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Embed from Getty Images The Flyers 2016-17 season will open in Los Angeles the Flyers face the Kings on Friday, Oct. 14. The Flyers will open the home portion of their schedule five days later on Thursday, Oct. 20, against the Anaheim Ducks. The NHL announced all 30 home openers for each of the teams in […]
Embed from Getty Images When you think of the Flyers needs on offense, you think of a winger with a powerful shot, powerful motion in his skating and forechecking and size. The Flyers don't have an immediate need at center, but could a center peak their interest. There's a good chance the Flyers will […]
The Flyers are greatly in need of forward depth over the offseason and they are well aware of that and the many ways they can add it, through free agency, trades, the Draft and so on. That said, when Ron Hextall spoke to the media on Thursday, the philosophy for how they will handle the […]
The Flyers opened the offseason with the expected move of buying out R.J. Umberger. Ron Hextall addressed the media on Thursday afternoon with more on the Umberger buyout.
Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia It's a move everyone could see coming, even the player himself. The NHL’s compliance buyout period opened on Wednesday and the Flyers are in the process of buying out R.J. Umberger’s contract, GM Ron Hextall announced on Thursday. Umberger was in the midst of a five-year, $23 million contract and had three seasons remaining, […]
Embed from Getty Images In 2012, the Flyers drafted Shayne Gostisbehere in the third round of the NHL Draft. In 2014, when the Flyers held the 17th overall pick, they took Travis Sanheim. Both defensemen will be linked to our next prospect looking for a home in the 2016 NHL Draft. Let's try to […]
The Flyers have drafted a defenseman in the first round of the NHL Draft in each of the last three drafts. To this point, with the Flyers looking to add size and scoring to the forward group, our prospect profile series has focused on the forwards in the draft. But for the next couple of days, […]
Embed from Getty Images The Eagles took care of the last piece of business for the offseason leading into the 2016 season. A six-year extension locked up Fletcher Cox for the foreseeable future as the staple of the Eagles defense. It came at a price for the Eagles: $103 million total and $63 million […]
Embed from Getty Images The big man on the Eagles defense just got a big pay day. The Eagles and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox have agreed to a six-year, $103 million contract extension. $63 million of the contract is guaranteed. The extension will begin next season and last until the completion of the 2022 […]
Embed from Getty Images In a time when Philly sports are still stuck in a rut and the Flyers are still looking more to a bright future than a greater presence in the present, Sunday night was certainly not for the faint of heart. The Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup, their fourth in […]