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Welcome to Around the Net, a bi-weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. Andy MacDonald doesn't suck Well played, Paul Holmgren, well played…[CSNPhilly.com] Obligatory JVR story You knew one was coming: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] Simmonds and Giroux play basketball Rumors are the Sixers are interested: [CSNPhilly.com] NHL GMs […]
While speaking at the Sloan Sports Conference in Boston, former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy went off about about tanking, and called the Sixers plan and roster an embarrassment. Well now, while it ain't good, I find it kind of hard to single out the Sixers when the Bucks are worse. Still, even the most die […]
Image courtesy of NewYork.CBSLocal.comIt was an exciting week in the NHL, as several teams were active in transactions on Tuesday and Wednesday, which was the day of the NHL trade deadline. A handful of big-name players were dealt to different teams, as the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning made the deal with the […]
Champ Bailey is on the Eagles radar, could Philadelphia add the veteran cornerback? (Image Courtesy DenverPost.com) The Pro's By Hal Greenblatt Although NFL free agency officially begins at 4 pm on Tuesday, that has not stopped players who have been cut by their respective teams from signing new contracts with new teams. Veteran stalwarts such […]
Claude Giroux passes the puck to Scott Hartnell in a home win against the Washington Capitals. Image c/o Amy Irvin of 38Photography. The Philadelphia Flyers gained five of a possible six points last week as they won both games in a home-and-home series with the Washington Capitals, and lost in overtime against the Toronto Maple […]
The Phillies secured their second win of the spring yesterday, routing the Astros 11-3 in a split squad game. Going hitless for the first five innings, the Phillies' bats began to explode in the bottom half of the fifth. In three offensive innings, the Phillies managed to score 11 runs – highlighted by Cody Asche […]
The Flyers were in the hunt for a division title in their inaugural season in the West Division of the NHL. They were to face off against another expansion team fighting for playoff aspirations, the Los Angeles Kings. A glance at the boxscore in the annals of the NHL will show that the result […]
The Sixers kept it close but could not seal the deal. On Saturday, they dropped their 16th consecutive ball game to the lowly Utah Jazz, 104-92. Don’t let the double-digit deficit fool you, this game actually was pretty close. In fact, the Sixers held a second-half lead. It lasted for one minute and 15 seconds, […]
Going into today’s game, the Phillies have struggled to either plate runs or with pitching throughout the spring. This has lead to a record 1-8-1 this spring, with the only win coming on February 28th against the Tigers. Today, the Phillies sent Roberto Hernandez (2 games, 3.60 ERA) to hill for his third start of […]
The Utah Jazz had gotten back to a respectable playing level when their first round pick, Trey Burke, returned from injury earlier this season. Lately, however, with tanking season in full swing, they have free-fallen. Utah has lost five in a row and eight of their last ten to drop to the second-worst record […]
