CBA Chatter

By Dain S
Posted on 01/10/2013 at 1:00 pm

Everything you wanted to know about the CBA but were afraid to ask Here are your updates from the past week on the ongoing collective bargaining agreement talks from around the Web. The NHL has returned! Now that the owners have ratified the new CBA [CSNPhilly], the players are expected to vote their approval on Friday or Saturday, allowing training camps to commence on Sunday around the league. What is in the new CBA, you may ask? Lets find out what we know so far: [CBC] [Puck Daddy] So who plays who when? The schedule is still sort of up …

Podcast: Episode 46, And Now Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Program

By Estebomb
Posted on 01/08/2013 at 11:00 am

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal wish you a happy new year and celebrate the end of the wretched NHL lockout!

CBA Chatter

By Dain S
Posted on 01/03/2013 at 2:03 pm

Everything you wanted to know about the CBA but were afraid to ask Here are your updates from the past week on the ongoing collective bargaining agreement talks from around the Web. Tick tock, tick tock… Both sides continue to talk and some progress has been made. This lockout might actually end. [Kukla's Korner] [CSN Philly] [The Hockey News] [Toronto Sun] Teemu looks for the lockout to end soon Like, Monday soon. I hope he’s right. [Puck Daddy] That’s all for now, here’s to hoping for a resolution to this lockout drama.

NHL lockout from a European Perspective

By Filip Strych
Posted on 01/02/2013 at 11:30 am

Obviously, every NHL fan wants a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, but what about hockey fans in Europe? It probably comes as no surprise, but many hockey fans on the continent are satisfied with the “all-quiet-on-NHL-front“ status. As a Flyers fan in the Czech Republic, I can attest to this very thing. On September 15 the old CBA expired and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman ordered a lockout. At the time, a lot of European born players started seeking a “short-term“ solution back at their respective home countries. They went back to Finland, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, and the Slovak …

Point/Counterpoint: Is the Lockout hurting or helping the league?

By Kim Pollock
Posted on 01/01/2013 at 1:00 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, Kim P. and Craig F. debate whether the NHL lockout will hurt or help the league in the long term. Point: Kim P. Let’s face it: despite the fact that the fans are absolutely furious (and some even apathetic at this point) over the lockout, the National Hockey League doesn’t seem to be suffering very much. If they were, these recent talks would have happened earlier than this past week. There will still …

Around the Net 01.01.2013

By Dain S
Posted on 01/01/2013 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. First off…Happy New Year!!! Here is the best version of “Auld Lang Syne” ever: [Youtube] As the Bryz turns…. It seems Ilya Bryzgalov has better things to do than play hockey in Russia: [Philly.com] [Deadspin] Prospect Watch A profile on Flyers prospect Marcels Noebels: [Sportsology] Meanwhile, Shayne Gostisbehere is tearing it up at the World Juniors: [Philly.com] Are we there yet? The NHLPA has submitted a counter offer to the latest NHL offer, hope still remains alive: [Hockeybuzz] …

NHL Budges on CBA Terms and Jeopardizes Bryzgalov’s Future

By Justin Brennan
Posted on 12/28/2012 at 10:14 am

Word broke during the first period of the U.S. – Russia World Junior Championship game that the NHL has made a new proposal to the NHLPA, confirming Tweets made by Eklund last night on the topic I am told by a reliable source the NHL and NHLPA will be meeting Friday. — Hockey Buzz Eklund (@Eklund) December 28, 2012 More info regarding the latest new proposal here>hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklund/NH… — Hockey Buzz Eklund (@Eklund) December 28, 2012 Pierre LeBrun of ESPN broke the new proposal down in greater detail. The key points are as follows: NHL now proposing 6-year limit on contracts, …

CBA Chatter

By Dain S
Posted on 12/27/2012 at 1:00 pm

CBA Chatter Everything you wanted to know about the CBA but were afraid to ask Here are your updates from the past week on the ongoing collective bargaining agreement talks from around the Web. Does anyone care at this point? No meetings scheduled. Yay. [Kukla's Korner] [ESPN] [Hockeybuzz] Day 103 of the lockout and no end in sight. I hope everyone had a happy holiday, a Merry Christmas and has a happy new year.

CBA Chatter

By Dain S
Posted on 12/20/2012 at 1:00 pm

Everything you wanted to know about the CBA but were afraid to ask Here are your updates from the past week on the ongoing collective bargaining agreement talks from around the Web. It’s like waiting for Christmas, but worse Now, we wait for the players vote about disbanding the union: [Philly.com] [Toronto Sun] And players wait to hear back from the league: [The Hockey News] [CSNPhilly.com] Really, there is nothing to do but wait for either a lawsuit or an agreement. If there is to be a season, it needs to start by January 15th or there will be no season. …

CBA Chatter

By Dain S
Posted on 12/13/2012 at 6:00 pm

Everything you wanted to know about the CBA but were afraid to ask Here are your updates from the past week on the ongoing collective bargaining agreement talks from around the Web. I apologize for the late post today, my fair readers, I had a 6 hour meeting at work and could get nothing done…sounds familiar… It all comes down to this A meeting where no one meets, unreal. [The Hockey News] [Philly.com] Or they do meet and nothing happens. [Kuklas Korner] [CSN Philly] Or they are close to a deal and here it is: [ESPN-Scott Burnside] Perspective from my man Eklund: …

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