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…
Pondering the Pens: Shero May Be Forced to Deal Mike Colligan | December 30, 2011 NHL General Managers, start your engines. The holiday roster freeze lifted at midnight on Dec. 27 and trade chatter is picking up. As we near the halfway point, executives around the league are either trying to salvage a lost season or plug holes in a playoff contender.
Hockey’s Five Mournful Moments of 2011 Steve Kendall | December 27, 2011 As 2011 comes to a close, it provides a time for hockey fans to reflect. In the first of a two-part series, The Hockey Writers’ Steve Kendall will examine the…
Concussions are Ruining the NHL Tom Yawney | December 16, 2011 The list of wounded players continues to grow, and the NHL is suffering for it.
Did Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren Violate The NHL’s Disclosure Policy? Andrew Johnson | December 13, 2011 The news Tuesday that Flyers forward and current league leader in points Claude Giroux would be out indefinitely due to a concussion was just the latest in a series of…
The Case For Team Mandated Visors Tim Kolupanowich | December 10, 2011 Philadelphia Flyers captain Chris Pronger, who has been having a miserable season dealing with injuries already, is now out with concussion-like symptoms, likely stemming from being hit in the face…
Book Review: My First Goal Rebecca Dobrinski | December 8, 2011 My First Goal: 50 Players and the Goal that Marked the Beginning of Their NHL Careers By Mike Brophy. (2011, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 254. CAN…
Flyers And Their Hot Streak Head Into Cold Winnipeg For First Time in 15 Years Justin Johnson | November 19, 2011 The Flyers are headed to Winnipeg for the first time in fifteen years with some pretty good momentum they’ve acquired as of late. The Flyers are winners of four of…
Could Flyers-Lightning Fiasco be the Beginning of the End for the Trap? Steve Kendall | November 10, 2011 The Philadelphia Flyers’ decision to not move the puck up ice once the Tampa Bay Lightning were set up in their 1-3-1 trap during Wednesday night’s game was not the…
Should The NHL Ban The Vaunted “Trap”? Andrew Sykes | November 10, 2011 In case you missed the rather strange happenings in last night’s game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Tampa Bay Lightning here is the jist of it: Early in the…
