Yardbarker: Kimmo Timonen

Defending Alex Ovechkin: UR DOIN IT WRONG

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:37:19 -0500

Alex Ovechkin has 3 goals in two games and has helped the Washington Capitals to a undefeated 2-0 start. Tonight, he'll bring those golden laces to the Wachovia Center for the Flyers home opener. Ay Oh has looked good so far... and he has some hockey pundits predicting 50 goals in 50 games. While I find that feat highly unlikely, he WILL do his share of damage this year. So what do the Flyers do to stop number 8 from lighting them up? Well, he's such a dynamic and talented playe...

NHL's Top 50: Kimmo Timonen (No. 40)

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0500

by Adam GretzFiled under: Flyers, NHL Fans, NHL VideosFanHouse's Adam Gretz takes a look at his top 50 players in the NHL. No. 40 is Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen.When I first started this series on Sunday, one of the things I mentioned is that these types of rankings are always filled with subjectivity and personal opinion. That's just unavoidable when attempting to tackle a project like this. Your own feelings will get involved, and there's not an absolute, 100 pe...

Flyers-Pens Game 4: Please Be at Your Most Pretentious Tonight, Philadelphia

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:08:25 -0500

If you're going to the Flyers game and haven't left yet, you're gonna be late. The Phils are also at home tonight, and traffic is going to be a mess in South Philly. Seriously, stop reading and leave now. For the rest of you watching at home, here's a video that the pretentious Flyers fan snobs will see while having high tea at the Wachovia Center tonight, discussing their good breeding, inherited wealth, and of course, laughing at the commoners that play the sport. Hahahaha! ...

Flyers Fans: Max Talbot Thinks You're Pretentious, Not All That Intimidating

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:58:33 -0500

Gotta love when a guy who draws penalties by flopping on the ice takes it upon himself to call an entire fanbase "pretentious" for celebrating titles given to them by the players and a major sports publication...Last year, The Sporting News anointed Philadelphia as having the most intimidating fans in hockey and the Flyers have incorporated that message into their pre-game production. In each of their home games during the playoffs the team is handing out orange T...

Braydon Coburn and Kimmo Timonen back for the Flyers in Game Five?

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:57:37 -0500

All of the sudden, things are looking a whole lot better for the Flyers. Fresh off their Game Four win last night the Flyers announced that they might have their top two defensemen back in the line-up on Sunday for Game Five. Braydon Coburn, who missed the last two games after he took a puck to the face, was already likely to return once the swelling around his left eye subsided. As long as he continues to progress you can bet he will be back Sunday. The surprising news is that Kimmo Ti...

Philadelphia: A City in Need of Hope

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:26:49 -0500

Philadelphia is a city on edge. Not more than two weeks ago, a Philadelphia Police Officer was gunned down while trying to serve his city. Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski was responding to a robbery call at a bank and was murdered by a trio of armed men. He was killed by an automatic weapon, just days before his 40th birthday. Two days after the murder of one of the city's finest, several cops were caught on videotape beating three men mercilessly after the men were suspects in a shooting. A half-dozen cops were taken off the streets after it was determined they used excessive force when apprehending the suspects. This used to be the City of Brotherly Love. It's now being referred to as the City of Death. As a city, we are teetering on the brink of a racial divide that could set us back years. We have cops being murdered, people being beaten on the streets. And hope is slowly being drained from our collective souls. Philadelphia needs hope. Philadelphia needs something they can rally behind to give us optimism and strength. The city needs something they can call a winner. Sports can be that rallying cry. Sports can be the place where the losing stops. Sports is the place to forget about your worries for 60 minutes, nine innings, or four quarters. Philadelphians are well known for their antics in the stands. You have heard the stories of the fans booing Santa Clause, throwing batteries at J.D. Drew, and fighting with the Mets fans before, during, and after ballgames. But what gets lost in all of this is the passion that the fans have for their teams. Most times, the fanatics go beyond the level of support that is truly needed. Fighting is a silly way to validate your status as an admirer of a sports team. However, you can't say there isn't spiritedness within a Philadelphia sports fan. In no way do I condone the madness when it goes beyond what a fan should be, but in a way it has become what we are. We are a city that struggles to find a balance in any aspect of life. Whether it be sports, the crime on the streets, the floundering school systems. With all that is wrong with the city, this town is in dire need of that special team to get behind. Sadly, they come and go too fast. For years, failure has been the only option. In 1993, the Philadelphia Phillies shocked everyone by getting to the World Series. They were a team of loveable losers, with long hair, dip in their cheek, and a drinking problem after the game. But we rallied around them. In 1996, the Flyers made it to the Stanley Cup Finals in what was a brilliant playoffs for a team loaded with grinders and bad asses. They formed a Legion of Doom and had a goalie in Ron Hextall who would bow to no one. Sadly, they were swept and the fun was over seemingly before it began. For four straight seasons in the early 2000's, the Eagles were a staple in the NFC Title game, even going to one Super Bowl in 2005. They were struck down before the mighty Patriots and have not been near the Lombardi Trophy since. Just last season, the town united behind a Phillies squad that made an unreal comeback in the final weeks of the season, overtaking the Mets and making the playoffs for the first time in 14 seasons. As quick as it started, the Phils were gone, losing in a sweep at the hands of the Rockies, the eventual National League Champs. The 76ers made an unlikely playoff run this year, as most thought they would be bound for the NBA Draft Lottery. They ran out of steam in the first round, but showed promise for perhaps a big run down the road. This season, the Flyers made a complete turnaround by overcoming so many odds to appear in the Eastern Conference Finals, just a few steps from the Cup. Just when all seems right, a Cinderella story about to appear, an untimely injury strikes our team, and possibly ends our season. Star defenseman Kimmo Timonen will miss the remainder of the playoffs, most likely, after a blood clot formed in his leg. As I write this piece, the Flyers new lead defenseman, Braydon Coburn, gets hit in the face with a puck and has to leave the game.It's one of a laundry list of injuries and hardships that have plagued this town for decades. Granted, sports have little to do with the sad events that have taken place the past few weeks in our city. Losing a loved father of three who was protecting us from the cretins that run the streets is a far greater loss than any game. As unfortunate as the loss is, we look for solace in the thought that there can be something to cheer us up. Sports are that factor. But in the City of Brotherly Love, sports have made us weep more than not. What the town could use is an infusion of pride and triumph, something that has eluded this great city for so long. In so many ways, we have been unable to prevail as a people. Our city is run with heinous, vile individuals who choose evil over good. Watching the Flyers beat the Penguins or the Phillies shock us all and win later this summer can help ease the torment and fill us with an exuberance that has been lacking for 20-plus years. A Stanley Cup Finals victory or a Phillies World Series win can never bring back the departed whom we have lost in our city, Sgt. Liczbinski included. What it can do is make us forget about the bad and focus on the good. Sports have a funny way of bringing people together, allowing a group of humans who do not know each other to form a harmonious bond. Philly needs this. If one of Philadelphia's major sports teams can come up with an unlikely victory, it might be the rallying cry that can put us on the right track. Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.

