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  1. Shopping Spree

    Tuesday Jun 30 | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... last deal. Up front, the Flyers could use some veteran types along the lines of past Flyers Jimmy Dowd and Glen Metropolit. Three possibilities here are centers Brendan Morrison (formerly with Dallas), Rob Niedermayer (Anaheim) and Sami Pahlsson ...

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  2. Flyers centre Bri re just doesn't do it for Canadiens

    Tuesday Jun 16 | Montreal Gazette

    ... delayed because Philadelphia didn't have enough cap room to activate him. They finally made room by waiving Glen Metropolit, who was picked up by the Canadiens, and Ossi Vaananen, who went to Vancouver. Briere said he chose Philadelphia over ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Daniel Briere, Robert Esche, NHL Players, NHL Atlantic Division

  3. Flyers centre Bri re just doesn't do it for CanadiensRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 16 | Montreal Gazette

    ... delayed because Philadelphia didn't have enough cap room to activate him. They finally made room by waiving Glen Metropolit, who was picked up by the Canadiens, and Ossi Vaananen, who went to Vancouver. BriA re said he chose Philadelphia over ...

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  4. Flyers bedeviled againRead the original story

    Mar 1, 2009 | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... facing a red-hot New Jersey Devils team. In the past few days, the Flyers have said good-bye to veterans Glen Metropolit (waivers to Montreal) and Ossi Vaananen (waivers to Vancouver), shipped rookie Claude Giroux and defenseman Lasse Kukkonen to ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Lasse Kukkonen, Nate Guenin, Daniel Briere, Kimmo Timonen, NHL Players

  5. Consistency in effort was lacking for FlyersRead the original story

    Apr 30, 2009 | NHL.com

    ... be activated, however, until the Flyers shed some salary, which they did by waiving popular veterans Glen Metropolit and Ossi Vaananen, who then were claimed by Montreal and Vancouver, respectively, followed by rookie Claude Giroux's return to the ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Mike Knuble, NHL Players, Daniel Briere, Jeff Carter, Arron Asham

  6. Flyers' captain talks of team's shortcomingsRead the original story

    Apr 29, 2009 | Philly.com

    ... players. Salary-cap woes also prompted Holmgren to trade Scottie Upshall to Phoenix and to risk losing Glen Metropolit and Ossi Vaananen through waivers, which did happen. "That was a tough thing for us," Richards said. "It sucks losing people. It ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Derian Hatcher, Braydon Coburn, Mike Richards, Mike Knuble, NHL Players

  7. For Flyers, offseason filled with questionsRead the original story

    Apr 29, 2009 | Delaware Online

    ... cushion under the cap than he allowed this season, when he was forced to trade Scottie Upshall and place Glen Metropolit and Ossi Vaananen on waivers to make room for Briere and rookie Claude Giroux. As for John Stevens, Holmgren said he'd like to ...

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  8. Holmgren to focus on cap managementRead the original story

    Apr 29, 2009 | PhillyBurbs.com

    ... toward the end of the season. The salary cap-challenged Flyers had to unload several veterans, including Glen Metropolit, Ossi Vaananen (to waivers) and Scottie Upshall (to trade). On Tuesday, general manager Paul Holmgren said the organization ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Mike Richards, NHL Players, Derian Hatcher, Andrew Alberts, Mike Knuble

  9. Danny Briere: Is He To Blame For The Flyers' Cap Issues?

    Apr 28, 2009 | Bleacher Report

    ... season long by the salary cap, and were forced to make moves they did not want to make. They had to waive Glen Metropolit and Ossi Vaananen... by Tom (Contributor) 4 reads Opinion The Flyers were hampered all season long by the salary cap, and were ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Scottie Upshall, NHL Players, Claude Giroux, Mike Richards

  10. Flyers don't blame BironRead the original story

    Apr 27, 2009 | CourierPostOnline

    ... nearly 56 percent of their faceoffs against the Penguins and sorely missed the experience and poise of Glen Metropolit or Jim Dowd. They could use a banger on defense and might look into soon-to-be unrestricted free agent Mike Komisarek of the ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Braydon Coburn, Jeff Carter, Jim Dowd, Matt Carle, NHL Players

