Kevin Durso
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I cover the Philadelphia #Flyers for @973espn , contributor for @sportstalkphl , also co-host the @YWTpodcast ; graduate of @CabriniUniv , Class of 2014
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AV on Lindblom: “The kid went home to see his family once he was cleared, came to the bubble and stayed in his room for eight days. Kid wants to play. We’ve got to do our part and keep playing.”
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AV on Bergevin’s comments: “I can only state the facts. He got up and didn’t shut his mouth for five minutes.”
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Couturier: “I didn’t want to break the bank and make all the money. I wanted to be secure for the next nine years. I wanted into be a fair deal for both sides.”
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In the last week:
- Kevin Hayes healthy scratched/disagrees publicly with John Tortorella's decision
- Lukas Sedlak leaves team
- Cam Atkinson out for season
- Rasmus Ristolainen checks a player into Carter Hart, injuring him
The current State of the
#Flyers
?
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Kevin Hayes: “It’s been a tough month. Life is fragile. My brother was a special person. He touched a lot of lives. It sucks that he’s gone and it happened way too fast.”
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An observation on Atkinson: if you want to convince players to come to Philly, a la the “Philly isn’t a free agent destination” argument, let Cam Atkinson be your pitch man. He couldn’t sound more excited and seems really invested in what the
#Flyers
are doing.
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Ivan Provorov played 27:22 today after playing 25:39 just 24 hours ago and pulls off a move like that. Unreal.
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Oskar Lindblom was diagnosed less than nine months ago. He not only beat Ewing’s sarcoma, but will return to play in Game 6 of the second round of the playoffs. Simply incredible.
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AV said Claude Giroux has come to camp ready to work, wants to be here, wants to win. “He’s missing one thing in his legacy. I’m hoping to help him get it.”
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Really nice words from Wayne Gretzky to Keith Jones on his final TNT broadcast. “We know you're gonna do a great job in Philadelphia. I know Mr. Snider's looking down and he knows he's got the right guy to do that job.”
#Flyers
#FueledByPhilly
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Too many of the
#Flyers
most important players are not showing the will to work. That’s a problem against a team that doesn’t stop working hard.
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I wasn’t able to be at Development Camp this week, but this is really cool to see. This is the result of two things: being forthright about a rebuild and making selections that give the fan base hope and excitement.
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Majority of problem is prices. 2 tickets: nearly $200. Parking: $22. Food/drinks on cheap end: at least $50. A night out costs you $300-400 minimum. The franchise was built on blue-collar attitude. Now it’s out of their price range. Easier to just watch on TV.
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The attendance at the Flyers game is embarrassing. There is a disconnect between the organization and the fan base.
Don't tell me about their mediocrity over the years because this team has been the most exciting we've had and way worse have been supported.
#FlyOrDie
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Travis Konecny said his goal should actually be credited to Oskar Lindblom. Rebound shot hit him in the head on the way in. Still reads Konecny on the scoresheet, so we’ll see if that gets changed.
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So…Columbus signed two big contracts and then moved a contract for cap space. Lot of hard work there.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired a 2023 third round selection and 2023 fourth round pick from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for R Oliver Bjorkstrand.
@RuoffMortgage
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Really cool moment immediately after the goal. Oskar Lindblom on the ice before a face-off and both teams give him stick taps.
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A better look at Lindros’ 88 banner alongside the rest of the
#Flyers
retired numbers.
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Oskar Lindblom is in the building tonight and just was shown on Arenavision. The crowd stood and cheered for nearly a minute. Lindblom with smiles and applause for the
#Flyers
faithful.
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Fletcher: “The coaches really like Morgan. This was probably more my decision. I think the best thing for him long-term is to play and play in an environment where he can get his confidence.”
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#Flyers
win while Minnesota beat Columbus, 5-0, Colorado beat Carolina, 3-2, and Anaheim beat Pittsburgh, 3-2, all in regulation. Waking up on Saturday morning, the final day of February, this is the Eastern Conference standings.
