Luke Penning
Temple University Graduate, Former hockey player and coach interested in all things Flyers
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Flyers' Top Undrafted Free Agent Signings of All-Time
September 6th, 2020 In hockey, player development is rarely linear. There are players that are pro-ready coming straight out of the entry draft, while others require more painstaking regimens. As currently constructed, the NHL Entry Draft consists of seven rounds, 217 total selections. Even with the abundance of scouting resources utilized by teams today,...
Oskar Lindblom and Optimizing the Flyers' Lineup
August 21st, 2020 The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs are well underway and have been an overwhelming success. The Philadelphia Flyers are currently embroiled in a chippy series with the Montreal Canadiens, leading them 3-2. While the Flyers have had the better of the series so far, it has become evident that a bit of roster tweaking will be necessary for a...
Flyers' 2020 NHL Draft Targets: Wild Cards
July 28th, 2020 The Stanley Cup Playoffs are now set to begin on Aug. 1, and as a result, the NHL has decided to set a tentative date of Oct. 9 for the 2020 Draft. This adds in the wrinkle of some of the eligible prospects being in-season when the draft actually occurs. Up to this point we have examined the prospects at center, wing, defense and in...
Flyers' 2020 NHL Draft Targets: Goalies
June 12th, 2020 The NHL has announced that training camps for the return to play will begin on July 10. Much analysis will be done between now and then on the playoff matchups and each team’s chances. The draft has effectively been placed on the backburner, but with so many prospects to dissect, we continue on to look at some goaltenders. This...
Flyers' 2020 NHL Draft Targets: Defensemen
May 31st, 2020 It’s official, the NHL is coming back eventually to finish the 2019-20 season. The playoff format has some interesting wrinkles, such as the best-of-five qualifying round and the four-team round-robin involving the top-four seeded teams in each conference. With the return to action looming, scouts around the league breathe a sigh of...
Flyers' 2020 NHL Draft Targets: Wingers
May 26th, 2020 Hockey is back! Or it will be soon. The NHL has tentatively agreed to a return to play plan involving a 24-team playoff format but is still ironing out the details regarding dates and locations. This course of action has been lauded by droves of hockey-deprived fans but has piled more uncertainty on the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. James...
