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Trading Carter, Richards Changes Everything for Flyers
It will go down in Flyers history as the Day of Reckoning. General manager Paul Holmgren took his organization across the hockey Rubicon and with guts made of iron, changing the course of the Flyers’ future for the next decade. … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 offseason
Philly Sports Daily: Carter Trade Rumor has Realistic Framework
Rumors, speculation and amateur attempts at general managing have become a staple of every NHL offseason. While ideas become somewhat intriguing during a summer of disappointment and vacant of real news, rumor mongering is typically unreliable and in some cases, … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 offseason
Philly Sports Daily: Flyers Need Revolution in Toughness
The offseason chatter surrounding the improvement of the Flyers has focused primarily on goaltending, Mike Richards’ captaincy and potential trade opportunities featuring Jeff Carter. Yet, while those topics may headline the solutions put forth to avenge their embarrassing second-round playoff … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Richards Not to Blame for Flyers Lack of Accountability
Mike Richards isn’t the problem and neither is his captaincy with the Flyers. After being swept out of the postseason in effortless fashion by the Boston Bruins in the second round, fingers were pointed and blame was assigned — most … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Sweep of Flyers Should Come as No Surprise
The second-round series against the Boston Bruins was a summation of all that came before it. Trailing 3-1 late in the third period of Game 4 at TD Garden, with his team facing elimination, Flyers coach Peter Laviolette pulled Sergei … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Do the Flyers Miss Jeff Carter?
Jeff Carter walked gingerly down the hall at the Flyers practice facility on Thursday morning, holding a slight limp on his sprained right knee. The high-scoring forward’s walk, along with mechanical knee brace laying under his equipment in the locker … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Top Scorers Giving Flyers an Edge Over Sabres
Winning in the post season comes down to production. If one team’s best players out-produce the other, the series is usually there for the taking. It’s a simple formula. Yet, while the Flyers’ big scorers have produced nine goals in … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Flyers Looking to Continue Road Magic in Buffalo
For nearly every team in the playoffs, home-ice advantage has been a crucial and desired aspect in gaining an edge on the opposition. However, for the Flyers, their strategic advantage comes as the visitors. “I think when we get away … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Carter’s Playoff Production Won’t Change Until He Goes
With less than two minutes left and Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals tied at three, it became painfully obvious that Jeff Carter was not a playoff finisher. With a chance to win the contest and send the series … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Flyers Kicked by Devils, Drop Second Straight
Another day, another non-playoff opponent and another loss for the Flyers. Lacking a killer instinct for the second time in as many nights, the Flyers failed to overcome a late deficit, as they lost to Patrik Elias and the New … Continue reading
Filed under 2009-10 season
