Tweet With player safety at the forefront of sports, many fights in the NHL these days involve a few glancing blows and the tussle ultimately ending in a stalemate. On Tuesday when the Philadelphia Flyers played the Tampa Bay Lightning, Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo wasn’t about to have his fight with B.J. Crombeen end that [...]
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By now, most readers should be familiar with the controversial fight Sunday night between Tampa Bay Lightning forward B.J. Crombeen and Philadelphia Flyers forward Zac Rinaldo. The fact that the two tussled wasn't surprising, but what did ruffle feathers was the fact that Rinaldo continued to throw punches on Crombeen's way down.
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Kimmo Timonen to Receive One Year Extension
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NHLTags: Kimmo Timonen“Eklund” of HockeyBuzz posted this evening that Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen would be re-signed to a one-year extension, according to a text from a teammate.
The news was met with derision, and a handful of Flyers beat writers released non-committal statements from general manager Paul Holmgren...
Eklund: Flyers Extend Timonen One Year (Via Teammate)
Per one of the Flyers players, the team has given defenseman Kimmo Timonen a one-year contract extension. The four-time NHL All Star is still the Flyers' most important defenseman and would have been the top remaining name on the UFA defense market this summer.
I am working to find out what the salary will be for the season. Timonen is making a salary of $3 million this season...
Extension For Kimmo Timonen?
A couple of hours ago, Hockey Buzz Eklund (@Eklund) said via Twitter that the Philadelphia Flyers and defenseman Kimmo Timonen have reached an agreement on a one-year extension worth about $6 million.
An hour after the first tweet was sent out, Flyers beat writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, Frank Seravalli, responded saying that, "Paul Holmgren says in a text message that...
Report: Kimmo Timonen re-signs with Philadelphia Flyers, agrees to one year, $6 million contract
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By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie)
38 is the new 28. Or so the Philadelphia Flyers hope.
With top defenseman Kimmo Timonen scheduled to become a free agent at the conclusion of the 2012-13 NHL season, the Flyers have acted to lock up their alternate captain.
First reported by Eklund of HockeyBuzz.com and confirmed by Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly, the Flyers...
Lightning offense slowed in loss to Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Tom Sestito scored his first two goals in three years to lead the Philadelphia Flyers over the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Ilya Bryzgalov made 21 saves, shutting down the NHL's highest-scoring team to help the Flyers win their second straight game and improve to 4-6.
The Lightning, who entered averaging 4.9 goals per game, had dominated the...
Southern Cats Scratch Flyers
It would take a shootout to decide this snooze fest in Philadelphia. The Flyers didn’t get the start they wanted Thursday night against the Panthers, who spent much of the first 10 minutes of the game in the Flyers end. […]
Kimmo Timonen Extended?
HockeyBuzz CEO Eklund has reported that the Flyers have given Kimmo Timonen a 1 year extension per a teammate. Timonen, 37, is in the final year of a 6 year contract signed back on July 1st 2007. He was traded […]
Panthers bounce back to top Flyers in shootout
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jonathon Huberdeau and Peter Mueller both scored goals in a shootout to lead the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
Florida's Stephen Weiss tied the game at 2 midway through the third period with his first goal of the season. Jack Skille also scored for the Panthers.
Matt Read and Jakub Voracek both scored goals...
Bill Meltzer: Meltzer's Musings: Workmanlike Win, Sestito, Anatomy of a (Non) Trade
At 4-6-0 after the first 10 games of the 2013 regular season, the Philadelphia Flyers still have a long way to do to climb out of the early season hole they created for themselves. Last night, they took an upward step on the ladder with a hard-working 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Wells Fargo Center.
The main heroes for the Flyers were tough guy forward Tom Sestito...
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The Philadelphia Flyers have followed a three-game skid with back-to-back wins for the second time this season. An offense that has mostly struggled is a major reason for that inconsistency.
Their best offensive game of the season came against the Florida Panthers, who have been among the league's worst at stopping opponents heading into their visit to Philadelphia on Thursday...
Panthers at Flyers game preview
Game time: 7 p.m. ETTV: FOX Sports Florida
The Philadelphia Flyers have followed a three-game skid with back-to-back wins for the second time this season. An offense that has mostly struggled is a major reason for that inconsistency.
Their best offensive game of the season came against the Florida Panthers, who have been among the league's worst at stopping opponents heading...
Todd Cordell: NHL Gameday Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning @ New Jersey Devils - Game 10
Match-up - Tampa Bay Lightning (6-3-0) @ New Jersey Devils (5-1-3)
Road/Home records - 1-2-0 -------------- 3-0-1
TV - SUN, MSG Plus
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Season series - Tied 0-0
Last 10: Lightning 6-3-0 / Devils 5-1-3
Projected starting goalies - Anders Lindback (TB) vs. Martin Brodeur (NJ)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game
Tampa Bay - 4.44 / 2.56...
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