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VOORHEES, N.J. - Wayne Simmonds would make a pretty good salesman.He speaks with conviction and knows how to convey a point.On Monday, he was selling the 2017-18 Flyers.None of it was fluff. In fact, the sales pitch was completely valid.Many clamored Continue to Article

November 20, 2017 7:28:pm EST

Radko Gudas helped warm up the goalie before practice. This will be usual for the next three weeks when the Flyers' defenseman serves the remainder of a 10-game suspension handed down Sunday night by the NHL's Department of Player Safety. The punitive actions are a result of Gudas' slash to the head of Jets forward Mathieu Perreault during last Thursday's game. Continue to Article

November 20, 2017 4:37:pm EST

Radko Gudas is just like you and I in the sense that he also expected a big suspension for slashing Mathieu Perreault of the Winnipeg Jets in the back of the neck. While the Philadelphia Flyers defenseman knew a suspension was coming, he didn’t think it would be as many as 10 games. Despite the ugliness of the slash, Perreault was fine and hasn’t missed any games for the Winnipeg Jets. Continue to Article

November 20, 2017 2:52:pm EST

For years, hockey nerds and/or experts were waiting for Brayden Schenn to make “the leap.” Eventually, people gave up on that, to the point that the 26-year-old’s trade to the St. Louis Blues seemed more like a curious swap than a tide-turner. Now, sure, Schenn found a solid niche with the Philadelphia Flyers, but it was in more of a specialist role. Many believed that he was dependent upon a plum gig on the team’s lethal power play and would possibly slip in St. Louis. Continue to Article

November 19, 2017 11:30:am EST

Nicklas Backstrom has made a career out of setting up other players, but what many forget is that he is a pretty darn good scorer in his own right. Backstrom had three goals in the first six games of the season, but since then he has been held scoreless. While Backstrom has managed to get back on the score sheet with three assists in his last five games, he still can't seem to get a goal. Continue to Article

November 19, 2017 8:34:am EST