Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThere will be no dramatic season finale this season where a shootout will determine whether or not the Flyers will make the postseason. There’s no doubt to whether or not the Flyers will open the playoffs in the Wells Fargo Center or in hostile territory. And there aren’t any potential matchups to analyze for when ...
For the majority of the 2012-2013 NHL season, New York Islanders fans watched a hockey team that displayed flashes of dominance at times, but played wildly inconsistent during other stretches. However, over their last twelve games the Islanders have managed to play to the tune of a 9-1-2 record and have strengthened their playoff positioning ...
Christmas in July! It’s a great concept usually celebrated by those in the southern hemisphere when winter falls in the 7th month of the year. The big ol’ jolly fat man in the red suit and white beard, we know as Santa Claus, by some unfathomable miracle, squeezes his rotund rear down chimneys to bring ...
In the bizarro-NHL, Lindy Ruff is unemployed, Martin Brodeur has more goals than Ryane Clowe and most notably, the Columbus Blue Jackets are playing better hockey than the Philadelphia Flyers.
The universe must have flipped sometime this season.
Since Ron Hextall, being a goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers has been a “kiss of death”. Much of the Flyers faithful have been pegging the team’s misfortunes on the shoulders of the man between the pipes, Ilya Bryzgalov. It’s pretty simple to do given Bryzgalov carries with him a $51 million dollar price tag. A ...
The last time Russia had the Olympic games it was summer, the height of the cold war, and no one wanted to go to Russia. More than three decades later, they are getting the Olympics again, and no event will match the attention given to hockey. The Russians adore their hockey, and the nation’s best athletes usually flock to the sport. In Sochi 2014, Russia is certain to ice an incredibly talented team, with more than enough motivation in front of rabid home crowds to bring home the gold medal.
This week features a Friday with not much in the way of NHL action. Has that ever stopped us before? No, it hasn’t. The dilemma is this. There are only three games on the docket Friday yet we will be undeterred. Our goal is to keep it simple. However, let’s point you in the right direction. =========================================== ...
Some NHL players take way too much credit for the on-ice production they offer to their respective teams. Every season, there are players who receive more ice time than they deserve, while some high-prized free agents never deliver the results expected by the general manager who signed them. Nearly halfway into the 48-game season that was ...
The clock is ticking. It’s ticking and it’s ticking on multiple events. The Philadelphia Flyers season? Absolutely. As of this writing it’s now 26 games into this abbreviated 48-game season and the Flyers are not in playoff position. They’ve played more games than many Eastern Conference teams and still find themselves 4 points out. One ...
It’s a painful thing to declare a proud franchise “mediocre.” It’s even worse when you feel like that may be overselling them.
