Personnel Check: Bad Coaching Decisions Hurting Flyers Matt Brauckmann | December 19, 2014 Michael Del Zotto I’ll start with Del Zotto because it is by far the most baffling situation of them all, he is the posterchild for the bad coaching decisions that…
Flyers Backcheck: Those Blasted Shootouts! Andy Dudones | December 19, 2014 When it comes to those blasted shootouts, the Flyers are on quite the run. Thursday night’s shootout loss to the Florida Panthers marked their 10th straight loss in the skills…
Cap Hits: Measuring Umberger, Lecavalier Against Peers Andy Dudones | December 17, 2014 The contracts of R.J. Umberger and Vinny Lecavalier illustrate how the salary cap era has been a cruel, harsh ninja chop to the crotch for the Philadelphia Flyers. Long gone…
Flyers Backcheck: Bolts Complete Calendar Year Sweep Andy Dudones | December 17, 2014 Mark another one off the checklist. The Flyers mustered up one goal on Tuesday night, dropping their sixth straight loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning by a final of 3-1.…
The Sad Reality of Vincent Lecavalier Matt Brauckmann | December 16, 2014 By this point, everyone in Flyers nation probably has noticed that Vinny Lecavalier hasn’t stepped foot on the ice in the month of December, and judging by the numbers he…
Dear Hextall: Say No To Taylor Hall THW Archives | December 15, 2014 Taylor Hall is the shiny new toy that everyone wants for Christmas. Darren Dreger first reported earlier today on TSN 1050 the idea of Taylor Hall being a piece the…
Flyers Defense, Success Starts in Offensive Zone Andy Dudones | December 15, 2014 Common sense says that offensive zone starts are a good thing. In the midst of a five-game point streak, the Philadelphia Flyers have seen quite the increase in that department.…
Is It Worth It To Trade Vincent Lecavalier? THW Archives | December 14, 2014 It’s been anything but sunshine and rainbows for Vincent Lecavalier. The 34-year old signed a 5-year, $22.5M contract in 2013 and has now been benched for the last five games –…
Flyers Backcheck: Laughton’s First Rains on Carolina Andy Dudones | December 13, 2014 After buzzing around the net for three weeks, Scott Laughton finally received the fruits of his labor with his first career NHL goal. Laughton’s second period goal in Saturday’s 5-1…
Hurricanes Loss to the Flyers a Perfect Storm of Predictability Jonathan Gardner | December 13, 2014 The Carolina Hurricanes suffered an embarrassing 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday afternoon. Or it would have been an embarrassing loss, if the Hurricanes were invested in the game…
Debunking the ‘Bobrovsky Is Better than Mason’ Myth Andy Dudones | December 13, 2014 The hijacked narrative out of Columbus definitively declares that Sergei Bobrovsky is better than Steve Mason, and by a long shot. Obviously, there’s a lot to like about Bobrovsky, so…
Flyers Backcheck: A Beautiful New Jersey Beatdown Andy Dudones | December 12, 2014 Remember that 6-4 loss at the hands of the New Jersey Devils back on Oct. 9th? Yeah, that wasn’t going to fly this time. It was a New Jersey beatdown…