. The perception, at least from Flyers president […]
PHILADELPHIA – So where do they go from here? One day after the Flyers fired Ron Hextall as their general manager and executive vice-president, the team held a press conference at the Wells Fargo Center […]
PHILADELPHIA – It’s a team that’s won two championships, been to the Stanley Cup Final eight times and has the second-highest winning percentage in NHL history. That said, when the Flyers go through a six-year […]
Fighting against a culture that he helped create – one that played a role in some way to his eventual downfall as Flyers’ general manager, Ron Hextall tried to be patient in an organization that […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – If your boss calls your performance “mediocre,’’ it’s hard to disagree. Especially when he’s right. So that’s why there was virtually no pushback at Flyers’ practice on Wednesday, one day after general […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Even though Shayne Gostisbehere enjoyed a spectacular bounce-back season last year, many thought Ivan Provorov was the best all-around defenseman on the Flyers. True, Gostisbehere did win the Barry Ashbee Trophy for […]
PHILADELPHIA – Gritty has taken on the national TV talk show hosts. Now he’s ready to take on the Sharks. That’s right. The Flyers’ new official mascot has been seen on Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – It’s taken the better part of three seasons, but this could be a breakthrough moment for the career of Jordan Weal. Acquired in a trade which sent Vinny Lecavalier and Luke Schenn […]
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