When considering the Philadelphia Flyers’ possible draft selections for the upcoming draft, forget Seth Jones for just a minute. Forget that the Portland Winterhawks defenseman is practically a lock to go first overall and that the Flyers’ hopes of landing him are slim, thanks to a recent string of winning streaks. Instead focus on more ...
I know, I know. ‘Twas a truly bad play on words for my title, but that’s the only way you can describe what happened in last night’s game. For the first two periods the game went back and forth. The two teams found themselves tied 2-2 after 40 minutes. The third period was one for ...
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 ...
When Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette joined the team in 2009, it was a welcome change for the often inconsistent franchise. Previous coach John Stevens left the team in a bit of disarray for Laviolette – who had led the Carolina Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup four years earlier – though there was ...
The 2013 NHL Trade Deadline (April 3) is about a month away due to the implications of the most recent NHL lockout, but hockey fans must certainly be wondering if their teams will be sellers, buyers, or idle in four weeks time. New York Islanders fans shouldn’t be any different as the team’s streaky nature ...
Five years ago, the Philadelphia Flyers were in search of a top-tier defenseman who could not only score but also had the ability to carry the workload on the blue line. The Flyers – who were coming off the worst season in franchise history – completed a trade with Nashville for Kimmo Timonen and soon ...
At just 23 years of age, Luke Schenn has yet to prove he’s an elite NHL defenseman. Drafted fifth overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2008, he was hyped as the next big thing on the blue line – the type of player that a franchise could build its future around – but that ...
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Despite what has been an uncharacteristically slow summer as far as results and signings go for the Flyers, fans of the team shouldn’t get too worked up. Once the disappointment subsides from the swing and miss on Shea Weber, there is a ton to be optimistic about with this current Flyers team. Let’s not forget ...
It was only a few weeks ago that the Philadelphia Flyers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs but already the team has been busy planning how it can get better next season. With the Stanley Cup awarded this week, the attention now shifts to the NHL Entry Draft on June 22-23 in Pittsburgh but ...
