Philadelphia Flyers

*The Rangers hold off the sweep, and Bruins fans everywhere get a little nervous about 3-0 series leads. A glorious amount of hockey last night! *So we really are saying goodbye to little Danny Briere. I, for one, will miss his fist pump. (BSH) *Eric Wellwood is starting his long road back after his horrifying injury. (Philly.com) *There are few things better in this world than a big, fluffy, ginger hockey beard. (Puck Daddy) *It's official: Patrick Roy is the new head coach of the Avalanche. (SB Nation) *Meltzer takes a look at the Flyers' history of second round draft picks. (Hockeybuzz) *The Avs fans study NHL defensemen drafted in the top ten in the last decade. (Mile High Hockey) *The Blue Jackets have yet to make any progress in contract talks with Bob. (Dispatch) *Daniel Alfredsson dropped some hard reality on his team via the media. (Puck Daddy) *Both the Dallas Stars and the Carolina Hurricanes will unveil new jerseys June 4. (Icethetics) *DGB with the ten greatest moments from this, the least-loved round of the NHL playoffs. (Grantland)

Photo: With a very disappointing season behind them, the Flyers front office can look forward to the upcoming draft, which takes place June 30th at the Prudential Center in Newark New Jersey. Many fans hope the Flyers take a defenseman with their first pick at number 11. While I agree they need to address their glaring Who Will The Flyers Select With The 11th Pick Continue reading here: Broad Street Buzz

Voracek's Close Call Flyers right winger Jakub Voracek is a lucky man. He walked away from a potentially serious car wreck in the Czech Republic yesterday with nary a scratch on his body nor did he cause injury to anyone in the other vehicle that he was unable to brake in time to avoid. The accident came about because Voracek was driving too fast in his Ferrari. The player admitted fault in Originally posted here: Bill Meltzer

The buyout of Danny Briere makes a ton of sense for a ton of reasons, namely: * He's not very good anymore. We already know he's a weak defensive player, and the last two seasons have been by far his least productive offensively since he came to Philadelphia in 2007. He can score in the playoffs, but you need to get to the playoffs for that to work. * He's expensive, not in real dollars but in a $6.5 million cap hit over the next two seasons. * The Flyers could use the savings. The salary cap is dropping to $64.3 million next year and they already have $70.3 million committed to the roster. Gotta cut down somewhere. But just because it makes sense doesn't mean the Flyers will do it, and Briere's buyout remains perhaps the biggest question facing the team this offseason. Will they buy him out? Well, he thinks they will. Ran into Daniel Briere last night. He's pretty sure the Flyers are going to buy him out. He wants to stay. — steve simmons (@simmonssteve) May 23, 2013 It's a bit complicated for Briere. When he signed here in 2007, it was no doubt with the intention of finishing his career in Philadelphia, and a buyout would change all of that. He has two young sons and has roots down in the Delaware Valley. Picking up and moving to a new city at this stage in his life is not something that he wants to do for reasons we can all understand. But hockey doesn't care about the lives of its players, nor does the business of hockey, and Briere seems to be coming to terms with the fact that he could have to make that move. The Flyers would probably prefer to trade him instead of buying him out, considering that even with a buyout, they will still owe him a bit of money until his current contract expires. There are probably a few teams that would be interested in acquiring him via trade even despite his cap hit, but there was a reason Briere didn't waive his no-trade clause back at the trade deadline, and he's not likely to do so now. For starters, if he's bought out he'll become a free agent and will have the choice to pick from any team in the league that's interested. He'll get a new contract as well, obviously, and he'll still be making money from the Flyers. He has more control over the situation AND more money. Hard to imagine him putting that control in Paul Holmgren's hands.

Shane Doan, we hardly knew ye. Hunter of Taylor Hall, broken by Flames, fire hath destroyed your stoic career too early. Yannik the Great, destroyer of dreams. Erie, PA will forever hold your spirit. Thus the world turns and the tides change. Soon a new Villain shall emerge from the ashes. The Minnesota HoneyBadgers mourn your passing. Never again will they not give a fuck. For they give a fuck for you... BSH Xbox league part 9. Shane Doan, we hardly knew ye. Hunter of Taylor Hall, broken by Flames, fire hath destroyed your stoic career too early. Yannik the Great, destroyer of dreams. Erie, PA will forever hold your spirit. Thus the world turns and the tides change. Soon a new Villain shall emerge from the ashes. The Minnesota HoneyBadgers mourn your passing. Never again will they not give a fuck. For they give a fuck for you... BSH Xbox league part 9.

