Media Availability with Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren Jeff Carter Contract Extension, 11/13/10 “I’m sure as everyone knows by now, we have reached an agreement with Jeff Carter on a long-term contract. We’re happy to have Jeff signed for the foreseeable future. He’s an integral part of the core of our hockey team. This took a little bit of time to get done, but we’re happy to have it done.” Q: Paul, does he have a no-trade [clause] at all in this contract, and when does it kick-in? “It’s a limited no-trade

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Flyers GM Paul Holmgren will announce tonight at 6 pm that he’s come to terms on an 11-year, $58 million contract for Jeff Carter. The 25-year-old center will carry a cap hit of $5.27 million,

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A three-day break in the schedule seemed to energize the Flyers, who received a Jeff Carter hat trick and a two-goal performance by Danny Briere to extend their points streak to eight games (7-0-1). Scott Hartnell, Nikolay Zherdev and Mike Richards also scored for the Flyers as each of the top three lines contributed offensively. Rookie goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made his eighth straight start and turned in another strong performance, further solidifying himself as the club’s No.

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It’s been 25 years since Pelle Lindbergh was taken off life support after crashing his Porsche in the early morning of Nov. 9, 1985. In Friday’s Courier-Post I take a closer look at that horrific night and the effects it had on members of that team.

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It’s official. The Spectrum will face the wrecking ball on Tuesday, November 23 at 12 p.m. as demolition of the legendary arena commences with a free, open-to-the public viewing party which also includes a block party with dollar hot dogs and dollar soft drinks. Comcast-Spectacor will also sell limited-edition Spectrum souvenirs during the one-hour wrecking ball ceremony

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The Flyers and leading scorer Claude Giroux have agreed on a three-year contract extension worth $11.25 million, the Courier-Post has learned. Paul Holmgren will make the announcement in an 8:40 p.m. conference call.

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Peter Laviolette Conference Call – Nov. 8, 2010 Q: On having a few extra days off this week “Well, we finished a couple of three games in four nights, so we’re going to try to catch a little bit of rest here.

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Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said today that struggling winger James van Riemsdyk will make the trip to Carolina for this week’s team bonding and Thursday game in Carolina. There was some consideration about sending JVR to the Phantoms for a few games. More to come ..

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Could the Flyers be contemplating assigning second-year left wing James van Riemsdyk to the AHL Adirondack Phantoms for the first time since the end of the 2008-09 season? General manager Paul Holmgren must decide whether to send van Riemsdyk or rookie Eric Wellwood back to the Phantoms before the Flyers visit the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night. Van Riemsdyk declined comment after the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Capitals Sunday night, but his teammates talked openly about the winger’s struggles. “I went through exactly the same thing,” said center Danny Briere, who bounced around the minors his first four seasons as a pro. “It took me a long time to figure it out.

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Now that Flyers coach Peter Laviolette has the luxury of a healthy lineup, he’s using it as a motivational tool. Saturday night against the Islanders Laviolette benched second-year left wing James van Riemsdyk in favor of rookie callup Eric Wellwood, who assisted on the Flyers’ game-winning goal in their 2-1 victory. This was supposed to be a breakout season for Van Riemsdyk, the second player taken in the 2007 NHL draft, but the 21-year-old winger has no goals in his first 13 games.

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