The Philadelphia Flyers may have lost out on Maxim Shabanov, but they have plenty of in-house replacements who are just as good, if not better options.

The Flyers, who were strongly linked with the KHL's third-leading scorer, will have to look elsewhere to boost their options at left wing. GM Danny Brière said Tuesday he was "hopeful" of signing him.

Just when it looked like the New York Islanders were closing out a quiet offseason, general manager (GM) Mathieu Darche made a big signing. The deal wasn’t big in terms of the money spent or even the length of the contract,