Simon Gagne News

While Stanley Cup dreams still remain for better than a third of the NHL , the offseason is officially underway for the Philadelphia Flyers .

No matter what becomes of Flyers rookie Jason Akeson, it'll be hard to top his Saturday night.

Steve Mason turned away 39 shots as the Philadelphia Flyers took a 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

This new one is weird. *Adirondack Phantoms goalie Cal Heeter has earned a spot on the US National Team that will play at the World Championship this May.

Six years have passed since the New York Islanders last made the playoffs or the Philadelphia Flyers failed to qualify.

The Flyers' makeshift defense - Luke Schenn is the only regular D-man left standing from early in the season - contributed to their 5-2 upset of the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Center.

Steve Mason turned away 39 shots as the Philadelphia Flyers took a 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

"You know I think that's great to see that from the Flyers organization to do something like that, even if we had hard battles against Boston the last couple years, but at the end of the day hockey is just a sport," Flyers left wing Simon Gagne said during practice Tuesday morning.

Once the Flyers close the regular season, Simon Gagne and his family will head to their summer home 15 minutes north of Quebec City.

It's only a small sample, but recently acquired goalie Steve Mason has played much better _ and has looked more confident _ for the Flyers than he did in Columbus this year.