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Bruins Show Flyers How Far They Are From The Top

WELLS FARGO CENTER — The Boston Bruins walked into the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday afternoon and punched the Flyers right in the mouth. “That’s for thinking you’re the best team in the Eastern Conference.” Before the red-hot but injury-plagued Flyers … Continue reading

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Philly Sports Daily: Rafalski’s Retirement Should have Flyers eying Timonen’s Future

On May 25, in an abrupt and surprising decision, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski called it a career, retiring after 11 seasons in the NHL. The announcement came without warning as the jaws of the collective hockey world dropped … Continue reading

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Philly Sports Daily: Flyers Defense Takes Shape With Return of Chris Pronger

Since Chris Pronger’s Game 6 return to the line up, the talk has been of his impact on the power play, his veteran presence and the spark he could and did provide. That’s all true and proved so in the … Continue reading

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Philly Sports Daily: Statistics Show Game 2 Vital for Flyers

On Friday following the Flyers’ afternoon practice, the players all equally shrugged off the shutout home loss to the visiting Buffalo Sabres in Game 1. The mantra followed by the still-confident group was one of ‘we played well enough to … Continue reading

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Philly Sports Daily: Flyers Not Ready to Panic after Game 1 Loss

WELLS FARGO CENTER — It wouldn’t be a Flyers postseason if it were easy. Now trailing one game to none thanks to a an underwhelming 1-0 win by the seventh-seeded Buffalo Sabres on Thursday at the Wells Fargo Center, the No. … Continue reading

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Philly Sports Daily: Flyers Should Prepare for Life Without Pronger

VOORHEES, N.J. — The Flyers are not the same team without Chris Pronger. That’s an easily stated fact. The 17-year veteran works like a pillar, particularly in the postseason, holding strong as everything collapses around him. His grit, violence and … Continue reading

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Timonen Injury Update

After leaving Tuesday’s 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks with a concerning lower body injury, Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen is expected to practice with the team today in Los Angeles, according to Sam Carchidi. And if all goes well, Timonen … Continue reading

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Flyers’ Timonen Suffers Lower Body Injury vs Vancouver

The road has suddenly gotten dark for the Philadelphia Flyers. Midway through a 6-2 embarrassment at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday at Rogers Arena,  Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen left the contest with what is being called a … Continue reading

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Back spasms limit Timonen

Anyone reading the event summary for the Flyers’ 7-4  victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday night, noticed an odd number next to defenseman Kimmo Timonen’s name — 15:06 of ice time. CSNphilly.com is reporting that back spasms limited Timonen in the … Continue reading

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Stevens will tweak line combos, but keep power play scheme

VOORHEES — With all but one forward roster spot filled for the 2009-10 season,  the biggest question for the Flyers  becomes … who is with who? “I like the combination of forwards we have now,” said defenseman Kimmo Timonen. “We … Continue reading

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