Santa “Clause” Is Coming Early For the Flyers THW Archives | April 8, 2013 Christmas in July! It’s a great concept usually celebrated by those in the southern hemisphere when winter falls in the 7th month of the year. The big ol’ jolly fat…
Injuries Preventing Flyers From Being Trade Deadline Sellers Matthew Dimmick | April 1, 2013 After Sunday’s overtime victory against the Washington Capitals, the Flyers sit only 2 points removed from the 8th and final playoff position. But with the trade deadline looming, it would…
Ilya Bryzgalov Over Sergei Bobrovsky: Flyers Chose Poorly Jeff Ponder | March 24, 2013 In the bizarro-NHL, Lindy Ruff is unemployed, Martin Brodeur has more goals than Ryane Clowe and most notably, the Columbus Blue Jackets are playing better hockey than the Philadelphia Flyers. The universe must have flipped sometime this season.
Who Are The NHL Amnesty Buyout Candidates (Eastern Conference) Steven Ives | March 14, 2013 One of the more controversial additions to the new NHL collective bargaining agreement, the league will allow all 30 teams to correct past contractual mistakes by offering them two buyouts…
It’s Time for the Philadelphia Flyers and Danny Briere to Part Ways Ed Miller | March 14, 2013 For six seasons, I have been one of Danny Briere’s biggest supporters. While others complained about how he was a defensive liability, or how he was too small, there was…
Could Major Changes Loom for the Flyers? Justin Johnson | March 10, 2013 The clock is ticking. It’s ticking and it’s ticking on multiple events. The Philadelphia Flyers season? Absolutely. As of this writing it’s now 26 games into this abbreviated 48-game season…
Will the Flyers Use Their Buyouts Next Summer? Justin Johnson | January 6, 2013 It feels great to be writing about actual hockey rather than collective bargaining. It’s been a grueling 113 days for fans, team employees, writers and players alike. With that said,…
Fantasy Hockey Preview: A Dramatic Atlantic Anatoliy Metter | September 9, 2012 This is part 6 of 6: After all was said and done in the 2011-2012 NHL season, four teams from the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division had secured a playoff…
All Bets Are Off: The Five Most Overrated NHL Teams Walter McLaughlin | September 3, 2012 Success and failure are greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about— Hildegard Knef Hope springs eternal. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. No…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: Magickal Hockey Poppets Edition Jas Faulkner | August 27, 2012 A recent story by Ben Sumner of Caps Outsider revealed that it’s not just frosty Russian beauties and GMs who find Alexander Ovechkin cuddly. A toddler decided her best buddy Ovi was the perfect companion for a brief hospital stay. It seems that Ovi, or at least his Bleacher Creature counterpart, may have a soothing effect on little ones. Not too long after the story appeared, someone added a comment that their nineteen-month-old son cuddled a stuffed Ovi while recovering from heart surgery.
New Jersey Devils Forecheck Key to Eastern Conference Finals Carl Stoffers | May 14, 2012 They say familiarity breeds contempt. In the case of the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers, that saying rings truer than ever. The two clubs have played many memorable…
The Weeks That Were: April 30th-May 11th Tyler Kerdman | May 13, 2012 Another two weeks have passed, and another playoff round has come and gone. Eight teams entered the fight and only half have moved on. Each year, the final four offers…