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NHL Trade Deadline: Philadelphia Flyers

Last year the Philadelphia Flyers needed a shootout win over the New York Rangers on the last day of the regular season to get into the playoffs. From there, they went on a surprising run as a No. 7 seed to the Stanley Cup Final where they ultimately lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games. It's been a bit of a...

NHL Power Rankings: A Scout's Take on Unsung Stars

For our first Power Rankings of the NHL season, our Christopher Botta talked to a pro scout for an Eastern Conference team. Botta asked the scout one question. Who is the one player on each team that you believe deserves more press for his contributions to his club this season? Obviously, we weren't looking to hear...

Jeff Carter Signs 11-Year Extension With Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Jeff Carter to an 11-year contract on Saturday worth a reported $5.27 million per season, as reported by TSN's Bob McKenie. Often the subject of trade speculation (rumored deals/proposals for Tomas Kaberle and Tomas Vokoun being some of the bigger ones in recent years), Carter has...

Report: Flyer Simon Gagne Agrees to Waive No-Trade Clause

Simon Gagne was a huge part of the Philadelphia Flyers' magical run to the Stanley Cup Finals. The veteran forward scored nine goals during the postseason, including the overtime game-winner in Game 4 of the Flyers' Eastern Conference semifinal series against Boston. The goal saved Philly's season, as they were down 3-0 in...

Flyers Acquire Rights to Dan Hamhuis

It didn't take the Philadelphia Flyers long to start re-tooling their roster, and potentially making an already menacing defensive unit even better. Just a week after dropping Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers acquired the rights to soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Dan Hamhuis, as well as a conditional...

Kimmo Timonen News From the Web

05/19/12 Giroux leads list of Flyers injuries Source: NHL Three members of the Philadelphia Flyers already have started their rehabilitation from injuries suffered during the 2011-12 season, with a few others scheduled to join them.
05/10/12 Flyers face tough decisions Source: Courier-Post - Cherry Hill NJ When the Flyers acquired Chris Pronger in the 2009 offseason, they did so knowing they had a limited window of opportunity to win a Stanley Cup while Pronger and Kimmo Timonen were able anchor the teams blueline.
05/09/12 Devils complete demolition of Flyers Source: The Gazette - Montreal - QC - Canada PHILADELPHIA Ã¢ Ilya Kovalchuk smiled, his black beard pulled up by the corners of his mouth.
05/09/12 Sam Donnellon: Was this Timonen's swan song? Source: Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia PA HE FINISHED another postseason looking again like an old action figure, his limbs long misshapen from too much bending and wear, his effectiveness frayed by too many hits, too much dependence, too many years of doing this.
05/09/12 Timonen feels clock ticking for Flyers' veteran corps Source: Delaware County Daily Times - Primos PA At the end of his 13th NHL season, an end that seemed too familiar, Kimmo Timonen was certain of one thing, but unsure of another.

Background on Kimmo Timonen

Kimmo Timonen (born March 18, 1975) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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