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Flyers keep Gagner
#Flyers have informed Sam Gagner they will keep him. Didn’t waive him and not looking to trade him.
— Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) June 30, 2015
The noon deadline to waive Sam Gagner has come and gone and he is still a member of the Philadelphia Flyers. He wanted to stay here: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] [Courier Post Online- Dave Isaac]
Flyers trade Rinaldo
High energy penalty machine Zac Rinaldo was traded to Boston for a 2017 3rd round pick. That is simply amazing: [Courier Post Online- Dave Isaac] [CSNPhilly.com- Daniel Spevak] [The Hockey News- Ryan Kennedy]
VandeVelde re-signs for 2 years; Del Zotto tendered
Chris VandeVelde signed a two year deal worth $1.425 million and tendered Michael Del Zotto: [CSNPhilly.com- Tim Panaccio] [Hockeybuzz-Bill Meltzer]
Pronger gets the Hall call
Former Flyers captain Chris Pronger has been elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame: [Kukla's Korner- Paul] [Philly.com-Jeff Neiburg] [Puck Daddy- Greg Wyshynski]
Mike Richards dropped by Kings
Another former Flyers captain had a slightly worse day as the LA Kings voided out the rest of Mike Richards' contract. An investigation is "ongoing": [ESPN-Katie Strang] [Puck Daddy- Josh Cooper]
That's all for today, join us tomorrow at Flyerdelphia as we track signingsand player movement when free agent frenzy starts.
