Johnny Berman
Covering the Flyers for THW and the Islanders for Eyes on Isles | Lifelong Islanders fan, but promise to become a little more sympathetic to the Flyers | Also a recreational marathon-runner | UChicago '19
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Flyers: Was Giroux's 2017-18 Season an Anomaly?
July 14th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers have enjoyed Claude Giroux's services for over a dozen years but never were they luckier than during the 2017-18 season when he exploded for a career-high 102 points. Related: Every NHL Team's All-Time Best Goal Scorer What makes that total particularly impressive is that Giroux failed to top 73 points in...
Flyers Set Up for Sustained Success
July 11th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers have a lot to be excited about. They are in a strong playoff position following an impressive regular season; they have a talented roster without any glaring weakness, and they are set up for sustained success. Related: John LeClair - A Prototypical Power Forward The first two should come as little...
Flyers Should Draft Peterka, ESPN Says
July 2nd, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers just may select German winger John-Jason Peterka, per ESPN's post-lottery NHL mock draft (ESPN Insider subscription required). Of course any draft prediction, other than Alexis Lafreniere going first overall, must be taken with a grain of salt as we still do not know the draft order for most teams. Alexis...
Flyers' Franchise Assist Record Within Reach for Giroux
June 24th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers have had several franchise records remain unbroken for many years thanks to legends like Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber and Bernie Parent. Finally, it appears one of these records is in danger of being surpassed thanks to the newest Flyer legend, Claude Giroux. Related: One for the Ages - Billy Smith's 1981-82 NHL...
Flyers Won't Get so Lucky in Next Expansion Draft
June 18th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers caught somewhat of a break in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft when the Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. No team, except of course the expansion team, comes out of an expansion draft better than they were when they entered. That being said, these other teams can seek to limit the damage by...
Flyers' Top Opposing Players to Look Out for in Round Robin
June 13th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers are set to participate in a four-team round robin to determine seeding for the first round of the playoffs. Under this plan, they will play one game against each of the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals. Any ties in the round-robin results will be settled by regular-season points...
