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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

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Flyers begin preseason with 4-3 victory over NJ

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Flyers started the preseason off right with a 4-3 shootout victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils, Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Center. Darroll Powe, Jeff Carter and Danny Briere each had a goal … Continue reading

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Flyers open preseason against N.J. Devils

It feels like just yesterday that Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane was tossing his gloves in the air and streaking down the Wachovia Center ice, after scoring the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. But … Continue reading

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Agent: NHL won’t touch approved deals

Despite the NHL’s reopened investigations into the front-loaded contracts of Philadelphia’s Chris Pronger,  Boston’s Marc Savard, Chicago’s Marian Hossa and Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo, one unnamed agent believes even with the league’s newfound aggressiveness on the heels of the declined Ilya Kovalchuk … Continue reading

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Flyers release 2010 preseason schedule

The Flyers have officially released their 2010-11 preseason schedule. After opening training camp at the Skate Zone in Voorhees, N.J. on Sept. 17, the Flyers will play eight preseason games starting at home against the New Jersey Devils on Sept. … Continue reading

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Debunked! Agent denies Flyers hunt for Kovalchuk

Despite a report by Sports.life.ru, which stated that the Flyers had made an offer to free agent winger Ilya Kovalchuk, the simple truth is they didn’t.  At least not according to Kovalchuk’s European agent Yury Nikolaev. “I never said this,” … Continue reading

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Russian source says Flyers after Kovalchuk

In what has been a strange offseason for the Flyers may have gotten just a bit more odd. According to the Russian website Life Sports (need translator to read in English), as of Friday, cap-strapped Philadelphia is one of three … Continue reading

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Laperriere to miss rest of playoffs with brain contusion

When Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren made the announcement that forward Ian Laperriere was expected to be in the lineup when the Flyers began the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, a sigh of relief came sweeping over the … Continue reading

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Flyers Carter levels Devils Salmela

There was a scary sight during the second period of Monday’s battle between the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center, when newly acquired Devil Anssi Salmela was knocked out cold by a hit from Flyers’ forward Jeff … Continue reading

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Paying the Devil its due: Flyers beat Devils 5-2

The voodoo that the New Jersey Devils held over the Flyers the past few seasons appears to be over. Goaltender Ray Emery stretched his shut-out streak to 109 minutes and rookie James van Riemsdyk had another excellent game, as the … Continue reading

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