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Flyers claim D-man with Stanley Cup experience off waivers
NHL trade deadline day is upon us and Flyers general manager Ron Hextall has made his first move of the day. But it’s not a trade. Instead, he decided to pluck a veteran defenseman off the waiver wire. The Flyers on Monday afternoon claimed Johnny Oduya, a 12-year veteran who has played 849 career games with New Jersey, Atlanta/Winnipeg, Chicago,...
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Villanova slips as mammoth showdown looms
Jay Wright’s Villanova squad is feeling something unfamiliar out on the Main Line on this cloudy Monday. Yes, the stunning loss to St. John’s this past Wednesday is still stinging. Yes, finally conquering the Butler demons is still sinking in. But those aren’t it. For the first time in five weeks, the Wildcats aren’t sitting pretty atop the AP...
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An exclamation point to cap Claude Giroux's stellar week
The NHL on Monday afteroon placed a cherry on top of the Flyers‘ successful week. After posting three goals and three assists in the Flyers’ four victories, captain Claude Giroux was named the NHL’s First Star of the week. Giroux’s best performance in a studded week came on Thursday when he potted a power-play goal and two assists in...
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Minus a goalie, Flyers treading murky water
We are flooded by so many good Philadelphia sports vibes these days, it’s almost kind of weird. We’re not used to this. We don’t know what to do with it. It’s like this unheard of fog we never want to shake. And the Flyers did their part last week to make sure the fog didn’t lift and that the...
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DiVincenzo helps Villanova avoid a nightmare
BOX SCORE There’s been a lot of talk around these parts lately about dreams and nightmares. And Saturday afternoon’s matchup for No.1 Villanova sounded like the most nightmarish one possible. Coming off a stunning 79-75 upset at the hands of St. John’s, which was previously winless in the conference, the shorthanded Wildcats, minus forwards Phil Booth and Eric Paschall, were tasked...
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Villanova conquers Butler demons
BOX SCORE It took almost two calendar years, but Donte DiVincenzo, Jalen Brunson and No. 1 Villanova finally stepped out of the phone booth and conquered their Big East kryptonite. DiVencenzo starred with a career-high 30 points and Brunson was his typical steady self with 27 points of his own as the Wildcats used a potent second-half run to vanquish…
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Who deserves credit for Konecny's breakout party?
In the immortal words of legendary Eagles announcer Merrill Reese, “It’s goooooooooooooooooood!” Yes, that’s true about the local football club, but also at this moment of the local hockey club, the Flyers, who rode into the weekend’s All-Star break winners of three of their four games last week and winners of eight out of 10 overall. Last week included...
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Villanova bounces back with milestone-filled night
BOX SCORE No. 3 Villanova had a week to stew over its first loss of the season, a 101-93 loss to Butler last Saturday in Indianapolis, and figure out a way to wash the bitter taste of defeat out of its mouth. “We had a long week after getting our butts kicked,” Wildcats head coach Jay Wright said. “No one…
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Fitting final week of 2017 for Flyers
The Flyers closed out the 2017 calendar year in style. Well, in the style we’ve all become accustomed to the past 52 weeks, and even beyond. The Flyers closed 2017 in a fittingly inconsistent and frustrating matter. How? First, an uglier-than-it-looks 3-2 loss Thursday to the host Florida Panthers. But then that was followed up 24 hours later with an impressive…
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Brian Elliott's case for Flyers MVP
While it didn’t hit the most screeching of halts, the Flyers’ recent sleigh ride of success did a few road bumps this week before the clock struck Christmas Eve. The six-game win streak is a thing of December past now and the Flyers hit the holiday break losers of three of four games this past week. The streak was...
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