In today’s NHL rumors rundown, one NHL insider suggests it’s time for the Vancouver Canucks to formulate a long-term plan to build their franchise and that could lead to trades ahead of this year’s NHL Trade Deadline. The Philadelphia Flyers got bad news when it comes to Cam Atkinson and the Buffalo Sabres might be
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The Philadelphia Flyers sit narrowly outside playoff position in the Eastern Conference with 16 points. They stole a road victory against their former captain Claude Giroux in Ottawa on Saturday. They followed it up with a win in Philadelphia over their former head coach Craig Berube and the St. Louis Blues before dropping a road
The Philadelphia Flyers will look to reform their franchise identity this season after consecutive disastrous seasons in 2020-21 and 2021-22. The penalty-killing unit will be one major focus of their intended improvement. They finished 26th in the NHL with a success rate of 75.7% in 2021-22. Their collective rate over the past two seasons is
Award season continues. While no Columbus Blue Jackets are in the running for any of the on-ice performance-based awards, there are a couple where the team has some skin in the game. One is the Bill Masterton Trophy, which Justin Danforth was given the team’s nomination after a long and unconventional path to the NHL.
Cam Atkinson had every right to be upset. Imagine being at a draft party signing autographs and mingling with fans one night. Then the next day, his world was turned upside down in a flash. That’s the day the call came from Blue Jackets’ GM Jarmo Kekalainen. “We traded you to Philadelphia Flyers.” Fans got
Cam Atkinson hasn’t dominated the headlines for the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2021-22 season. The team faces an inevitable outcome of missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1992-93 and 1993-94, and they have slipped to the bottom spot in the Metropolitan Division. Their struggles and the impending trade of long-time
It was the trade that shook many Columbus Blue Jackets’ fans to the core over the summer. Long-time beloved player Cam Atkinson was dealt to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for long-time beloved player Jakub Voracek. The trade was interesting on so many levels. Both players had down seasons for their standards. Both spent several
The Philadelphia Flyers have opened their development camp, which means the season is only getting closer. With many new additions to the Flyers’ team and older veterans preparing for their seasons, it’s time to take a look at the potential top fantasy players on the team. For fantasy hockey fans looking to add to their