Flyers acquire Boucher, Foster
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Flyers acquire Boucher, Foster
Flyers defenseman Kurtis Foster takes a shot during his first practice with the team on Sunday, January 13. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer)
The Flyers have acquired goalie Brian Boucher and free-agent defenseman Kurtis Foster.
Boucher, 36, has played with the Flyers twice before. He was acquired from Carolina for minor league forward Luke Pither. Boucher played 10 games last season as he battled a groin injury. He had a 3.41 goals-against average and .881 save percentage.
Foster, 31, is a righthanded shot. He is 6-5, 226 pounds who played for the Wild, Ducks and Devils last season. He scored four goals and had 10 assists in 51 games.
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With Bouch back in the fold, can a Cup be far behind?— TruthTeller01- The cup is a lock. The Flyers were low on defensemen (as usual), but Foster fixes that issue.— homerjay99
- Well, we were closest to the cup with Boucher around in two separate occasions. And he can't do worse than Bryz.— suporma
- Why? Hasn't the mediocre goalie hurt us enough over the years?— defiore14
- WHY? Foster is an AHL type and Bouche is not needed— twpman
- We got Arian Foster,WOW! Oh,it is Kurtis, sorry. Not a bad signing ,a little depth,no? Did someone really say they would miss Carle? Must be the guy that bought his jersey last year because his name is Matt too, Matt Schmidlapp from Shickelimmey , you know the one wearing size 5X with the foam Flyers fingers on each hand. Lets Go Flyers!
— DUDESKINS - Lots of heavy handed d-men. They"ll miss carle on the power play— ArtieLange
- Suporma - Please tell me you are not implying that Boucher is a better goalie than Bryz...because if you are, I'd love to hear some other moves the Flyers can make to improve the squad. Maybe swap Coutourier for say, Sami Kappanan. We could probably swing that deal. Dope.— 5NOT4
- Welcome back, Bouche! He is one of the most beloved players in the last 20 years of Flyers hockey. I always hoped that he would retire a Flyer and it looks like the possibility is there. I, for one, am eager to see him between the posts again in the orange and black. I hope he gives all the doubters a big surprise this year.— OldSouthPhilly
- Foster is not an AHL type - he's a seasoned NHL veteran. He's not a top line blue liner, but on a depleted defensive corps, he adds experience, depth, a left handed shot on the power play and will help as a fifth or sixth defenseman.
And, I'll take Boucher over Leighton every day of the week. He's not a star but is still a competent goaltender and if he can stay healthy can contribute in the net. Aside from that, he was a key component on two different teams that went deep into the playofffs - to the NHL Eastern Conference Finals and to the Stanley Cup Finals. Had he been healthy against Chicago, I think they would've had a far better chance to win than Leighton gave them.
I like both moves. I don't expect either to make a significant difference, but I don't see them hurting the team either.— veritas1325 - I hear Cechmanek is available...— echosmyron
- Hey, *I'M* available, and at 5'2" I can fit under the cap too...
http://www.rjsmith.com/Hockey/Images/ray-in-net.jpg
— backhand - I look into my crystal ball and see a goalie controversy come near playoff time. Glad to see Booooosh back. Hopefully he beats out Leighton for the back up job. If Bryz plays well then neither will see net time hardly. But if Bryz sucks well then we have the usual goalie controversy.— Fir_Na_Tine
- oh good, let me get in line for the Stanley Cup finals now.— JJReid
- i've mapped out the parade route,....and dusted off my folding chair— SyddBarrett
- Foster IS an AHL type!382 over 10 or 11 years? AHL all over him! Career minus player. Seasoned veteran? LMAO— twpman
- Good moves. There will be injuries and having some depth in the condensed regular season and playoffs helps.— zeke128
- Boooooosh!!!! Guess it's back to the minors for leaky— Stephen45
- Goes to show you that all this bluster about BRYZ getting it together and we will see a new BRYZ this year is nothing but talk. The Flyers have no confidence that this guy is going to be any different then last year and are stockpiling alternatives...We have three #2 goalies and 8 third line defensemen. Its going to be a very long short season.— flyers1000
- Leighton packing his bags for Glens Falls...again
— Mr. Chubby - Boosh beats Leighton as a backup any day. He is also a great locker room guy.— Sidewinder7
- Jeez!— johnny eagle
- Wow now they will win the Cup for sure yeah right Homer keep trying maybe one year you will get it right.— Docdeath20
- A battle for back-up goalie, just what we needed, NOT! Just sayin'...— DJ
- Why would you be SITTING during a Parade that took 38 years to have .... ??????— ingy9
- This comment has been deleted.— scott-stevens-is-god
- "destroy u just like last year" LOL Your captain Parise is gone, your best coach (Larry Robinson) is gone. Super Marty is at the Scooter Store for a mobility consulataion and the rest of the Devs are buying giant screen TVs so they can WATCH the playoffs at home.
- Super Marty "dominate?" You mean Super Marty choke.
Brodeur started his career choking for a hat trick by Mark Messier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNToLO6unyI
And Brodeur ended his playoff career choking for 3 goals on a five minute power play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ra6Gf7_EAs - "Super Marty is at the Scooter Store for a mobility consultation ... "
LOL, I love it. How do you come up with these?
— backhand - I'm motivated by the way Super Marty "broke" Bernie's record of 47 wins in a season. Brodeur "won" 48 but he played 4 more games than Parent and he also benefited from ten shoot out wins. He only won 38 in regulation play and OT. Also, Bernie had 12 ties when he set the record in 1973-4. Parent surely would have won at least 6 of those games if he had a shoot out opportinuty which would have given him 53 wins...Parent probably would have won 8 or 9 fiving him 55 or 56 wins...But Super Marty's name is in the record book...What a joke.
