Don’t look now, but there’s a Randy Jones right behind you!
* The big story of yesterday was that the Flyers doctors recommended that Simon Gagne have surgery on those two hernias that he’s got. This will lead to the Flyers placing Gagne on the Long Term Injured Reserve -- which comes with a minimum of 25 games missed I believe. This will in turn lead to the Flyers having an embarrassment of salary cap space…by their standards. And that will lead to the team trying to recall Randy Jones. It’s just like a game of Dominoes. Only instead of plastic pieces, we’re using a grown man’s groin and an NHL/AHL defenseman.
* Gagne wasn’t happy with the opinions of the Flyers team doctors, so he will be seeking a second opinion. Sam Carchidi [Philadelphia Inquirer], Wayne Fish [PhillyBurbs.com], Chuck Gormley [Courier Post] and Anthony SanFilippo [Delco Times] all check in with this news.
* But the Gagne news probably isn’t what grabbed your attention yesterday and today. No, the more attention grabbing event was the placement of Randy Jones on re-entry waivers. Some quick details: If another team claims Jones off re-entry waivers, then the Flyers and that team will split Jones’ $2.75 million cap hit. If Jones successfully passes through waivers, his whole cap hit will be back on the Flyers book (minus the 3 weeks or so that he was in the AHL). However, Gagne’s cap hit, about $5.25 million, comes off the books once he goes to LTIR, so the team is still gaining about $2.5 million in cap space with this move.
* And speaking of Randy Jones, that’s just what Sam Carchidi, Tim Panaccio [CSNPhilly.com] and Phila.Bright did.
* There was a third piece of news yesterday. GM Paul Holmgren announced that the team officially had no interest in Brendan Shanahan. Checking in with the Gagne news, the Jones news and the Shanahan news were Geoff Detweiler [Broad Street Hockey] and Matt P [The 700 Level].
* Do you remember 1997? Specifically when then Flyers coach Terry Murray made a “choking” statement in regards to the Flyers play in the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals? Wayne Fish does. He uses this to illustrate how Murray isn’t afraid to call his player out in public when they’re playing like crap. Gee, who do we know that might find being harder on his players useful…
* ...oh, right! John Stevens. Is he getting harder on his players? Well he held a “punishing” practice yesterday on what was supposed to be an off day for the team. So, maybe. Sam Carchidi describes it.
* Jon [The Flying P Blog] feels that the term “punishing” was a bit much to describe the practice.
* With Gagne going down, Ryan [Flyers Goal Scored By] has a lineup suggestion for the Flyers. It rhymes with Rared Joss.
* Jon [The Flying P Blog] also has some questions from the Flyers first 10 games of the season.
* Braydon Coburn has been the poster boy for bad play so far this year. Ryan [Flyers Goal Scored By] takes a look at his performance, shift by shift, during Tuesday’s game against the Capitals. The verdict? Maybe some of the criticism is misplaced.
* Gasp! People in Pittsburgh still complaining about Mike Richards hit on David Booth? That can't be right!
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