Shane Doan, we hardly knew ye. Hunter of Taylor Hall, broken by Flames, fire hath destroyed your stoic career too early. Yannick the Great, killer of dreams. Erie, PA will forever hold your spirit. Thus the world turns and the tides change. Soon a new Villain shall appear from the ashes. The Minnesota HoneyBadgers mourn your passing. Never again will they not give a fuck. For they give a fuck for you... BSH Xbox league part 9. Shane Doan, we hardly knew ye. Hunter of Taylor Hall, broken by Flames, fire hath destroyed your stoic career too early. Yannick the Great, killer of dreams. Erie, PA will forever hold your spirit. Thus the world turns and the tides change. Soon a new Villain shall appear from the ashes. The Minnesota HoneyBadgers mourn your passing. Never again will they not give a fuck. For they give a fuck for you... BSH Xbox league part 9.

Photo credit: Terry Wilson/OHL Images By Todd Cordell (@ToddCordell) The 2013 NHL Entry Draft in New Jersey is just over a month away. As we inch closer to this year’s draft, I’ll continue to plug away and post as many scouting reports on the top draft eligible players from the Ontario Hockey League as I can. Here is my scouting report on 2013 draft eligible Nikita Zadorov of the London Knights. Nikita Zadorov Age – 18 Position – Defenseman Height – 6? 5? Weight – 228 Draft Projection: 8-14th overall OHL Team: London Knights 2013 Regular Season Stats: 6 goals, 19 assists, 25 points, +33, 54PIM, 63 games played 2013 Playoff Stats: 2 goals, 4 assists, 6 points, 36PIM, 21 games played NHL Comparable(s) – Fedor Tyutin Upside – 8/10 Strengths – Nikita Zadorov is one of, if not my favorite draft eligible defenseman in this year’s draft class. He has big, powerful strides and is an above average skater, which is impressive given his size. He has a huge frame and when he uses it to his advantage and plays with an edge, he’s a dominant player. The good thing about Zadorov is that he often does just that. At just 18 years of age, he has man strength and isn’t afraid to use it. Zadorov makes a good first pass and can move the puck quite effectively. He’s a confident player and will have no problems carrying the puck up the ice, either. His puck skills aren’t anything to get excited about but he does have above average skills and is a good puck possession player. He is very hard to get around and is strong in his own zone. He doesn’t lose many puck battles and for the most part is positionally sound. Zadorov doesn’t get rattled easy and can consistently eat up big minutes. He plays in all situations and, while he’s not a power play dynamo, he’s not out of place on the power play and can play on the penalty kill as well. Weaknesses – Zadorov’s a talented player but sometimes he tries to force a play when it’s best to keep it simple and make the high percentage play. Zadorov’s raw but is very talented and as he gains more experience, the amount of mistakes he makes will continually grow smaller. Right now he has the tools to play the game at a high level but is still learning exactly how to utilize them. His offensive game is continually getting better but I’m not sure it’s good enough for him to translate into a defenseman capable of running a top power play unit and producing offense at the NHL level Career Projection – Zadorov doesn’t have many flaws in his game and is pretty well rounded, but I think a realistic projection for Zadorov is a #3 defenseman who can play 2nd unit power play and play on the top penalty killing unit. Should Zadorov continue to improve offensively, he could be capable of becoming a top pairing defenseman. 2013 Draft Eligible Prospect Profiles: Sean Monahan – Ottawa 67?s Darnell Nurse – Soo Greyhounds Max Domi – London Knights Bo Horvat – London Knights Ryan Hartman – Plymouth Whalers – Follow Todd on twitter @ToddCordell NHLToddCordell@Gmail.com The post Nikita Zadorov Scouting Report: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile – London Knights appeared first on The Hockey Guys.

Hey guys, I've been enjoying Tiger Woods 14 on my PS3 and was wondering if there was any interest in forming a BSH Country Club within the game. Shoot me some comments and if there is, I'll set it up! Also, anyone running in the Tough Mudder Philadelphia on Saturday or Sunday the 1st or 2nd of June? I'll be there on Sunday myself. Has anyone heard anything about the course? This'll be my fourth one, but this is a new course so I'm pretty psyched!Hey guys, I've been enjoying Tiger Woods 14 on my PS3 and was wondering if there was any interest in forming a BSH Country Club within the game. Shoot me some comments and if there is, I'll set it up! Also, anyone running in the Tough Mudder Philadelphia on Saturday or Sunday the 1st or 2nd of June? I'll be there on Sunday myself. Has anyone heard anything about the course? This'll be my fourth one, but this is a new course so I'm pretty psyched!