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The traditional rookie lap for Joel Farabee. He leads the
#Flyers
onto the ice for warmups tonight.
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Elliot Desnoyers had another 4-goal game tonight. He has 10 goals and 17 points in 11 games this season. In his first two QMJHL seasons with Moncton, he scored 23 goals and 66 points in 122 games. The
#Flyers
5th-round pick having a breakout season already in the Q.
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🚨WHAT A NIGHT🚨 Elliot Desnoyers scores his 4th goal of the game with 35.7 seconds to go. 5-4 Mooseheads!
#GoMooseGo
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Hard to believe that in two days, I’ll be a married man. It takes a lot of family support to do what I do and be the obsessive sports guy that I am, so shout-out to my parents for getting this awesome gift and my very soon-to-be wife for joining in on the fun.
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By the way, lost in all of this scoring in the third, Carter Hart made 34 saves tonight.
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While I was driving home, they did change the
#Flyers
fifth goal from Travis Konecny to Oskar Lindblom. How’s that for a feel-good first game for a lot of
#Flyers
?
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Players Ron Hextall has traded since Feb. 27, 2015: Timonen, Coburn, Rinaldo, Pronger, Grossmann, Lecavalier, Luke Schenn.
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#Flyers
-
#Islanders
schedule, per NHL media site:
Game 1 - Mon. Aug. 24 - 7PM
Game 2 - Wed. Aug. 26 - 3PM
Game 3 - Thurs. Aug. 27 - 7PM
Game 4 - Sat. Aug. 29 - 12PM
Game 5 - Mon. Aug. 31 - TBD
Game 6 - Wed. Sept. 2 - TBD
Game 7 - Thurs. Sept. 3 - TBD
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#AnytimeAnywhere
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I said on
@973espn
on Wednesday that this is a three-game stretch that is designed to break teams in the
#Flyers
position. Don’t care how good Toronto is. You can’t blow a 5-2 lead at this juncture of the season and talk playoffs. This feels like a dagger.
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Just yesterday, Alain Vigneault said that Kevin Hayes and Travis Konecny had another level to reach. Hayes has three assists. Konecny has two. That line has been dominant.
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LeClair says that he thinks player development is going to be a big part of his job and a big focus of the organization. "Things aren't good enough right now."
#Flyers
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What a play by Derek Grant. Little tip with the skate put it right across the crease to Hayes. Two greasy goals by the
#Flyers
near the blue.
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Congratulations to Claude Giroux, who gets the secondary assist and becomes the
#Flyers
all-time leader in power-play assists.
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I mentioned Joel Farabee as my potential breakout player for the
#Flyers
. How’s a three-point game to start the season sound?
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Awesome moment for Oskar Lindblom. Fans on their feet for him. A giant smile on his face as he waves to the crowd.
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#OskarStrong
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As if you needed a reminder on the incompetence of Chuck Fletcher and the front office, you got another dose today. No trade for JVR, no trade for Justin Braun, and a couple of minor trades for two fourth-liners. But "we're selling," right?
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Tortorella: "I'm going to coach that team hard right away. It's going to be a difficult camp. A lot of skating. We're attacking it."
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Atkinson played with Kevin Hayes at Boston College and said he knows JVR well. Also said one of his best friends is Scott Hartnell, who raves about playing in Philly, so he’s excited.
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Mike McKenna played in 10 games with the
#Senators
earlier this season. He got the win only one time. That time was, you guessed it, against the
#Flyers
on Nov. 27.
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Just in this picture alone, there are locker stalls set up for Oskar Lindblom and Travis Konecny. I assume this means Oskar will actually take warmups and Konecny is available to play.
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Gordie Howe hat trick for Nicolas Aube-Kubel as he drops the gloves with Leipsic.
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Alain Vigneault on the morning of a Game 7: “If you’re not a little bit nervous, you’re not normal.”
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AV said that the reason for benching Lindblom, Patrick and Farabee was because the team needed this game and he rolled with the nine best forwards to that point in the game in his eyes.
