Craig Berube

PHILADELPHIA – Wayne Simmonds didn't need to be told twice.

It was a long summer for Michael Del Zotto. The 24-year-old defenseman wasn’t getting many calls about NHL offers after a sobering season with the New York Rangers and Nashville Predators where he struggled to find his game that made him a Calder Trophy candidate in 2010...

SUNRISE, Fla. – After a seven-game absence for a left foot injury, center Vincent Lecavalier returned to the lineup and Flyers general manager Ron Hextall was one step closer to seeing his full roster.

CHICAGO – Coach Craig Berube kept blowing his whistle during a drill in practice, telling forwards to help out the weak-side defenseman. So far this season, the Flyers have had trouble with getting them to help out with defensive-zone coverage...

BOSTON – Tonight will mark the 16th NHL opening night for Vinny Lecavalier.

BOSTON – There was no sign that Tuesday’s practice in Boston was the final one of the preseason. The superstitions were in midseason form.

Claude Giroux said that his return from a lower-body injury would be dictated by how he feels. By indications in Friday's practice, he's feeling pretty good. In his second practice with the team since getting hurt 10 minutes into training camp, Giroux took line rushes with the first unit...

PHILADELPHIA – It's old hat for Shayne Gostisbehere to play at Wells Fargo Center. The 21-year-old defenseman won an NCAA championship in the same barn with Union College back in April. He was a Flyers prospect then, but decided to forego his senior season to sign a pro contract so now it's a whole different game...

It didn't take 15 minutes into the first practice of training camp for the Flyers to find hardship. Captain Claude Giroux joined veterans for the first practice of training camp and was also the first to leave. According to GM Ron Hextall, Giroux will miss approximately two weeks with a "lower-body" injury...

Steve Mason made the seven-hour drive from Philly to Ontario with his English Bulldog. George, and tried not to think about what had just happened. It was only a couple days earlier that his Flyers lost to the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs...