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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.

Plays like these can't help Simon Gagne's groin/hip area. He is being evaluated today with an ultrasound.

Flyers captain Mike Richards didn't lose any sleep Saturday night wondering if he'd be suspended by the NHL for his shoulder-to-chin hit that forced Florida Panthers left wing David Booth to spend the night in a Philadelphia hospital.

Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher stops a shot by Toronto Maple Leaf's Niklas Hagman during first period pre-season action.

Danny Briere had two goals, Arron Asham scored for a third straight game, and Simon Gagne ended his longest goal drought to start a season, helping the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 on Saturday night.

AS A WHOLE, the Flyers know their strengths and they know their weaknesses. For a team with so many snipers and danglers, the Flyers are terrible in the shootout - the one thing in hockey that can make or break a season.

It would be easy to look at tonight's Flyers game and shrug it off. The Phillies are playing the Dodgers in the NLCS, it's a Friday night, hockey is in the early stages of the season and, well.

By signing goalie Ray Emery this summer, the Flyers proved they weren't afraid to take a risk on a forgotten player.

When right winger Arron Asham was signed as a free agent two summers ago, many looked at him as just another tough guy in the Flyers' lineup, someone who, while with the New Jersey Devils, slugged it out with Riley Cote in a memorable 2007 fight.

Riley Cote wasn't looking for a new hobby this summer - just something to pass the time during what seemed like an interminable offseason.

Written By: Mark a oeThe Hard Hittera Ritter Coming off a two game losing streak, the Philadelphia Flyers players have spent a good portion of this week working on their fishing and team bonding.

Radek Dvorak broke a tie with a short-handed goal at 7:02 of the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Will sailing together on the ocean help them avoid failing together on the ice? That is the Flyers' hope.

Flyers fans from the 1970s undoubtedly have many fond memories of Dave Schultz. From his knockout fights to his bruising hits, Schultz was a staple in the Flyers ' two Stanley Cup runs.

Ian Laperriere and Chris Pronger have combined to play in more than 2,000 games over the past 15 NHL seasons, but neither could tell you if James van Riemsdyk and Claude Giroux like their eggs scrambled or fried.

The Philadelphia Flyers have the next four days off before their next game on Friday night against the Panthers in Florida.

Teemu Selanne scored the only goal in a shootout, and had two goals in regulation to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

Scott Hartnell is affectionately known as Bird Dog around the Flyers' dressing room.

Van Riemsdyk will be out of the lineup tonight against Pittsburgh because of this hit by Washington's Milan Jurcina.

A year ago the Flyers lost five of their nine preseason games and started the regular season with a six-game losing streak.

The 2009 NHL season got underway tonight and the Flyers join the party tomorrow night with a trip to Carolina.

Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ray Emery watches the puck and traffic in front of his net during Friday's game.

Will Pronger finally bring Stanley's Cup back to Philly? Updated 6:45 PM EDT, Thu, Oct 1, 2009 The Flyers begin to skate for the Cup Friday night but will they get to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup? With the bitter taste of last season's early playoff exit at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins finally washed away by an exciting off-season, it's time to ...

The Flyers won two Stanley Cups before the Phillies won their first title. They celebrated with two parades in downtown Philadelphia, the kind of end-of-season frivolity the Eagles have never felt after a Super Bowl.