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AvatarWes Herrmann

Wes Herrmann graduated from Penn State with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2014. He used to write hockey for Cardiac Cane and Broad Street Buzz and has loved the game since birth. Follow him on Twitter at @Wes_Herrm or contact him at wherrmann421@gmail.com

Flyers All-Draft Team

January 19, 2017 by Wes Herrmann

With the bye week in full swing for the Philadelphia Flyers, I figured now would be a good time to try a fun exercise — putting together a team of only …

Read moreFlyers All-Draft Team

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Anthony Stolarz, Claude Giroux, Ivan Provorov, Shayne Gostisbehere, Top Story

Perfect Timing for Flyers Bye Week

January 17, 2017 by Wes Herrmann

The Philadelphia Flyers would like to forget the past week. The best way to do that may be to just get away from hockey, not focus on the three losses suffered …

Read morePerfect Timing for Flyers Bye Week

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Dave Hakstol, Ron Hextall, Steve Mason, Top Story

Recap: Flyers End Losing Streak, Beat Lightning

February 2, 2017January 7, 2017 by Wes Herrmann

Philadelphia Flyers coach Dave Hakstol changed most of his lineup prior to his team’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the hopes of finding some offense to end a …

Read moreRecap: Flyers End Losing Streak, Beat Lightning

Categories Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning Tags Andrei Vasilevskiy, Dave Hakstol, Michal Neuvirth, Top Story

Fixing Flyers’ Salary Cap

January 6, 2017 by Wes Herrmann

It wouldn’t be a season for the Philadelphia Flyers if they weren’t dealing with salary cap issues. Since the salary cap was implemented in the NHL following the 2005 lockout, …

Read moreFixing Flyers’ Salary Cap

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Andrew MacDonald, Boyd Gordon, Michal Neuvirth, Roman Lyubimov, Top Story

Flyers’ Offense Drying Up

January 4, 2017 by Wes Herrmann

All good things have to come to an end. For the Philadelphia Flyers, that statement held true when the team’s 10-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday, Dec. …

Read moreFlyers’ Offense Drying Up

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Brayden Schenn, Dave Hakstol, Top Story, Travis Konecny

Philadelphia Flyers 2016 in Review

December 28, 2016 by Wes Herrmann
Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers, NHL, Hockey

In just a few days, 2016 will wrap up and the new year will begin. For the Philadelphia Flyers, 2016 will be marked down as a successful year — in …

Read morePhiladelphia Flyers 2016 in Review

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Andrew MacDonald, Michal Neuvirth, Ron Hextall, Shayne Gostisbehere, Top Story

Michael Raffl – Most Underrated Flyer

December 20, 2016 by Wes Herrmann

There have been so many positives from the Philadelphia Flyers over the past month stemming from their 10-game win streak. Goalie Steve Mason found his game again, Jake Voracek went …

Read moreMichael Raffl – Most Underrated Flyer

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Claude Giroux, Dale Weise, Jakub Voracek, Michael Raffl

Brayden Schenn Needs Spark to Continue

December 13, 2016December 13, 2016 by Wes Herrmann
Brayden Schenn trade

The Philadelphia Flyers are the hottest team in the NHL and Brayden Schenn has been the hottest Flyers player over the past couple of games. In the last two contests, the 25-year-old …

Read moreBrayden Schenn Needs Spark to Continue

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Brayden Schenn, Sean Couturier, Top Story, Wayne Simmonds

Flyers Need Third-Line Center

December 10, 2016 by Wes Herrmann
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare suspended

On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Flyers matched Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and his line against burgeoning superstar Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers in an attempt to contain the NHL’s points leader. Usually …

Read moreFlyers Need Third-Line Center

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Brayden Schenn, Dave Hakstol, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Sean Couturier, Top Story

What’s Working for the Flyers

December 6, 2016 by Wes Herrmann

For the first time since 2014, when Craig Berube was still the Philadelphia Flyers’ coach and Kimmo Timonen was an alternate captain, the team is on a five-game winning streak. …

Read moreWhat’s Working for the Flyers

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Andrew MacDonald, Dave Hakstol, Steve Mason, Top Story

What Happened to Scott Laughton?

December 3, 2016 by Wes Herrmann

Among the regularly dressed Philadelphia Flyers forwards, there are four undrafted free agents (Matt Read, Michael Raffl, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Roman Lyubimov) plus former late draft picks in Chris VandeVelde …

Read moreWhat Happened to Scott Laughton?

Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Nick Cousins, Scott Laughton, Top Story, Vincent Lecavalier

Small Steps for Flyers

December 1, 2016 by Wes Herrmann

The easiest way to describe the Philadelphia Flyers’ season to date is up-and-down. A win there, a loss here pattern has earned the team an 11-10-3 record through the first …

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Categories Philadelphia Flyers Tags Brayden Schenn, Shayne Gostisbehere, Steve Mason
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