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Image courtesy of Amy Irvin According to Igor Eronko of the hockey department for Sports.ru, defenseman Erik Gustafsson has signed a deal with the KHL team Avangard Omsk. It is just speculation at the moment, but it sounds as though Gustafsson has played his last game as a Flyer. Gustafsson is an undrafted 25-year-old d-man […]
Welcome to Around the Net, a weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. We look at the Flyers losing a defenseman, a firing in the Metro division and Stanley Cup playoff news.
Photo: Andrew Gillen The Phillies have been relatively healthy this season, which is a plus, over their division rivals and other counterparts around the league. The Marlins, for example, just lost their star ace Jose Fernandez due to a necessary Tommy John surgery, and the Mets' ace of their own, Matt Harvey, is out […]
Image c/o GeekTyrant. Friday funnies brought to you straight from hockey’s own players, media personnel, and broadcast botches. We’ll be mucking it up every week right here, examining puck ups, puns, tweets, and more! PK Subban and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins the other night to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Subban […]
We are now (at publish time) just three days away from the most important moment in Philadelphia 76ers franchise history in four years—arguably more: The 2014 NBA Draft Lottery. The ping pong balls will pop and the Sixers will find out which slot in next month’s draft the have. This week, we will take a […]
When Kyle Farnsworth made his major league debut, I was in high school. I graduated high school 15 years ago. The Cubs lineup during his debut included Mark Grace batting third, Sammy Sosa batting cleanup, and featured a Mickey Morandini appearance for the Cubs. I was surprised enough that Farnsworth was still playing […]
The Phillies have found themselves in a rut, with no real consistency in the offense. The most consistent Phillies are the ones that many dismissed: the older Phillies whose prime came in the late 2000s. Given the Phillies' recent struggles, the Phillies need to take advantage of the production from the older players and reset […]
One of Philadelphia's favorite families will be getting bigger. Chase and Jennifer Utley reportedly are going to welcome their second child into the world. Hugh E. Dillon of Philly Chit Chat reports: Jen and Chase Utley are about to become parents again. Jen to me, I'm not getting fat, I'm pregnant. Yeah, I don't […]
The Phillies made a move today. Darin Ruf, on the disabled list since March, has been activated from the disabled list. But, he will not be joining the major league team. Stephen Gross from the Allentown Morning Call reports: #Phillies Darin Ruf was reinstated from the DL and optioned to Triple-A #IronPigs — Stephen Gross […]
Cody Asche had a rough game at third base last night. Asche had not one, not two, but three errors that directly correlated to the four runs that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim scored last night as the Phillies fell 4-3. It was the first time a Phillies third baseman had three errors in […]
