Three More Years!

The Philadelphia Flyers official website announced Tuesday that the club has re-signed GM Paul Holmgren for an additional three years in which Holmgren is currently working his sixth year as club GM after taking the place of former GM Bobby Clarke.

This is great news for the organization as Holmgren has taken this team to another level and has their path set on dynasty mode since his first year as GM where he was left with a team in ruins after finishing dead last in the standings the season before.

With Holmgren's hands dirty in the signing's of Danny Briere, their current defensive core and the eventual scouting of team captain Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux- who is this year's lone All-Star selection out of Philadelphia, I think that it is safe to say Holmgren has some credible hockey sensibility.

The Flyers currently sit atop the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference and are a single point behind the Vancouver Canucks for the President's Trophy race. Plus, with a win tonight over the visiting Washington Capitals, the Flyers will be the first team to achieve 30 wins this season.

The Guardian Project - The Flyer

Of all The Guardians that Stan Lee has revealed to the National Hockey League, The Flyer is by far the stand-out of the group. He's packed with the ability to fly, move objects through thought prowess, has ultra-sharp vision and can manipulate an enemies mind. The Flyer even has a pet eagle made of titanium through whom The Flyer can see from the it's eyes.

I'm pumped to watch the full movie release at the All-Star weekend in Raleigh, N.C. on January 30th. The movie will show all of The Guardians in full action and I'm not sure if they are plans to continue the stories but I hope that the stories are furthered because they've put a lot of thought and creativity into these superheroes.

I could even see the NHL pay some well-built men to dress-up as the superheroes and serve as new team mascots. Then again, Gary Bettman has a way of sucking the fun out of almost everything within the league but perhaps The Flyer can change his mind.