Game One: Flyers Stumble in Loss

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:08:46 -0500

The anticipation of the "Keystone Clash" as Comcast SportsNet is calling it was dulled Thursday night by the news of Kimmo Timonen's blood clot in his left ankle, but the Flyers and Penguins faced off Friday night to put an end to the speculation and finally drop the puck on the Eastern Conference Finals. The physical battle that will surely preview the rest of this war was won by the Penguins They have the 1-0 series lead after a 4-2 victory Friday night.

Kimmo Timonen Lost For Rest Of The Playoffs

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:52:04 -0500

The Flyers suffered a major blow to their defense today. Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia is reporting that Kimmo Timonen will be out for the rest of the playoffs with a blood clot in his left ankle. This is terrible news as Timonen was the Flyers best defenseman and was usually matched up with the best players on the opposing team. The Flyers are set to open the Eastern Conference Finals tomorrow night in Pittsburgh.

Timonen Out Indefinitely

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:34:43 -0500

Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen will be out indefinitely due to a blood clot while blocking a shot in game 4 against Montr?al last round. With game 1 tomorrow night in Pittsburgh, Steve Coates said he doesn't expect Timonen to return at any point for the remainder of the playoffs.

Guy Carbonneau Talking Dirty

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:20:06 -0500

Following the Flyers' fourth goal in Saturday's game 2, Montreal's Tom Kostopoulos landed a sucker punch on Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen. It has been classified by many as cheap, gutless, and cowardly. Of course, Guy Carbonneau isn't calling the hit that. He went as far as to say that Timonen deserved the hit because in his opinion the Flyers were taunting the Canadiens after the goal.

Kimmo Timonen To Play In Game Four On Thursday

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:02:25 -0500

In the second period of last night's Flyers - Capitals game, the Flyers' top defenseman Kimmo Timonen was thrown into the net. Timonen was injured on the play and left the game. The way he was holding his arm many thought it was a serious injury. Timonen addressed the media today at the Flyers practice facility and said he feels fine and will play in game four tomorrow night. Video included.

Predators sign forward David Legwand to a six-year contract extension

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:53:32 -0500

Nashville Predators Executive Vice President/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed forward David Legwand to a six-year, $27 million contract extension. Legwand, 27 (8/17/80), is the Predators' all-time leader in points (304), goals (113), game-winning goals (28), overtime points (5g-5a-10pts) and multiple-goal games (15), and is second all-time in games played (510) and assists (191). With the first (goal) of his three points in a 5-4 win at Montreal last...

Forsberg to Return to Philly?

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:07:22 -0500

Mentioning the Flyers and the Stanley Cup in the same breath? That's different. Do the Flyers have enough to win? According to sources close to Forsberg, he thinks so and is very impressed with the Flyers off-season acquisitions of Danny Briere and Kimmo Timonen. Philadelphia would welcome Foppas back with open arms, but can they afford him with the NHL's hard salary cap? Estimations are the Flyers would have to trim 2-3 mil off the payroll to fit Forsberg under the cap. While it will take some maneuvering, it can be done. The Flyers have players who they can move to make this work.

Selanne undecided, Flyers uninterested

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:04:45 -0500

At a press conference Wednesday, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen said unrestricted free agent forward Teemu Selanne remains undecided about his playing future, reports Tim Panaccio of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Did the Flyers Bend Or Break the Rules?

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:30:37 -0500

With the acquisition and signing of Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell for a pick they originally gave up in the Forsberg trade...did the Flyers bend or break the rules?