Will the “finding players in their mid 20s” theme continue for the Cleveland Browns and their front office? Dallas Cowboys free agent outside linebacker Victor Butler is the latest to visit Berea, OH. Can the brown-and-orange add their seventh free agent prospect to the roster? It could happen. A former fourth round pick who played [...]
The San Jose Sharks suffered yet another game of near-makes in their latest contest, falling to the red-hot Minnesota Wild 2-0 on Saturday. Most alarming, however, is that the shutout drops the Sharks to last in the NHL in goals scored on the season despite possessing the second-most power play opportunities. Captain Joe Thornton leads [...]
Say what you will about the Los Angeles Angels‘ lack of success over the last few seasons, but it wasn’t for a lack of funds coming from team owner Arty Moreno. Whether it’s Albert Pujols or Josh Hamilton, the team has been no stranger to high-cost moves aimed to get the team back to the postseason as [...]
At times it gets redundant to say, but here it goes again: “The Dallas Mavericks are facing another must-win game against the Utah Jazz on Sunday night.” Currently the team is sitting 2.5 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Between the Lakers and Dallas, however, sits [...]
Under Mack Brown, the Texas Longhorns have been one of the top recruiting programs in all of college football. Brown’s Junior Days, in which the program brings in highly recruited juniors throughout the country on official visits, became a blueprint for many other programs across the nation. Brown was certainly not the first college coach [...]
On Saturday night, the Colorado State Rams ran into a brick wall. It all came crashing down against the Louisville Cardinals in Lexington, KY. Everything the seniors worked for over the last three to five years – going from a joke to back-to-back NCAA Tournament participants – ended due to dominating defense and awesome offense [...]
College basketball fans could not have asked for a better way to get their Sunday started when it comes to the 2013 NCAA Tournament as the Round of 32 matchup between Ohio State and Iowa State went down to the final seconds before Aaron Craft hit the game-winning three-point shot with .5 seconds left. The [...]
No. 7 San Diego State vs. No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast Yes, you read those teams names correctly. No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast advanced through to the third round, after not just shocking No. 2 Georgetown, but absolutely manhandling the Hoyas. The Eagles led by as much as 19 points in their win on Friday [...]
The Indianapolis Colts have a few names you may recognize. Headlining the team is star second-year quarterback Andrew Luck. Luck threw for 23 touchdowns and 4,374 yards in his debut season with the Colts. As a number one overall pick, he has high expectations to live up to. Luck carried the Colts to the playoffs [...]
Conditions were not so ideal Friday night in a World Cup Qualifying match between the United States Men’s soccer team and Costa Rica. Yes, it’s Colorado. Yes, sometimes it snows here. Both teams came out to play and both were playing in the same conditions. It is reported that Costa Rica plans to protest FIFA [...]
The Philadelphia Flyers and its fan base got a good sign this morning when Ken Warren tweeted that Flyers forward and superstar Claude Giroux was on the ice this morning in Carleton skating for the first time since suffering his recent neck injury. Giroux has spent the NHL lockout playing in Germany alongside teammate Daniel [...]
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In the eyes of many hockey fans everywhere, the NHL Lockout has gone on way too long and the belief of many is that it is time for a decision. Today is day 80 of the lockout and the Philadelphia Flyers along with the rest of the NHL have been anxiously waiting to start their [...]
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Let’s just face the facts: the NHL Lockout will most likely continue for a little while. Though there may not be any professional hockey in Philadelphia just yet, at least there is a bright sign for the Philadelphia Flyers. That’s right, Daniel Briere is lighting up the DEL with Eisbären Berlin. So far throughout 12 games, [...]
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With the NHL Lockout still in full swing with financial differences, Forbes posted its yearly values of each NHL franchise. To the surprise of many, the Toronto Maple Leafs were the highest valued franchise in the league at $1 billion. The Philadelphia Flyers, on the other hand, had moved up into the top ten and were ranked [...]
