Steve Downie

It’s no secret that when the Flyers signed Jones, they were signing a player they were betting on to play behind Carter Hart regularly, especially with as many back-to-backs as the Flyers are facing this season. Jones’ first chance to show he can be the player of the game on those nights, especially when his team needs him most, was a whopping success. 

TORONTO— When the puck drops between the Flyers and Ottawa Senators tonight, a relatively new teammate will continue the bonding process that he missed for more than a week. Even though Steve Downie was traded to the Flyers from the Colorado Avalanche on the last day of October, he hadn’t spent much time with his new teammates...

PHILADELPHIA — By the time the Flyers were down half a dozen goals, the boos that rained down from fans who hadn’t gone home yet were accompanied by a chant that recurred until the final buzzer sounded. “FI-RE HOLM-GREN!” General manager Paul Holmgren sat in his suite staring blankly at the ice during the Flyers’ 7-0 shellacking at the hands of the Washington Capitals...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Washington Capitals showed they can do just fine without Alex Ovechkin. With their captain and leading scorer at home nursing an injury, the Capitals put together their best offensive effort of the season in a 7-0 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night...

VOORHEES — Only an hour after taking shifts centering the fourth line in practice, the Flyers have traded Max Talbot to the Colorado Avalanche for someone who knows the orange and black quite well. The team re-acquired Steve Downie, whom they drafted in the first round of the 2005 draft...