Justin Johnson

Inconsistency Defines Flyers Season

Justin Johnson | April 14, 2013

While it may seem like a shock to some, we all saw it coming. We saw it coming from a mile away. The Flyers were for the lack of a…

Could Major Changes Loom for the Flyers?

Justin Johnson | March 10, 2013

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…

Flyers Coming Up Small In Biggest Stretch of Season

Justin Johnson | March 9, 2013

Starting on Tuesday, the Flyers embarked on what many appropriately called the biggest week of the year. For being such a big week, thus far the Flyers have come up…

Rivalry Night Win in Pittsburgh is a Great Sign for Flyers

Justin Johnson | February 21, 2013

If this is what NBC was looking for with their Wednesday Night Rivalry Night, then the idea was a huge success. The Philadelphia Flyers effort separated the pretenders from the…

If Flyers Aren’t Legit Contenders Soon, Will They Deal?

Justin Johnson | February 5, 2013

There’s a long way to go in the short 48-game season, but make no mistake about it, the Flyers have sputtered out of the gate. This week produced a lot…

Flyers Fans Return in Large Numbers

Justin Johnson | January 27, 2013

One word that was uttered a lot during the lockout was “care.” We heard how people weren’t going to care about hockey’s labor dispute. There were theories from a lot…

Flyers Drop Season Opener to Pens 3-1

Justin Johnson | January 19, 2013

We knew it wouldn’t take much to get the juices flowing in a Flyers-Penguins season opener in Philadelphia, and that was exactly the case. The wild sold-out crowd at the…

10 Markets NHL’s New CBA Was Worth Fighting For

Justin Johnson | January 14, 2013

It’s been well documented with all of the numbers that have been thrown out there during the 2012-13 NHL lockout that just about all parties involved lost. There were no…

Will the Flyers Use Their Buyouts Next Summer?

Justin Johnson | January 6, 2013

It feels great to be writing about actual hockey rather than collective bargaining. It’s been a grueling 113 days for fans, team employees, writers and players alike. With that said,…

Top Negotiators of NHL’s CBA An Embarrassment

Justin Johnson | December 22, 2012

There comes a point when ridiculous becomes even more ridiculous. This seems to happen every week in the NHL CBA negotiations. There is no doubt plenty of blame to go…

NHL Will Never Completely Break Union

Justin Johnson | December 1, 2012

The NHL Players’ Association has long been considered one of the strongest unions not only in sports, but in any industry. They are a different type of monster. That’s why…

NHL’s ‘Best Shot’ Never Good Enough

Justin Johnson | November 14, 2012

It’s that eerily similar phrase we know we’ve heard somewhere before. When Gary Bettman comes out and says, “We’ve given it our best shot,” referring to the offer from himself…