Author Archive for John Saquella
I hate shootouts. I hate the salary cap. I hate players with low hockey IQ. I love physical hockey, played by honest hard nosed players. I don't mind ties, unless I have to wear the damned thing.
Assessing The Market
With Chris Pronger being out, we have seen a flood of trade suggestions, some fanciful, others more realistic. Given the Flyers aggressive management style, and the way that head coach Peter Laviolette leans on his top four defensemen, it’s not a question of if the Flyers add a defenseman, but rather when. Below is one [...]
Flyers Lose Pronger
The Philadelphia Flyers have lost captain Chris Pronger for the rest of the season and playoffs, per team GM Paul Holmgren. The news comes after Pronger went to see noted concussion specialists in Pittsburgh. Pronger had been dealing with concussion like symptoms for just under a month and with some excellent detective work by TSN, [...]
Has the Cap Hurt Hockey? Absolutely
The salary cap was supposed to help small market, low revenue teams compete and save hockey…It has fallen short.
Flyers bid Guerin adieu
The Philadelphia Flyers have released veteran forward Bill Guerin from his professional tryout deal and will not be offering him a contract. This leaves Guerin at a crossroads. He only wants to play for a contender, but not many seem to have room for him. He also didn’t play well enough in his short time [...]
On Bobrovsky, Walker, Guerin and Leighton…oh yeah, Meszaros, too
Flyers fans have been going ape over the play of rookie Russian goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. The lightning quick netminder came over as a free agent after 3 years in the KHL. He was the lone bright spot on his team there-the cellar dwelling Novokuznetsk Metallurg . In fact, we’re already seeing calls for the inexperienced [...]
How To Spell Embarrassment? NHL
A lot of billion dollar businesses have a complete idiot in their command structure. The NHL has several.
Leights On….for Now.
The Flyers are banking on Michael Leighton improving with a full camp working with goalie coach Jeff Reese…otherwise, they’ll be shopping, again.
Gagne Traded to Tampa…Now What?
The Simon Gagne Era in Philadelphia ended today. The longest tenured Flyer, the one guy that could tie Eric Lindros and John LeClair to Claude Giroux and Mike Richards has been traded in a salary cap dump. The Flyers received big defenseman Matt Walker and a 4th rounder in return. For a guy like Gagne, [...]
Insane In The Ukraine!!
Some rumors had the Flyers being in the hunt for a sought after winger from Russia…
Lies, Lies, Lies….UGH!
Gagne didn’t waive his NTC, Flyers close to adding enigmatic Russian Zherdev
Kovalchuk, Gagne And The Salary Cap Tango
Kovalchuk holding up Gagne trade? Flyers interested in the Russian Sniper? Is Kovalchuk just waiting to see where LeBron and Wade go?
Gagne Asked To Waive No Trade Clause; Gagne Agrees.
Simon Gagne, one of three Philadelphia athletes who arrived during the 1999-2000 seasons has been asked by the team to waive his no trade clause, first reported by Hockeybuzz.com’s Eklund. The rumor was soon confirmed by several mainstream media members, notably TSN’s Darren Dreger, ESPN’s Pierre Lebrun, and local Philadelphia writers Tim Panaccio and Anthony [...]
Christmas In July? Flyers Fans Get Festivus. Updated
It’s a safe bet that The Hockey News won’t pick the Philadelphia Flyers as their pre-season Cup winners.
Welcome Back Leighton
The Flyers risk angering the fanbase who have been hearing names like Nabokov, Thomas, Vokoun and Turco by signing Michael Leighton. Could be that was the smart move.
Move To The Rights-Flyers Deal Hamhuis’ Rights, Get Permission To Dance With Nabokov
Dan we hardly knew ye! But, the Flyer have permission to talk to a pending FA goalie…and it didn’t cost nothing!!
Flyers Talks With Hamhuis Hit Snag? Goalie Talks?
When the Flyers acquired the rights to defenseman Dan Hamhuis from the Nashville Predators last weekend, it seemed that GM Paul Holmgren must have had some sort of back channel information. I mean, he said that he expected a deal in place prior to the draft. He also traded young defenseman Ryan Parent to secure [...]
Holmgren: “We Never Tried To Trade Jeff Carter”
There’s a real good chance Jeff Carter will be staying in Phialdelphia for the foreseeable future…and he should
Flyers Acquire Hamhuis’ Rights-What Do We Think, What Do We Know and What Can We Prove?
The Flyers wanted him at the trade deadline. Too bad the Predators didn’t want Ryan Parent back then. Anyhow, better late than Never, Dan Hamhuis is traded to the Flyers.
Off Season Thoughts: Does a Jeff Carter/ Carey Price Trade Make Sense?
I’m asking you to play armchair GM. A Carter for Price deal seems like it could help both teams. What would it take to get done?
Flyers Enter Vitally Important Off Season
The Flyers need to jump headlong into a short summer in order to take the next step…and get those last two wins