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'LeClair will become an unrestricted free agent this summer, and it is reasonable to believe the next contract he signs will be with another NHL club after seven seasons with the Flyers.' … [Read more...] about LeClair ponders his Flyers’ future

'"This was a must-win for us," said Dominik Hasek, who stopped 24 shots, only a handful of them threatening, for the shutout. "There's no way we wanted to go back to their building, the way the officiating is."' … [Read more...] about Flyers crushed in Buffalo stampede

'But Clarke could have made the greatest trade in NHL history and it wouldn't have helped in yesterday's humiliating 8-0 disaster against the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Lindros saga pales next to this humiliation

'"I have no answers. They just took the game to us from the beginning and didn't stop."' … [Read more...] about Flyers cut to ribbons

'Dave Andreychuk felt sorry for Flyers goalie Roman Cechmanek. There was nothing more to say.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 8, Flyers 0

'Roman Cechmanek's dream season came to a nightmarish end.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8, Philadelphia 0

'If you're a Flyers fan, it just doesn't get any worse than this.' … [Read more...] about Game over

Collars will be tight, palms sweaty and knuckles white -- but a lot of the players on the Buffalo roster went through this enough in the past four years to keep a level head about themselves. … [Read more...] about Sabres-Flyers Game 6 "Scouting Report"

With this being Lindy Ruff's fourth year as a head coach and his fourth first-round playoff series, Ruff is not a stranger to the pressures of advancing to the second round. He knows how to motivate his team and how to get them to play the best they can; or does he? … [Read more...] about Sabres-Flyers Game 6 "Edge Matchups"

'The Philadelphia Flyers raised the stakes. In response, the Buffalo Sabres don't intend to fold. They're moving their entire stack of chips to the center of the table.' … [Read more...] about Sabres looking to lock the door on Flyers today

'Dominik Hasek isn't worried about the Philadelphia Flyers burrowing into his head - he's worried about them taking kamikaze runs at his knees.' … [Read more...] about Hasek says Primeau 'went after my knees'

'The Buffalo Sabres' forward, who has missed the last three games with a shoulder injury, wore a bandage under his practice jersey Friday but managed to get through some light contact without much pain. He put the odds of his return for today's game against the Philadelphia Flyers at a noncommittal 50-50.' … [Read more...] about Antsy Rasmussen still a question mark

'The Flyers understand that if they are going to rally and win this playoff round, they need to fluster Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Flyers must rattle Hasek and the Sabres to stay alive

'Was their strong, steady Game 5 victory a last stand or a trend? … [Read more...] about Flyers ready for challenge

'Just because the Flyers have never comeback from a series when trailing 3-1 does not mean it can't be done.' … [Read more...] about Flyers' mission improbable