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Around the Net 06.26.2012

By Dain S
Posted on 06/26/2012 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. A look back at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and the JVR trade A few recaps of the draft for the Flyers and around the NHL: [Broad Street Hockey] [Hockeybuzz] [The Checking Line] [NHL.com] Super Schenn Brothers The trade that was rumored last year finally happened:[Broad Street Hockey] [The 700 Level] [CSN Philly] So, you want to be a free agent? Will the Flyers sign a big time free agent come July 1st? [Hockeybuzz] [Philly.com] That’s all for this …

Flyers draft Valeri Vasiliev

By Dain S
Posted on 06/23/2012 at 1:04 pm

This is the only photo I could find of Flyer draft pick defenseman Valeri Vasiliev. There was another Valeri Vasiliev,a legendary defenseman from the 70′s and 80′s but he passed recently. I believe our Valeri is the guy on the left. Some thoughts on Vasiliev from OilersJambalaya.com: Vasiliev spent last season skating in the Russian MHL with MHC Spartak. The 18-year-old defenseman already has a man’s body and is regarded as a physical force by scouts. Quality skater with average offensive instincts but makes very good decisions and plays a basic game. Vasiliev should be worth a Top 100 pick, but …

Flyers draft Reece Willcox

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 06/23/2012 at 11:52 am

With the 141st pick in the 2012 NHL Entry draft, the Philadelphia Flyers select Reece Willcox of the Merritt Centennials of the BCHL. The 6’2″, 185lb. right-handed defenseman posted 37 points in 105 total games in the BCHL.

Flyers draft Taylor Leier

By Dain S
Posted on 06/23/2012 at 11:46 am

The Flyers select LW Taylor Leier from the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL with the #117th pick overall in the NHL Draft. [Elite prospects][Winterhawks.com] Leier looks to be a rugged winger who will drop the gloves if needed and can score a little.[Hockey Fights]

This is one of a billion people named Fredrik Larsson, who is not Fredric Larsson

Flyers draft Fredric Larsson

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 06/23/2012 at 11:23 am

With the 111th pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Flyers select Fredric Larsson from the Swedish Junior Hockey League. The 17-year-old is a 6’3″ (or he is 18-years old and 6’1″, depending on the source) left-handed defenseman who appears to be a defensive-minded blue liner as well as rough player. In 19 games for Brynäs J18, he accumulated a whopping 109 penalty minutes and was a +25. Larsson is considered to be a sleeper pick in this year’s draft. Via USA Today: Larsson came out of nowhere late in the season and was terrific in Sweden’s junior under-20 playoffs for Brynas, …

Flyers draft defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere

By Dain S
Posted on 06/23/2012 at 11:10 am

With the 78th pick overall, the Flyers select young defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere from Union College. [Union College] [Youtube] From Dustin Leed: Gostisbehere had 5 goals and 17 assists in 44 games this year on a good Union team. Played with Braydon Coburn’s little brother. Gostisbehere is 5′ 11″, 16o lbs,but is only 19 years old,so he should continue filling out his frame as he matures. Highlights from Union vs. Merrimack: skip ahead to 2:50 for Gostisbehere’s goal: [Youtube] From Corey Pronman: Gostisbehere to PHI. Great hockey sense/vision with offensive skill. Not talked about a lot, but a good player. The consensus seems …

Flyers draft goalie Anthony Stolarz

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 06/23/2012 at 10:26 am

With the 45th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Flyers select goaltender, Anthony Stolarz, from Corpus Christi IceRays of the NAHL. The Flyers passed over Tomas Hyka, a player the team was unable to sign last season due to draft eligibility, and Dalton Thrower, a player pegged as a typical Flyer, to select Stolarz. Stolarz was ranked tenth among goalies by ISS and fourth among American goalies by Central Scouting. Much like Niko Hoivenen, Stolarz is a big goalie who stands at 6’5″ and 200lbs. He posted a 2.84 GAA and a .920 SV% with three shutouts …

Some thoughts on round one

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 06/23/2012 at 9:28 am

First off, kudos to everyone who covered the draft live last night. People may joke every time a tweet pops up about a GM working the phones but those reporters worked their butts off last night. Today will be even more hectic. Well done folks. The Penguins got a lot better on paper last night and that worries many people in the Atlantic Division. The Penguins also got a lot better on paper in 2010 when they reshaped their defense by acquiring Zbynek Michalek and Paul Martin. How did that work out? Michalek was traded back to the Phoenix Coyotes …

Flyers draft Scott Laughton

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 06/22/2012 at 9:53 pm

With the 20th pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Flyers pick center Scott Laughton of the Oshawa Generals. Laughton is a 18-year-old left-handed center who potted 33 goals, 76 points, and 159 penalty minutes in 127 total OHL games. After numerous highly-touted players slipped in the draft and speculation rose that the Flyers attempted to work out a deal to move up in the draft, perhaps to select Filip Forsberg, Mikhail Grigorenko, or Teuvo Teräväinen, the Flyers stood pat with their own 20th overall pick and selected Laughton. The 6’1″ fast-skating, physical center, is a prototypical pick for the Flyers. Allegedly, Laughton …