BLAIR BETTS RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Philadelphia Flyers have placed Blair Betts on long-term injury reserve, the latest chapter in a bizarre saga involving the 31-year-old center.Betts was returned to the Flyers after a waiver claim made by the Montreal Canadiens was reversed by the league following Betts failing a physical due to a lower-body injury.Betts, who had been waived by the Flyers five days earlier, recorded...

NHL rules state that if a team claims a player on waivers and finds out he is hurt after the fact, they can void the claim. This is exactly what happened in the case of Blair Betts, who has been returned to the Flyers after the Montreal Canadiens found something that concerned them. Here is the statement released by Flyers GM Paul Holmgern. (Via PhiladelphiaFlyers.com) “After...

After watching a marathon of hockey on Friday and Saturday, I figured that it would be safe to take a day away yesterday. I stashed away my phone and accompanied my two-year-old son, Benjamin, on an outing to Sesame Place. When we went back to the car, I glanced at my emails and saw the Flyers press release about Blair Betts being returned to the club as a result of failing his physical...

The Montreal Canadiens returned Blair Betts to the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday after the center claimed off waivers last week failed a medical examination. The Canadiens, who claimed Betts on Oct. 5, used NHL bylaw 11.8 (a) to send the 31-year-old Betts back to Philadelphia. Commissioner Gary Bettman made the decision after reviewing submissions from both teams. ''While it is...

The Montreal Canadiens' waiver claim of center Blair Betts has been reversed due to shoulder injury. As a result, Betts was sent back to the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Betts, who was waived on Tuesday, collected five goals, seven assists and eight penalty minutes with the Flyers last season. The 31-year-old Betts recorded 41 goals, 37 assists and 118 penalty minutes...

The Montreal Canadiens have claimed center Blair Betts off waivers earlier today from the Philadelphia Flyers, who had put the defensive specialist on waivers yesterday to free up cap space. Betts is entering the second and final year of a two-year contract worth $700,000 annually. The 31 year-old center played 75 games for the Flyers last season, notching five goals and adding seven...

Former New York Rangers center and fan favorite Blair Betts was always a beast on the penalty killing side of the game for the Blueshirts and now with the Philadelphia Flyers that scenario hasn’t changed, according to Eye on Hockey at CBS Sports. Betts, going into his third season with the rival Flyers, led the [...]

You can make the argument that Blair Betts is one of the most important Flyers. No, he doesn't score a lot of points. And, no, he doesn't get time on the power play, fight or rack up a ton of hits. Still, what Betts does for the Flyers is something every team in the NHL needs. He's a glue guy that plays great defensive hockey and kills penalties with the best of them. He's a...

(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)The Flyers continued their hot start to the season, downing the Capitals in overtime in a high-scoring 6-5 contest. Danny Briere was the hero in OT, netting the winner to keep the Flyers undefeated season going. Other studs on the night were Mike Richards, who had a hat trick in the second period, and Matt Carle, who had an NHL record-tying 4 assists for a...

This will be the next hit that is going to be looked at in the NHL. Some in the media are comparing it to the Donald Brashear hit on Blair Betts. It looked like a pretty rough hit and you can bet the NHL will look at the hit.