Philadelphia Flyers Rumors & News

Delaware County Times "The offseason has not been kind to Ilya Bryzgalov. On the other hand, Ilya Bryzgalov has not been kind to Philadelphia. The Flyers goaltender — continuing his end-of-the-season, self-promotion tour through Russia — spoke to another media outlet. Last month, Bryzgalov cried to a Russian..." May 18

Philly.com "Was something lost in translation, or is Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov feeling lost in the woods again? Bryzgalov gave a lengthy interview to the Russian sports site Championat, and it was translated on the Deadspin website Wednesday. It should be noted that in the past, Bryzgalov has claimed..." May 16

NHL.com "The National Hockey League moved closer to an agreement to send its players to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia during a meeting in Stockholm on Friday. The meeting included representatives from the NHL, National Hockey League Players' Association, International Olympic Committee,..." May 10

Philly.com "THE FLYERS have the NHL's most expensive collection of second- and third-pairing defensemen. That's not a knock - or at least, an intentional one. You see, Kimmo Timonen ($6 million), Braydon Coburn ($4.5 million), Andrej Meszaros ($4 million), Luke Schenn ($3.6 million) and Nick Grossmann ($3.5..." May 09

Philly.com "After a disappointing season, the Flyers have to start making player development a priority. The 2013 NHL Draft will be held on June 30, and it may seem far away, but the Flyers really need to focus on their options when they head into the first round. Since the Flyers have the No.11 pick,..." May 09

CSN Philly "As much as the Flyers’ goaltending was both praised and maligned this past season (see story), nothing dominated the team’s overall consciousness like its defense. Start to finish, the Flyers were mostly a reconstruction project on the blue line because of injuries and a poor offseason...." May 07

PhillyBurbs.com "He was supposed to bring back the glory days of Flyer goaltending, perhaps a glimpse of Bernie Parent or a snapshot of Ron Hextall. At the very least, Ilya Bryzgalov was supposed to live up to a nine-year, $51 million contract he signed shortly after Flyers owner Ed Snider made it known in May..." May 04

PhillyBurbs.com "No. 11 is the draft position the Flyers held before Monday night’s lottery and No. 11 is where they’re going to stay. The second-seeded Colorado Avalanche lucked out over the first-seeded Florida Panthers and most likely will go after top-rated prospect Seth Jones, a defenseman from the United..." May 04

PhillyBurbs.com "Peter Laviolette will continue as coach of the Flyers next season, this according to the man who makes that call, general manager Paul Holmgren. In recent weeks, Holmgren had become increasingly agitated when asked about Laviolette’s status, even though the Flyers were on the verge of missing the..." May 04

CSN Philly "Five forwards will be unrestricted free agents at the end of this season. But which ones will stick around for 2013-14? Flyers coaching and management personnel were consulted in advance of this piece. What follows is CSNPhilly.com’s best guess at what happens, taking into account those..." May 03

Philly.com "Ilya Bryzgalov, the wannabe cosmonaut who enjoys critiquing journalists in his spare time, cannot be blamed for the Flyers' failure to make the playoffs this season. The quirky Russian goalie was good, not great, and his overall numbers - a pedestrian 2.79 goals-against average and career-worst..." May 02

Philly.com "Claude Giroux's first year as the Flyers' captain will not be remembered fondly. It's not that the slick-passing, 25-year-old center played poorly - it's that his team, for a variety of reasons, never clicked until they were eliminated from the playoffs and the pressure had been..." May 01

CSN Philly "While the Flyers cleaned out their lockers, packed up their equipment and met with the team’s coaching staff, a small but dedicated group of fans waited in the parking lot outside Skate Zone. Most of them were wearing or holding Danny Briere’s No. 48 sweater, hoping to shake the hand or get the..." May 01

CSN Philly "Paul Holmgren is fond of saying how much he “likes” his roster. He’ll say it three or four times a season. And then go out and make a couple of changes. You can always “like” something else better out there. Given the Flyers' multitude of problems this season, it would be foolish to..." April 30

