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MLB.com's Todd Zolecki caught up with former Phillies infielder Kevin Frandsen this afternoon as the Phillies prepared to take on the Washington Nationals. Frandsen's pretty unexpected departure from the Phillies the Sunday before the team came north to begin the regular season. Frandsen appears to have an axe to grind in the interview. Here […]
Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. Today we look back at game 7 and ahead to the offseason. Will Kimmo Timonen be back for one more season?
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! Earlier this week, before the Los Angeles Kings made history by becoming just the fourth team in NHL history to overcome […]
We’re in the final few weeks of getting ready for the NBA Draft, scouting all the players, reading all the reports and stacking the draft board. It also means we are running out of time to showcase different prospects in our profile. There have been a few guys that consistently check in around Philadelphia’s two […]
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin Claude Giroux has been named one of the three finalists for the Hart Trophy, which is given to the player who is deemed most valuable during the regular season. The other two finalists are Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks.
Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography Let's face it, while the Flyers could have beaten the Rangers in their seven game series, it's amazing that they even made it that far. This is a flawed team with a shaky defense and a bounce back goalie. A team with a rookie head coach that's typically and unfairly […]
Photo: MiLB.com It is time for another edition of Phillies Prospect Profile. After two straight weeks of pitching prospects, today we look at a corner infielder and outfielder in the Phillies system that is turning heads with the Reading Fightin' Phils. Cameron Perkins, ranked as the Phillies #12 prospect by Baseball America, is currently in his third […]
Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography Wayne Simmonds was acquired by the Philadelphia Flyers as part of the infamous Mike Richards trade back in the summer of 2011. At the time, the big fish for the Flyers was forward Brayden Schenn. Schenn was considered one of the top prospects in hockey. Some people went as far […]
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin Philadelphia Flyers @ New York Rangers, Game 7, 7:00 pm, NBCSN/CSN-Philly/MSG/TSN2/RDS In a back-and-forth series, it comes down to tonight for the Philadelphia Flyers, as they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden for Game 7. The Rangers have won all the odd-numbered games so far in the […]
(Photo: Matt Rappa/Philliedelphia.com) The Phillies and Mets have canceled their scheduled game two of a three game series tonight due to inclement weather. Kyle Kendrick (0-2, 3.52 ERA) and Bartolo Colon (2-3, 4.50 ERA) were supposed to go tonight in the second game, but it won't happen. With the rain and wind showing no signs […]
