Kimmo Timonen News

With both the Flyers and Sixers recently concluding their seasons, with the Phillies mired in a strangely mediocre campaign and the Eagles still trying to figure out what the hell happened last year, it seems like a good time to take stock - to examine the current state of Philadelphia's four major sports franchises.

The Los Angeles Kings are three wins away from capturing the Stanley Cup, and hockey fans in Philadelphia have mixed feelings on LA's success.

The Flyers owner told Philly.com that, had defensemen Chris Pronger and Andrej Meszaros been healthy for the playoffs, it would've been his team playing in the Cup finals.

The Philadelphia Flyers cleaned house this past offseason moving, among others, Mike Richards, the team captain whose immaturity was said to have fractured the locker room and resulted in the Flyguys' second round sweep at the hands of the Boston Bruins to end the 2011 campaign.

Six foot, 205-lb Matt Carle was born in Anchorage, Alaska. A Drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the '03 NHL Draft, Carle played in parts of three seasons with the Sharks before being shuffled off A to Tampa Bay in the 2008 offseason.

So where do the Flyers - after a very good regular season that morphed into a very weird playoff showing - go from here? Well, in a best-case scenario, they would become one of the NHL's best teams if they somehow signed New Jersey winger Zach Parise and Nashville defenseman Ryan Suter, a pair of prospective free agents.

Brittany Dashiell and Nora Barry each scored three goals and top-seeded Florida advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA women's lacrosse tournament for the first time with a 15-2 victory over Penn State in the second... Brittany Dashiell and Nora Barry each scored three goals and top-seeded Florida advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA women's ... (more)

Flyers' Timonen: Back Surgery On Slate : Kimmo Timonen will undergo surgery next week to remove a disc fragment from his lower back, reports the Associated Press.

Giroux had surgery on his right wrist to repair torn cartilage and surgery on left wrist to remove bone spurs.

Weber felt "betrayed" by Radulov: "I was one of the guys that stood up for him and wanted him back" It's been nearly two weeks since the Flyers were bounced out of the playoffs but we finally know who was left hurting from the postseason.

It has been more than a week now since the Flyers were eliminated by the New Jersey Devils.

Q: I'm transplanted in the Nashville area and not many people here believe that Ryan Suter will return due to the money.

Pavel Kubina packed his bags last Thursday at the Flyers' practice facility in Voorhees.

Paul Holmgren, the Flyers' GM, said he would have a report a few days ago, but the list is apparently so lengthy that it had to be delayed while more players get examined to see if surgery is required.

Ok, fine, the answer is yes. Technically, they can. Antti Nieme, J.S. Giguere, Nikolai Khabibulin , Mike Vernon--lord knows plenty of mediocre or flaky goaltenders have won Stanley Cups.

The series with the Devils certainly shocked every Flyers ' fan. After a domination of the Penguins , many thought that New Jersey would just be a slight bump in the road.

When evaluating a season that does not end in a championship, the question invariably boils down to: Do you consider this season a success? At first glance, it is easy to consider the Flyers' 2011-12 campaign a success in the big picture, given the strides made by rookies, the abundance of scoring depth, and the flakiness of their goaltending.

He did not bite. It appears he will test the FA market. ** Ilya Bryzgalov, with a year of playing in Philly behind him, will be a much better goalie next season, Holmgren said.

Goal Scored By with the special guest post. If there were an award for article of the year, I would nominate this to be a finalist.

When the Flyers acquired Chris Pronger in the 2009 offseason, they did so knowing they had a limited window of opportunity to win a Stanley Cup while Pronger and Kimmo Timonen were able anchor the team's blueline.