Tag: Philadelphia Flyers

Rumors: Bruins, Flyers and Blue Jackets

On the Bruins ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: (mailbag) Bruins defenseman Joe Morrow hasn't shown a lot so far this season. He would have to clear waivers if they wanted to send him to Providence. There might be a time…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Oilers, Bruins, Hurricanes and Blue Jackets

Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: (mailbag) Oilers Andrew Ference has a no-trade and no-movement clause. He has this year and next left on his four-year, $13 million contract. There is a chance that the Oilers could buy him out…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Bruins, Oilers, Leafs, Scouting Flyers and Hawks

On the Bruins ... Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: Haggerty on Zdeno Chara But there will come a time in the rapidly approaching future when the Bruins move on from their longtime captain, and that process may even be fast-tracked if…

Mark Easson

Morning Hits: Bruins, Pens, Stars, Rangers, Devils and Flyers

Joe Haggerty of CSNNE: On the Bruins ... Bruins defenseman Matt Irwin cleared waivers yesterday and will report to Providence of the AHL. Irwin had a couple costly turnovers that led to goals and was a minus five through two…

Mark Easson

Injuries: Flyers, Devils, Blues, Kings, Capitals and Red Wings

Jeff Neiberg of the Philadelphia Daily News: On the Flyers ... R.J. Umberger is out with an upper-body injury and is day-to-day. Tom Gulitti of The Record: On the Devils ... John Moore's x-ray of his forearm revealed "just a…

Mark Easson

Rumors I: Flyers Cap, Devils Plans, and Ducks Cutting Losses

Jeff Neiburg of the Philadelphia Daily News: The Flyers have sent Andrew MacDonald to the AHL and GM Ron Hextall is having to deal with Vincent Lecavalier's contract. "The salary cap is hard," Hextall said in an interview with the…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Flames, Sabres, Oilers, Bruins, UFAs, and Flyers

Brian Costello: The Flames could get a better return in a trade for Jonas Hiller than they could with Kari Ramo. Would the Flames be comfortable with a Ramo-Joni Ortio pairing if Hiller is moved a team like Buffalo? Jonathan…

Mark Easson

News: 2015-16 Opening Day NHL Rosters For All Teams

Image from BeerLeagueBlog.ca Opening day rosters (as of 10:00 AM, ET) as released by the NHL PR. Anaheim Ducks Frederik Andersen, Kevin Bieksa, Andrew Cogliano, Simon Despres, Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Carl Hagelin, Shawn Horcoff, Tim Jackman, Ryan Kesler, Anton Khudobin,…

Mark Easson

Top 10 Worst NHL Contracts: Rankings 1 to 5

I’ve already counted down half of the worst contracts currently in the NHL, and I know you all were eagerly awaiting my final five. Just to recap, there were three main criteria I judged these deals on: How well a…

Carolyn Wilke

Morning Hits: Flyers, Kassian, Rangers, Ducks, Sharks, and Blues

Tom Reifsnyder of the Philadelphia Daily News: The Flyers currently have about $670,000 in cap space, but if/when Andrew MacDonald clears waivers and is assigned to the AHL, they'll gain an extra $950,000 in cap space. "Well, it's disappointing, I…

Mark Easson

News: Players Put On Waivers Today

Everyone who was put on waivers yesterday cleared, including Oilers Ben Scrivens. Going to waivers today from Bob McKenzie and Renaud Lavoie Canucks - Linden Vey, Frank Corrado and Alex Biega. Flames - Paul Byron and Mason Raymond. Bruins - Max…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Richards, Flyers, Blues, Maple Leafs, and Oilers

TSNs Insider Trading: Bob McKenzie: Mike Richards will not have his situation resolved by the start of the NHL season. There has been no date set for the grievance he filed with the league. McKenzie wonders if it's possible that…

Mark Easson