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#Flyers
-
#Canadiens
series schedule, per NHL’s media website:
Game 1 - Wed. Aug. 12 - 8 PM
Game 2 - Fri. Aug. 14 - 3 PM
Game 3 - Sun. Aug. 16 - 8 PM
Game 4 - Tues. Aug. 18 - 3 PM
Game 5* - Wed. Aug. 19 - TBD
Game 6* - Fri. Aug. 21 - TBD
Game 7* - Sun. Aug. 23 - TBD
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I mean, if Chuck Fletcher challenged the players to basically show how much they want to be here next season – which is essentially what it was – they’re really sending a message with this effort. That was flat-out pathetic across the board.
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As if people couldn’t watch Carter Hart’s save from Wednesday enough, Joel Farabee gives you a highlight-reel goal on Friday that you can’t stop watching either. What a move and goal for his first as a pro.
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Less than two hours before all of this gets going.
#Flyers
home opener tonight against
#Capitals
.
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Derek Grant gets the secondary assist on Provorov’s goal. He’s got one goal and four assists in four-plus games since being acquired at the deadline.
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Man, Sean Couturier made Nick Leddy look bad on that one-on-one rush. Varlamov’s day is done. Thomas Greiss comes in for the
#Islanders
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I didn’t have Nick Seeler firing up the Wells Fargo Center crowd in the first week of the season on my bingo card, but it just happened.
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The NHL regular season standings and first-round playoff results:
1. Eliminated
2. Eliminated
3. One loss from elimination
4. Tied 2-2
5. Advanced
6. One loss from elimination
7. Up 3-2 in series
8. Tied 2-2
9. Eliminated
10. One game from elimination
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Carter Hart with his biggest save of the night with just under a minute to play. Provorov coughs it up, it’s a near 2-on-0 for Montreal and Hart stops it.
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Another important part of the verbiage: the official release from the team says that they will be separating the President of Hockey Operations and GM roles in a new leadership structure.
#Flyers
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This is going to be awesome. Just a couple hours away from Eric Lindros’ jersey retirement.
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That’s a brutal no-call on Vancouver. Myers helmet comes off and he plays at least 10 seconds without it. That’s a penalty under new rule.
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While
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fans may want WSH to lose so first place is a possibility tonight, the real thing they need is for this game to end in regulation. No matter the result, it’s a benefit to the
#Flyers
- either a chance to add breathing room on PIT or to pass WSH.
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The timing of that Farabee goal was perfect for the
#Flyers
, who were starting to become victimized by Tampa’s speed. Now would be a good time to snap the power play struggles.
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John Tortorella says they knew Sam Ersson was battling his dehydration the whole game and that he will be fine. Also added that Travis Konecny is dealing with a bug and should also be fine.
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“If we’re going to survive, you have to check this time of year.”
Hear from Head Coach John Tortorella following the Flyers 4-1 win over the Canucks.
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During the last TV timeout, the
#Flyers
put the best of Gritty on Arenavision. Yup, that was the highlight of the 2018-19 season: the origin of Gritty.
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October 29, 2008. 9:58 p.m. Five years ago tonight. This happened.
#2008WorldChampions
#Phillies
http://t.co/VquEEyGZC9
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Farabee scores 16 seconds after Weber’s goal. Once again, the
#Flyers
come right back from a goal against.
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You had to expect the
#Islanders
to have some desperation, but to be getting out-shot, 17-7, nearly halfway through an elimination game is embarrassing.
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For added perspective, check out these comparisons.
Hart: 2.48 GAA, .922 SV%
Tuukka Rask: 2.45 GAA, .920 SV%
Pekka Rinne: 2.47 GAA, .915 SV%
Andrei Vasilevskiy: 2.55 GAA, .922 SV%
These are elite numbers, just 14 games into his NHL career as a 20-year-old. Amazing.
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The wait is over for Sean Couturier. He finally gets national hardware, winning the Selke, and he won impressively. 117 first-place votes and 1,424 voting points. Bergeron came in second with 21 first-place votes and 884 points.
