Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek Poised to Break Out in Playoffs for Flyers Ryan OShaughnessy | April 2, 2012 Each spring some player shocks the world and plays above and beyond what everybody was expecting from them on the national stage. In 2008, R.J. Umberger put up 10 goals…
Flyers Stand Pat as Deadline Passes Ryan OShaughnessy | February 27, 2012 3 pm came and passed in Philadelphia and nothing happened. Rick Nash was not packing his bags, no goalies were en route to San Jose for tomorrow night’s game against…
Flyers Acquire Pavel Kubina, Could Rick Nash be Next? Ryan OShaughnessy | February 19, 2012 After a brutal third period in a 6-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward Jon…
Rumors of Rick Nash to Philadelphia Continue to Swirl Ed Miller | February 15, 2012 The Columbus Blue Jackets currently own the worst record in the NHL – and it’s not even close. The NHL’s newest expansion franchise has all but mathematically been eliminated from…
Brayden Schenn Playing with Swagger for Flyers Ryan OShaughnessy | February 14, 2012 After injuries limited him to just eight games for the Flyers in 2011, Brayden Schenn has been everything the Flyers could have asked of him since the New Year began.…
Toronto Maple Leafs shopping defenseman Luke Schenn Fred Poulin | January 13, 2012 With a plethora of quality defensemen in Toronto and the recent return of veteran Mike Komisarek from a broken arm, GM Brian Burke is actively looking to trade on his…
NHL Rookies: Studs and Duds- Part II Andrew Sykes | December 21, 2011 The good news for this years NHL rookie class is that the players who have succeeded expectations in their first season far outnumber those who haven’t quite met them. While…
Flyers Lack Discipline, Fall to Capitals 5-2 Justin Johnson | October 20, 2011 In the most anticipated game of the young season for the Flyers, they started off with a really nice effort against the 5-0-0 (now 6-0-0) Washington Capitals. The exception to…
The Eager Freshmen: Not-So-Obvious Calder Candidates (Part 3) Brendan Ross | October 3, 2011 In the final part of the “Not-so-obvious Calder Candidates” we take a look at three more players – one forward, one defenseman and a goaltender who have a chance…
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…
Philadelphia Flyers – Top 5 prospects THW Archives | August 18, 2011 Prior to June 23rd, 2011, the Flyers future on the prospect front looked bleak. Their 2010-11 season ended prematurely at the hands of the eventual Stanley Cup Champions, the Boston…
Legion of Doom Redux? Kings Acquire Richards, Gagne Walter McLaughlin | July 9, 2011 Even NHL General Managers are susceptible to the occasional man-crush. Dean Lombardi, who served as a Philadelphia Flyers scout for four years, continues to build what some have coined “Philadelphia…