Tag: Philadelphia Flyers

NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and the Toronto Maple Leafs

On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jason Gregor: Forward Anton Slepyshev has had his name come up in trade talk, but since he's waiver exempt still, why not reassign him to the AHL and let him play a lot to see what…

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NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators and the Philadelphia Flyers

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators have lost eight of their past nine games heading into their back-to-back games against the Ducks and Kings starting tonight. The answers will likely have to come…

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NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings

On the Philadelphia Flyers ... Sam Carchidi: Flyers GM Ron Hextall on his head coach Dave Hakstol: “Dave Hakstol is our coach and will remain our coach. Period.” Hextall inferred beyond this season but didn't specially say it. John Boruk: "Just…

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NHL Rumors: Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers

On the Minnesota Wild ... Michael Russo: The Wild assigned defenseman Kyle Quincey to the AHL as they continue to try and trade him. He carries an NHL salary cap hit of $1.25 million, but while in the AHL he'll count…

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NHL Rumors: Salary Cap, Philadelphia Flyers, and the San Jose Sharks

On the salary cap ... Sonny Sachdeva of Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman said over the weekend that depending what the NHLPA wants to do, next years salary cap could be around $80 million. The Board of Governors meetings are this week,…

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NHL News: Stars, Oilers, Kings, Canadiens, Predators, Senators, Flyers, Sharks, Canucks and Capitals

On the Dallas Stars ... Mark Stepneski: Forward Antoine Roussel missed last night's game with an illness. Mark Stepneski: The Stars have recalled winger Curtis McKenzie. Mark Stepneski: Martin Hanzal is out week-to-week with a hamstring injury. On the Edmonton…

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NHL Power Rankings: 2017-18 Consensus Week 8

The St. Louis Blues narrowly edged out Tampa Bay Lightning for week eight of our consensus NHL power rankings. The Columbus Blue Jackets just beat out the Nashville Predators for the third spot this week. The Winnipeg Jets round out…

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NHL Rumors: Islanders, Ducks, Oilers, Flyers, and GMs Without Extensions

On the New York Islanders, Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers and GMs on the last year of their contracts ... TSN Insider Trading: Pierre LeBrun: Spoke with John Tavares earlier this week and "the more you talk to John Tavares,…

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NHL Rumors: Golden Knights, Penguins and Flyers

On the Vegas Golden Knights ... SinBin.Vegas: Golden Knights GM George McPhee was on Sportnet 590 and once again said that they won't be trading assets at the trade deadline, that he's "not going to derail anything." Has to be at least…

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NHL News: Coyotes, Bruins, Avs, Stars, Wings, Oilers, Canadiens, Devils, Sens, Flyers, Leafs, Lightning, Lines and Pairings

On the Arizona Coyotes ... Craig Morgan: Defenseman Jakob Chychrun was on the ice again today at the Coyotes morning skate. On the Boston Bruins ... Mike Morreale: Coach Bruce Cassidy said that Ryan Spooner would be back in the…

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NHL Rumors: Scouting PHI-Van, Panthers, Rangers, and Canadiens

Scouting the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks ... Dave Isaac: Scouts listed to attended last night's Flyers-Canucks game: Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Washington Capitals, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, St. Lous…

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NHL News: Ducks, Bruins, Stars, Wild, Predators, Sens, Flyers, Pens, Blues, Canucks and Capitals

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Eric Stephens: Goaltender Ryan Miller was put on the IR with an upper-body injury as they need the roster space to activate defenseman Cam Fowler from the IR. On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Forwards Brad…

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