PHILADELPHIA — The impact of enforcers in the NHL seems to be waning by the season. Fighting is still part of the game, but needing a guy just to drop the gloves doesn't always fit. Then there's Jody Shelley. The Philadelphia Flyers' veteran enforcer is in the middle of a ...
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December 31, 2011
When the Philadelphia Flyers inked Ilya Bryzgalov to a 9-year $51 million dollar deal this offseason, the move was to effectively end nearly two decades of goaltending issues for the orange and black.Too many years of the organization patch working average goaltenders has led to an early postseason exits and has stood in the way of more than one Stanley Cup possibility. President...
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December 30, 2011
Previously on Outside the Boxscore, we have shown you some of the best and worst fan-made parody songs about athletes and sports teams.
Although the premise of this song seems a bit obvious, it is an instant classic due to the lyrics and well....I'm still trying to figure out another reason.
Presenting, "Moves Like Jagr":
(Courtesy of The Big Lead)
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January 01, 2012
Philly Sports World was at Citizens Bank Park for the NHL’s Bridgestone Winter Classic Alumni Game. 45,860 fans came out to watch the Flyers and Rangers alumni teams square off. Here are some highlights of the night.
Bobby Clarke of the Philadelphia Flyers prepares to take the opening faceoff.The Opening Faceoff. The Flyers famous LCB (Leach,Clarke,Barber) line faces off...
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January 01, 2012
Ilya Bryzgalov told the media that he will not play in the Winter Classic. About an hour later, Peter Laviolette said that he hasn't even spoken to the goalies about who will start.
Read more at Philly Sports Daily
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January 01, 2012
Last year, we saw the introduction of two new traditions in the days leading up to the NHL's Winter Classic: The 24/7 series, and on-ice engagements.
Granted, we didn't quite know the latter was going to become a tradition until Sunday afternoon, but clearly it has. The day before the 2011 Winter Classic, a friend of Mike Green used his connection to pop the question on the...
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December 30, 2011
(Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
The yearly outdoor hockey game known as the Winter Classic has become the NHL’s premier regular season event. Initially praised for its pond hockey “back to basics” appeal, the Classic is now hockey’s version of a heavyweight championship fight, complete with press conference trash-talk and pre-matchup cable documentaries. It’s all...
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January 01, 2012
PHILADELPHIA — When asked if he was starting for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2012 Winter Classic, goalie Sergei Bobrovsky said "it's very confidential for now." His coach, Peter Laviolette, said no decision had been made after the Flyers' practice at Citizens Bank Park.
Meanwhile, Ilya Bryzgalov stood before the assembled media and did what Ilya Bryzgalov...
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January 01, 2012
Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov held court Sunday as he told reporters he was disappointed that he wouldn't be starting the Winter Classic.
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December 31, 2011
Eric Lindros stepped out of the dugout and pointed his stick toward the stands. Big E had his standing O. With a packed Philadelphia crowd standing and roaring in appreciation, Lindros made a triumphant return to the city in a Philadelphia Flyers jersey, a bitter parting more than a decade ago forgotten from the moment No.
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December 31, 2011
By Patrick Powell
2000 Eastern Conference Finals, Game 7. The very mention of the game creates an uneasy feeling in the minds of Flyers’ fans. Not only did the Flyers miss an opportunity to go to the Stanley Cup Final against the Dallas Stars, but then maligned superstar, Eric Lindros, suffered a concussion on a questionable (but deemed legal by the on-ice officials) hit by Devils’...
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December 31, 2011
Eric Lindros stepped out of the dugout to a roar he hadn't heard in Philadelphia in almost 12 years.
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