Philadelphia Flyers NHL Hockey NewsPuck Headlines: Hopefully not symbolic of the Capitals' season (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08 Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... Flyers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08
Gone from their blue line are aging defensemen Jason Smith, signed by Ottawa as a free agent, and Derian Hatcher, placed on long-term injury because of chronic knee pain. Gone from their core group of forwards is R.J. Umberger, who scored a team-high 10 playoff goals before getting traded to Columbus in a salary dump. For the first time in years, the Flyers were more interested in shedding salary than adding big-name free agents over the summer and are counting on some familiar and not-so-familiar faces to carry the load this season as they try to build on last year's surprise trip to the conference final. Up front, two-time 40-goal scorer Simon Gagne is looking to rebound from three concussions that kept him out of 57 regular-season games and the entire... Rolston lifts Devils with goal, assist vs. Flyers (AP) 10/04/08
Martin Brodeur watched a pair of Atlantic Division rivals skate off with wins that counted Saturday. He and the New Jersey Devils also won hours later, only that one was just for practice. Brian Rolston and David Clarkson scored power-play goals in the second period for the Devils, who finished their preseason schedule with a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Ovechkin has goal, 2 assists for Capitals (AP) 10/03/08
Alex Ovechkin scored a short-handed goal and added two assists to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-1 preseason victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night. Ovechkin was the NHL's MVP last season when he led the league with 65 goals and 112 points. He has kept up the scoring this preseason, with four goals and seven points in three games. Canadiens reward Carbonneau with extension (Yahoo! Sports) 10/03/08 The Montreal Canadiens have signed head coach Guy Carbonneau to a contract extension, keeping him with the Habs... ED NOTE: This is Part Two of our conversation with hockey fighting legend Dave "The Hammer" Schultz. Bruins reject rumors that C Savard is on the block (SportingNews.com) 10/03/08 Forget it: Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli says center Marc Savard is not on the trade market. But that doesn't mean the Bruins aren't sniffing for deals. Flyers RW Downie suffers mild strain of MCL (PA SportsTicker) 10/02/08 Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren wanted no part of the guessing game as it relates to the availability of second-year right wing Steve Downie. ED. NOTE: We had a chance to speak with hockey fighting legend Dave "The Hammer" Schultz as he... Power Poll: Gotta go Red Wings for preseason No. 1 (SportingNews.com) 10/02/08 There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No. Puck Headlines: Blaming Marian Hossa for everything (Yahoo! Sports) 10/02/08 Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... Downie having an impact with Flyers (Yahoo! Sports) 10/02/08 To put it mildly, the Philadelphia Flyers and forward Steve Downie have made major strides in the last season. Lupul, Flyers hand Capitals first preseason loss (AP) 10/01/08
Joffrey Lupul had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers handed the Washington Capitals their first preseason defeat, 2-1 on Wednesday night. Glen Metropolit scored for the Flyers (4-2-0), who lost to Pittsburgh in five games in the Eastern Conference finals last season. Nicklas Backstrom scored for the Capitals (4-1-0), who are still enjoying their best preseason since 1999 when they... Flyers sign first-round pick Sbisa (PA SportsTicker) 10/01/08 The Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday signed defenseman Luca Sbisa, their top pick in this past June's draft. Briere, Flyers motivated by lofty expectations (PA SportsTicker) 10/01/08 Daniel Briere doesn't skate away from great expectations. He embraces them. Puck Headlines: Can Balsillie still steal the Preds from Nashville? (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08 Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... Flyers' Niittymaki returns to practice (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08 It was a day of movement in Flyers training camp. Antero Niittymaki was back in the stall he has occupied since... Season Preview: Washington Capitals, Class of '08-'09 (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08 NHL previews are often superfluous collections of popular opinions that, in the end, usually have no relation... Dark horse with a capital 'C' (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08 Alexander Ovechkin is the best thing that's happened to Washington. Now can the Capitals ride him to a Stanley Cup title? What a wacky weekend for Philadelphia sports fans: Watching the Mets pathetically collapse as the Phillies make... Leighton stops 21 shots in Carolina victory (AP) 09/28/08
Michael Leighton stopped 21 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes won for the first time in four preseason games with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Leighton, who's expected to be Carolina's No. 2 goalie, made nine saves in the third period. He has stopped 36 of 37 shots in two preseason outings. Richards lifts Flyers over Hurricanes, 4-2 (AP) 09/27/08 Mike Richards scored two short-handed goals to lead the Flyers to a 4-2 preseason victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in Philadelphia's final game at the Spectrum. Braydon Coburn had a goal and an assist and Joffrey Lupul also scored for the Flyers. Matt Murley and Patrick Eaves scored for the Hurricanes, who are winless in three preseason games. Can Lightning strike again? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/27/08 Tampa Bay could either be the surprise of its division or sink, but the Lightning will have a new look either way. Ottawa's new system designed to prevent goals (Yahoo! Sports) 09/26/08 Firewagon hockey? The days of the Ottawa Senators taking the risk of trading chances with the likes of the... Philadelphia Flyers 2008-09 team preview (SportingNews.com) 09/26/08 NULL Flyers' Aubin, Biron shut out Islanders (AP) 09/25/08 Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 18 saves in the first two periods and Martin Biron stopped six shots in the third in the Philadelphia Flyers' 4-0 exhibition victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night. Mike Richards and Joffrey Lupul each had a goal and an assist and Mike Knuble and Jeff Carter added goals for the Flyers (2-1-0). (Ed. Note: Schmoozing with Ovechkin is an occasional series on Puck Daddy in which we sit down with Washington... RotoWire's Keeper League Prospect Rankings (RotoWire) 09/25/08 Senators beat Flyers 3-1 in preseason win (AP) 09/24/08
Chris Neil scored two goals and the Ottawa Senators beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Wednesday night in an exhibition game. Neil scored a power-play goal on Jean-Sebastien Aubin late in the first to tie it at 1. Neil added Ottawa's third goal when he scored on Maxime Ouellette 8:07 into the third, and fought with Flyers forward Arron Asham with 4:55 remaining. |
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