Is Pronger the difference?
By Mike Gill
The newest Flyer, Chris Pronger talks about coming to Philly, how many years he expects to play, playing against Sidney Crosby, the eastern Conference and more.
Is Pronger the Difference?
6 07 2009Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: Chris Pronger, Flyers, Sidney Crosby
Categories : Audio, Flyers, Hockey
Did the Flyers Give Up to Much for Pronger?
27 06 2009
Can Chris Pronger bring the Cup to Philly?
By Mike Gill
With a look at 2009-2010, the Flyers traded away 19-year old defender Luca Sbisa, forward Joffrey Lupal and two first round picks all for veteran blue-liner Chris Pronger. While many fans of the orange and black were happy when they heard the news, one has to wonder – did they give up to much to get a 34-year old guy?
Consider that the Flyers not only gave up their first round selection this season, but next year as well, but they also gave up a young, talented defender and a guy who scored 25 gaols and had 25 total points.
Meanwhile, the Flames acquired highly coveted defender Jay Bouwmeester from Florida for defensemen Jordan Leopold and a third round pick. Leopold is a nice player, not a great player by any means and might not even be signed by the Panthers, who really want the draft pick and to shed salary.
You can argue that Pronger is the better player then Bouwmesster, but Bouwmeester is younger and apparently doesnt cost quite as much. Pronger is certinly a guy who can stop guys like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the rest of the Stanley Cup champion Penguins.
So if you are a Flyers fan who liked the Pronger deal at first, how do you feel now knowing that Bouwmeester cost about half the price?
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Tags: Chris Pronger, Floridia Panthers, Flyers, Jay Bouwmeester, Joffrey Lupul, Jordan Leopold, Luca Sbisa
Categories : Flyers, Hockey
Now and Later: Flyers Acquire D Pronger with eye towards 2009-2010
26 06 2009by John Ryan
While the Philadelphia 76ers were still celebrating their drafting of Jrue Holiday, the Flyers made a strong move 
towards making a Cup run in 09-10 by acquiring stout defensemen Chris Pronger from Anaheim. The move was a cost cutting move for Anaheim who had to contend with defensemen Scott Niedermeyer deciding to return next season with the Ducks. The move was costly for the Flyers, however, as they had to give up Jofrey Lupul and Lucas Sbisa and two first round draft picks (2009 and 2010).
PCP Analysis: While I don’t profess to be an expert in hockey, I do like the move. Sbisa is going to be a terrific defensemen in the league for a long time in my opinion, but they sorely needed a guy like Pronger who can score, hit, and intimidate. Lupul also was a key loss. He has scored 49 goals the past two season. Some other ramifications to consider: The move leaves the Flyers approx. 2.5 million under the NHL salary cap. They still need a backup goalie, and maybe another defensemen and maybe another winger. They also stand to lose Mike Knuble, as some are speculating that Knuble will get his desired long term pact from the Penguins. He will be hard to replace in a lot of ways. They are closer to a cup, though. They still run forwards out there such as Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Simon Gagne, Danny Briere, Claude Giroux, and Scott Hartnell. Key this year will be, as always though, the play of the defense and newly acquired Ray Emery. I still see a few missing pieces before they dethrone the Penguins. Meanwhile, the 76ers still seem a few years away from even cracking the top 4 in the suddenly “Beast” of the East.
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Tags: Chris Pronger, Claude Giroux, Daniel Briere, Jeff Carter, Jofrey Lupul, Lucas Sbisa, Mike Knuble, Mike Richards, NHL Draft, Philadelphia Flyers, Ray Emery, Scott Hartnell, Simon Gagne
Categories : Flyers, Hockey
Philly Rumblings
25 05 2009by Michael DeLuca
There have been rumblings of an Elton Brand for Kirk Hinrich & Tyrus Thomas trade, but Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald argues that Thomas will not be traded.
Mark Eckel of the Newark Star Ledger thinks Jeff Van Gundy is the right choice for the Sixers head coaching vacancy now that Jay Wright is out of the picture.
Chuck Gormley of the Courier Post Online links the Flyers to trade talks for goaltenders Carey Price and Roberto Luongo.
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Tags: Carey Price, Elton Brand, Jay Wright, Jeff Van Gundy, Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Flyers, Roberto Luongo, Tyrus Thomas
Categories : 76ers, Basketball, Bulls, Flyers, Hockey
Why do we boo + Jayson Stark talks to PCP
10 04 2009
Do you really want to look like this guy?
By Mike Gill
The 2008 Phillies did the most they could do, they won the World Series. Philadelphia fans have yearned for a title, any title, from the Flyers, Sixers, Eagles or Phillies and finally they got one.
Fast-forward to 2009 when the Phillies are playing as defending World Series champs and 17 minutes into the very first game we booed. Adam Eaton introduced for being a part of the best team in baseball – we boo.
Whats the point ? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Eagles, Flyers, Jayson Stark, Phillies, Sixers
Categories : 76ers, Baseball, Eagles, Flyers, Phillies
PCP Talks to Danny Briere
8 04 2009By Mike Gill
Danny Briere has been a big playoff producer
As the regular season begins to wind down for the Orange and Black, there are still three meaningful games left. The Flyers currently sit in the four spot in the playoff standings which would match them up with the Carolina Hurricanes, a good match-up for sure.
Earlier today I had a chance to talk to Flyers center Danny Briere who talked about his injuries, the playoffs and the reason he elected to come to Philly.
Here are just some of the topics we discussed in our chat with Danny.
