Flyers Playoff Hopes Becoming Justified David Quackenbos | December 30, 2015 Before the season, Philadelphia Flyers General Manager, Ron Hextall, made it clear that he envisions the Flyers as a playoff team. “We expect to be a playoff team (paywall to ESPN…
Jakub Voracek Rekindling Scoring Touch Michael Pityk | December 28, 2015 The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-13-7 through 35 games played and they’re struggling. One game they look like they can take down the best team in the NHL and the next…
Strong Team Play Has the Flyers Flying High Matt Brauckmann | December 22, 2015 You may remember back in mid-November, the Flyers were quickly dropping through the standings like dead-weight. In fact, there was a 14 game span from the end of October through…
Jakub Voracek Continues to Struggle Michael Pityk | December 17, 2015 Over the offseason, the Philadelphia Flyers signed wing Jakub Voracek to a lengthy and expensive contract extension. When terms were finally released, Voracek’s contract was a massive $66 million contract…
How Was Your Favorite Team Built? – Metropolitan Division Jordan Dix | December 16, 2015 Ever wonder how the current makeup of your favorite team came to be? Teams are being built through the draft, free agency and the trade market. Every team approaches it…
Dave Hakstol’s Process-Based Approach Is Inching Towards Results David Quackenbos | December 15, 2015 The best coaches in the NHL care more about their process of coaching than the results of a specific game. Earlier this year, Ken Hitchcock made this point when he…
Claude Giroux Leading the Way in Philadelphia Matt Brauckmann | December 11, 2015 There’s a lot that comes to mind when you think of the Flyers season so far. Among those things are the lack of scoring, the holes on defense, and maybe…
The Essential Flyers Christmas Wishlist Matt Brauckmann | December 7, 2015 The Flyers are a painfully average team this year. The offense is under-performing, the team has been flat, and injuries have bitten early on. The team as a whole wasn’t…
Flyers Remain Wildly Inconsistent Michael Pityk | December 3, 2015 The Philadelphia Flyers are undefeated in the month of December. However, there has only been one game played in the month, but they have won their last three straight games. Philadelphia…
Why Voracek Was Demoted by Flyers Michael Pityk | November 28, 2015 One of the big offseason stories was the enormous contract extension for winger Jakub Voracek. He was coming off the best season of his career where he netted 81 points…
Flyers Offense: Fail Matt Brauckmann | November 27, 2015 Rewind to the end of October. The Flyers had just beaten the Rangers to improve to 4-2-2. Through the first eight games of the season, there was a lot of…
5 Highly Disappointing NHL Stars at the 2015-16 Quarter Mark Brett Slawson | November 25, 2015 With the 2015-16 NHL season through its first quarter, or roughly the 20 game mark, the League has already seen its fair share of surprises, as well as disappointments. In terms…