It was easily the most depressing day of free agency since 1995 for the Flyers.
A day when all GM Ron Hextall could do was sit and watch the parade go by, knowing he didn’t have enough money to join in.
Here’s his conference call transcript courtesy of the Flyers:
Frustrating day for you?
“No, not really,” Hextall replied. “To be honest with you, July 1 is one of those days where we
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The Philadelphia Flyers announced that they have re-signed goaltender Ray Emery to a one-year contract and signed goaltender Rob Zepp to a one-year, two-way contract, according to general manager Ron Hextall.
Emery, 31 (9/28/1982) went 9-12-2 w…
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JULY 1 QUICK HITS
* Free agency season opens today. Late June to early July is the time of year where NHL teams work hard to clear out existing albatross contracts so they can sign new players to albatross contracts they’ll be trying to get rid of in another summer or two. There are some bargains to be had, but that usually requires being patient and letting the seller’s market switch to a buye
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The Philadelphia Flyers have sent qualifying offers to the following players: Jason Akeson, Erik Gustafsson, Brandon Manning & Tye McGinn, according to general manager Ron Hextall.
Akeson, 23 (6/3/1990), appeared in all seven games for the Flye…
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On the eve if free agency, the Flyers remain cap strapped.
Here’s a review of what GM Ron Hextall and club president Paul Holmgren had to say over the weekend after the NHL Draft:
Transcripts courtesy of the Flyers:
HEXTALL
What did you see from todayâs part of the draft?
“Well, I think it was a decent draft. There were still some names on the table that we liked when it was
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POLLS ARE OPEN: This week’s vote looks at the bottom half of the “Best OT goal” side of the bracket with Giroux’s last second winner vs. Chicago advancing last week.
Fans are now asked to complete the OT section of the bracket and choose eithe…
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MONDAY QUICK HITS
* With the start of the free agency period one day away and the Flyers looking both to carve out some cap space and to make some speed upgrades at forward and defense (preferably without sacrificing too much size), we are in for an interesting week. If and when moves are made, the blog will be updated.
* I spoke yesterday with an NHL scout from a Western Conference team to
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Even if Ron Hextall didn’t draft any more distant relatives of his on Saturday, a former sixth-round draft choice turned NHL general manager essentially is a blood brother of every longshot.
“You look at the history of the draft, the kids who d…
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SUNDAY QUICK HITS
* The NHL’s announcement that the salary cap ceiling for the 2014-15 season will be set at $69 million came as unpleasant surprise to many of the bigger budget teams. The Flyers were especially hard hit. When one includes Chris Pronger’s cap hit before the team gets its long-term injured reserve allowance at the start of next season, the team is already approximately $236,000
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After taking defensemen with two of their first three picks, the Flyers shifted focus on their next two, going with a Swedish-born winger and Russian center, who like First Round pick Travis Sanheim, played for the Calgary Hitmen in the Western Ho…
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