Kimmo Timonen

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.

PHILADELPHIA – When Nick Schultz got a call from Flyers general manager Ron Hextall in the summer, the message was clear. Schultz knew if he came to Philly it would be the seventh defenseman on the depth chart. Even when blood clots were discovered in Kimmo Timonen’s leg and lungs, the team went out and picked up Michael Del Zotto to play in the top-six...

PHILADELPHIA For all the head-scratching issues the Flyers have had with the salary cap in recent years, here comes another curveball. Actually, two. Standing in the batter's box is rookie general manager Ron Hextall, who dealt with little salary-cap space to open the season...

PHILADELPHIA – For all the work the Flyers have done recently trying to find chemistry among lines, special teams hasn't been a huge focus. The team worked on it in a morning skate before their first exhibition game against the Washington Capitals as per routine...

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...

Lying in a hospital bed in Finland, Kimmo Timonen was just as calm as he had been for 15 years on the ice. He knew there is history of blood disease in his family. He knew he had a blood clot in his right calf and that his chest didn't feel quite right...

Flyers general manager Ron Hextall was trying to find a way to get defenseman Michael Del Zotto involved in the team plans for a good portion of the summer. When Hextall learned that Kimmo Timonen, perhaps the team’s best defenseman, had blood clots in his lower right leg and both lungs he knew Timonen wouldn’t be able to start the season with the team...

Kimmo Timonen wanted to be absolutely sure before he committed to one more NHL season. After the Flyers' campaign ended, he took a couple weeks off and started training again. Running felt fine. So did riding a bike. Two months after signing a one-year extension for the Flyers, Timonen's health – let alone hockey future – is a big question mark...

PHILADELPHIA -- After a terrible start, the Philadelphia Flyers are back on track. Kimmo Timonen had a goal and two assists, Steve Mason made 32 saves and the Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 Tuesday night. Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier, Wayne Simmonds and Adam Hall also scored for Philadelphia, which is 4-0-1 in its last five games after a 4-10-1 start...

VOORHEES – It might be difficult to tell an NHL veteran of 1,023 games across 15 seasons that he’s off the team’s top power-play unit. When that player is a four-time Olympian and four-time All-Star, it’s even tougher. At 38 years old, Kimmo Timonen is OK with the decision...