Yardbarker: Joffrey Lupul

Lupul Still Hampered by Back Spasms

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:48:00 -0500

Still bothered by the back spasms that have been a problem for most of this season, Joffrey Lupul will miss his third straight game tonight and is likely to be out longer. The problem originated near the end of training camp and persiste...

Flyers Acquire Pronger for Lupul, Sbisa, Two #1s, #3, Arm, Leg, First-Born Children

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:28:31 -0500

By far, the biggest news from last night's 2009 NHL draft was the trade the Philadelphia Flyers pulled off, acquiring Chris Pronger from the Ducks for a pittance. Wait, hang on, let's look that word up again. Pittance... starts with P... that's the letter after Q? No, before... pittance... pit... aha. Oh. Ohhhh. Did we say pittance? We meant the holy smoking hell's opposite. The Flyers acquired towering defenseman Chris Pronger and forward prospect Ryan Dingle from the An...

Flyers Trade for Chris Pronger, Send Lupul, Sbisa, and High Picks to Ducks

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:47:25 -0500

As the 2009 NHL draft got underway, the Flyers already had a deal in place to remedy one of their biggest needs. Paul Holmgren has sent a sizable package to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for 34-year-old defenseman Chris Pronger and forward Ryan Dingle. Headed to the Ducks are Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa, this year's first round pick (21), next year's first rounder, and a conditional third round pick in 2010 or 2011. More to come...

Ducks Acquire Lupul for Pronger

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:40:00 -0500

The Ducks have acquired forward Joffrey Lupul, defenseman prospect Luca Sbisa, a first round pick in this year's NHL Entry Draft, a first round pick in the 2010 draft and a conditional third round pick in the 2010 or 2011 draft from the Philadelph...

Flyers Win, Set Club Record

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:15:54 -0500

After a forgettable first period, the Flyers got their acts together and held off the Islanders to win 3-2 today. We'll know more about the playoff seedings after tonight's Penguins game, but at least the Flyers did their part to hold on to home-ice advantage (helped by the Hurricanes, who lost). The highlight today was Joffrey Lupul's second period goal, giving him 25 for the season and the Flyers a new club record with six different players scoring 25 or more goals in a single s...

Flyers vs. Bruins Game-thread: “How You Bruin?” edition

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:40:16 -0500

 I will no longer fall victim to the inclination of saying Philadelphia Flyers games versus opponents in the top 8 of the Eastern conference, or the league for that matter, are statement games. As Florida showed a few nights ago and the Islanders reiterated last night in the Flyers’ 4-3 shootout win, EVERY game is a measuring stick… EVERY game is a statement game… EVERY matchup is important. The Hurricanes and Penguins continue to keep pace with the ...

Round 2 Predictions: Montreal Canadiens (1) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (6)

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:54:17 -0500

With both the Flyers and Canadiens advancing to the second round on the back of game 7 victories, neither team has had much of a break, nor have they had a very impressive showing. Montreal might have celebrated like they won the cup after squeaking through the first round, but they still have a long road ahead of them if they really want to hoist the cup. The games are only going to get harder, and they are playing in front of goaltender that was manning the crease for the WHL Tri-City Americans last season. Carey Price is talented and is the goaltender of the future, but his lack of experience is worrisome.

The Philadelphia Flyers overcame a rough stretch in February, dropping ten straight games, to lock up the 6th seed int East. Against Alexander Ovechkin's Washington Capitals in the first round the Flyers were enigmatic. They lost game 1 after leading by 2 goals in the 3rd period. They recovered to take games 2, 3, and 4. But with the Capitals on the verge of elimination the Flyers allowed them to creep back into the series in games 5 and 6. In the pivotal game 7 Joffrey Lupul won the game and the series for the Flyers in overtime.

Neither series was that pretty, but both teams are still alive. It remains to be seen who will take the opening round as a wake up call. I haven't bought completely in on Carey Price yet, but I don't think the Flyers will be able to overcome their inconsistency. This season wasn't their year anyways, they were aiming to return to respectability. Next year the Flyers will be a bigger factor. Right now, though, I've got the Canadiens in 6.

Flyers Are At It Again, This Time With A Porn Star

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:35:17 -0500

Remember when we caught the Flyers crashing at a Temple University frat party? Well, our fun-loving boys are back at it, and moving up in the world of partying. They?ve gone from hanging out with bar skanks and frat rats to scoring some personal time with one of the world?s biggest porn stars, ...

Joffrey Sings the Blues

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:19:19 -0500

On those rare occasions when being a talented young NHL player isn't enough to land you some prime Olde City tail, it's good to have something to fall back on. Or so we'd guess, by Joffrey Lupul's taking up the guitar... OK, so he needs a lesson or seven. I'm gonna guess he's doing just fine ...

Jeff Carter Hit With Beer Bottle During Post-Game Interview

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:15:27 -0500

I'm sure not all of the Washington Capitals fans are classless idiots. But each and every team has their fair share. A handful of Canadien fans last night showed that even our friendly neighbors from the north have a few that get out of hand after they themselves have had a few. And in DC tonight following Joffrey Lupul's series winning overtime goal the hometown fans were somewhat discontent. Looking to channel this discontent into something positive, they littered their home ice with trash and beer bottles. Apparently they aren't big Earth Day fans. During a post-game interview Philadelphia Flyer Jeff Carter became the target of one of these upright citizens. I'm sure someone else will get a decent copy of the video up, but for now all I've got for you is this. A masterpiece shot from my Treo camcorder and uploaded to the very sketchy Blogger video. [edit: youtube is much better] - video - Often I say no one hates the Flyers more than myself. I've personally sat in the Wachovia Center and received the verbal barbs of the Philadelphia faithful. But it guess it's apparent that while no one wants to see the Flyers lose as much as myself, there are plenty of idiots out there that harbor ill will that I simply can't match. Everything being said, and assuming that this guy was at least somewhat sauced, you have to admit it's a pretty impressive shot. If the Wizards could shoot like that they probably wouldn't get bounced from the first round of the playoffs as well.

Flyers back at it with Canadiens

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:18:17 -0500

After losing their sixth straight game yesterday to the Canadiens, 1-0, the Flyers will have a chance to redeem themselves in a rematch today in Philly. Offensively, nothing is clicking for the Flyers right now. They can't score at even strength, so if teams can stay out of the penalty box, they have a good chance to beat the Flyers.

New Flyer Lines and the Daily Foppa

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:44:43 -0500

A quick update before today's game: *New Flyer Lines. With the injury to Scottie Upshall and the return of Joffrey Lupul, the Flyers will have a new look on their top two lines. *The Daily Foppa. New information about Peter Forsberg seems to come out every few hours. Flyers GM Paul Holmgren made the following comments about the superstar:

8 goals and 2 hat-tricks always makes things better

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:34:35 -0500

The Flyers beat the Penguins 8-2, Lupul and Umberger each get a hat trick.