Paul Holmgren
The Philadelphia Flyers and their fans will be cheering for former Flyers Jeff Carter and Mike Richards when the NHL's Stanley Cup Final commences tonight in New Jersey.
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I’m sure he idolized him as a young kid growing up in Kladno ... Having the opportunity to play with him now, it’s pretty special. You can see when they’re sitting together in the dressing room, Jakub’s got these big, wide eyes, looking at him. Obviously, Jaromir is a special player, and probably more special in the Czech Republic. I think Jakub is still in awe, really.
I think more than anything he’s just becoming more comfortable with playing goal in Philadelphia
Obviously his play of late, he's picked it up at a critical time for us. That's good ... But I don't think there's any one thing that I can point at. Being comfortable in the confines of playing goal in Philadelphia, whatever that means.More quotes »
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Snider rooting for former Flyers Carter, Richards as they lead Kings into Stanley Cup final
first round vs. Pittsburgh in 2009. Snider has remained optimistic the Flyers are still championship contenders. General manager Paul Holmgren’s gamble last summer to trade Richards and Carter in the prime of their careers yielded mixed results. The Flyers 5/30/12 from Hamilton Spectator Read more »
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Stanley Cup notebook: Former Flyers, American captains
were shaken to their cores on June 24, 2011. Three hundred and thirty-nine days after Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren banished them following a second-round series sweep to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins, Carter and Richards from Metro - New York Read more »
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Kings have Flyers flavor
and Justin Williams also is on hand. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, the Odd Couple so dramatically exiled by Flyers GM Paul Holmgren, are reunited, significant reasons the 95-point Kings will open the Stanley Cup finals against the Devils on Wednesday at Prudential from New York Post Read more »
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Sam Donnellon: Richards and Carter in finals, but Flyers still better off
Sean Couturier to the Flyers as a result? Say Ilya Bryzgalov wasn't signed to that big fat deal, that Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren did not need to clear the cap space? Would Claude Giroux have emerged as this team's leader? If not, are you OK with from Mercedes Sun-Star Read more »
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Phantoms coach is fired
to Adirondack in 2009. "As an organization, we feel the Phantoms need a new voice moving forward," Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said in a statement. Paterson, a former Flyer, was named the Phantoms' head coach on Dec. 20, 2010. He posted a combined from Philadelphia Inquirer Read more »
