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Megan Fox Tries On Ian Laperriere's Teeth In <em>This Is 40</em>
If you're a hockey fan looking to escape the pain of the lockout at the movies this holiday season, be sure to skip the certifiably mediocre This Is 40. Four then-Philadelphia Flyers make a cameo in the above scene. From left to right: Scott Hartnell, James van Riemsdyk (now of the Toronto Maple Lea...
Ilya Bryzgalov Can't Take Your Calls Right Now; He's About To Launch Into Space
The Russian men's national hockey team recently removed Flyers' goalie and philosopher Ilya Bryzgalov from their roster before the start of the Channel One Cup, an annual tournament for Europeans playing in European leagues. During the NHL lockout, Bryzgalov has been playing for CSKA Moscow of the ...
Locked-Out Hockey Player Scales Tall Building
Flyers center Max Talbot, 20-story office tower in Philly, etc. [WMMR, via The 700 Level] ...
Nashville Matches Shea Weber Offer Sheet, Remains Viable NHL Franchise
When Philadelphia surprised everyone by giving Predator defenseman a 14-year, $110 million offer sheet, we were awed by Paul Holmgren's balls and savvy, and sad for Nashville fans, most of whom are actually quite devoted (there's just not enough to of them to, you know, make the team profitable.) We...
Shea Weber's Massive Flyers Offer Sheet Is A CBA-Beating Masterpiece
The Predators have been poking around for weeks, looking to see what they could get in a trade for star defenseman Shea Weber, who's a restricted free agent. The fruitless talks have been maddening for Weber, and for all the teams waiting on Nashville, and last night the Flyers put an end to it all....
Bobby Holik, Now A Blogger, Blasts The Flyers For Trading Mike Richards And Jeff Carter
Bobby Holik: he's one of us now! He blogs. Maybe from his parents' basement. The man knows his hockey, but his real value is in how unafraid he is to give strong opinions, even unpopular ones. Like today's entry, on Flyers West and Flyers Original Recipe....
Claude Giroux Says Ilya Bryzgalov Will Be The NHL's Best Goalie Next Year
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Giroux kind of has to say that....
Claude Giroux Played Beer Pong With Casts On Both Wrists
Claude Giroux is still the postseason points and goals leader, despite being eliminated two weeks ago. Last week he had surgery on both wrists—bone spurs in one, torn cartilage in the other. That didn't stop him from tearing up Philly over the weekend, an odyssey nobly chronicled by Crossing Broad. ...
Flyers Columnist Claims Continent-Wide Conspiracy Against The Flyers, Screws Up Fact That Undermines Entire Argument
When Matt Read wasn't named a Calder Trophy finalist, it was understandable, but Philly fans were irked. ...
Philly Fan Does Most Philly Fan Thing Ever After Last Night's Flyers Loss
Despite falling behind early, Pittsburgh eked out a 3-2 Game Five win over the Flyers last night, extending the series and forcing a Game Six in Philadelphia tomorrow. Marc-Andre Fleury—whose previous play in the net thus far has been an Open Door Policy—was stellar, and we'll guess this fan at a...
<em>Philadelphia Daily News</em> Puts 'The Cowardly Penguin' On Its Cover
You know, you look at this cover of Wednesday's Philadelphia Daily News and you get the subtle impression that maybe there's a chance the Penguins and Flyers don't like or respect each other much....
Hulk Hogan, Everybody's Cheerleader
The Flyers rolled out the Hulkster to rile up the home crowd with the promo video you see above, which was shown during yesterday's Game 3 victory over the hated Penguins. True, Scott Hartnell did a Hulkamania-inspired send-up of a Hulkamania-inspired Pens fan earlier this month, but Hogan had als...
Here's A Quick Recap Of The First Period Between The Flyers And Penguins
Defense Wins Championships. NSFW?...
The Flyers Beat The Penguins 8-5 On Friday The 13th And Yes, Jaromir Jagr, Crazy Stuff Does Happen On That Day
Jaromir Jagr, channeling his inner Shaughnessy, summed up best the Game 2 outcome on Friday between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins—a game where 13 goals were scored on Friday the 13th....
Flyers Defenseman Says He Hid His Concussion To Keep His Job
Marc-Andre Bourdon played in the minors for more than three years before finally making his debut with the Philadelphia Flyers last November, when the 22-year-old defenseman was finally called-up. At the time, reports the Philadelphia Daily News, Bourdon says he "was told to pack enough clothes for ...
Wrestlemania Got An Early Start At Today's Penguins-Flyers Game
The last minute or so of today's Pens-Flyers matchup on NBC was a big chunk of madness, but our favorite part is this—in which a Hulkamania-inspired Pens fan who spent most of the game giving shit to Scott Hartnell and the Flyers gets what's coming to him in the form of some masterful trolling. Or...
The Flyers' Wayne Simmonds Scored A Goal With His Face
Wayne Simmonds was a bloody mess after scoring a goal with his face in the second period of Philadelphia's 4-3 shootout loss to Ottawa today, but credit to the Flyers' winger for showing toughness and returning to help his team force overtime after being down 3-0. Still, though, wearing a visor w...
Panthers Score Magic Physics Goal
On Sean Bergenheim's tally, the primary assist goes to the Wells Fargo Center. [The700Level]...
Jakub Voracek Used To Have Cognitive Abilities, Until Niklas Kronwall Exploded Him
Philadelphia's Jakub Voracek skated directly into a Kronwall, which, from the point of view of physics, isn't much different from skating into a brick wall. Voracek was clearly out for a few seconds, going directly into the always-terrifying the fencing response. No penalty was called on the play,...
One Winnipeg Fan Vehemently Disapproved Of Wayne Simmonds's Game-Tying Goal
"The Jets will have to settle for one point and another in a long line of learning experiences. Philadelphia's Jaromir Jagr scored with 43.6 seconds left in overtime on the Flyers' 55th shot of the game, giving them a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night at the MTS Centre. Holding a 4-3 lead in the final m...