Simon Gagne News

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.

SINCE THE NHL lockout in 2004-05, it hasn't taken Simon Gagne more than two games to register his first goal in a new season.

You knew the Philadelphia Flyers were legitimate Stanley Cup contenders entering the season as long as the injury bug didn't catch on.

The Flyers will have a different look Saturday when they hit ice against Rod Brind'Amour and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Written By: Mark "The Hard Hitter" Ritter For a lot of NHL fans, Tuesday night's Flyers/Capitals game was a must watch.

Surgery has been recommended to Simon Gagne by the Flyers to repair his two hernias but the left wing has decided to seek a second opinion first.

Alexander Semin returned from a two-game absence with a tiebreaking goal and two assists, Jose Theodore stopped Darroll Powe's penalty shot later in the third period, and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Tuesday night.

Flyers left wing Simon Gagne has been saying for weeks that tightness in his surgically repaired right groin has robbed him of his explosiveness and affected his ability to create offense.

The Washington Capitals will try to push their winning streak to five games when they welcome the Philadelphia Flyers for tonight's battle at Verizon Center.