Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
The Flyers explored deals for Jay Bouwmeester, Jaromir Jagr and Ryane Clowe and went 0 for 3.
No, it wasn’t in honor of their 0-3 start, which kicked off this mess of a season.
They might make pitches before Wednesday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline for defensemen Keith Yandle, Mark Streit and Jamie McBain, among others.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
For the Flyers, Operation Playoff Push needs to go into overdrive.
They have 13 games to climb over four teams in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt.
Physical left winger Jay Rosehill, acquired from Anaheim on Monday for speedy winger Harry Zolnierczyk, figures to play in some of those game, giving the Flyers their first heavyweight enforcer in nearly two months.
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Recent call-up Jay Rosehill talks about being the Flyers new enforcer and where he is most comfortable on the ice.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
The Flyers made a minor move on Monday, acquiring bruising LW Jay Rosehill from the Anaheim Ducks for speedy winger Harry Zolnierczyk.
The 6-3, 215-pound Rosehill has spent the season with the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, registering eight points and 90 penalty minutes in 33 games.
Prior to this season, the 27-year-old played for the Toronto Maple Leafs franchise, appearing in 31 games in the NHL for Toronto, going scoreless with 60 penalty minutes.
He sounds like a version of Tom Sestito.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
The Flyers announced on Monday that forward Max Talbot has a broken left leg, suffered in Sunday's wild 5-4 OT win over Washington.
Talbot will likely miss the rest of the season.
The Flyers may recall Eric Wellwood from the Phantoms.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
This just in: The Flyers have some fight in them, after all.
Depleted by injuries to their defense, they have still managed to get points in three straight games and have climbed to within two points of the eighth-place New York Rangers in the East.
They stunned the visiting Washington Capitals in overtime on Sunday, 5-4, by overcoming a two-goal deficit in the final 7:12 of regulation.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
So far, so good.
Oliver Lauridsen made an impressive NHL debut on Saturday, helping the Flyers surprise the Boston Bruins, 3-1, and inch to within four points of eighth place in the East.
The 6-foot-6, 220-pound Lauridsen was part of a makeshift defense that was used because of injuries to Braydon Coburn, Nick Grossmann and Andrej Meszaros. Of that trio, only Grossmann is expected to return in the regular season.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
With about 400 fans cheering loudly, the Flyers unveiled a statue of Bobby Clarke and Bernie Parent hoisting the Stanley Cup during a ceremony Saturday morning outside of Xfinity Live.
The seven-foot bronze statue commemorates the Flyers’ championship teams in 1974 and 1975, and it sits outside the pub “Broad Street Bullies,” the nickname of those teams.
Clarke, Parent and club officials spoke at the ceremony, which was attended by former Flyers Reggie Leach, Bill Barber, Joe Watson, Don Saleski, Orest Kindrachuk and Bob Kelly .
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Ed Snider, the Flyers' chairman, said GM Paul Holmgren's job is safe after a stirring ceremony unveiling a statue of Bobby Clarke and Bernie Parent at Xfinity Live on Saturday.
Asked about the status of coach Peter Laviolette, Snider said he and Holmgren would talk after the season.
Not exactly a ringing endorsement, but the feeling here is that Laviolette will return and the Flyers will want to judge him in a "normal" season, one that has a legitimate training camp.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Flyers coach Peter Laviolette is not second-guessing himself because of injuries sustained last week by Danny Briere and Nick Grossmann.
In PRACTICE.
"They were pretty freak things,” Laviolette said on Friday.
