Ron Hextall
The Draft may have ended, but Ron Hextall was far from finished on Saturday. He made seven picks in Day 2 of the Draft, hired a goalie coach and now, he has made a trade. The Flyers traded defenseman Nick Grossmann to the Arizona Coyotes for forward Sam Gagner and a future draft pick – […]
The Flyers had a void in the coaching staff since Jeff Reese left the team suddenly in March. This week, they found the replacement. The Flyers have hired former Kings goalie coach Kim Dillabaugh to join the coaching staff next season.
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers made the move from 29 to 24 to snag Travis Konecny, a forward from the Ottawa 67's in the OHL. I profiled Konecny earlier in the offseason as part of our draft prospect profile series here, but here is a more extended scouting report.
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers made a late switch and traded up for the 24th overall pick, sending the 29th pick and the 61st pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the 24th pick, the Flyers selected center/right wing Travis Konecny.
View image | gettyimages.com With the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, the Flyers bolstered the blue line by getting their top target, defenseman Ivan Provorov. I profiled Provorov earlier this offseason here, but we take a much closer look in this scouting report. Provorov is 6’0” and 201 pounds and played […]
View image | gettyimages.com It’s been a long journey getting to today, draft day, in the NHL. Starting on April 23, I began profiling draft prospects throughout the college and junior ranks. Overall, 26 players were profiled – not including the obvious top two picks tonight – which essentially equates to the first round. […]
Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. NHL salary cap number released The cap ceiling will be $71.4 million dollars next season. The Flyers are at $69.3 million already: [NHL.com] [Kukla's Korner-Paul] The future in goal Ron Hextall is very aware of the organization's need […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers draft plans just became a little clearer. Ron Hextall said on Friday that the Flyers will take the best player available with the seventh overall pick in the NHL Draft next week. It seems that the Flyers would prefer that player be a forward of some sort, but […]
It has already been an eventful offseason for the Flyers and the offseason is only really just beginning. True to their word, the Flyers and GM Ron Hextall sent Craig Berube packing not long after the conclusion of the season and made the new hire official prior to the NHL Draft. Enter Dave Hakstol, the […]
View image | gettyimages.com Regardless of who came away with the Stanley Cup, this year’s Final featured two teams that were built from the bottom up. The Chicago Blackhawks, now a dynasty with three Stanley Cup wins in the last six years, are where the Flyers hope to be. The Flyers and Blackhawks were […]
