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...
PHILADELPHIA — The TV was on in the Flyers’ locker room, tuned in to coverage of the NHL trade deadline as if it were the forecast for a big storm.
“It’s not ’til 11:30 that it really hits,” Jake Voracek said.
(Listen to Flyers insider Dave Isaac on the Sports Bash discuss the Andrew MacDonald trade)
He was right on...
It’s a good thing James van Riemsdyk is used to big hockey markets. Philadelphia prepared the former Flyer well for Toronto, where after two games his season already had a turning point.
Since the newly acquired left wing hadn’t hit the scoresheet yet, Leafs coach Randy Carlyle expressed his interest in having van Riemsdyk hit the “dirty areas” in what the local media described as a big, pump-up m
Luke Schenn didn’t know what to expect when he was traded to the Flyers. Sure, he was texting back and forth with his brother Brayden, a Flyers forward.
(Listen to Flyers insider Dave Isaac on the Sports Bash discussing the Kimmo Timonen deal)
As nice as it is to have family around, that doesn’t offer much help to a defenseman...
The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired Luke Schenn from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers needed to add a defensive presence with the loss of Chris Pronger, who may never play again and the impending loss of Matt Carle...