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Strong rumor that this trade could happen. I love this trade, this way we get our starting Goalie and a crease clearing defensman.   Any thoughts?

I hate talking about anything Cougar-related, but I felt that this post had to be written.  Well, they do have a shot, pending an upset this Saturday and a serious run in the Pac-10 tournament. Let me explain why an at-large bid will be hard to obtain at this point in the season. The Cougs have ripped off three impressive wins in a row, at UCLA, and home games against...

It looks like Nicky Butt will miss the very crucial game on Wednesday evening against his former club, Manchester Nicky Butt - will probably miss game against Red Nicky twisted his knee and there is a danger he may have even damaged his medial knee ligaments, but we have to hope ...

As of 6pm, none of the Flyers have been yanked from the lineup yet. There's no guarantee that will be true at 7, or even 8. Tonight's the biggest movement night of the year in the NHL, and the Flyers and Bruins are both contenders in the East (ie, likely buyers in the market). The rumors ...

We succumbed to the When you’re on the go, you can now follow PFN on Twitter. Our handle is I’ll try to update it as much as possible with the latest stuff in between posts and it will also be a new way to interact with us. Let’s even go as far as saying that ...

Chris Hughton has the task of preparing the Newcastle side for the crucial Premier League game against World Club Champions, Manchester United, tonight at St. James’ Chris Hughton - difficult game While Manchester United were winning the Carling Cup Final on penalties on ...

The third time was the charm for former Ottawa Goaltender Martin Gerber who was placed on re-entry waiver by the ottawa Senators for the third time yesterday and finally lost him to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have announced that Starting G Vesa Toskala is out for the season. Fantasy Wise, drop Toskala if you have him and swap him for Gerber. Gerber cannot be any worse than Toskala...

There are not many teams that get much at all out of playing Manchester United this In the 26 Premier League games the Red Devils have played this season, they have won 19 and lost only two, so tonight’s task for Newcastle United is a big one That’s especially true ...

Working with an extension beyond the 3PM deadline, the Flyers traded a 6th round pick to the Sharks to obtain defenseman Kyle McLaren, who has spent the season in the AHL due to San Jose's salary cap needs. McLaren is a big d-man with a sizable ($2.5mil) salary, and his acquisition is likely ...

When the Flyers take the ice in Boston tonight, it should be a pretty jarring sight. All of the team's major players will be present and accounted for, on the ice at the same time (figuratively) for the first time in recent memory. Simon Gagne and Danny Briere, who have spent barely any time on ...

SovetskySport today published an interview with Alexander Semin, one day before his 25th birthday. Many thanks again to Dmitry Chesnokov for passing along a translation.  SovSport: You lost to Los Angeles and Boudreau after the game flew by us into the locker room.  His [face] was red.  Did the players get lectured? 

The NHL trade deadline was yesterday and the Flyers made a few moves that they feel may help them come playoff time. The biggest name to be sent packing was Scottie Upshall, who along with a 2011 second-round pick, was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Dan Carcillo.Yes, it is disappointing to lose a high energy guy like Scottie Upshall, especially after the chemistry he had with...

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Fans hoping to wake up to some stirring trade news don't have much to talk about just yet. The Flyers are reported to be involved in several possible scenarios, with seemingly hundreds of media outlets all jumping on the same vague reports. That's what today is...The hot rumor last night and ...

Tonight's game between the Blues and the Red Wings could change a franchise. If St. Louis loses, they'll remain at least three points out of the playoffs and it will likely be more with the high amount of games between Western Conference teams scheduled for tonight. They'll probably deal Keith ...