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Jeff Carter's Return Could Boost Flyers in Biggest Game of the Year

NEW YORK -- Maybe it wouldn't be Willis Reed limping on to the court at Madison Square Garden for an NBA Finals game against the Lakers, but the Flyers could use the return of leading goal scorer Jeff Carter for motivation. If the Flyers beat the New York Rangers tonight at the Garden, they will clinch a playoff berth....

The Ice Sheet: Return of 'Cane Season

It must be tough to be a Carolina Hurricanes fan. Consider this for a moment: twice in the last seven years the franchise formerly known as the Hartford Whalers has fought its way to the Stanley Cup Finals -- winning it all in the first year after the lockout in 2006 -- only to miss the playoffs the following two...

Who Are the Carolina Hurricanes?

With the NHL playoffs just around the corner, FanHouse takes a look at some of the lesser-known teams that qualified. Friday's installment: the Carolina HurricanesWhen the Whalers left Hartford back in 1997 to become the Carolina Hurricanes, they left a lot of things behind: the best jerseys in the NHL, Brass Bonanza, and,...

Carolina Hurricanes Fire Peter Laviolette, Paul Maurice Takes Over

Interesting news coming out of Carolina this morning, as the Hurricanes -- second place in the Southeast Division and eighth in the Eastern Conference -- have fired head coach Peter Laviolette and replaced him with a former bench-boss, Paul Maurice, as reported by TSN.Laviolette becomes the third head coach to be fired...

Samsonov Back From the Dead

When the Chicago Blackhawks, a team that doesn't ooze offensive depth from its pores, put the enigmatic Sergei Samsonov on waivers in December, most of us thought that it was the end for the little Russian. He had his last chance, and blew it. Sammy appeared to care little about doing much other than whining and pouting,...

PeterLaviolette News From the Web

05/25/12 Sam Donnellon: Mike Richards, Jeff Carter in finals,... Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA Even now, who really wants to reverse the deals that brought Wayne Simmonds, Jakub Voracek, Brayden Schenn and 19-year-old Sean Couturier to the Flyers as a result?
05/11/12 Holmgren finally breaks his silence Source: Courier-Post - Cherry Hill NJ Jaromir Jagr, who will an unrestricted free agent, says he wants to play in the NHL next season at age 41.
05/10/12 No bright side for Lavy Source: The Daily Journal - Vineland NJ The agony of defeat was still too fresh for Flyers coach Peter Laviolette to bring himself to pontificate positive thoughts as he stood at a podium for one final postseason press conference to a promising hockey season that had just died.
05/09/12 New faces bring same results for Flyers: Early playoff... Source: Delaware County Daily Times - Primos PA "Better teams go further, you know," Bryzgalov said.
05/09/12 Physical approach not exactly a hit as Flyers fall in... Source: Delaware County Daily Times - Primos PA "We just weren't able to get on track," Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said.