This Week in Flyers History: Week ending January 24

January 20, 2004: Flyers trade Justin Williams, acquire Danny Markov  It was a trade made out of necessity. The Flyers blue line corps was a mess from injuries to top players Eric Desjardins, out with a fractured forearm, and Dennis Seidenberg, out with a fractured left leg. With other defenseman with expiring contracts at the […]

Mike Watson  •  24 Jan 2016
The Flyers and Latter-Round Drafting Philosophy

  View image | gettyimages.com In most every NHL Draft, there players available beyond the first round who have the potential to become NHL regulars and sometimes are even destined for stardom. Drafting such players takes a lot of luck as well as scouting acumen.  However, generically speaking, the latter-round picks who tend to go […]

Bill Meltzer  •  25 Jun 2015