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AV says you don’t critique a win, and I don’t want to critique a goal, but Farabee choosing to pass there is so much of the problem this team has with shot generation. There is nothing between you and the net. Shoot the puck.
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Sounds like the
#Flyers
are landing a pretty talented Swedish forward. He’s the brother of Rasmus Sandin, defenseman drafted 29th overall by Toronto in 2018. Scored 19 goals and had 31 points in 50 games at Sweden’s highest level.
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Swedish forward Linus Sandin intends to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers -- although he can't officially do so until the NHL finalizes new international transfer agreements.
Sandin was one of the SHL's top scorers with 19 goals for HV71 last season and had multiple NHL offers.
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I’ve really liked the game Connor Bunnaman has played. Montreal’s style really seems to suit his own style of play and he doesn’t look out of place at all.
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Travis Konecny has probably been the
#Flyers
most consistent forward this season. When you play at the same level almost every night, sometimes the puck just finds you. Couldn’t have asked for a better bounce than that one.
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If there was a Flyer that deserved a goal tonight, it was Hayes. He was so close on so many chances and finally buries the chance off the great pass from Voracek. Not the best game by the
#Flyers
on the whole, but after Saturday’s debacle, take the two points and run.
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#Flyers
fans when Chuck Fletcher was hired: “I hope he doesn’t trade away all our prospects and make the same mistake he did with Parise/Suter again. Homer 2.0.”
#Flyers
fans now: “Why haven’t you signed anyone yet? Do something!”
The
#Flyers
have...
-One of best young goalies in NHL
-Best young defense core in league
-Substantial forward depth including players still getting better
And...
They finished 4th in conference last year with a bullet
From reading Twitter you'd think they are NHL's worst team
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Keith Yandle says that he always knew Claude Giroux was competitive, but has seen that in a new light as a teammate. “You can’t have a bad day around him or he’ll make you pay.”
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#Flyers
-
#Islanders
Game 3 and Vegas-Vancouver scheduled for later tonight have been postponed. Right call. Doesn’t feel right to have hockey, watch hockey or think about hockey in these times.
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No games tonight in the NHL. Players and now team staff/mgmt are being informed of the same.
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Claude Giroux had one day of practice yesterday and a morning skate today. He’s got three assists tonight.
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And on the 7th day,
@Brodes81
ran through a wall because of Carter Hart. This is the content I am here for.
I thought last night was a dream.
I thought Carter Hart wasn't real.
#Flyers
#AnytimeAnywhere
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Holy smokes, what a goal for Frost. Cuts in from behind the goal line and lifts a backhander over Bobrovsky. Highlight-reel material for his first.
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Obviously, the goalie change is meant to jumpstart the
#Islanders
, but Thomas Greiss hasn’t played in a game in nearly a month.
#Flyers
need to pepper him.
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The
#Flyers
were three points out of a playoff spot after a 3-2 win over Ottawa on March 11. In the seven games since then, they are 2-5-0. The difficult schedule became too much when every game was a must.
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According to
@PuckPedia
, Nolan Patrick accepted the
#Flyers
qualifying offer. One-year deal, $874,125.
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The
#Flyers
22 y/o C Nolan Patrick (Drafted
#2
'17) has accepted his Qualifying Offer of 1 year $874,125 (105% of previous $832.5K base salary)
-RFA after deal
-Missed last year to injury
-13G 31P in 72 GP 18-19
-Rep'd by Robert Hooper
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Today’s
#ScoreboardWatch
updates:
#Islanders
0,
#Bruins
4
#Hurricanes
3,
#Canadiens
4 (F/OT)
#Penguins
0,
#Sharks
5
#Flyers
remain in second place in the Metro heading into Sunday.
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DONE DEAL (well, on June 30): the Dursos are going home. Excited for the next chapter of life as homeowners. Been a busy few days preparing the house, but I’ll still coverage of the draft and anything else to come up this week.
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