The Broad Street Blog

The odd man out was Jim Vandermeer, who the Flyers have traded to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a draft pick.

the Flyers were close to acquiring Vincent Lecavalier and Dan Boyle from the Tampa Bay Lightning

The Flyers’ downward spiral continued last night in Ottawa. The first two periods were absolutely dismal and the Flyers were only able to muster 6 shots…for both periods combined. A late second period shorthanded goal by Kimmo Timonen seemed to energize the team and they came out and got an early third period [...]

Well, I appears that Peter Forsberg has made his decision, and it’s not the Flyers. In fact, it’s not the NHL at all. TSN is reporting that Forsberg, through his agent, has said that he is not confident enough that he will be able to play to his fullest with his foot issues. [...]

The Flyers are now in a complete free fall having lost a season high 7 in a row, the last two being a home and home series with Montreal. The roster is decimated with injuries, with Gagne, Lupul, Downie, Hatcher, and now Tolpeko all on the shelf.

During tonight’s game, every time Danny Briere would touch the puck, the crowd in Montreal would boo.