http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/5526 Recent articles about Jason Ward en-us With three middling preseason game performances in the books, the Flyers finally started to pare down their roster in preparation for the coming season and trimmed down by 29 players. There are very few surprises amongst the 29, although camp invite Mark Bell was cut and familiar names like Andreas Nodl and Jared Ross were sent to the minors.The only other player besides Bell that was outright released was Adrian Foster while the Flyers sent the following 19 players to the Phantoms: forwards ... Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:56:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Flyers_make_first_cuts_as_roster_begins_to_take_shape/1220389 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Flyers_make_first_cuts_as_roster_begins_to_take_shape/1220389 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Flyers_make_first_cuts_as_roster_begins_to_take_shape/1220389 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/f/bf7e5f9d1fff808ff9e2ce955402d5e348cf0b74/small/Philadelphia_Flyers_v_e35e.jpg I am reporting on CSNPhilly.com in my blog that among the players missing on the ice today at Flyers' practice ... NO Mark Bell. Today is cut down day. I assume Bell has been cut only because I don't see him on the ice but I do see Blair Betts, Jason Ward and Mika Pyorala. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:44:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tim_Panaccio_No_Bell/1216246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tim_Panaccio_No_Bell/1216246 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tim_Panaccio_No_Bell/1216246 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/7/87ef5d0bdc28519e892769f7fa822f9336e27ec1/small/Toronto_Maple_Leafs_ca05.jpg I will be previewing all 30 NHL clubs. I will be looking at their available salary cap room, the additions and deletions from the 2008-09 rosters, and where I think they will stack up in their division and conference for the 2009-10 campaign.  Let's get a move on with the Tampa Bay Lightning, which play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The only difference between the Phoenix Coyotes and the Tampa Bay Lightning during this past off-season is tha... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:49:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tampa_Bay_Lightnings_2009_10_Season_Preview/1193393 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tampa_Bay_Lightnings_2009_10_Season_Preview/1193393 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tampa_Bay_Lightnings_2009_10_Season_Preview/1193393 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/3/73ac86e9e578c5edd7f1bb59239d4df9eaae7c4f/small/New_Jersey_Devils_4d74.jpg There are some things that are not mere coincidence. Take the way the Flyers set up their dressing room. I was telling Steve Coates this week that what really struck me as "odd" was that Blair Betts Mark Bell, Jason Ward and Mika Pyorala were all sitting in dressing room stalls next to each other in training camp. It can't possibly be mere coincidence that four players, two on tryouts,... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:15:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tim_Panaccio_Flyers_Psychological_Dressing_Room/1191632 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tim_Panaccio_Flyers_Psychological_Dressing_Room/1191632 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Tim_Panaccio_Flyers_Psychological_Dressing_Room/1191632 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/8/b84a4c195652ba903b915126f7547753abb40e8d/small/09.jpg Now that the NHL preseason is officially under way, here are the Top five questions facing Philadelphia this preseason. What does the team need to address before the regular season starts October 1, and how these issues will shake out over the next few weeks? What are the uncertainties -- big or small -- for this Flyers team as the 09-10 season nears? 1.)    How are the health of top forwards Daniel Briere and Simon Gagne? Daniel Briere signed a huge eight-year conract and now ... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:01:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/FIVE_BIG_QUESTIONS_FACING_THE_FLYERS/1187273 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/FIVE_BIG_QUESTIONS_FACING_THE_FLYERS/1187273 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/FIVE_BIG_QUESTIONS_FACING_THE_FLYERS/1187273 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/1/012eff7148b30e6daeddc6667046f9c143ef8c06/small/Pittsburgh_Penguins_v_c89a.jpg Luke DeCock, Sporting News Yearbooks Leading into the Oct. 1 season openers, Sporting News will preview one NHL team per day, counting backward from our preseason No. 30 ranked team to No. 1. A year ago, the Lightning were spewing enough hot air to melt the ice at the St. Pete Times Forum. With new owners in movie producer Oren Koules and ex-NHL player Len Barrie, a new coach in ESPN analyst Barry Melrose and money flowing like cheap beer, the season opened to tremendous expectati... Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:32:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/NHL_countdown_No_25_Tampa_Bay_Lightning/1123987 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/NHL_countdown_No_25_Tampa_Bay_Lightning/1123987 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/NHL_countdown_No_25_Tampa_Bay_Lightning/1123987 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/3/73ac86e9e578c5edd7f1bb59239d4df9eaae7c4f/small/New_Jersey_Devils_4d74.jpg Unless you're a hardcore NHL draft junkie, it's understandable if you had no idea who Lukas Kaspar, Krys Kolanos, and Jason Ward were as the Flyers announced their additions to the 2009-2010 NHL roster a few weeks back.Kaspar and Kolanos are first-round draft busts, cast-offs from San Jose (no. 22 overall, 2004) and Phoenix (no. 19 overall, 2000), respectively.While Jason Ward has spent time as a NHL regular in Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, and Tampa Bay, his contributions have mos... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:35:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Philadelphia_Flyers_First_Round_Dumpster_Diving/947895 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Philadelphia_Flyers_First_Round_Dumpster_Diving/947895 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Philadelphia_Flyers_First_Round_Dumpster_Diving/947895 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/6/b6bc0f82465bb8e84ce1ada41e76ac8cbf4a683c/small/San_Jose_Sharks_6037.jpg The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have signed forwards Lukas Kaspar, Krys Kolanos, Mika Pyorala, Jason Ward and Joey Mormina to one-year contracts, according to club General Manager Paul Holmgren. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:15:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/HockeyBuzz_Wire_Flyers_Announce_Signing_of_Five_Players/864188 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/HockeyBuzz_Wire_Flyers_Announce_Signing_of_Five_Players/864188 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/HockeyBuzz_Wire_Flyers_Announce_Signing_of_Five_Players/864188 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/1/11f4f799f3712e64894cf797333fb05665733e29/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f74029505.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF19343B625CA0D5BFFF0D70633FA07EED7C4.jpg In their search to add cheap talent, the Flyers have added three more forwards to the mix, signing Jason Ward, Krys Kolanos and Lukas Kaspar. None of the three are worth getting too excited about as they will likely spend a lot of time with the Phantoms, but each could get some time with the Flyers. Ward is the most accomplished of the three players and therefore could spend the most time with the big club. Ward, formerly with the Lightning, Kings, Rangers and Canadiens, mostly played in the ... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Flyers_sign_trio_of_low_cost_forwards/848965 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Flyers_sign_trio_of_low_cost_forwards/848965 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Flyers_sign_trio_of_low_cost_forwards/848965 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/3/73ac86e9e578c5edd7f1bb59239d4df9eaae7c4f/small/New_Jersey_Devils_4d74.jpg