  11. Inconsistency cost Flyers

    Apr 27, 2009 | Philly.com

    ... weeks - 4-9 against playoff teams - and seemed to lose a lot of chemistry when they lost Ossi Vaananen and Glen Metropolit on waivers and Scottie Upshall in a trade. (Metropolit would have been valuable in postseason face-offs, an area in which the ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, John Stevens, Claude Giroux, Jeff Carter, Mike Knuble, NHL Players

  12. Flyers fall short of goalsRead the original story

    Apr 27, 2009 | CourierPostOnline

    ... defenseman Luca Sbisa was jettisoned to juniors in the middle of the season; veterans Ossi Vaananen and Glen Metropolit were claimed off waivers; and popular winger Scottie Upshall was moved to Phoenix for the lower-priced Dan Carcillo. And when the ...

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  13. Gormley: Biron's future among questions in offseason

    Apr 26, 2009 | Delaware Online

    ... lost nearly 56 percent of their faceoffs against the Penguins and sorely missed the experience and poise of Glen Metropolit or Jim Dowd. They could use a banger on defense and might look into soon-to-be UFA Mike Komisarek of the Canadiens. But in ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Jeff Carter, Jim Dowd, Mike Richards, Matt Carle, NHL Players

  14. Sam Donnellon: Flyers' deadline moves have left them with chemical imbalanceRead the original story

    Apr 16, 2009 | Philly.com

    ... Carcillo on March 4, it didn't seem like that big of a deal. When he earlier waived veteran contributors Glen Metropolit and Ossi Vaananen to make cap room for the return of Daniel Briere, it created even smaller waves. As Holmgren said after ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, John Stevens, Daniel Briere, Scottie Upshall, Mike Richards, NHL Players, Opinion

  15. A second chance for Flyers in hockey's second seasonRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 14, 2009 | Asbury Park Press Online

    ... to the lineup, general manager Paul Holmgren began peeling away his team's depth. Checking line center Glen Metropolit and seventh defenseman Ossi Vaananen were placed on waivers and claimed by the Canadiens and Canucks. Players noticed. ...

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  16. Habs' Laraque cruisin' for a bruisin'Read the original story

    Apr 14, 2009 | Vancouver Sun

    ... the time of year when the third and fourth lines are important," said Laraque, who practised on a line with Glen Metropolit and Christopher Higgins Monday. "Every team in the playoffs has two good lines which cancel each other out and the third and ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, Georges Laraque, NHL Players, Christopher Higgins, Boston Bruins, NHL Northeast Divison, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  17. Inconsistency haunts FlyersRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2009 | CourierPostOnline

    ... to the lineup, general manager Paul Holmgren began peeling away his team's depth. Checking-line center Glen Metropolit and seventh defenseman Ossi Vaananen were placed on waivers and claimed by the Canadiens and Canucks. Players noticed. 'It's ...

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  18. Habs' Laraque cruisin' for a bruisin'

    Apr 13, 2009 | Montreal Gazette

    ... the time of year when the third and fourth lines are important," said Laraque, who practised on a line with Glen Metropolit and Christopher Higgins Monday. "Every team in the playoffs has two good lines which cancel each other out and the third and ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, Georges Laraque, NHL Players, Christopher Higgins, Boston Bruins, NHL Northeast Divison, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  19. Read the original story

    Apr 13, 2009 | Montreal Gazette

    ... the time of year when the third and fourth lines are important," said Laraque, who practised on a line with Glen Metropolit and Christopher Higgins Monday. "Every team in the playoffs has two good lines which cancel each other out and the third and ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, Georges Laraque, NHL Players, Boston Bruins, NHL Northeast Divison, Christopher Higgins, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

  20. Flyers Notes: Flyers put amateur defenseman in lineup

    Apr 10, 2009 | Philly.com

    ... joined the Phantoms. Sbisa will join the Flyers in the playoffs. Holmgren, who lost Ossi Vaananen and Glen Metropolit on waivers earlier this season because of salary-cap problems, said he has learned some hard lessons. "You try to have the best ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Philadelphia Flyers, Andrew Alberts, Luca Sbisa, Ryan Parent, Kimmo Timonen, NHL Players