Posts Tagged as ‘Simon Gagne’

January 10, 2010

Gagne ‘no goal’ a result of Pittsburgh fraud?

NHL executive John Dellapina told the the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday, that the reason why Simon Gagne’s controversial second period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday didn’t count, was that the replay room in Toronto was not sent the correct replays from FSN Pittsburgh.
“… An NHL executive said last night that replay officials in Toronto were not given [...]

December 18, 2009

Gagne to return Saturday vs Rangers

After missing 22 games due to a double hernia suffered on Oct. 26,  Flyers’ forward Simon Gagne is set to make his return to the active lineup, Saturday against the New York Rangers.
“I’m very excited,” Gagne told the media on Friday. “I think today was pretty much the first time I enjoyed myself in practice. [...]

December 17, 2009

Flyers not rushing to decision on trade front

For all the Flyers’ fans expecting and clamoring for a trade before the holiday freeze on Dec. 19 —  don’t hold your breath.
On Wednesday, general manager Paul Holmgren made it clear that he wants more time to observe the team under newly minted head coach Peter Laviolette before making a team-shaking move.
“I’d like to evaluate [...]

October 30, 2009

Briere injured; Laliberte called up

The Flyers avoided the league-wide injury plague long enough and now it’s time to pay their due
Danny Briere left Friday’s practice early with an apparent lower body injury that is likely to keep him out of Saturday’s contest against Carolina.  David Laliberte has been called up in case Briere can not go.  The official injury [...]

October 28, 2009

Welcome back Randy Jones; Surgery likely for Gagne.

After dispatching defenseman Randy Jones into AHL exile prior to the start of the season, the Flyers seem to have had second thoughts.
As of Wednesday, the Flyers have placed Jones on re-entry waivers in an attempt to get him back on the active roster.  If claimed, Philly would be responsible for half his $2.75 million [...]

October 26, 2009

Gagne out with lower body injury (not groin)

According to an official release from the Philadelphia Flyers, forward Simon Gagne is very questionable for Tuesday’s game in Washington due to a lower body injury.  The good news is —  it’s not his groin.
As it stands now, center Blair Betts is set to return off the IR on Tuesday, moving either Darroll Powe or [...]

October 19, 2009

Flyers change lines again in search for consistency

Amid offensive inconsistency the past two games, in which the Flyers have only scored a total of four goals, coach John Stevens has mixed up the lines once again in an attempt to capture some depth production.
“It’s more because of lack of production,” said Stevens.  ”We had a three lines before that could all score [...]

October 14, 2009

JVR’s return means more line changes

With rookie forward James van Riemsdyk on the shelf with concussion symptoms for the past week, coach John Stevens made the decision to stick creative winger Claude Giroux on the team’s top line centered by Mike Richards.  The idea was to not only spark Giroux’s production but to get struggling Simon Gagne more scoring chances [...]

September 22, 2009

Rosters set for Flyers home debut

In tonight’s preseason debut at the Wachovia Center against the Detroit Red Wings, the Flyers have slimmed down their roster and will be presenting a squad that will look very similar to the one on opening day.
For the first time all preseason, the team will stack its defense with its top-two pairings, partnering Kimmo Timonen [...]

August 25, 2009

Update: Gagne injured in Olympic camp

According to multiple reports out of Team Canada’s Olympic camp in Calgary, Flyers’ forward Simon Gagne has suffered a hip injury practicing with the team.  Darren Dreger of TSN is reporting that Gagne will miss the rest of the week-long camp.
The injury is not serious, but just a tweaking of the right hip, the same [...]