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Philadelphia Flyers beat roster freeze, acquire defenseman Ryan Ellis in deal involving Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights
The Flyers, who missed the postseason this year after advancing to the second round in the playoff bubble last year, traded center Nolan Patrick and defenseman Philippe Myers for defenseman Ryan Ellis of the Nashville Predators, who then sent Patrick to the Vegas Golden Knights for center Cody Glass. Ellis, 30, spent his entire career […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus what we love about each team in 2021
We have reached the quarter mark of the 2021 NHL season — at least for the teams that haven’t had their schedules disrupted by COVID-19 yet. But we’re also coming up on another big holiday. So in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we identified something we love about every team in this week’s edition of […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 4 update: Right time to drop slumping starters?
We have a larger-than-usual batch of new faces to the rankings this week, with 22 players shuffled in and 22 shuffled out. Why? With close to a quarter of the season on the books, it feels like a good chance to do some “spring cleaning” of the ranks. There are more than a few dust […]
Continue readingUpdated fantasy hockey rankings: What’s changed from last season?
We last checked in with a rankings update in June, when the NHL was very much in limbo. Since then, we’ve had an extended playoffs, a draft, a long delay, and the start of a very different NHL season. Since then, we’ve revamped the default scoring to better reflect positional value and diverse skill sets […]
Continue readingBest and worst of the NHL this week: How the Colorado Avalanche are handling being a top Stanley Cup favorite
Milan Hejduk was the last remaining member of the 2001 Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche to stay on the roster. But entering the 2012-13 season, Hejduk knew he would have a diminished role. He called teammate Gabriel Landeskog and told him to meet him and then-coach Joe Sacco for a meeting at the team facility when […]
Continue readingIslanders advance to Eastern Conference finals in style, shut out top-seeded Flyers in Game 7
The Isles put on a clinic against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 7 on Saturday, scoring two first-period goals en route to a 4-0 win. Backup goalie Thomas Greiss — whom coach Barry Trotz gave the start to give the Isles “freshness” — recorded the shutout, but he only needed to make 16 saves. “This […]
Continue reading2020 NHL postseason preview: Qualification-round matchups, series picks
Unlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12 teams from each conference playing in fan-less arenas in Toronto (for the East) and Edmonton, Alberta (for the West). The top four teams in each conference are in the round of 16, and seeds 5 through 12 will square off to […]
Continue reading2020 NHL playoffs guide: Stanley Cup chances, biggest roster questions, bold predictions for all 24 teams
The NHL is set to return from its monthslong pause because of the coronavirus pandemic. The postseason will be played out with a 24-team format, with 12 teams from the Eastern Conference skating in Toronto and their Western Conference counterparts heading to Edmonton, Alberta. Some have said this format could be the greatest NHL playoffs […]
Continue readingFlyers’ Oskar Lindblom nears last round of treatments for bone cancer
Lindblom, 23, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, in December. He has been undergoing care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. “He’s going to have his last round of treatments here coming up,” Flahr said Tuesday, according to NHL.com. “He’ll be checked out and he’ll be […]
Continue readingFlyers’ Nate Thompson out at least 2 weeks with sprained knee
Thompson, acquired from the Montreal Canadiens last month, stumbled into the corner boards awkwardly Tuesday night, along with Boston right wing Ondrej Kase, and injured his left knee in the Bruins’ 2-0 victory. Thompson had one point in seven Philadelphia games since the trade. He has four goals and 15 points in 70 game this […]
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