*Do you think Pierre gets sulky when he has to work Rangers games instead of Pens games? I bet he does. Last night's action! *BSH user GagneFan4Life would like you to know that there are spots available in the BSH NHL13 League for PS3. *Reviewing Scott Hartnell's 2013 season. (Flyers Faithful) *SLOW DOWN, JAKUB. (BSH) *A hilarious list of things more effective than the Rangers power play. (Blueshirt Banter) *Meltzer's talkin' 'bout prospects. (Hockeybuzz) *ASF on Matt Read's time representing Canada at the Worlds. (Flyers) *The Canucks fired their whole coaching staff. (Nucks Misconduct) *On the heels of Glenn Healy's assessment of Pavel Datsyuk's talent, TSN put together a list of the ten best Datsyuk dangles. (Winging It in Motown) *How's about Hunter Shinkaruk in a Flyers sweater on draft day? (Flyers Faithful) *Here's one for the ladies: the most stylish men in hockey. (Sharp) *This Canucks superfan spent a year as a Florida Panthers season ticket holder. Hilarity ensued. (Cave Mag)

I put together a list of tweets for a comment in the Fly By after the last game. I started to do the same this time, but quickly found that there were literally hundreds of candidates and it was too hard for me to choose just a handful. So rather than bomb the Fly By with dozens of tweets, I'm sticking them off to the side in this Fan Post. Enjoy. [For the record, I don't think Fleury is terrible. I think he's an average to below-average starter, someone who I probably wouldn't think twice about if there weren't so many people who think he's an elite clutch goalie who represents the Penguins' only chance. But I do think that even at this point in his career, Vokoun is better.] Do not like fleury not being in he is your number one put him back in the lineup — Devin Fisher (@BigFishBigPond_) May 22, 2013 What's up with Fleury getting pooped on by Bylsma? #SadTweet — Sumanyu Gupta (@SammyGoops) May 22, 2013 Damn can't believe the pens aren't giving fleury some PT. feel like that's gonna come back to bite them in the ass — Tyler Cole (@T_Diddy6) May 22, 2013 I put together a list of tweets for a comment in the Fly By after the last game. I started to do the same this time, but quickly found that there were literally hundreds of candidates and it was too hard for me to choose just a handful. So rather than bomb the Fly By with dozens of tweets, I'm sticking them off to the side in this Fan Post. Enjoy. [For the record, I don't think Fleury is terrible. I think he's an average to below-average starter, someone who I probably wouldn't think twice about if there weren't so many people who think he's an elite clutch goalie who represents the Penguins' only chance. But I do think that even at this point in his career, Vokoun is better.] Do not like fleury not being in he is your number one put him back in the lineup — Devin Fisher (@BigFishBigPond_) May 22, 2013 What's up with Fleury getting pooped on by Bylsma? #SadTweet — Sumanyu Gupta (@SammyGoops) May 22, 2013 Damn can't believe the pens aren't giving fleury some PT. feel like that's gonna come back to bite them in the ass — Tyler Cole (@T_Diddy6) May 22, 2013 someone please explain to me why fleury isn't playing tonight — Kacey Ellsworth (@kaceyellsworth) May 22, 2013 Why isn't Fleury in net tonight..?😢 — ameliee (@AmelieStrom) May 22, 2013 its not even a joke, if they dont put fleury in; ill be done watching these games! #iwantmyman — bree nicole ‹3 (@breenicole_xo) May 22, 2013 Why the fuck isn't fleury in net yet? — Anthony (@CaptainTone) May 22, 2013 Fleury stops that — Jesse Walker (@westillarePSU22) May 22, 2013 That wasn't Vokun's fault but Fleury needs to be in net — Nick Galasso (@NickGalasso1) May 22, 2013 Is it time to rotate fleury back into the line up...??? — Mike Rotch (@KingMayweather) May 22, 2013 Piece of shit put fleury in that is fucking pathetic thats 2 game in a row — Zach Huber (@ZHubla39) May 22, 2013 Vokoun has had his fun, time for Fleury. — Paigeyyyy (@Paige_lee2014) May 22, 2013 Please God take out swiss cheese and put in Marc-Andre Fleury. — Kelsie Seybert(@KSeybert71) May 22, 2013 @dustinklinegun fleury is more experienced vokoun already gave up a goal — Jordan Recce (@ClutchAllDay2) May 22, 2013 If I'm Bylsma, I call a TO right now & put Fleury in. Nothing against Vokoun,team needs a message after these last 30 min of play. #Pens — TheSportsJags (@TheSportsJags) May 22, 2013 This is getting stupid, put fleury back in net! — Matt LeBlanc (@Matt_j_leblanc) May 22, 2013 if we can bench fleury for how many games, why can't we bench malkin? #worthless — Carrie Blough (@carrcrosby) May 22, 2013 Fleury needs to play vokoun will lose this series — Kessel Kessel (@KesselSnipeShow) May 22, 2013 Seriously