As an exciting All-Star Break comes to a close, All-Star MVP Wayne Simmonds and the warriors in orange and black are looking to keep things rolling after a nice rest. They built some momentum by winning three straight after having a month of January they most certainly will want to put behind them. Here are five things to look for …
Winners of seven of their last ten games, including their last five, it’s easy to see why the Flyers are considered one of the hottest teams in the NHL coming into Tuesday night’s matchup against the Florida Panthers. The Flyers are beginning to get into an offensive groove, averaging nearly 3.5 goals per game during their current five game winning streak. …
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Brandon Manning to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $975,000. The announcement comes one day after the Flyers reached a four-year, $20.5 million agreement with forward Brayden Schenn. Manning, a restricted free agent, was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing later this week. He earned $625,000 this past year on …
The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed Brayden Schenn to a four-year, $20.5 million contract extension, the team announced Monday. The deal, which holds a $5.125 million average annual value, allows both sides to avoid arbitration. An arbitration hearing was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Monday morning, but the two sides began negotiating on the way into the hearing; a deal was reached …
UPDATE: The team has confirmed the signing, as well as the addition of center Boyd Gordon. Gordon, 32, spent last season with the Arizona Coyotes, recording two goals and two assists, along with 10 penalty minutes and a -7 rating, in 65 games. Gordon is entering his 13th NHL season, with 55 goals and 105 assists in 693 career games with the …
The Flyers have re-signed defenseman Radko Gudas to a four-year, $13.4 million extension with an average annual value of $3.35 million. Gudas, 26, scored five goals and 14 points in 76 regular-season games this past season, finishing second in the NHL with 304 hits and 19th with 157 blocks. The punishing Czech defenseman played very well in the second half …
The Flyers bright future just got a little brighter. As many expected, the Flyers bought out veteran forward R.J. Umberger this morning. His cap hit was $1.5 million this upcoming season, and $1.6 million next season. Umberger, 34, tallied 2 goals with 9 assists in 39 games with the Flyers last season. Since the Flyers reacquired Umberger in exchange for fan …
The Flyers earned what proved to be another important two points on the season as they defeated the Jets last night in overtime. Rookie Shayne Gostisbehere recovered from what appeared to be a broken play to feed the Philadelphia captain the game winning goal. After a scoreless first period, veteran defenseman Mark Streit opened up the scoresheets. Less than five minutes …
Flyers goaltender Michal Neuvirth will miss 7-10 days with a lower-body injury, according to Flyers general manager Ron Hextall. Per GM Ron Hextall, G Michal Neuvirth will be out a week to 10 days with a lower-body injury. → http://t.co/9gUwugxr0D — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 2, 2016 Neuvirth sustained the injury in Monday’s extended practice. Neuvirth left practice early …
In the summer of 2014, it was announced Kimmo Timonen would be out indefinitely with blood clots. Newly promoted General Manager Ron Hextall was tasked with replacing the left-handed puck moving defenseman in an already flawed defensemen corps. This task also came with the challenge of finding Kimmo’s replacement with little salary cap room. The solution to this problem was …
