Flyers’ 2011 Offseason Has Caused Years of Misfortune Justin Giampietro | September 3, 2024 Following a 2010-11 season where the Philadelphia Flyers had the third-best record in the NHL but lost in the second round of the playoffs, the team wanted to act big…
Epic Comebacks: History of Stanley Cup Playoff 3-0 Series Deficits Ryan Gagne | June 14, 2024 The first team to win the Stanley Cup was in 1893, and since its inaugural season in 1917-18, NHL teams have played through a grueling playoff tournament to claim the…
Flyers’ 7 Richest Contracts in Franchise History Justin Giampietro | September 24, 2023 As a team in a bigger market, the Philadelphia Flyers have not been shy in handing out massive contracts. Some of them were great, but some of them definitely were…
Flyers’ Trade Connection – Richards to Pitlick Johnny Berman | May 17, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers once traded Mike Richards for Tyler Pitlick — well, not directly. Over the course of eight years and three trades, the Flyers went from Richards to Pitlick.…
Flyers Captains Post-Lockout to Present Dan Povlich | August 1, 2017 In two previous pieces, THW looked at the Flyers’ captains from their inception through the captainless 1992-93 season and from the start of the Lindros era until the 2004-05 lockout.…
Oilers Weekend Update: Versteeg, Hall, Rexall & Camp Speculation Shane Sander | September 12, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have made plenty of newsworthy headlines to start September. The big story out of Edmonton was the professional tryout (PTO) signing of forward Kris Versteeg. Versteeg, 30,…
Lander’s Last Year With Oilers? Shane Sander | September 5, 2016 This could very well be forward Anton Lander’s last year with the Edmonton Oilers. The 25-year-old from Sweden has struggled to gain traction in the Oilers lineup and had the…
Oilers Recap: Moving Draisaitl to RW, Richards Offered PTO? Shane Sander | September 4, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers have a logjam at center right now and with everyone entering the year healthy it presents a unique dynamic for the team. Last year Edmonton amassed an…
Edmonton Oilers May Be Targeting Mike Richards: Report Dustin L. Nelson | September 3, 2016 Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli told Oilers Now on Thursday that the team is targeting a couple of centers to come into camp on a professional tryout deal (PTO).…
Eller Fills Capitals’ Void Sammi Silber | June 26, 2016 The Washington Capitals were among the winners of the 2016 NHL Draft Weekend, but it might be because of one simple trade. The Capitals acquired centre Lars Eller from the Montréal Canadiens…
5 Years Later: Richards, Carter Trades Wes Herrmann | June 23, 2016 Five years ago today, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren changed the complexion of the team within mere minutes by trading franchise cornerstones Mike Richards and Jeff Carter. Trades of…
Has Washington Killed their Penalty Kill Woes? Ben Lutz | March 14, 2016 There is no denying that this year’s rendition of the Washington Capitals are one of the best regular season teams of all-time. With 15 games to go, Barry Trotz’s men…