Flyers GM

Forced to watch TV coverage of free agency all day because the Flyers are already over the salary cap, general manager Ron Hextall can’t help but be a little glad. He saw a few of the big-deal signings — in the first hour of free agency teams dolled out over $191 million — and couldn’t help but be surprised...

VOORHEES — One way or another, it seems Ron Hextall will be the next general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Paul Holmgren’s phone rang at 10:30 Tuesday morning. Wearing his trademarked black sweatshirt with a team logo on the right side of his chest and a collar that reaches taller than his neck, Holmgren picked up the phone and heard his goalie, Ilya Bryzgalov, on the other end...