We’re less than a week into the regular season and the red flags in Detroit and Philadelphia are waving relentlessly through the cold winter skies, riots have engulfed the narrow city streets, and citizens are calling for the heads of … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd | Tagged Detroit Red Wings, Hockey, NHL, Penalty Kill, Philadelphia Flyers, Power Play | Leave a commentI lamented the fact that the Flyers seemed to be mocking the labor negotiation process when they re-signed Wayne Simmonds to a lengthy, pricey extension. I have to believe that the Flyers not only read this site but secretly hold … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Philadelphia Flyers, Scott Hartnell, Wayne Simmonds | Leave a commentLast night, perhaps while you were sleeping, the Flyers and Wayne Simmonds signed a 6 year contract extension. Good for both of them! And I’m sure they had to do it at night, because they were spending their day negotiating … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Philadelphia Flyers, Wayne Simmonds | Leave a commentBack in June, we were talking about the Los Angeles Kings and their impressive run to the Stanley Cup, upending teams that had a better regular season and had home field advantage at every level along the way. When we … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Los Angeles Kings, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick Nash, Ryan Suter, Shane Doan, Vancouver Canucks, Zach Parise | Leave a commentThere were two big moves in the last 48 hours. The first was Rick Nash finally being traded, shipped off to New York for Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and Tim Erixon (with a couple picks and a prospect also changing … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Artem Anisimov, Brandon Dubinsky, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Rick Nash, Tim Erixon | Leave a commentThe Philadelphia Flyers already lost a premier defenseman in Matt Carle when he signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The market wasn’t exactly good to the Flyers either, with their most celebrated signing being none other than… Ruslan Fedotenko? The … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Shea Weber | Leave a commentLast, but certainly not least, let’s take a look at the moves in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. In 2011-2012, four of the five clubs were in the postseason, but each certainly has holes to fill before October. … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Atlantic Division, Free Agency, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins | Leave a commentThe NHL draft, as I mentioned a couple days ago, is at it’s most interesting when there is a lot of dealing done outside of the selection process. Four teams made some big moves this weekend as the draft was … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Carolina Hurricanes, James Van Riemsdyk, Jodan Staal, Luck Schenn, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs | Leave a commentThe 2011-2012 campaign has just ended, which means the long and tedious wait for next season has begun. Now, you can choose to be sad for the next couple of months. Or, you can look forward to what is coming. … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks | Leave a commentJeff Carter came over in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets just ahead of the Blue Jackets. In Philadelphia last season, Carter was a proven, prolific goal scorer. He lost some of that flair playing in Columbus, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Ryan Henning, Updates | Tagged Columbus Blue Jackets, Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings, Martin Hanzal, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Shane Doan | Leave a comment