post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins were 10 minute short of tying the franchise goalless streak of 170:27. -The Newark Star Ledger's recap . The Devils overtook first place in the Eastern Conference. -The Record's recap . " It's nice to be on top ." - Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur ( above, somehow not giving up a goal to Sidney Crosby ). -The Associated...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Nicklas Backstrom shrugged off a recent slump, and Jose Theodore counted a third-period penalty shot among 41 saves in the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night at Verizon Center. Backstrom had four points, and Alexander Semin scored the winner 5:24 into the third period to help the Caps to their fifth straight win. Semin's shot grazed Philadelphia defenseman...
The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Caps 4 – Flyers 2 Let that roll off the tongue and appreciate it… Caps 4 – Flyers 2 . It was a game that had more than a faint whiff of a playoff air to it as the Caps and Flyers traded chances for 60 minutes, fought hard for every scrap of ice, and competed hard in what amounted to periods five, six, and seven of a year-long battle (the Flyers needing the first four periods to take...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Flyers Notes It was a subtle move, but one the Flyers hope will jump-start struggling defenseman Braydon Coburn. In last night's game against Boston, coach John Stevens flip-flopped the positions of Coburn and defensive partner Kimmo Timonen, a pair of lefty shooters.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Early in the season, it is interesting to watch the number of shifts and playing time of players on various teams. When a team is overplaying a handful of key players early in the season, it is quite likely that these players will fatigue and break down over the course of the year. This is a cause of concern. The team with the largest area of concern in this area is the Philadelphia Flyers defence....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Making that first pass from the defense, who does it the best… from Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated, Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom, Pronger, Anaheim’s Scott Niedermayer, Washington’s Mike Green (yes, despite his fabulous wheels and impulse to skate the puck, he threads some terrific passes), Philadelphia’s Kimmo Timonen, Pittsburgh’s Sergei Gonchar, Detroit’s...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
A preview of the Flyers. When and where: 7 p.m., Wachovia Center. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, CSN Philadelphia. Record: 3-0-0, six points. Philadelphia is in first place in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference. Leading Scorer: Matt Carle, six points (one goal, five assists). Last Game: 6-5 overtime win Tuesday . Mike Richards recorded the first hat trick of the season. Last Game against the Penguins:...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Penguins -According to Team Marketing Report, the Penguins have the ninth highest average price for a non-premium ticket at $55.55 . Additionally, the Penguins were one of 11 teams which raised ticket prices since last season. Penguins tickets went up by an average of eight percent. Only the Maple Leafs (10.2 percent) had a higher increase. -The Penguins are familiar with what the Coyotes are going...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
More photos » by JOSEPH KACZMAREK - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Brian Boucher , Ray Emery , Ian Laperriere , Chris Pronger , Ole-Kristian Tollefsen Who's out: Andrew Alberts , Martin Biron , Mike Knuble , Joffrey Lupul , Antero Niittymaki , Luca Sbisa Outlook: GM Paul Holmgren's biggest move in the off-season was to deal for franchise defenceman Chris Pronger — swapping Joffrey...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
from Chuck Gormley of the Courier-Post, With a 2009-10 salary of $3 million, Jones ranks fourth among Flyers defensemen, behind Kimmo Timonen ($7 million), Chris Pronger ($6.25 million) and Matt Carle ($3.5 million). But with Braydon Coburn ($1.4 million) and Ryan Parent ($765,000) due big raises after this season and Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and Danny Syvret pushing hard for roster spots on the blue...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
We're pretty sure this list doesn't really prove anything, but we found it interesting ( Sorry, we're hockey geeks ). The following is a list of each team and the current and former captain they currently have on their training camp rosters. Each player is listed with the team(s) they captained: Team (Number of Players) Players (Team) Canuck (5) Pavol Demitra (Wild) Keith Carney-*(Wild) Roberto Luongo...
Five Hole Fanatics (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
One of my expressed goals for the summer was coming up with a way to determine the value of defensive defenseman. It hasn't gone all that well. A result of this endeavor, however, was the realization that NHL GM's pay entirely too much for offense from the blueline. By way of introduction, here's the leagues top paid blueliners next season, by cap hit: Zdeno Chara Nicklas Lidstrom Brian Campbell Scott...
The FanHouse - New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
by Adam Gretz Filed under: Flyers , NHL Fans , NHL Videos FanHouse's Adam Gretz takes a look at his top 50 players in the NHL . No. 40 is Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen . When I first started this series on Sunday , one of the things I mentioned is that these types of rankings are always filled with subjectivity and personal opinion. That's just unavoidable when attempting to tackle a...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Something we've done the past two offseasons is examine the recently revealed schedule, and just in case you needed a little bit more enticement to watch a team like the Penguins, come up with reasons to watch all 82 games on the slate. So without any further delay, here's why you'll be watching in December. Dec. 3 - vs. Avalanche - This might be the closest you'll ever get to seeing that old "Milan...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 04/21/2009
The NHL apparently will not discipline Pittsburgh Penguins forward Chris Kunitz for his hit on Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen early in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal Sunday.
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