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2013 NHL Entry Draft: Top 30 Prospect List Two

By Jared Abbott
Posted on 05/24/2013 at 12:00 pm

Tom Zulewski and I wanted to compile our very own top 30 list of prospects for the upcoming draft. This is a list of who I believe are the top 30 players available. This does not necessarily mean each player will be drafted in the position I have them in. You can find Tom’s Top 30 here. Also be sure to check out my mock draft, as well as Tom’s mock draft. Seth Jones, D, Portland Winterhawks (WHL) (6’4” 208 lbs.) Nathan MacKinnon, C, Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) (6’0” 182 lbs.) Aleksander Barkov, C, Tappara (SM-liiga) (6’3” 209 lbs.) Jonathan Drouin, LW, Halifax Mooseheads …

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2013 Year In Review: Danny Briere

By Hal G
Posted on 05/24/2013 at 11:00 am

It pains me to write Danny Briere’s year in review. Briere came to Philadelphia in the offseason of 2007, the year after the Flyers had just missed the playoffs, bringing with him a new attitude for the Flyers franchise. Along with Briere was a much-scrutinized contract that would pay the five-foot-ten, 179-pound player 52 million dollars over eight years with an annual cap hit of 6.5 million. Briere’s worth was proven immediately as he recorded the second-highest point total of his career, registering 31 goals and 41 assists in 79 games. It was not Briere’s regular season performance that would …

Former Flyers Watch, Week 4 (Round 2): Sharp’s Streak Ends, Point-Per-Game Series for Richards & Carter

By Kim Pollock
Posted on 05/24/2013 at 10:30 am

Mike Richards and Jeff Carter are having quite the series against San Jose, both recording five points in five games. Read on to see how the rest of their fellow former Flyers are faring in Round 2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators – Penguins lead series 3-1 No former Flyers are participating in this series. Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers* – Bruins lead series 3-1 (This series did not begin until Week 2) Jaromir Jagr: Despite his team’s success thus far against the Rangers, Jagr has yet to do much for the Bruins. He has no points in four …

Hockey Hilarity: Tuukka Rask in Falling Down remake?

By Nick D
Posted on 05/24/2013 at 9:00 am

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! The Boston Bruins are up 3-1 over the New York Rangers after an overtime loss last night in New York. The first two Ranger goals were scored because of gaffes by Bruin players, but the first one was particularly hysterical as Carl Hagelin puts one past Tuukka Rask. You know Tukka Rask, right? The guy who let some team from Philadelphia come back and from a 3-0 series deficit and …

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Top 30 Prospect List One

By Tom Zulewski
Posted on 05/24/2013 at 8:00 am

Jared Abbott and I wanted to compile our very own top 30 list of prospects for the upcoming draft. This is a list of who I believe are the top 30 players available. This does not necessarily mean each player will be drafted in the position I have them in. You can find Jared’s Top 30 list later today. Also be sure to check out my mock draft, as well as Jared’s mock draft. 1. Seth Jones- (D) Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 2. Nate MacKinnon- (C) Halifax Mooseheds (QMJHL) 3. Jonathan Drouin- (LW) Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) 4. Aleksander Barkov- (C) Tappara (Finnish Elite League) …

Poll: Can Steve Mason win the starting job?

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 05/23/2013 at 10:43 am

Although Steve Mason struggled in Columbus — who didn’t? — he is not far removed from his Calder-winning rookies season. At the young age of 24, Mason posted a .944 SV% and .190 GAA in seven games as a Flyer. One could argue that he has had the best numbers of any Philly netminder since Roman Cechmanek, everyone’s favorite unibrowed Czech. Can he keep up the pace?

2013 Year in Review: Scott Hartnell

By Marc Siciliano
Posted on 05/22/2013 at 1:33 pm

When someone leads the team in scoring and pushes the 40-goal plateau, expectations will be high on that player to maintain such a pace. It becomes an even bigger focal point when that player signs a massive contract extension that could potentially make him the highest paid forward on the team. Unfortunately for Scott Hartnell, the showman failed to deliver in a year where all eyes were on him. It all started last season, when the winger enjoyed his best year in the National Hockey League to date. Playing alongside Claude Giroux and Jaromir Jagr, he placed career bests in …

Voracek escapes injury in car accident

By Russ Hryvnak
Posted on 05/22/2013 at 1:00 pm

Philadelphia Flyers Forward Jakub Voracek was involved in a car accident earlier today. Voracek crashed his Ferrari into a truck near his home town in Kladno, Czech Republic. The 23 year-old Flyers winger was luckily uninjured in the accident. Paul Holmgren spoke with Jake earlier in the day and released a statement about it. “He was involved in a car accident in the Czech Republic. Although his car did suffer damage, there were no injuries. Jake is fine,” said Holmgren. The news was first reported by a Czech news outlet (sport.cz) According to the site, Voracek tried to avoid hitting the truck …

Podcast Episode 64: Broseph Stalin

By Estebomb
Posted on 05/22/2013 at 12:00 pm

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal discuss Ilya Bryzgalov’s dream of an excellent adventure with Genghis Khan, Einstein, and Joseph Stalin as well as his latest ducking act and the Highway Robbers. The guys also encourage you to check out our upcoming roller hockey and ice hockey tournaments, and talk about the second round of the 2013 NHL playoffs. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 64 You can listen to the episode by following the link above, or by right clicking on it and saving it to your computer as an mp3. You can also download the Flyers Faithful Podcast from iTunes …

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Then and Now: Martin Biron

By Craig F
Posted on 05/22/2013 at 11:00 am

Four goaltenders were picked in the first round of the 1995 NHL Draft. Two of those goalies, J.S. Giguere and Marc Denis, never played for the Philadelphia Flyers. The other two went on to serve as the starting goaltender for Philly at one point in their careers. One of those goaltenders was Brian Boucher. The other goalie was Martin Biron. Picked 16th overall by the Buffalo Sabres, Biron went on to see part-time duty for the organization between the seasons of 1995-1996 and 1998-1999. In 1999-2000, Biron suited up in 41 games for the Sabres during the regular season, but …

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