Glen Metropolit News

Now that they have the big Chris Pronger trade out of the way and know exactly where they stand with the new NHL salary cap, the Flyers have turned their attention to the unrestricted free-agent signing period, which starts Wednesday.

The Canadiens are not interested in acquiring centre Daniel Briere and it has nothing to do with the fact he snubbed the team two years ago when he was an unrestricted free agent.

The Flyers were hampered all season long by the salary cap, and were forced to make moves they did not want to make.

Holmgren, players had rough year In hockey, just as in life, it is far easier to assign blame than provide solutions.

The grueling NHL season is all about ebb and flow. Unlike last year, the Flyers "ebbed" at the wrong time.

The sweat was still dripping from the mask of Marty Biron when the questions about his future in Philadelphia began.

Georges Laraque said he's not surprised that he has been pencilled into the lineup for Game 1 of the Canadiens' first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins Thursday in Boston .

In a surprise move caused by salary-cap problems, the Flyers yesterday signed an inexperienced defenseman and thrust him into the playoff race.

On Feb. 27, a day after he was placed on waivers by Philadelphia, Glen Metropolit participated in the Flyers' morning skate at the Bell Centre, then got a call from his boss.

The night was March 5 and the Flyers had just been dealt their most humiliating home loss of the season, a 5-1 shellacking by the Calgary Flames.

By all rights, Darroll Powe would have been excused for celebrating the placement of veteran center Glen Metropolit on waivers a couple weeks ago.

Bob Gainey opens his second stint as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens after firing Guy Carbonneau, TSN points out that Carbo's coaching record with Montreal was a combined 124-83-23.A That's not too shabby ...

EVERY COACH has a few sayings he latches on to. One of John Stevens' favorites this year is "body of work." The first few times I heard him say it I thought, "Yeah, right.

Flyers goalie Martin Biron reaches for the puck as Los Angeles' Anze Kopitar and Alexander Frolov and Flyers' defenseman Ryan Parent crowd the crease during the second period.

It was money that was needed, and it was money the Flyers didn't have. As a result, the NHL trade deadline passed on Wednesday with the Flyers making two minor deals and winding up with some badly needed salary ...

Up against the salary cap and unable to make a big deal, the Philadelphia Flyers made a pair of minor ones on Wednesday, acquiring forward Daniel Carcillo from the Phoenix Coyotes and defenseman Kyle McLaren ...

When you ask them, hockey players usually say they aren't paying a lot of attention to the hoopla that goes with every trade-deadline day.

Crosby, Staal and...Nash? : With the NHL trade deadline just two days away, here's hoping the following trades are made to amuse us all.

The outcome bothered him. But the groin didn't -- and that's more significant. Danny Briere wasn't thrilled that his return to action Sunday didn't produce better results in the Flyers' 3-0 loss to the Jersey ...

Glen Metropolit has come a long way from the meanest streets of Toronto to the most storied franchise in hockey.