With the Stanley Cup Finals concluded and a couple weeks to go until the start of free agency, ’tis the time of year for fantasy trade rumors, outlandish speculation and outright misinformation known as Silly Season. As usual, the Philadelphia Flyers are among the teams most prominently mentioned in the rumors.
HockeyBuzz readers and folks on social media often ask me for my take on rumors and
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POLLS ARE OPEN: This week’s vote for ‘Play of the Year’ will wrap up the first round of the Best Goal category. After deciding the other side of the bracket with Matt Read’s Tic-Tac-Toe goal advancing, it’s time to decide against two more great pl…
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Most years, it seems like there are a couple of Russian prospects who are considered wildcards in the NHL Draft: players with the talent to be top-five to top-10 picks in the Draft but who inevitably have question marks attached that could cause them to drop on Draft day. Fairly or unfairly, the questions almost always center around the “KHL threat” and often get extended to the player’s work ethi
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VIRTANEN, PERLINI AND DRAFTING WINGERS
When it comes to scouting and drafting players, there are rules of thumb but no absolutes. For instance, as a rule of thumb, the Flyers tend to give preference to natural centers over wingers at the top end of the draft. That is not set in stone, of course. If the organization feels that a natural winger’s upside makes him the best available player at the
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IMPLICATIONS OF TIMONEN RE-SIGNING
Although things were far from set in stone at that point, Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen gave hints on locker cleanout day that he was leaning toward playing one more NHL season. One thing he made crystal clear on that day was that, if he did extend his career, it would be with the Flyers and would not be a money-based decision.
Yesterday, the hinted retu
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On the decision to sign Timonen
It’s pretty easy when you can get a player like Kimmo under contract. But I think the biggest key is whether Kimmo thinks he can play and whether Kimmo has enough in the tank to go through another offseason and…
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The Flyers re-signed Kimmo Timonen to a one-year contract on Friday.
The deal reportedly carries a $2 million base salary and has incentives that could equal $4 million but would carry over into 2015-16.
Financially, the deal works for the Flyers, but if this is the best the Flyers can do for next season and fail to upgrade with a young, puck-mover, this club is in dire straits.
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The Philadelphia Flyers have signed 5-10, 194-lb D Kimmo Timonen to a one-year contract extension, according to general manager Ron Hextall.
Timonen, 39 (3/18/1975), will return for his eighth season with the Flyers. He was acquired from the N…
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In celebration of the 2014 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft coming to the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28, the Philadelphia Flyers, XFINITY Live! Philadelphia and the NHL will host a free Fan Fest during both days of …
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