So I guess keeping three goalies on the roster is now officially a trend?
The Flyers are keeping three goalies while Ray Emery prepares to return.
The Flyers literally have nothing else to do with their cap space, so they may as well keep all three goalies.
The Islanders are currently rolling three goalies, with Martin Biron the [...]

Peter Laviolette is settling into his new job as head coach of the Flyers and he already seems to be feeling the pressure of coaching a team that on paper should be very successful, but in reality is having some problems.
Witness Sunday’s practice, as reported by Tim Panaccio:
The Flyers did so many drills that Danny [...]

I hadn’t realized this, but apparently Flyer fans are blaming some of the team’s struggles on Mike Richards captaincy skills (or supposed lack thereof).
Certainly not helping things is Chris Pronger telling the media he wants to get involved in leading the team, but doesn’t “want to step on [Richards] toes.”
I’m always shocked by the weight [...]

A couple of weeks ago, the Wild signing Petr Sykora seemed like a brilliant move. I know I sure loved it.
It’s still a little early to say it’s not working out, but Sykora was a healthy scratch against Nashville last night. That came after getting less than 10 minutes against Chicago Monday night.
Sykora has just [...]

What are we? Two weeks into the season? And already the Doug Weight trade rumors are starting. This has to be some kind of trade rumor record.
The Islanders are still waiting for their first win of the season and are in a challenging situation. Coach Scott Gordon has some talented, but undeveloped forwards and uses [...]

Defenseman Mark Popovic is in Thrasher training camp, trying to earn a contract. He spent last season playing in the KHL and he wasn’t very impressed by the quality of play there.
Popovic played for Atlanta before deciding to go to Russia, so he has a connection to the team, but part of me wonders if [...]

The Flyers continue to take penalties like they’re water breaks.
It’s something that made them the league’s most penalized team last season. It’s something that makes a long, grinding season even more difficult. And it’s something that will haunt the Flyers as long as they gravitate toward mean, thuggish players. Dan Carcillo has been taking [...]

Tim Panaccio looked at some of the line combinations coming out of Flyers training camp.
It looks like Claude Giroux is going to spend a lot of time with Daniel Briere, making for a fast, dynamic, and small line. The interesting (and unsurprising) thing is, is that Briere doesn’t see size as an issue, pointing out [...]

This weekend, Tim Panaccio had a great piece on the great Freddy Shero, who for whatever reason, isn’t in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Coach Shero was innovative, yet complicated. He was very old school, even for the 1970s, yet he was always ready to embrace a new idea.
Panaccio says Shero might not be in the [...]

I’m never able to get very excited about the NHL draft. Very few draftees have an immediate impact, so it’s hard to get psyched about players you probably won’t see for a while.
Greg Logan had an interesting piece about if teams should take the player they value most highly or the one the market values. [...]