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Flyers West Update: Don’t fret, Kings fans

By Kim Pollock
Posted on 06/07/2012 at 11:00 am

A whopping 45 years of suffering could have come to an end for LA Kings fans on Wednesday night. Their team was in a position to sweep the New Jersey Devils and win the team’s first Stanley Cup. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to get the job done. Disappointing? Yes. But don’t fret, Kings fans. They’ve got this. And here’s why: – These Finals mark the third time in the postseason where the Kings have been up 3-1 in a best-of-seven series. And, since they’re playing in the championship, you obviously know that they wound up winning those two previous series. …

Then and Now: Matt Ellison

By Craig F
Posted on 06/06/2012 at 9:00 am

In the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers in six games for their first title in 49 years. The team from The Second City had nine players record at least 10 points in their 22-game playoff run. One of those players was forward Patrick Sharp, who tied Dustin Byfuglien for a team-high 11 goals and finished third in points behind Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. Sharp used to be a member of the Philadelphia Flyers until December of 2005, when he and Eric Meloche were traded to the Blackhawks for Matt Ellison and …

Point/Counterpoint: NHL Draft 2012

By ecnewman
Posted on 06/05/2012 at 7:00 pm

Welcome to the newest edition of “Point/Counterpoint,” where a pair of Flyers Faithful scribes present both sides of one particular issue with their own unique view and flair. This week, Kevin C and Eden N are looking ahead toward the NHL draft and projecting what the Flyers should (and shouldn’t) do. Point from Eden N: DEFENSE The Flyers have a first round pick at #20, and while it’s not nearly as exciting as the #8 spot, it’s nothing to sneeze at. I don’t claim to have even a sliver of the skills NHL scouts have accumulated over years evaluating talent across …

Podcast: Episode 26, Unbearable

By Estebomb
Posted on 06/05/2012 at 12:00 pm

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal discuss Nicklas Lidström’s retirement from the NHL, the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals matchup between the New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings, and Tim Thomas’ upcoming year off from the NHL. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 26 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!

Around the Net 6.05.2012

By Dain S
Posted on 06/05/2012 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 Stanley Cup Finals are just about over… The former Flyers and Jonathan Quick are making it look easy:[NHL.com] [Puck Daddy] Gags returns Speaking of former Flyers, Simon Gagne played in game 3 and everyone is happy about that:[Broad Street Hockey] There is always next year and it starts July 1st A look at the Flyers free agents and who they should bring back: [The Hockey Writers] In other news Pens try to plug a hole, let Marc-Andre Fleury …

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Flyers West Update: Kopitar Worthy of Conn Smythe Consideration

By Kim Pollock
Posted on 06/04/2012 at 1:00 pm

Instituted in 1965, the Conn Smythe Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Most Valuable Player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and has been presented to such legends as Bobby Orr, Ken Dryden, Mark Messier, Bernie Parent, Wayne Gretzky, and Mario and Claude Lemieux. If a winner could be chosen today, after two games of the Stanley Cup Final have been played, it would most likely be going to Los Angeles netminder Jonathan Quick — and with good reason. Quick has clearly been a factor in the Kings’ franchise-best playoff run, and has performed tremendously since the start of the season, …

CBA 101 Part 3: Slide Contracts

By Kevin Christmann
Posted on 06/04/2012 at 11:00 am

Per the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, every NHL team is permitted to have 50 players under contract in their entire organization; including players that are not with the parent club. This was the reason that the Flyers were required to include Jon Kalinski in the trade for Pavel Kubina. The Flyers already had 50 contracts, so they could not acquire Kubina without shedding a contract first. However, it is possible to have more than 50 players under contract if you have what are called “slide contracts,” as they do not count towards the 50-contract limit. In the event that an 18 …

Lidstrom Retires

By frick
Posted on 06/01/2012 at 9:00 am

The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions. This feature should run weekly on Fridays; TGIFWL (Thank Goodness It’s Friday With Lulz).

Game 7: Rhapsody and Requiem

By Bob H
Posted on 05/31/2012 at 6:00 pm

Flyers Faithful presents the final installment of a seven-part series examining and celebrating the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals between the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers, arguably the best NHL championship pairing of the last 30 years. The idea of the noble loser is a fairly recent concept. For ages lost in history as the winners got to write the story of their own glory and perpetuate it throughout successive generations, praising the vanquished was an unknown art. Certainly in the whole history of Philadelphia sports, there were few instances of our losers giving it all and coming up that little …

Why I’m Rooting for the Kings, and Why You Should, Too

By Hal G
Posted on 05/31/2012 at 1:00 pm

Image Courtesy of BroadStreetHockey.com I am a Flyers fan. I bleed orange and black. My two favorite players of all time are Rod Brind’Amour and Kevin Dineen. I hope that one day, my Flyers will hoist the Stanley Cup. Regardless of that fact, I have been on the Los Angeles Kings train all playoffs long. Whether you listen to our podcast or not (free plug!), I not only picked the Kings to upset the Canucks and Blues, but I chose them as my favorite to win it all. So, the natural question is, why do I root for the Kings …

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