Come on, Chief! Give Jason Akeson A Shot! THW Archives | November 27, 2014 Here are two quotes by Flyers’ head coach Craig Berube: 4/13/2014: “Well, he’s a heads up player. He’s got skill and he has composure with the puck. He’s a skill guy…
Flyers Backcheck: Uninspired in Detroit, Another Road Loss Andy Dudones | November 27, 2014 All the yelling, expletives, and slammed doors in the world can’t fix what’s going on with the Flyers right now. Their 5-2 road loss to the Detroit Red Wings on…
Flyers Backcheck: Berube Winning on the Fly Andy Dudones | November 7, 2014 Craig Berube is certainly giving David Copperfield a run for his money. Despite being hit with yet another significant absence in Michael Raffl’s lower-body injury, Philadelphia’s depth has Berube winning…
Same System, Different Day. The Flyers Fatal Flaw. Matt Brauckmann | October 16, 2014 Four games into the season. Two losses, two shootout losses, a blown 3-0 lead, and countless missed opportunities. That’s the storyline so far in Philadelphia, and if those storylines are…
Flyers Stumble out of Gate Again, Chief on the Hot Seat? Andy Dudones | October 12, 2014 For the third consecutive season, the Flyers stumble out of the shoot leaves them now winless in their first three. Certainly, this trend hasn’t been the norm throughout the history…
Can Flyers Withstand October Month of Horrors? Andy Dudones | October 10, 2014 Well that didn’t go very well. But then again, it’s hard to say you didn’t see it coming. The Flyers kicked off the 2014-15 NHL season by dropping their first…
Panic at the Wells Fargo! Gauging the Flyers’ Preseason Andy Dudones | September 30, 2014 Based on the ongoing preseason narrative, the Wells Fargo faithful is preparing for a season in the Metropolitan Division basement. But despite another sluggish start to the preseason, the Flyers…
Top 10 Scoring Enforcers Before They Turned Pro Ross Bonander | May 10, 2014 The role of the enforcer in the NHL appears to be dwindling, and whether you take that as a good thing or a bad thing is wholly subjective. What is…
Berube & Bryzgalov: A Missed Marriage? Bill Schoeninger | May 8, 2014 It’s no secret that things didn’t exactly work out between Ilya Bryzgalov and the Flyers. Paul Holmgren regrettably chose to invest $85.55 million dollars in Ilya Bryzgalov and Chris Pronger,…
Jason Akeson, The Most Interesting Man In The Playoffs? Andy Dudones | April 21, 2014 With as many playoff games under his belt now as regular season tilts, it’s been quite the week for Flyers forward Jason Akeson. The 23-year-old has gone from goat to hero,…
Who’s Keeping Score Between Flyers & Pens? Andy Dudones | April 13, 2014 In Dan Bylsma’s world, Scott Hartnell is a heartless bully who picks on the handicapped, while insisting senior citizens be stripped of their healthcare, voting rights, and social security. The…
Craig Berube: The Smartest Guy in the Room THW Archives | April 1, 2014 It was the 4th game of the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2013-14 campaign. Craig Berube had been named the head coach of the team when Peter Laviolette was given his pink slip…