1. Is this team better then last seasons team ?
2. Is Danny feeling fresh since he missed a lot of time with injury?
3. Is Marty Biron ready for another run?
4. How good are Carter and Richards?
Click here to listen to what Danny Brier had to say about the Flyers 2009 playoff chances.
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Tags: Danny Briere, Flyers, Jeff Carter, Marty Biron, Mike Richards
Categories : Flyers, Hockey
Briere = Cadaver?
21 01 2009By Mike Gill
(From Philadelphiaflyers.com)
The Philadelphia Flyers announced that center Danny Briere will undergo an exploratory surgical procedure on Thursday, January 22, according club General Manager Paul Holmgren.
“Due to lingering discomfort in his groin/stomach areas, Danny (Briere) will have an exploratory surgical procedure done tomorrow (Thursday, January 22) by Dr. William Meyers (at Hahnemann University Hospital). Recovery time will be a minimum of two weeks,” said Holmgren in making the announcement.
“I am very disappointed,” said Briere. “It’s been frustrating not knowing what is going on, so we have decided to go in and check things out.”
Briere, 31, recorded a goal and four assists for five points and two penalty minutes in three games for the Phantoms after being assigned to the Phantoms for conditioning purposes on January 14. He has registered five goals and four assists for nine points in nine games with the Flyers this season.
He has missed the last 21 Flyers games with a groin strain, and 30 of the last 31 overall due to injury.
PCPTake:It looks like this story is getting a little fishy. Do they want Briere back or not? It seems anytime he gets a chance to talk he takes a step back. On the other side, its not really fair for Luca Sbisa to get sent back to juniors, that’s kind of a major slap in the face and a waste of every ones time. The problem is of course money. Briere makes it and Sbisa doesn’t, so they need to figure out a way to make this all work. The only other way is to trade a guy like Scottie Upshall or Mike Knuble, but if that doesn’t happen its Sbisa to juniors or Briere under the knife.
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Categories : Flyers, Hockey
Who is Philly’s Most Popular Player?
15 01 2009Warning: After reading this column you will want to respond. You will not be able to control yourself.
By Joe Mitchell
Someday soon it will be over. The career of Brian Dawkins. Watch closely. Cherish these moments. You will tell your children and grandchildren about him. There will be, and have been, other great running backs, hockey goalies, centerfielders and quarterbacks. We have never seen the like of Dawkins in a Philadelphia uniform.
Dawkins is the perfect Philadelphia athlete. First he plays football. Second he plays defense. Third HE HITS. Fourth, he cares. He gets as depressed as the fans after a loss.
Fifth. He hits. Sixth, he’s basically a little guy. Seventh he hits. Eighth he loves the fans. Ninth he’s been here a long time (this is critical) And, of course, he hits.
You’ll talk for years about his hits on receivers foolish enough to cross the middle. And then you’ll laugh when you talk about the next time the same receiver came across the same area and dropped the pass because he was looking over his shoulder.
So does all that make Dawkins the most popular Eagle or even most popular Philadelphia athlete ever? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Phillies, Eagles, Sixers, Flyers, Brian Dawkins, Wilt Chamberlain, Allen Iverson, Ron Hextall, Larry Bowa, Moses Malone, Mo Cheeks, Mike Schmidt, Tug McGraw, Bobby Clarke, Dr. J, Dick Vermeil, Reggie White, Ron Jaworski, Chuck Bednarik, Steve Van Buren, Harold Carmichael, Randall Cunningham, Bobby Jones, Steve Carlton, Pete Rose, Dick Allen, Chuck Klein, Jimmy Foxx, Rickie Ashburn
Categories : 76ers, Baseball, Basketball, Eagles, Flyers, Football, Hockey, Phillies
Worst of the Worst: Ugliest NHL Goalies’ Masks
2 12 2008by Kevin Collins
As I promised in my last post about the coolest goalies’ masks, here is the follow up entry: The Worst. I feel like I first have to say why I think certain masks are cool and others aren’t. I use pretty much three criteria to make my judgments. One: Does the mast properly represent the player’s team? Two: Is there anything on the mask that just doesn’t belong or is incredibly out of place? And three: Basically, does it look cool? Most of these masks failed in every category. Some of them will truly make you wonder just what in the hell some of these people were thinking when they submitted their ideas to their designers. So here we go: the ugliest goalie masks in the NHL… (In no particular order)
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Tags: Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Blackhawks, Dany Sabourin, Evgeni Nabokov, Kari Lehtonen, Marc-Andre Fluery, Martin Biron, Martin Broduer, Mike Smith, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Nikolai Khabibulin, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick Dipierto, San Jose Sharks, Sarah Palin, Tampa Bay Lighting
Categories : Flyers, Hockey, Uncategorized
The Best Part of the NHL: Goalies’ Masks!
14 11 2008
by Kevin Collins
Well, the NHL has been in full swing now for a little over a month and yet there seems to be a lack of hockey posts here at PCP…I wonder why?…Anyway, I decided to write about something that everyone has at least a little interest in…the goalies’ masks. How many times have you seen a shot on TV of the goaltender and you see his mask for a split second and yell at the TV to go back because you didn’t quite get a good look. Well, you can sleep easy now America, because I have compiled a list of my favorite masks throughout the National Hockey League. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Alex Auld, Anaheim Ducks, Brian Boucher, Calgary Flames, Chris Osgood, Curtis Joseph, Curtis McElhinney, Detroit Red Wings, Dominik Hasek, Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton Oilers, Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Martin Biron, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senator, Philadelphia Flyers, Roberto Luongo, San Jose Sharks, Stephen Valequette, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ty Conklin, Vancouver Canucks
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