CSN Philly "Had the Flyers qualified for the playoffs, Paul Holmgren expected that defenseman Nicklas Grossmann would have returned. That would not have been the case with Andrej Meszaros, but the Flyers' general manager said in his closing remarks Sunday at break-up day that he expects both back next..." April 29

NHL.com "By finishing with the fewest points in the regular season, the Florida Panthers had the best chance to land the No. 1 pick at the 2013 NHL Draft in June. But, on Monday, the Colorado Avalanche were the ones smiling. Colorado (16-25-7) was the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery..." April 29

CSN Philly "If that was the end for him in Philadelphia, it was a lot like the beginning and the middle – entertaining and strange. On Sunday, the day after the Flyers finished a lockout-shortened season that resulted in them missing the playoffs for just the second time in the last 18 years, the players..." April 29

NHL.com "The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs will open Tuesday in Chicago with a matchup between the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild, who were the last team to clinch a playoff berth. The NHL released the playoff schedule Sunday night and it includes three Game 1s on..." April 29

Courier-Post "The end of the regular season will be a lot like the beginning for Scott Hartnell. He’ll be watching the playoffs from an unfamiliar spot — his couch. That’s where he sat, frustrated with a broken foot only three games into the season when he watched his teammates struggle out of the gate to a..." April 28

Courier-Post "Claude Giroux's first season as Flyers captain was an enjoyable but frustrating learning experience. His individual stats dropped slightly and his team missed the playoffs. "Obviously, it was something new," Giroux said. "It was a good experience to have that 'C' and also to have a lot of..." April 28

Philly.com "If veteran Danny Briere played his last home game in a Flyers uniform Thursday night, he made a theatrical exit, scoring his first goal in 20 games in his team's 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders. At the same time, rookie defenseman Oliver Lauridsen was, in a sense, making an entrance to..." April 26

NHL.com "The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. What do we need right now? Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way..." April 24

Philly.com ""Keep on Running, Boston." That was one of the many signs held by Bostonians and shown during an emotional tribute video on the Wells Fargo Center scoreboard before the Flyers jolted the Bruins, 5-2, on Tuesday night. A sign created by the Flyers organization said: "From One Tough Town to..." April 24

Boston Herald "With just three games to go for the Flyers, Tuesday’s matchup at the Wells Fargo Center with the Boston Bruins will provide emotional moments on several fronts. The Flyers plan several ways to honor those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. From a hockey standpoint, it will be the..." April 23

CSN Philly "They haven’t seen each other on NHL ice since last May 8, when the Devils closed them out in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Wells Fargo Center. Some of them still can’t believe he’s not a Flyer. From orange ‘n black to Dallas Stars green to Bruins black ‘n gold. It’s..." April 23

Philly.com "And then there was one. Warrior Kimmo Timonen has joined the Flyers’ list of walking wounded. Now, Luke Schenn will be the Flyers’ only opening day defenseman to finish the season in the lineup during this forgettable, 97-day season. The Flyers announced Tuesday that Timonen will miss the..." April 23

CSN Philly "The evaluation process for the Flyers has already begun. Who goes and who stays? Although the final tally isn’t in, it’s not hard to piece together a pretty good list of who won’t be back next season. The tough thing is that at least one player, Kent Huskins, got the short end of the..." April 22

NHL.com "In celebration of Earth Day, NHL Green has teamed up with Sterling Planet, the United States' leading retail provider of environmental assets for corporate, utility and government clients, to attempt to mitigate the environmental impact of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the second..." April 22

Newark Star-Ledger "Wayne Simmonds got his first career hat trick to lead the Philadelphia Flyers in a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night in a matchup of teams recently eliminated from playoff contention. Jakub Voracek and Matt Read also scored for the Flyers, who won for the third time in four..." April 21

Philly.com "WITH THE HEAD coach apparently returning for at least the start of next hockey season, and the general manager likely to survive the Flyers season that wasn't, this star-crossed team seems poised for yet another franchise-shifting decision. And wouldn't you know it, it revolves around a..." April 20

Rant Sports "The Philadelphia Flyers are a perennial playoff team, missing only once in the past 18 years. The team has a huge budget, a legacy of grit and victory, and the entire eastern portion of Pennsylvania on their side. Great players have tried their damndest, but not a single Stanley Cup has been..." April 20

