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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...

Kris Versteeg Traded to Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke promised his team would make more moves, and they did just that on Monday by sending forward Kris Versteeg to the Philadelphia Flyers for two draft picks, including a first-round selection according to TSN's Bob McKenzie. The other draft pick is a third-round selection. The...

Breakout Stars and One-Hit Wonders of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Most coaches will feed lines about how their team's "best players have to be our best players" come playoff time. While this statement is obviously true, and the championship contenders will usually see it happen, the role players are the ones to watch. More often than not, we'll get to see a handful of relative...

Philadelphia's Ville Leino: Making the Most Of His Minutes

Ville Leino did it again on Friday night. His third period goal, which innocently floated past Chicago netminder Antti Niemi after bouncing off a defenseman, proved to be the game-winner in Philadelphia's 5-3 victory. The goal was his seventh of the playoffs, and already his 16th point, good for fifth on the team in...

Flyers Hold Serve at Home, Even Stanley Cup Final with 5-3 Win

PHILADELPHIA -- As a result of the Blackhawks' early lack of composure in their own end, the Stanley Cup Final is tied at two games apiece. Taking advantage of Chicago's turnovers and scattershot team defense, the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Blackhawks 5-3 in Game 4 on Friday night. "We did exactly what we set out to...

Ville Leino News From the Web

05/30/12 Graham awarded Greg Leino scholarship Source: BCLocalNews.com The second annual Greg Leino Alumni Classic Basketball Tournament raised $3,000.
04/22/12 Leino suggests he was misued in Buffalo - Ville Leino... Source: Rotoworld.com Leino scored only eight goals and registered a paltry 25 points in 71 games after signing a lucrative 6-year, $27 million contract.