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Justin Giampietro

I cover the Philadelphia Flyers and prospects for The Hockey Writers, with some NHL-wide content sprinkled in. I was never good enough to play, but totally good enough to watch others do it.

NHL Trade Grades: Utah Mammoth Land Big Fish in MacKenzie Weegar

Justin Giampietro | March 4, 2026

After mostly crickets, the NHL’s trade deadline is in full force. The Utah Mammoth landed one of the biggest names on the market, acquiring right-shot defenseman MacKenzie Weegar from the…

Categories Calgary Flames, Flames Transactions, NHL Trade Analysis, Trade Deadline, Utah Mammoth, Utah Mammoth Transactions

Flyers Tried & Failed to Make Cutter Gauthier an Enemy

Justin Giampietro | March 4, 2026

If you’ve been following the Philadelphia Flyers for any amount of time, you probably know the story by now: Top prospect Cutter Gauthier refused to suit up for the Orange…

Categories Flyers Management, Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Trade Deadline, Playoff Odds, and More

Justin Giampietro | March 2, 2026

The Philadelphia Flyers finished last week with back-to-back wins, improving their record to 27–21–11 following the Olympic break. What storylines should fans make note of in the week ahead? The…

Categories Column, Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers’ Daniel Bove Hire Could Spell the Downfall of New Regime

Justin Giampietro | March 1, 2026

The Philadelphia Flyers made a quiet splash over the weekend. According to New Orleans Pelicans reporter Shamit Dua, the team’s Director of Performance and Sports Science, Daniel Bove, is switching…

Categories Flyers Management, Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers’ 2011 Offseason Has Caused Years of Misfortune

Justin Giampietro | February 26, 2026

Following a 2010-11 season where the Philadelphia Flyers had the third-best record in the NHL but lost in the second round of the playoffs, the team wanted to act big…

Categories Archives, Flyers History, Flyers Management, Hockey History, Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers’ Matvei Michkov Admits He Prefers to Play on the Right Wing

Justin Giampietro | February 24, 2026

Perhaps the biggest storyline from the Philadelphia Flyers‘ 2025–26 season has been their handling of 21-year-old forward Matvei Michkov. After leading the team in goals and putting up 63 points…

Categories NHL News, Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Olympic Recap, Prospects Return, and More

Justin Giampietro | February 23, 2026

The Philadelphia Flyers return to action this week after a hiatus due to the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here is the schedule and storylines for the week ahead. Recapping Flyers’ Olympic…

Categories Column, Philadelphia Flyers

Dos & Don’ts for a Flyers’ Rumored Rasmus Ristolainen Trade

Justin Giampietro | February 23, 2026

Entering the Olympic break, the Philadelphia Flyers were expected to be relatively quiet at the trade deadline. But with Rasmus Ristolainen putting on a show for Team Finland, some real…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

3 Flyers Who Could Be Traded in the 2026 Offseason

Justin Giampietro | February 18, 2026

General manager Daniel Brière and the Philadelphia Flyers will have some trading to do this summer. The young players in the organization are starting to blossom, which may bump the…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers’ Daniel Brière Is Falling into the Chuck Fletcher Trap

Justin Giampietro | February 15, 2026

Chuck Fletcher, who served as the general manager (GM) of the Philadelphia Flyers from 2018 to 2023, might be the most unpopular figure in franchise history. Suffocating contracts, iffy drafting,…

Categories Flyers Management, Philadelphia Flyers

Flyers’ Denver Barkey Is Developing Like a First-Round Pick

Justin Giampietro | February 14, 2026

Recently, the Philadelphia Flyers have caught some flak for their drafting. Since 2023, four first-rounders have been used to net Oliver Bonk, Jett Luchanko, and Jack Nesbitt (trade-up involving picks…

Categories Flyers Prospects, Philadelphia Flyers

What the Rangers Are Getting in Liam Greentree

Justin Giampietro | February 5, 2026

Amid the team’s retooling effort, the biggest domino for the New York Rangers has fallen. On Feb. 4, Artemi Panarin was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for winger prospect…

Categories New York Rangers, Rangers Prospects
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