For three drafts in a row, the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers would exchange 7th round picks. Who was picked? Why would they exchange all these 7th rounders? What caused it to end? We'll go over all of it. The First Trade The first trade was the Flyers sending their 2017 7th round pick to … Continue reading Revisiting the Montreal-Philly 7th Round Pick Exchange
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Retroactive NHL Awards
The NHL Awards have been around for quite a while, some of the most prized ones have been around most of the time the NHL has been, but there were no awards for the first 6 seasons. In this article I will go back and look at who most likely wins each award in the … Continue reading Retroactive NHL Awards
The Amazing Story of Rudi Ball
Rudi Ball is a name that I'm sure most of you do not know. If his name looks familiar, it might be from my piece about Germans in ice hockey. Rudi Ball's story is an inspiring one, it's filled with danger, and he helps prove the Nazis wrong right in front of their eyes. This … Continue reading The Amazing Story of Rudi Ball
Flyers Add Forward Depth with Derick Brassard Signing
On Wednesday, August 25, the Flyers dropped somewhat of a bombshell when they announced they signed veteran center Derick Brassard to a 1 year, 825k deal. Since day 1 of the NHL free agency, there was a lot of discourse about the 3rd line center spot. Now Derick Brassard will seemingly fill that role. Brassard … Continue reading Flyers Add Forward Depth with Derick Brassard Signing
Flyers Redraft: 2016
From Sunrise, Florida to Buffalo, New York we come to another draft with a 1st overall pick to kill over. Auston Matthews went first overall to Toronto, followed by Patrik Laine going second to Winnipeg and Pierre-Luc Dubois going third to Columbus and then both getting swapped almost 5 years later. This draft was really … Continue reading Flyers Redraft: 2016
Flyers Redraft: 2015
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sunrise, Florida we come to one of the best drafts ever, and could become the best draft ever. We see probably the second best number 1 pick ever in Connor McDavid go to the Edmonton Oilers, who have picked first in 4 of the past 6 drafts, and then Buffalo getting … Continue reading Flyers Redraft: 2015
Flyers Redraft: 2014
After Newark, New Jersey we've arrived to our own home rink and we would host a decent draft. The 1st overall pick, Aaron Ekblad, was a decent pick, but nothing compared to the previous and next 1st overall picks, Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid respectively. Sam Reinhart would go 2nd to Buffalo and Leon Draisaitl … Continue reading Flyers Redraft: 2014
Flyers Redrafts: 2013
Going from rival Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to one of our other rivals in Newark, New Jersey. We see Colorado break the chain of Edmonton picking first overall. With the first pick, Colorado picks the best player since Crosby, also from the same town as Crosby in Nathan MacKinnon, then Aleksander Barkov going to Florida second overall, … Continue reading Flyers Redrafts: 2013
Flyers Redraft: 2012
Coming from Minneapolis, Minnesota to our cross-state rivals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we find ourselves with a weak top 3 with Edmonton, again, picking first and taking Nail Yakupov, then Ryan Murray going second to the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Alex Galchenyuk going to Montréal third overall. The host team, Penguins, made a huge deal sending … Continue reading Flyers Redraft: 2012
Flyers Redraft: 2011
From Los Angeles, California to Minneapolis, Minnesota we see the Edmonton Oilers claim the 1st overall pick once again and select Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and then Gabriel Landeskog went to the Avalanche and Jonathan Huberdeau to Florida. This draft was a pretty good one as well. This was also when the news that the Atlanta Thrashers … Continue reading Flyers Redraft: 2011
