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NHL Free Agents: Marty Turco Rejects Philadelphia Flyers Offer

Posted: 28th June 2010 by Tom Dougherty in NHL
The Flyers goaltending search continues. According to ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun and E.J. Hradek, the Flyers were granted permission from the Dallas Stars to negotiate with soon-to-be unrestricted free agent goalie Marty Turco. However, Turco turned down a three-year $6 million contract from the Flyers. "Traded texts with Turco this morning who confirmed the Flyers' offer but said he wanted to see what was on the market ...
The Flyers announced on Saturday that they have acquired the rights to Dan Hamhuis along with a conditional pick in the 2011 draft from the Nashville Predators in exchange for restricted free agent Ryan Parent. Hamhuis, 27, can become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but the Flyers have until then to sign him to a contract. “Our intention is to get him signed prior to [July 1], ...

Blues Clues: St. Louis Steals Jaroslav Halak from Montreal

Posted: 18th June 2010 by Tom Dougherty in NHL
In a move that caught everyone by surprise, the St. Louis Blues on Thursday snagged goaltender Jaroslav Halak from the Montreal Canadiens for a pair of prospects: Lars Eller and Ian Schultz. Coming off a memorable performance to lead Montreal to the Eastern Conference Finals, Halak will become a restricted free agent come July 1. The general belief around the hockey world thought the Canadiens would re-sign ...
Flyers coach Peter Laviolette has a very difficult decision to make in the coming days on who will be his starting goaltender for Game Six against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals. According to Laviolette, he has already made up his mind on who will be the starter but will not say whether it’s Michael Leighton or Brian Boucher. Leighton has been absolutely remarkable since ...

Fear the ‘Stache: Dan Carcillo To Fly Again in Game Two

Posted: 30th May 2010 by Tom Dougherty in NHL
According to several Flyers beat writers , forward Danny Carcillo will be inserted back into the lineup for Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night at the United Center. Carcillo has been a healthy scratch since Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals when Peter Laviolette took him out of the lineup for the return of Jeff ...
Mike Richards said in his pregame press conference that the fans of Philadelphia deserved having the Eastern Conference Final clincher played on the Wachovia Center ice. He said that they deserved it for sticking behind them through the whirlwind of a season they had. A couple hours later, Richards carried the Prince of Wales Trophy into the Flyers locker room after leading his team to a Stanley ...
Coming into Sunday night's Eastern Conference Finals Game One against Montreal, the Flyers had a good idea what they had to do in order to beat the Canadiens: create havoc in front of Jaroslav Halak, who enters as the playoffs best goalie. The Flyers accomplished exactly what they wanted to do as they crashed the net, and forced Halak to deal with bodies in front of ...
According to general manager Paul Holmgren, Flyers forwards Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne will undergo foot surgery on Friday after both forwards suffered fractures in Philly’s 4-1 Game 4 win over the New Jersey Devils. “Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne will both have right foot surgery on Friday performed by Dr. Steve Raikin in Philadelphia to repair fractures. Simon could return to action in three weeks. ...
According to Anthony SanFilippo , the Flyers will dress defenseman Ryan Parent for Friday night’s Game 2 against the New Jersey Devils. It’s unknown at this time who he will replace in the lineup, but it’s either Oskars Bartulis or Lukas Krajicek. Bartulis took a double minor for high sticking in the third period, forcing the Flyers to exert a ton of energy killing off a four-minute ...
  In his first playoff start in eight years, Brian Boucher was nothing short of brilliant. Boucher made 23 saves and outplayed future Hall of Fame goalie Marty Brodeur, as the Philadelphia Flyers earned a 2-1 Game One victory over the New Jersey Devils to take a 1-0 series lead Wednesday night at the Prudential Center. Chris Pronger and Mike Richards scored huge second ...