Ron Hextall
Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. NHL salary cap number released The cap ceiling will be $71.4 million dollars next season. The Flyers are at $69.3 million already: [NHL.com] [Kukla's Korner-Paul] The future in goal Ron Hextall is very aware of the organization's need […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers draft plans just became a little clearer. Ron Hextall said on Friday that the Flyers will take the best player available with the seventh overall pick in the NHL Draft next week. It seems that the Flyers would prefer that player be a forward of some sort, but […]
It has already been an eventful offseason for the Flyers and the offseason is only really just beginning. True to their word, the Flyers and GM Ron Hextall sent Craig Berube packing not long after the conclusion of the season and made the new hire official prior to the NHL Draft. Enter Dave Hakstol, the […]
View image | gettyimages.com Regardless of who came away with the Stanley Cup, this year’s Final featured two teams that were built from the bottom up. The Chicago Blackhawks, now a dynasty with three Stanley Cup wins in the last six years, are where the Flyers hope to be. The Flyers and Blackhawks were […]
View image | gettyimages.com In less than two weeks, the Flyers and the rest of the NHL will be adding potential pieces of the future at the NHL Draft in Sunrise, Fla. With that, our series on potential draft prospects starts to wind down as the draft creeps closer. The forward group continues to […]
View image | gettyimages.com When the Flyers pulled the trigger on a trade that sent Kimmo Timonen to the Chicago Blackhawks, there were two things that stood out. For one, Timonen never got to play for the Flyers this season but what was more important was the favor the Flyers were doing for Timonen. […]
While every fan (and general manager) hopes that the club lands a future star in the NHL Draft, the main goal is to establish – or replenish – depth in the organization. Perennial Stanley Cup contenders are built on deep rosters, not just on one or two stars. On the flip side, a series of […]
June 7, 1997 In Game 4 of the 1997 Stanley Cup Final, the Flyers were up against the machine that was the Detroit Red Wings. Having been outscored, 14-5, in the first three games, the Flyers were staring at a three games to none deficit. The Flyers were prepared to play better defense and not […]
Before Dave Hakstol can start coaching the team, he needs to know what players he has to work with on the roster. Ron Hextall continues to add to the many decisions the Flyers will have to make this offseason. Last week, Hextall tapped into the KHL for two free agents – defenseman […]
View image | gettyimages.com We're closing in on rounding out the Top 10 forwards available in the 2015 NHL Draft and who could be the possible selections for the Flyers. So far, you've read profiles on Dylan Strome, Mikko Rantanen, Lawson Crouse, Mathew Barzal and Mitch Marner – and we obviously bypassed the sure-fire […]
