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Philly SportsCast #220 – March 11, 2010
There’s something going on with the Eagles, a scary thing going on with the Flyers, nothing going on with the Sixers and a golden age for the Phillies.
…all this week as well as the unveiling of the Rockymentary on Philly SportsCast.
*Mike Missanelli and Sal Paolantonio appear [...]

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Philly SportsCast #219 – March 4, 2010
It’s a crucial time of year for the Phillies and the Eagles and while the Phillies and Roy Halliday are taking care of business down there in Florida, the Eagles are looking to move their starting quarterback – or are they?
Also, it’s time to say goodbye to Allen Iverson [...]

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Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren has announced that goalie Ray Emery will not play for the rest of the season.
“He is suffering from avascular necrosis and will have a bone graft done to alleviate his hip issues,” Holmgren told the Daily News.
Emery, who has been out of action since February 1st is 16-11-1 with [...]

According to the Columbus Dispatch, the Flyers are interested in picking up Blue Jackets winger Raffi Torres.
According to the story, Torres, 28, would command a second round pick. One problem there, the Flyers do not have a first or second-round pick in the upcoming draft.
Torres has 19 goals and 11 assists in 59 games this [...]

The Flyers’ Jeff Carter, in Vancouver as a possible replacement for Team Canada’s center Ryan Getzlaf, was reportedly told by the team’s executive director Steve Yzerman this morning that his services would not be needed.
Apparently Getzlaf, who is Team Canada’s No. 2 center behind Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, is not entirely out of commission with [...]

Philly SportsCast #216 – February 11, 2010
As we settle back down in the warm confines of the basement, we find ourselves happy to escape the fresh 40 inches of snow we’ve received this week – and we ponder not only who is capable of quarterbacking the Eagles in 2010 but who has got the finest [...]

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Here’s a look at the second-period hit by Jeff Carter on newly-acquired New Jersey defenseman Anssi Salmela. You can’t really say this was a late hit because these guys are moving so fast – but was it a clean one?

As expected the Flyers did not land Ilya Kovalchuk as the high-scoring winger was instead traded to the New Jersey Devils after Atlanta wasunable to sign him to a long-term contract
The Thrashers received rookie forward Niclas Bergfors, defenseman Johnny Oduya, prospect Patrice Cormier and a first-round pick in this year’s NHL draft from New Jersey. [...]

Philly SportsCast #215 – February 4, 2010
We’re on the road this week and coming at you live from the Irish Rover in beautiful Penndel, Pa. The Rover’s cast of characters – including Pairface – join us for some lively Philly sports talk – the kind you’ll only get at the bar.

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While the Flyers have been rumored to be interested in Atlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk and then not interested in Kovalchuk. However, it seems that with the recent trade of Dion Phaneuf (the guy the Flyers really wanted to deal for) to Toronto, that the team’s best option to improve their club for the postseason is to [...]