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Dave Isaac brings an impressive resume to 97.3 ESPN. He'll be covering the Philadelphia Flyers on-air and online for South Jersey's Sports Leader. Dave also covers the Flyers for the Courier-Post, a job he's held for the past three seasons.
Seth Jones, a top NHL prospect, should be the top pick in the draft   (Photo:Karsten Moran for The New York Times)
Seth Jones, a top NHL prospect, should be the top pick in the draft (Photo:Karsten Moran for The New York Times)
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Flyers to Pick 11th in June Draft

Fans couldn’t agree on a Twitter hashtag for him down the home stretch of the Flyers’ season. Was it #suckforseth? How about #groansforjones?

It’s irrelevant now. Unless the Flyers decide to trade up, they won’t be drafting Portland Winterhawks defenseman and sure-fire No

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Scott Hartnell has struggled to score at the pace he did last season and was also hampered with a foot injury   (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
Scott Hartnell has struggled to score at the pace he did last season and was also hampered with a foot injury (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
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Scott Hartnell Has Work to Do This Summer

The end of the regular season will be a lot like the beginning for Scott Hartnell. He’ll be watching the playoffs from an unfamiliar spot — his couch.

That’s where he sat, frustrated with a broken foot only three games into the season when he watched his teammates struggle out of the gate to a 2-6-0 start

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Nurse had 12 goals and 29 assists from the blueline in 68 games for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL. / (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
Nurse had 12 goals and 29 assists from the blueline in 68 games for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL. / (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
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If Darnell Nurse Falls to the Flyers, His Uncle, Donovan McNabb, Thinks They’re Lucky

Five years ago, at age 13, Darnell Nurse was running sprints with his famous uncle in a workout in Arizona that started getting competitive.

They had been working out together for a while. Nurse had begun lifting weights, getting stronger and stronger

“You know what? I want to be the best hockey player that’s out there,’” Nurse told his uncle that day

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Claude Giroux was a big part of the 2010 Stanley Cup run. (Photo by: Getty Images)
Claude Giroux was a big part of the 2010 Stanley Cup run. (Photo by: Getty Images)
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On The Ice With Isaac: What The Flyers Lacked This Season

Until recently, when Stanley Cup Playoff hopes became almost surely out of reach, the Flyers had talked a lot about 2010.

You remember, don’t you?

A shootout win in Game 82 … Disposing of the No

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Can Ilya Bryzgalov Lead the Flyers to a Cup?  (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Can Ilya Bryzgalov Lead the Flyers to a Cup? (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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Report of Bryzgalov Nap Overshadows Injury News

VOORHEES— How much are goalies in Philadelphia under scrutiny? The latest hot topic is Ilya Bryzgalov’s sleeping habits.

According to a report on 97.5 FM The Fanatic, the Flyers’ flagship radio station, the goalie fell asleep in a team meeting and that’s why Steve Mason got the start Tuesday night against the Islanders.

“In the NH

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Steve Mason has signed to remain in Philly (Photo: prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com)
Steve Mason has signed to remain in Philly (Photo: prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com)
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Steve Mason Signs One-Year Extension With Flyers

When he got a call from Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen notifying him he had been traded to Philadelphia, goalie Steve Mason saw it as a chance to press the reset button on his entire career.

Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said he never considered Steve Mason to be a rental when he dealt for the goalie about a half hour before last Wednesday’s trade deadline

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Sean Couturier shut down Evgeni Malkin in the 2012 playoffs.  (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Sean Couturier shut down Evgeni Malkin in the 2012 playoffs. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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Is Sean Couturier Finally Turning it Around?

The double fist pump and a yell from the lungs of second-year player Sean Couturier spoke…well, screamed volumes.

His shot deflected off the stick of Montreal defenseman Lars Eller.

Then off goalie Carey Price’s arm

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Steve Mason posted a 3-6-1 record with an .899 save percentage and a 2.95 GAA. (Photo: Getty Images)
Steve Mason posted a 3-6-1 record with an .899 save percentage and a 2.95 GAA. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Flyers land Goalie Steve Mason

VOORHEES The Flyers acquired goalie Steve Mason from Columbus. According to reports, Michael Leighton and a third-round pick are going the other way.

That’s right. Sergei Bobrovsky’s backup.

That’s rig

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