Despite 3-2 OT Loss to Kings, Flyers Are Close To Where They Need To Be Justin Johnson | October 16, 2011 The Flyers have had a lot of big games early on this season, and so far they have answered the call on almost all of them. Former Flyer star Mike…
Flyers Win Wild Discipline Lacking Game Over Canucks in Home Opener, 5-4 Justin Johnson | October 12, 2011 The Flyers came into tonight’s home opener vs. the Western Conference Champion Vancouver Canucks with 2 straight wins on the road to open the season and a lot of things…
Six New Faces Prove Their Worth In First Weekend Of NHL Action Tim Kolupanowich | October 10, 2011 After one of the wildest offseasons in recent memory, all there was left was to see how well the GMs made out. If the first few days of the season…
Five Potential Free Agent Busts in 2011-12 Adam Maloney | October 8, 2011 As the season finally gets underway, almost every team has a shiny new player that they are anxious to show off. Admittedly, the free agency crop has been diminishing in…
10 Thoughts from NHL’s 2011 Opening Night James Neveau | October 7, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Senior Columnist While it may not have the pageantry of the NFL’s opening Thursday night game, or the tradition of Opening Day in MLB, the start of…
Top Ten Rookies To Watch In 2011-2012 Andrew Sykes | October 4, 2011 Last year’s crop of rookies included the likes of Taylor Hall, Tyler Seguin, Logan Couture and Calder Trophy winner Jeff Skinner. Here are ten first year players who should have…
Simmonds’ Slur Incident Indicative of Hockey’s Deeper Struggle Bob Mand | September 28, 2011 On Monday in a preseason game against the New York Rangers, Wayne Simmonds was caught on camera yelling what was pretty obviously a homophobic slur at the Blueshirts’ pest extraordinaire,…
Flyers Defeat Rangers in Preseason Game Full of Drama; Possible Suspensions, Simmonds/Avery Slur Justin Johnson | September 27, 2011 Did you think tonight’s Flyers-Rangers preseason match up was going to be another boring preseason bout with the crowd as dead as a November night in Glendale? Think again. Monday’s…
Simmonds shenanigans – “Name ’em, shame ’em” and then? Educate ’em Terrance Gavan | September 24, 2011 By Terrance Gavan – Sens Correspondent Last weekend I walked into the rink inHaliburton,Ontario, camera in hand, on the way to my catbird perch at the far end of the…
Shanahan Made Right Call With 10 Game Suspension To Shelley Tim Kolupanowich | September 23, 2011 It seems odd that, as administrations at every level of the game are trying to make it safer, it is the so-called policemen who are constantly to blame for dirty hits. Such was the…
Are the 2011-12 Philadelphia Flyers a Better Team? Top 5 Points Showing They Could Be Justin Johnson | September 21, 2011 I have to admit while covering the final Flyers ugly playoff loss to the Boston Bruins last spring, I didn’t expect to be writing about a completely different team this…
30 Questions – Eastern Conference Tim Kolupanowich | August 21, 2011 The occurrence of moves has slowed down to a crawl this offseason indicating teams have their rosters largely in place. Last season, there were only 25 signings and six trades between Aug. 21 and…