Philadelphia Flyers 2009 Free Agency Cheat Sheet
Broad Street Hockey —
... making a big splash in the market, but the Pronger deal on Friday night speaks to the contrary. Regardless, some work still has to be done, so here's a quick rundown of what to expect from the Flyers come the start of July. This is part of an SBN hockey-wide series.
Pending Unrestricted Free Agents
Mike Knuble, Andrew Alberts, Martin Biron, Antero Niittymaki, Josh Gratton, Boyd Kane, Lasse Kukkonen, Scott Munroe, Jean-Sebastien Aubin ...
2009 NHL Free Agency / Teams by Cap Space / Unsigned UFA's and RFA's
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... C 28, James Connor L 26.
RFA: Paul Bissonnette R 24, Tim Wallace R 24, Ben Lovejoy D 25, John Curry G 25.
28 - Calgary Flames: $3.053 (19)
UFA: Todd Bertuzzi R 34, Andre Roy R 34, Rhett Warrener D 33.
RFA: Dustin Boyd C 22.
29 - Philadelphia Flyers: $2.125 (20)
UFA: Josh Gratton L 26, Boyd Kane L 31, Andrew Alberts D 28, Lasse Kukkonen D 27.
RFA: Jared Ross C 26, Danny ...
Grading the Flyers: Andrew Alberts
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... Most of this doesn't matter since he (almost certainly) won't be resigning with the team. However, I would not be opposed to having Alberts as this year's Lasse Kukkonen - someone to be a constant scratch who is capable of filling in if needed. Without him, our other above-average sized d-men (Parent and ...
Grading the Flyers: Danny Briere
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... many draws this year as a winger and his negatives did not suddenly get worse - he's always averaged 1 PIM per game played and he's never had a good turnover ratio. This isn't meant to make you optimistic, but rather to state that his weaknesses have always been his weaknesses - he's the same player he always was when healthy. What does need to change, however, is his goals against per 60 minutes. He averaged 2.92 last year, fourth worst on the team ahead of only Lasse Kukkonen, ...
Morning Fly By - September 15, 2009
Broad Street Hockey —
... This is something we've been wanting to do for awhile now, so here's the first in what hopefully is a recurring post. The name is up for debate. Any ideas, feel free to let us know. But here are some links to enjoy:
Munkcy from A Clockwork Orange (and Black) did a great job with the Flyers Training Camp roster.
Tim Panaccio has a piece on Mika Pyorala, and it includes the names Timonen, Kapanen, and yes, even Lasse Kukkonen.
Panaccio follows that up with quotes from Joe Frazier. He's ...
