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PhHN Daily: What’s Going on With Hughes?; Flyers Practice; Penguins Sale
Quinn Hughes, Flyers news, and much more! What a day on the 12/5 edition of the PhHN Daily.
It just hit me that I am less than two weeks away from 365 days of covering the Flyers for Philly Hockey Now. Pretty, pretty cool. I just wanted to take a quick moment and say thank you to everyone who reads my work!
Back to hockey.
If you have missed the last three days of Flyers news, don’t worry! We’ll hit everything you need to know!
Around the league, what is going on with Quinn Hughes? A promising rookie makes his return to San Jose, sort of, and the sale of one NHL franchise is still on, despite it being rumored top be dead.
Get it all and more on the 12/5 edition of the PhHN Daily!
Philadelphia Flyers
Philly Hockey Now: It’s been a few days! If you haven’t checked in since the previous daily, here is what you missed!
On Wednesday, the Flyers responded to being dismantled by Pittsburgh on Monday with a dominating win vs. the Sabres. The Flyers showed encouraging signs in the win, with their ability to respond just being one.
However, the win would not come without a loss, as defenseman Cam York exited the game with an injury after the second period on Wednesday. That is the second in-game injury for the Flyers in as many games.
While talking about injuries, Tyson Foerster is out for 2-3 months with his upper-body injury suffered vs. Pittsburgh. The big question was, who is going to step up? Well, the answer as of now: Nikita Grebenkin.
And finally: Thursday’s practice. The team hit the ice in Voorhees, New Jersey, on Thursday before their off day on Friday. We got a Rasmus Ristolainen update, lineup changes, and some emotion.
NHL rumors & news
So, before we get into the links, let’s take a quick look at the social media world.
First, let’s check in on Quinn Hughes in Vancouver…
In all honesty, it sounds like he might already have a foot out the door.
The expectation is that, when the conversation happens, Quinn Hughes will eventually want out of Vancouver. However, that conversation has not yet been held, and it’s not expected to be before the year ends. However, it sure feels like Quinn has made up his mind. Does Hughes want out?
Now, let’s check in on the Olympic rink, which, as reported, is behind schedule and will be smaller than an NHL sheet. The New York Post’s Mollie Walker talked to Rangers and Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan, who had something to say about the size of the rink.
San Jose Hockey Now: San Jose Sharks rookie Michael Misa is back in San Jose. Well, sort of. Misa has been assigned to a conditioning stint with the San Jose Baracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate. While talking to the media, Misa opened up about his injury, World Juniors, and more!
Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Back at the buzzer? Was it really ever dead? Well, Dan Kingerski at Pittsburgh Hockey Now says the death of the Penguins’ sale was just a rumor, and the sale of the franchise is still on. PHN has the latest on the sale of the Penguins.
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Tippy is starting to pick up his game…..rumors are out there about him and the Canuckies….Flyers are trying to squelch the talk…..why, he has picked up his game probably listening to those rumors.
It’s all 💨
BUT if there were an odd forward out, it will be him.
If they want Hughes, they’re going to have to give up something – a lot actually, because Vancouver wants a haul.
Yeah….Devils will want to take a chance also to get the brothers all together,,,assume Devils will have to give up at a minimum, Nemec, Mercer and two first round picks.
Let him go to the Devils, then a Metropolitan Division rival will have close to 1/3 of their Cap space tied up in just 3 players – two of whom are undersized, injury prone and disappear in the playoffs. In addition, the devils will very likely be a weaker team due to the talent they will have to send Vancouver for Quinn Hughes, while the Flyers will continue to grow from within.
The Flyers already made the mistake of ‘paying too much’ for a coveted individual (Eric Lindros), they should avoid making that same mistake again.