R. Black
A childhood hockey player who never grew up to be big and strong, so ended up a writer.
Author's Posts
Flyers' Playoff Dreams Dead So Morin & Talbot Deserve a Look
March 25th, 2019 The playoff dream is officially dead. The Philadelphia Flyers have six games left and are eight points back of the Montreal Canadiens, the final wild card team. No matter what the players say in post-game interviews about things not being over, a mediocre two-week stretch (capped off with a pair of losses last weekend) completely doomed...
4 Young Flyers That Are Sparking Team's Resurgence
March 15th, 2019 At this point in the Philadelphia Flyers season, a playoff chase is just an added bonus. While a season is never supposed to end in Philly after just 82 games, it’s hard to realistically expect a postseason appearance from a team that was in 31st place at the halfway point. But the team has moved itself into the fringes of the...
Analyzing Wayne Simmonds' Value
February 22nd, 2019 Wayne Simmonds is one of the most-discussed players leading into the NHL’s Monday Trade Deadline. The lanky winger has been a Philadelphia Flyers stalwart for the last eight seasons, but his contract ends this summer. The Flyers' once-flickering playoff hopes have dimmed after a pair of thumpings this week, quickly vaulting...
Pennsylvania Hockey: A Long, Proud History
February 21st, 2019 For more than a hundred years, hockey has been a Pennsylvania passion. Its people and teams have made an indelible mark on both the NHL and the sport itself, and fans on both sides of the state have had plenty to cheer, yell, hope, mope, and even cry about. From Hall of Fame classes to shatterproof glass, from Stanley Cups to fisticuffs,...
Flyers Future for Stolarz?
February 15th, 2019 Carter Hart has come in ahead of schedule and quelled any doubt about his NHL preparedness. Barring a horrific turn of events, the net is his in 2019-20 and beyond, and the Philadelphia Flyers’ long search for a starting goalie over. But, who’s going to be the backup? The team has a few options on the table, but the...
Flyers' Playoff Path Is Narrow
February 7th, 2019 Just two weeks ago, the Philadelphia Flyers had less than a one percent chance to make the playoffs. One long winning streak--eight games and counting--later, and that’s up to over three percent or even six percent in various simulations. But since the NHL switched to the new divisional playoff format before the 2013-14 season,...