PAUL HOLMGREN RUMORS
Tim Panaccio: Do You "Like" The Flyers Roster?
Things I liked on breakup day:
That general manager Paul Holmgren finally gave coach Peter Laviolette an endorsement for next season.
The feeling among the media was that Holmgren's tepid responses in past weeks that he "expected" Laviolette back meant that he had to first run it by club president Peter Luukko and especially club chairman Ed Snider.
To blame...
Holmgren On The Flyers
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
With the Flyers about to miss the playoffs for only the second time in 18 seasons, the focus in Philadelphia turns to what has to be done for the team to avoid a similar fate a year from now.
This isn't a town where missing the playoffs is taken lightly. Owner Ed Snider wants to win -- now.
Having said that, there's the danger of overreacting...
Report: Flyers Have Inquired About Vanek
A piece today from The Fourth Period featured the Flyers and what GM Paul Holmgren has been up to as the Wednesday trade deadline approaches. Continue reading "Report: Flyers Have Inquired About Vanek"
Briere Out With A Concussion
from the Philadelphia Flyers website,
Flyers GM Paul Holmgren announced that forward Danny Briere is out indefinitely with a concussion.
Briere missed last night's game at Pittsburgh, his first missed game, since being out a four-game span at the start of the season.
The injury occured during one of the team's practices within their five-day break between games...
Tim Panaccio: Go Get Iginla
It's time for Flyers GM Paul Holmgren to make a move for this underachieving, struggling team that he himself is responsible for it's slow start.
The Flyers need some veteran scoring help. Someone is not going to cost them their future.
The fans want Bobby Ryan but the FLyers could have had him any number of times last summer and chose to look away realizing the price...
Press conference day begins with Flyers GM Paul Holmgren’s take on the shape of the Flyers to come
Philadelphia Flyers GM Palu Holmgren kicked off a day’s worth of conference calls from the Flyers, Nashville Predators and Shea Weber, and the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sam Carchidi kicks things off with a Cliff’s Notes version of Holmgren’s presser:
In a conference call with reporters a few minutes ago, Flyers GM Paul Holmgren said he probably won’t pursue another RFA this...
Tim Panaccio: What Holmgren Had to Say
Here's what Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren had to say about the JVR for Luke Schenn trade.
This was on the Flyers charter plane as they prepared to take off. Keep in mind, the FLyers could have held this at CONSOL Energy Center at the NHL Draft, but waited till they got on the plane to tell the media there had been a trade:
Transcript courtesy of the Flyers ...
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JVR’s Surgery a No-Go Now According to Holmgren
It’s been a troubling year for Flyers’ winger James van Riemsdyk. After signing a lucrative contract extension last offseason, the 23 year old has gone on a twisty turny path. Injuries derailed van Riemsdyk’s 2011-2012 season and since, rumors have persisted that he is on the trading block.
At season’s end, JVR appeared on a list of injured Flyers that would require surgery...
Holmgren deserves credit for roster makeover
Atthis time last year, the Philadelphia Flyers had a different look. They were swept out of the second round,which prompted GM Paul Holmgren to boldly reconfigure the look of his roster inthe off-season. Holmgren receivedcriticism for the makeover he orchestrated, but it has proved to be successful– so far.Holmgrenchanged the identity of the Flyers in a matter of moments. On...
Paul Holmgren Speaks On Making Moves
“You weigh what the cost is,” Holmgren said. “I don’t have any trouble making a deal now that makes sense now or and for the future. “These rental deals, you just got to weigh the cost and make the call. Right now, none of those are coming to fruition for anyone, I don’t think.
Via Tim Panaccio, CSN Philly.
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