More in Wayne Simmonds
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New Jersey Devils Offer Firewood and a Little Stink
One of the final memories I have of the 2012 run to the cup is that of Steve Bernie checking Rob Scudari from behind and earning himself a 5 minute...
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Philadelphia Flyers’ Tye McGinn Earns Respect From Teammates, Fans
The Philadelphia Flyers have been hindered by injuries this season, losing forward Scott Hartnell and defenseman Andrej Meszaros for a significant amount of time, as both players are still probably...
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Mike Knuble Once Again Flourishing With Flyers
When Scott Hartnell went down with a foot injury last month, the Philadelphia Flyers were left with a hole at the forward position. After learning Hartnell would be out for...
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Capitals Defensemen John Erskine Will Sit For Three
/ Suspensions, Washington Capitals
When the Washington Capitals welcome Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Verizon Center at 12:30pm today, they will do so without veteran defensemen John Erskine. The 32 year...
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Philadelphia Flyers: Explosive Offense Could Cool Down
/ Philadelphia Flyers, Previews and Predictions
The painfully glaring weakness of the Flyers last season was their defense. Free agent defenseman Bruno Gervais will provide depth, at best.
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Operation Hat Trick is a Great Success for Players, Charities
/ New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, News/Commentary, Philadelphia Flyers
Even the NHL lockout wasn’t able to keep some of the league’s best players off the ice. Members of fifteen NHL teams hit the ice Saturday night as part of...
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All Bets Are Off: The Five Most Overrated NHL Teams
/ Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Philadelphia Flyers
Success and failure are greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about— Hildegard Knef Hope springs eternal. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. No...
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Cherries of Wrath! Don Cherry and Other Low Hanging Maple Leafs Fruit
/ Humor, News/Commentary, Toronto Maple Leafs
If you’re not Canadian or if you’re not a hockey fan, you may not get Don Cherry. He is a Canadian institution almost more so than the broadcasting corporation that...
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Wayne Simmonds Proving Vital To Flyers’ Stanley Cup Hopes
/ Philadelphia Flyers, Player Profiles
Upon becoming a Flyer, if you’d have told Wayne Simmonds that he would be one of the most vital players to Philadelphia’s playoff success this season, he would probably have...
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Mike Milbury’s Comments a Reminder of Where Hockey Must Still Change
/ Hockey Cares, News/Commentary
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Throughout the history of sports, there has been one mantra that has largely been considered to be indispensable: “suck it up and be a man”. Those...
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Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek Poised to Break Out in Playoffs for Flyers
Each spring some player shocks the world and plays above and beyond what everybody was expecting from them on the national stage. In 2008, R.J. Umberger put up 10 goals...
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The 10 Most Offensively Gifted Enforcers in the NHL
/ Power Rankings, Top 10 Lists, Videos
An enforcer in hockey is defined as a player whose role on a team is to respond physically and aggressively to unwarranted play by the opponents, usually by challenging the...











