Steve Yzerman
The Tampa Bay Lightning built the foundation of their championship team through the draft and had to experience a lot of failure before reaching the top. The Flyers may be in the early stages of following the same blueprint.
Chuck Fletcher, the former GM of the Minnesota Wild and currently a senior advisor with the New Jersey Devils, is atop the list of candidates for the Flyers GM job. The Devils granted the Flyers permission to speak with Fletcher regarding the open GM position on Wednesday, according to a report from TSN’s Bob McKenzie.
Several candidates have emerged in reports and there are others out there that at least have warranted speculation. Here are eight names that could be mentioned as possibilities for the open GM job with the Flyers.
Erik Karlsson is finally traded, Tyler Seguin signs mega-deal and Steve Yzerman steps down as Lightning GM. More about these stories in Around the NHL.
The guys are back to preview training camp and the preseason. They take a look back at the Rookie Game on Wednesday, discuss prospects, goaltending and some big stories around the NHL this week.
No Philadelphia Flyers rookie has ever won the Calder Trophy. It is not that they have not had their share of viable candidates over the years. They've had a few top-end finishers in the balloting and their fair share who've earned NHL All-Rookie Team selection honors after the season but never an NHL rookie of […]
Embed from Getty Images It's trade deadline week around the NHL, with only four days before the deadline hits. Ron Hextall has said the Flyers will not be buyers. That said, it hasn't stopped him from looking into potential deals to acquire talent. According to David Strehle of The Fourth Period, the Flyers are […]
June 7, 1997 In Game 4 of the 1997 Stanley Cup Final, the Flyers were up against the machine that was the Detroit Red Wings. Having been outscored, 14-5, in the first three games, the Flyers were staring at a three games to none deficit. The Flyers were prepared to play better defense and not […]
Ed Snider ripped the Olympic selection process and NHL participation on Thursday night following the Flyers 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. (Photo Courtesy of Philadelphia Sports Writers Association) It's usually a rarity to see Chairman Ed Snider in the Flyers locker room following a regular-season game. On Thursday, Snider spoke to the media. It […]