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The Philadelphia Flyers along with the rest of the NHL got a bit of a scare when news broke that Flyers’ forward Claude Giroux was returning from Germany and heading to Atlanta to get his neck injury checked out. At first, Flyers’ fans everywhere began to pray that their superstar would be okay. Then, Tim [...]
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Many fans have wondered how great the Philadelphia Flyers would be if they could have held on to players that have left the franchise. They have also wondered about what other players from opposing teams would look like playing on their favorite team. Well Saturday night at 7 PM, Flyers’ fans will get some of [...]
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While the NHL and the NHLPA continue to discuss a new CBA, many players are performing in front of crowds overseas. Philadelphia Flyers‘ forward Claude Giroux is coming off of his best season of his career and one of the best individual playoff performances for a Flyers’ forward since Eric Lindros. Well, Giroux has picked [...]
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With the NHL Lockout having the effect that it is having on the league, more players are deciding to head overseas to continue doing the one thing that they love to do the most, that is, play hockey. Renaud Lavoi of RDS in Quebec tweeted yesterday that Philadelphia Flyers‘ defenseman Bruno Gervais will be heading over [...]
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The Philadelphia Flyers have had many great NHL players in the history of their organization. Many of these greats have been adored and honored by the fans in the city of Philadelphia whenever these men return for a visit once in a while. Eric Lindros should have been no different. But Lindros’ story is what [...]
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The 2008 NHL Entry Draft is the final draft that will be looked at during this series of lists. In 2008, the Philadelphia Flyers finished as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers upset the Washington Capitals (3rd seed) and the Montreal Canadiens (1st seed) in the first two rounds and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals where they squared off against the Pittsburgh Penguins (2nd seed). The Flyers were eventually bounced out of the playoffs in five games by the Penguins, who went on to lose the Stanley Cup in six games to the Detroit Red Wings.
Philadelphia ended up with the nineteenth (19th) overall selection in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The 2008 draft was somewhat of a successful one for the Flyers, especially knowing that three of the five players that were drafted have played meaningful games in the NHL. With their first pick, the Flyers drafted Luca Sbisa, who is a defenseman from the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the WHL. The Flyers also selected two other players who are on their current roster: Marc-Andre Bourdon and Zac Rinaldo. Bourdon was the Flyers' third round draft pick and Rinaldo was drafted in the sixth round (178th overall).
This draft placed the focus on the retooling of a team that was already young and developing with every single game played. The Flyers did miss out on a five players that are young, up and coming stars in the NHL today. These players have provided some big minutes for their respective teams. Some have produced very well offensively and have been key components in their teams' playoff runs.
Jordan Eberle was drafted in the first round with the twenty-second (22nd) overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers. So far through two seasons with the Oilers, Eberle has recorded 119 points in just 147 games. This is a bright sign for the twenty-two (22) year old and his young team.
John Carlson was drafted by the Capitals with the twenty-seventh (27th) overall selection of the 2008 draft. Carlson has played in 186 regular season games with the Capitals and has recorded 75 points in those games. These numbers are pretty productive for a young defenseman. Carlson, also at 22 years old, will continue to develop into an elite blue liner over the next couple of season.
Adam Henrique was drafted in the third round by the New Jersey Devils in 2008. Henrique has a heck of a rookie campaign. In 74 regular season games, Henrique recorded 51 points. He not only produced in his first regular season, Henrique also produced 13 points in 24 playoff games while helping the Devils reach the Stanley Cup.
Michael Del Zotto is a player that would be a perfect fit for the Flyers, but he was drafted with the 20th overall pick in 2008 by the New York Rangers (right after the Flyers selected Sbisa). In 204 NHL games with the Rangers, Del Zotto has recorded 89 points. He finally played in his first post season with the Rangers in 2011-2012. Del Zotto recorded 10 points in 20 games. He has been a bright spot for a young team that is only going to get better in time.
Another players that the Flyers missed out on was also drafted by the Rangers in 2008. Derek Stepan has played two full 82-game seasons so far in his young career. The 22-year old centerman for the Rangers has produced 96 points in 164 games. He also recorded 9 points in 20 games in the 2011-2012 post season. Stepan looks to only be getting better and his future looks very bright.
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