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The ILL-uminati

By Estebomb
Posted on 07/31/2012 at 12:00 pm

Sometimes you choose the path, other times it chooses you. It’s time to lift the veil, open your eyes and perceive the flawed world in your 180-degree field of vision for what it really is. Something is rotten in the sport of hockey, in a place far, far to the West of Denmark. The Philadelphia Flyers mysteriously failed to materialize Ryan Suter, and Zach Parise, and then coveted restricted free agent and super amazing defenseman Shea Weber. The Flyers don’t miss out on guys like this. My nose is to the air and it smells like the wind is blowing …

Around the Net 07.31.2012

By Dain S
Posted on 07/31/2012 at 9:00 am

Welcome to Around the Net, a weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. The Ginger Line? Jake Voracek signs a four year deal to stay in Philly and most likely play with fellow gingers Hartnell and Giroux: [Hockeybuzz] [Philly.com] [Broad Street Hockey] Trenton Makes,The Flyers Take The Flyers and Trenton Titans make it official; the Titans are once again the Flyers ECHL affiliate for 2012-2013.[Broad Street Hockey] [NJ.com] [CSN Philly] A Look Back Some of Freddy “The Fog” Shero’s best quotes:[The Hockey Writers] That’s all for this week, join me next week for more …

Podcast: Episode 34, Welcome Back Jakub

By Estebomb
Posted on 07/27/2012 at 12:00 pm

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal lament the Nashville Predators matching Shea Weber’s offer sheet, discuss Jakub Voracek’s new 4 year deal with the Flyers, weigh in on Alexander Semin’s new contract, and shake their heads at Tim Thomas’ newest Facebook post. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 34 You can also download it from iTunes here! If you’re enjoying the show via iTunes we would very much appreciate it if you could rate it and leave a review on there!

Coping mechanisms of the Flyers fan

By Jim Hasson
Posted on 07/25/2012 at 4:00 pm

Being a Flyers/Philly sports fan all my life, I have come to know disappointment and more importantly, how to cope with it. Denial is not just a river in Egypt, but a sludge and rage and guilt-filled trench that flows down through all regions of Philadelphia from a thousand branches until it empties into the junction of Broad and Pattison. Here are some ways I’m coping with the Shea Weber news. Rationalization: Weber and Ryan Suter were arguably the biggest defensive names this off season. For the last few years, Nashville Predators have had them both, IN THE SAME DEFENSIVE …

From the time that I almost fought that Sabres fan in a drunken stupor

My Flyers Story

By Estebomb
Posted on 07/25/2012 at 1:00 pm

Most regular visitors to the site will recall the “Five Reasons I Love The Flyers” feature that we ran here for a long time. It was a fun way to get the hockey blog community to share their devotion that had its time and has since retired to a lovely farm upstate. We’d like to introduce our newest feature for the site that will premiere in the fall — My Flyers Story. Every Flyers fan has at least one good Flyers story. That time you got into a fight with a Rangers fan and accidentally spilled beer on Mark Messier. …

Holmgren talks Weber and more 7/25/12

By Bob H
Posted on 07/25/2012 at 12:15 pm

Courtesy of the Philadelphia Flyers Q: Because of the way the offer sheet to Shea Weber was front-loaded, did you expect Nashville to match it? “No, it was structured where we were hopeful that they wouldn’t match it. But, obviously they did and as I said yesterday we wish Shea and the Predators all the best. We tried to add, in our minds, one of the best defenseman in the game to a good, young, up-and-coming team, and it didn’t work.” Q: When did you learn that [The Predators] were going to match [the offer sheet], and how much of …

Then and Now: Steve Eminger

By Craig F
Posted on 07/25/2012 at 9:00 am

The Philadelphia Flyers had their dreams of acquiring Shea Weber crushed yesterday, as the Nashville Predators matched Philly’s offer sheet to keep the elite defenseman in Tennessee. One reason why this is so painful to the Flyers’ faithful is due to the fact that Matt Carle signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier in the month. Carle spent parts of four seasons with the Orange and Black thanks to Philly’s trade with the Lightning back in 2008, where the Flyers acquired the blue liner in exchange for Steve Downie, a fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft (drafting Alex Hutchings), and Steve Eminger. …

Shea It Ain’t So!

By Estebomb
Posted on 07/24/2012 at 4:00 pm

The Philadelphia Flyers tried to add one of the best defensemen in the NHL to the roster by signing restricted free agent Shea Weber to a 14 year, $110 million offer sheet. Their hopes were dashed on Tuesday when the Nashville Predators announced their decision to match the Flyers’ offer. The Predators had until 11:30 pm Wednesday to match the Flyers’ offer. If they had decided against it, they would have received four first-round draft picks as compensation. It was speculated that, had they not elected to match, they could have arranged a trade with the Flyers using those draft …

Around the Net 07.24.2012

By Dain S
Posted on 07/24/2012 at 9:00 am

Welcome to Around the Net, a weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. The Shea Weber Watch Continues… You might have heard the Flyers signed some defenseman named Shea to an offer sheet. Apparently, he’s pretty good. [Hockeybuzz] [Broad Street Hockey] [The Checking Line] Check here to update Shea’s current status [Shea Watch] [Countdown clock] The Rick Nash Saga is Over Scott Howson gets something for Rick Nash,but probably not enough. [The Checking Line] [Broad Street Hockey] [The 700 Level] Remembering Jessica Redfield The hockey world lost one of our own in …

Third Skate Lesson (And there was progress)

By ecnewman
Posted on 07/20/2012 at 12:00 pm

I have hockey skates. No, I didn’t buy them (my bank account is extremely grateful for this). I didn’t want to invest until I was sure this was something I wanted to do. I have a horrible habit of wanting to excel at something and then when it becomes difficult, I quit. I’m just a lazy perfectionist. If I can’t do it perfectly the first couple times, then I move on. But these skates were given to me. For no occasion other than they were available. So, the lady I mentioned in last week’s post…she used to play hockey and …

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