Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 1:37 PM | 34 comments |
 

Stevens headed to Kings? Halak deal a stunner
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     The Los Angeles Kings could be close to adding former Flyers coach John Stevens as an assistant.
     The Kings, also known as Flyers West, have been granted permission to talk with Stevens, the Los Angeles Times reported.
     The Kings already have three of their leaders who previously worked for the Flyers: Head coach Terry Murray, general manager Dean Lombardi and assistant general manager Ron Hextall.
     The connections have raised speculation about the Flyers acquiring one of the Kings’ goalies, Jonathan Quick or Jonathan Bernier. Jeff Carter could be used as trade bait.
     Speaking of Los Angeles, Flyers’ executive will head there for the draft next weekend. The first round will be held Jun 25, with rounds 2-7 the next day.
     The Flyers don’t pick until the third round _ 89th overall. They also have selections in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds.
     If the Flyers had won the Stanley Cup, their third-round pick would have gone to Anaheim as part of the compensation for Chris Pronger.
    The Flyers lost to Chicago in the Finals, four games to two.
The NHL Network announced it will re-air all six games of the Finals in their entirety, along with the Blackhawks’ parade on a day-long Saturday with Stanley. The telecast beings at 9 a.m. Saturday and comprises more than 14-hours of coverage.
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   It sure seems Montreal could have gotten a lot more from many teams _ including the Flyers _ than it received from St. Louis in Thursday's stunning deal for goalie Jaroslav Halak.

   The Canadiens recieved just two prospects (Lars Eller and Ian Schultz) for the 25-year-old playoff hero. Montreal was apparently worried it would have to pay too much for Halak in arbitration. Still, it was shocking it dealt Halak instead of Carey Price....and didn't get more in return.

    Any why did the Habs pull the trigger so quickly without shopping Halak at next week's NHL draft?

  
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 1:37 PM  Permalink | 34 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:07 PM, 06/17/2010
    Would have been nice to lose that 3rd rounder.
    — P Even
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:08 PM, 06/17/2010
    Jonathan Quick or Jonathan Bernier, make it happen Flyers!
    — Spider Rico
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:12 PM, 06/17/2010
    Right after the Tonner gets done watching the re-broadcast of this year's Stanley Cup finals, he's going to watch last year's World Series, the 2005 Super Bowl and game 6 of 1993 World Series. Then he's going to go jump off a bridge. Seriously, who would subject themselves to that?
    — hunglikeaton
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:37 PM, 06/17/2010
    Tonner - Why wait? Do it now.
    — Hiding Behind My Keyboard
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:00 PM, 06/17/2010
    Carts and Backlund for Bernier and RW-Simmonds---Just Do It
    — Romus
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:20 PM, 06/17/2010
    I would love a job in LA
    — bobbyd24
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:25 PM, 06/17/2010
    Jaroslav Halak exchanged in St-Louis Blues....
    — Steven9
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:56 PM, 06/17/2010
    Good guy, good for him.
    — Rabe56
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:57 PM, 06/17/2010
    They better not give Carter away. He is worth alot. Only 25 and averages 40 goals a season.
    — ChrisM
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:13 PM, 06/17/2010
    Danny Briere was in a crash Sam, rumor has it that it was Richards' fault..........any comment ? I know you love to blast Richards'
    — no5forme
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:28 PM, 06/17/2010
    ....In return,,Lars Heller & Ian Shultz..
    — Steven9
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:13 PM, 06/17/2010
    sam shouldnt you be somewhere reenacting the civil war? clean up the duster, its not 1865 anymore.
    — ChampAnderson
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:51 PM, 06/17/2010
    I always though Stevens was a good man who worked hard. It is now obvious that Laviolette is a better coach for the Flyers. I'm sure that Jonathan Quick and Jonathan Bernier are decent goalies...But I wish the Flyers had gotten Jaroslav Halak....the Habs gave him away today for nothing.
    — Ken_Spencer
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:51 PM, 06/17/2010
    I always though Stevens was a good man who worked hard. It is now obvious that Laviolette is a better coach for the Flyers. I'm sure that Jonathan Quick and Jonathan Bernier are decent goalies...But I wish the Flyers had gotten Jaroslav Halak....the Habs gave him away today for nothing.
    — Ken_Spencer


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About Sam Carchidi
Sam Carchidi is in his fourth year as the Flyers' beat reporter. He became an Inquirer staff writer in 1984 and covered mostly South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies before taking the Flyers beat.

Carchidi has written three books _ the nationally acclaimed Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story, which he co-authored with Scott Brown; Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports; and Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story, which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He also contributed to a 1993 Inquirer book on the Phillies.

A lifelong South Jersey resident, Carchidi lives in Wenonah with his wife, JoAnn, and their two children, Sara and Sammy.

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