Simon Gagne News

With winger Simon Gagne already sidelined following hernia and groin surgery and not expected back until the end of December, the Flyers will be without three key players for at least the next 14 games, including tonight's contest against surprising Colorado.

The 20-year-old Middletown, N.J., native netted the difference-making goals in the Flyers ' victories against New Jersey and Los Angeles this week.

Where would New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur be without the Philadelphia Flyers? A personal-high 43 of his NHL-record 569 wins have come against the team's longstanding rival, as have a raft of memorable moments throughout his Hall of Fame career.

LAST NIGHT, the Flyers honored the original Broad Street Bully. More than 33 years after playing his final game in a Flyers uniform, Dave "The Hammer" Schultz' name was lifted to the Wachovia Center rafters as the 20th inductee in the Flyers Hall of Fame.

The Flyers have expressed interest in bringing former captain Peter Forsberg back to Philadelphia, but it appears the 36-year-old Swede is not quite ready to commit himself to an NHL comeback.

Fresh off a shootout win over Edmonton last night, the Senators will leave the friendly confines of Scotiabank place, as they closed out a four game homestand, during which they went 2-2. Tomorrow night's game will see them square off with a red hot Flyers team, who have won four straight, dating back to Halloween.

For the first time in nearly 3 weeks, the Flyers had a full team or as close as they are going to get with Simon Gagne out for at least another 6 weeks at practice on Tuesday.

The Flyers' new LCB Line looked like its famous predecessor tonight. As a result of that surprising development, the Flyers cruised past the sizzling Buffalo Sabres, 5-2, and registered their third consecutive victory.

In the season's first month, the Flyers' special teams have been superb. In addition, the team has shown more discipline than last season, and has reduced its penalties.

Philadelphia rookie James van Riemsdyk, left, adds another weapon to a Flyers team that scored often against Buffalo last season.

With Simon Gagne sidelined for six to eight weeks, would the Flyers be interested in bringing past-his-prime forward Peter Forsberg back to Philly? Well, general manager Paul Holmgren is keeping his options open, but he downplayed a report that the Flyers have dispatched scout Ilkka Sinisalo to the Karjala Cup specifically to check out the ...

Both Forsberg and the Gosselins need to go away for a long, long time. Forsberg's name now has run through the Hockey-rumor washing machine so many times that people are numb to it.

For most players, the East Coast Hockey League is hockey's equivalent of purgatory.

Already dealing with the uncertain status of left winger Simon Gagne, the Philadelphia Flyers watched center Danny Briere leave practice Friday with a slightly strained groin that kept him out of Saturday's game against Carolina and raised concerns about the groin and abdominal injuries that kept Briere out most of last season.

Flyers winger Simon Gagne is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks after having abdominal and hip surgery.

The Coyotes' bumpy six-month journey through U.S. Bankruptcy Court has come to an end with a judge's approval of the sale of the franchise to the NHL.

Flyers winger Simon Gagne is expected to miss the next six to eight weeks after having abdominal and hip surgery.

The Flyers have won three of their past four at home. Lightning G Mike Smith, who starts tonight, is 3-2 with a 2.88 goals-against average in six starts against the Flyers.

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter With 10 games behind them and a record of 5-4-1 to show for their efforts, the Philadelphia Flyers are off to a decent start.

Add Daniel Briere to the Flyers' ever-growing injury list. Briere, who missed 53 games last season due to a pair of abdominal surgeries, is listed as doubtful for Saturday's game against Carolina.