Flyers ink Mason to extension

By Bob H
Posted on 04/08/2013 at 11:44 am

As expected, the Flyers have re-upped goaltender Steve Mason. The club revealed on Monday morning that it’s a one-year extension worth a reported $1.5 million. Mason came over from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a trade deadline deal last Wednesday for Michael Leighton and a third-round draft pick in 2015, and made his Philly debut in the third period of a 4-1 loss at Winnipeg on Saturday. The 24-year-old is due $3.2 million this season and was scheduled to become a restricted free agent in July. Cap-friendly deal? Yep. Primed for controversy? Also yes. Mason, a fallen Calder Trophy winner, …

Flyers ink former Gophers D Alt

By Bob H
Posted on 04/07/2013 at 12:30 pm

Philadelphia GM Paul Holmgren confirmed on Sunday morning that the club inked defenseman Mark Alt to an entry-level contract. He’ll be on an amateur tryout deal for the remainder of this season with the Adirondack Phantoms, and his pro contract is set to kick in next season. “It has been an honor to play for the Gophers for the last three years,” said Alt to Gophersports.com. “I want to thank the fans, my teammates and coaches for making it such a great experience. I will forever cherish my days in the Maroon and Gold.” Alt, who was dealt to the …

Lilja går hem

By Bob H
Posted on 04/06/2013 at 12:31 pm

We apparently won’t have Andreas Lilja to kick around anymore. The 37-year-old defenseman, who has spent the balance of the season with the Adirondack Phantoms, has apparently signed a two-year deal with Rogle beginning next season. It was first reported by the Courier Post of South Jersey, then confirmed by Matias Strozyk on Saturday afternoon. Lilja has totaled one goal and seven points in 25 games at Glens Falls this year, and only found his way into the Flyers’ lineup once since the league returned from its lockout. He was due to make $700,000 this season before becoming an unrestricted …

Flyers cloak themselves in mystery, get Mason from Blue Jackets for Leighton

By Bob H
Posted on 04/03/2013 at 2:45 pm

The endless goaltending soap opera just got a spin-off. In their first foray into dealing ahead of the 3 PM trade deadline, the Flyers acquired Steve Mason from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Multiple reports initially stated it is for multiple draft picks, but with the club at the 50-contract limit thanks to picking up Adam Hall off waivers, another body had go to accommodate current CBA rules. That body turned out to be little-used backup Michael Leighton, and the draft pick is a third-rounder in 2015 as the club confirmed this afternoon. Leighton participated in one game, a 5-1 loss …

Waiver wire: Hall arrives, Foster clears

By Bob H
Posted on 04/03/2013 at 12:25 pm

It’s been a day slower than molasses in Vermont in January on trade deadline 2013, but the first move has been made by the Flyers. Adam Hall was claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hall, a 32-year-old Michigan native, posted four assists in 20 games with the Bolts, after failing to record a point in six appearances with Carolina earlier in the season. A 10-year NHL veteran who played collegiate hockey for Michigan State, Hall has totaled 65 goals and 147 points in 591 NHL games for Nashville, the Rangers, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa and the Hurricanes. Despite being …

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