Newark Star-Ledger "If you want an answer to who the starting goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers is going to be next season, you’re certainly not going to find it here. If you woke up general manager Paul Holmgren or head coach Peter Laviolette in the middle of the night, you probably would be wasting your..." April 20

CSN Philly "The final four games of 2013 are pretty much meaningless for the Flyers, other than for someone trying to make an impression or earn a contract, or for the coach to experiment using people in different roles. Friday night, the New York Rangers officially eliminated the Flyers from playoff..." April 20

CSN Philly "Those are Scott Hartnell’s words after a numbing 3-0 loss by the Flyers on Thursday night to the New Jersey Devils. The defeat reduced the Flyers' elimination number to two points. A Rangers’ victory Friday at Buffalo will officially knock the Flyers out of playoff contention. “There have..." April 19

Courier-Post "Flyers management loves the energy and toughness that Zac Rinaldo brings, and it really liked what it saw in the two weeks newly acquired enforcer Jay Rosehill has been around. Wanting to keep what they have, the Flyers signed both physical wingers to contract extensions during Wednesday’s day..." April 18

Philly.com "“We’re in a hole. We put ourselves here and we accept it,” Laviolette said after the Flyers jolted the New York Rangers, 4-2, on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.” The Flyers have five games left and are five points behind the eighth-place Rangers in the Eastern Conference; they are also..." April 17

ESPN.com "The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season with six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadiums across North America, sources familiar with the plan confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. The series will start..." April 17

Philly.com "WHAT IF? Two simple words, combined together, to provide one impossible question for the Flyers to answer. What if the Flyers' four-game losing streak last week were, instead, only two games? The question makes you wonder, after Steve Mason perfectly encapsulated the Flyers' gutsy, 4-2 win..." April 17

Courier-Post "Sandwiched in-between the general manager talking like no coach firing will be coming after this dying Flyers season ends and with his team finally looking its old self, Peter Laviolette’s uplifting Monday was upsetting. He grew up near Boston. His sister attended the Boston..." April 16

Philly.com "It sounds as if the Flyers’ fiery coach is staying. Without formally announcing it, general manager Paul Holmgren gave Laviolette a strong vote of confidence in Montreal on Monday. Asked if he planned to make a coaching change, Holmgren’s reply was succinct. “I haven’t even thought along..." April 15

CSN Philly "Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov doesn’t often get very angry with reporters. But he let off some steam Thursday night after a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators (see game recap). His anger was directed at some media outlets who reported he had fallen asleep during a team meeting and was..." April 13

Courier-Post "On Thursday night, Wells Fargo Center was so quiet Ilya Bryzgalov could’ve slept in the net. Yes, this season is so sad, so disappointing, so forgettable there is nothing else to do but rehash bad jokes. But this isn’t a joke: The Flyers aren’t going to make the playoffs. Sure, sounds..." April 12

Courier-Post "A half hour after the Flyers’ morning skate, Danny Briere was still out there on the Skate Zone ice skating hard, shooting pucks and pushing himself — proof that he wouldn’t be returning from a concussion Tuesday night against Ottawa. Huffing and puffing, Briere eventually emerged into the..." April 12

Philly.com "The Flyers on Thursday signed a speedy, late-blooming right winger who was a second-round draft pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2010. Petr Straka, a 6-foot, 195-pound free agent who reportedly was courted by 12 NHL teams, signed a three-year, entry-level deal to start next season. He will..." April 12

NHL.com "The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League today announced a historic partnership with the You Can Play Project that formalizes and advances their long-standing commitment to make the NHL the most inclusive professional sports league in the world. "The NHL..." April 12

TSN.ca "The National Hockey League's meeting with officials from the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation wrapped up in New York City Friday with more work needed to be done. "We had a good working session and were able to discuss all of the issues involved in the..." April 12

CSN Philly "After this evening’s game against the Ottawa Senators, Danny Briere, who remains out of the lineup following a concussion, has eight more games left in the season. Briere “pushed” things today at the morning skate, he said, and needs to see how he’s feeling on Friday. If he has no symptoms –..." April 12