This past July, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (bet you didn't know there was one) released research estimating that 27.1 million people actively play fantasy sports in the United States and Canada, representing a 40 percent one-year
When defenseman Jay Bouwmeester and the Florida Panthers avoided arbitration and came to terms on a one-year contract worth $4.9 million on Monday, warning flares went up around the NHL.
By turning down a long-term contract offer, Bouwmeester made it
Yes, Bouwmeester has talent. He led all NHL players in ice time last season and tied for fifth among defensemen with 15 goals. However, he was also just 24th in points, not great for a defenseman who was expected to be one of the league’s elite
Barry Trotz must be the best coach in the NHL because he finds a way to get a diminishing Nashville Predators roster into the playoffs, both last season and, according to prognosticators, this coming season.
I’m not a believer. Not at all. In fact, I’m
With the exception of future Hall of Famer Brendan Shanahan, Mats Sundin (the ponderous one), Joe Sakic and Teemu Selanne, all the big-name free agents have been snapped up, and the complexion of the vast majority of NHL teams is well-established
Flyers defenseman Ryan Parent, a rookie last season, stretches during prospect camp at the Skate Zone in Voorhees.
For Ryan Parent, the chance to crack the Flyers' playoff lineup did not come without reservations.
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VOORHEES — Ask Paul Holmgren who's the best skater in the Flyers organization and he won't tell you Danny Briere or Jeff Carter or Kimmo Timonen.
His answer is defenseman Mike Ratchuk, a 5-foot-nothing, 100-nothing-pound defenseman who will never be
Last week was a good one for perhaps the most powerful man in Philadelphia sports, the one you probably couldn't pick out of a police lineup on a bet.
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He also added key pieces such as Kimmo Timonen, Scott Hartnell, Joffrey Lupul and Jason Smith in moves that helped put Philadelphia back into the mix of contenders.
Admittedly, last summer was much easier for Paul Holmgren. The Philadelphia Flyers
He went from assistant general manager to interim general manager to give him a year or so to see what he can do GM. All the while the Flyers seemed to be waiting to find out if he would be his own man and break from traditional franchise