- You want a joke? Read his book "Brodeur Beyond the Crease".
I'll save time and get to the bottom line: Every puck that did not go in the net was due to Marty's superlative skills. Every puck that did go in the net was the result of incredibly poor defensive play by his teammates.
If you want to journey through the land of narcissism this is a must read.
Still laughing about the Scooter Store :-)
— backhand - Brodeur lost over twice as many games as Bernie, and his winning percentage was .660 compared to Parent's .736, even with the benefit of extra points available from shootouts and OT wins.
Do you know the story behind "Uncle daddy?" - Uncle daddy is Super Marty. In probably the most tawdry scandal ever to hit NHL hockey, Marty Brodeur had an affair with his wife's brother's wife. When Marty's wife found out about the affair with her sister-in-law, she left Marty.
After his divorce became final, Brodeur married his former sister-in-law and has had children from that marriage.
So his children from his first marriage don't know if he's their Uncle or their Daddy. - I must have missed that in his book. My fault, because I'm certain he would include that coup in his homage to himself.
Thanks for sharing that! :-)
Ray— backhand - BTW, I think you'll like my new mask which is being painted as an homage to Flyers Bernie Parent, Ron Hextall, and Bob Clarke.
Here is design sketch one;
http://www.rjsmith.com/Hockey/Images/raysmith-concept.jpg
Here is the revised second sketch.
http://www.rjsmith.com/Hockey/Images/raysmith-concept-2.jpg
The final one will have the grinning Bob Clarke on the back plate and Independence Hall replacing the art museum.
Ray— backhand - "Give them to Bryz".
If I thought it would help, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Keep those hilarious lines coming! After 113-days of gloom we need all the levity we can get.
Go Flyers!— backhand - Yeah it's Bouche but he can't be any worse a backup than Leighton would be. The real news just might be the other guy.— PhillySubsMac
- They'll miss Carle on the power play???? The only one that will miss Carle will be the team the Flyers are playing against. Turn over machine.— dundermifflin
- This comment has been deleted.— scott-stevens-is-god
- RUN, do not walk to your nearest mental health professional and get the help you so urgently need. — backhand
- Boucher will be placed on waivers before next Saturday. Book it now.— BobbyD
- really????— psualum
- Boucher? Really? What a joke.— PhillyFanInLA
- Booooooosh is back! Glad he's w the Flyers.
Very solid back~up between the posts!— Skipp2X - We now have the 3 worst goalies in the league, I think it's time for Holmgren to go.— neddyflanders
- They will wind up missing 'Bob' more than anything. He was a stellar 18-3-2, 1.94 in Russia.
Columbus isn't that good, but it wouldn't be at all surprising if Bob turned out to be better than any of these three.
— The Truth Hurts - "Columbus isn't that good, but it wouldn't be at all surprising if Bob turned out to be better than any of these three."
He will certainly be under less fan pressure than he was here. If he's more relaxed, who knows? But he *will* see a lot of rubber though. :-)
— backhand - Having 2 goalies on the team who give up bad goals wasn't good enough. So now we have 3. Didn't we have enough of this nonsense back in 2010? Wasn't Bryz supposed to be the guy who stopped all of this nonsense? Hey, I've got an idea. Call the Islanders and see if they would like to trade Rick DiPietro! That would give us 4 bad goalies! How about if we trade Bryz, Leighton & Boucher and half their salaries to Vancouver for Luongo? That would be better than what we've got now.
— TexColorado 
What's with all the negativity? I'm relieved they got Boooosh back. Leighton is beyond pathetic. Flyers needed a better back up.- You're sending mixed messages here: "What's with all the negativity?"; "Leighton is beyond pathetic."
I am certain that they will give the jobs to the goalies who impress in the short camp. Then, let's play some games before we start crucifying anyone.
Can't we all just get along?
— backhand - The Philadelphia Tyres- Boucher another retread— ghost78
- I am ok with Foster for 20-30 games until Meszaros get healthy. Flyers have a lot of injuries on D, like always. I think Flyers need to add someone like Langkow on that 3rd line instead of Fedotenko. If healthy Langkow can score some points and with Fedotenko on 4th line we have decent depth.— Nitroglycerin
- Wow, that puts the Flyers over the top. Get that confetti ready.— Drew777
- Recycling dead wood...again -.- .— zsaru
- Munroe is on a minor league contract ONLY. If Leighton gets hurt, what is the plan on a call up? Well, now it's Boucher! Sigh. Why post if you don't know what you're just going to be complain instead of looking at the big picture? Sometimes you have to stock the cupboard.— jeff.deang
- Copy paste failed miserably here... Munroe is on a minor league contract ONLY. If Leighton gets hurt, what is the plan on a call up? Well, now it's Boucher! Sigh. [Why post if you don't know what you're talking about and are just going to be complaining instead of looking at the big picture?] Sometimes you have to stock the cupboard.— jeff.deang
- ESPN reporting the Flyers also got defenseman Mark Alt in the Boucher trade. 21 years old, 6'3" and 200 lbs. No stats.— mish798798
- This comment has been deleted.— Vomit Man #1
- I think you just set the record for the most disgusting post to ever appear on Philly.com.
I'm amazed that made it past the censors.
— backhand - Does the Lemon Law in Pennsylvania cover the Bryz acquisition ? How soon can we send him back to where he came from ?
The biggest Russian dud since Yeytsin !
— candidly - Maybe they are planning on converting Foster to a Goalie and Bouche to a Defenseman... That might make more sense.— truthfirst
- gotta dig up the beachball in the net behind bouch jpeg from a few years ago— flyersjoe
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