Posts About "Oskar Lindblom"
Philadelphia Flyers 2014 Draft Revisited
April 19th, 2020 It is April 2014, and the Philadelphia Flyers are coming off a Game 7 first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the New York Rangers. Fast forward two months, as first-year general manager Ron Hextall was set to tackle his first and biggest task yet with a Flyers team at a crossroads heading into the offseason. The team had...
Philadelphia Flyers' Lack of Forward Depth Is a Serious Issue
January 15th, 2020 Entering the 2019-20 season, the Philadelphia Flyers' forward depth was initially considered one of the team's strengths. With a fully healthy roster, exciting forward prospects such as Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee were projected to spend the season with the American Hockey League's Lehigh Valley Phantoms, since the Flyers had such a...
Flyers Showing Resilience this Holiday Season
December 27th, 2019 The Philadelphia Flyers currently sit at 21-11-5, which is good for third in the Metropolitan Division and sixth in the league. This holiday freeze gives us a chance to look back over the 2019-20 NHL season and see how far this team has come. It has become extremely clear that the Flyers are their own holiday gift this year. A...
Flyers: Getting to Know Justin Braun
December 22nd, 2019 When Philadelphia Flyers management went into this past offseason, one of the top goals they wanted to accomplish was making sure they brought in some veteran leadership to help develop some of the younger talent. The emphasis on veteran leadership especially needed to be addressed with the defense, considering all of the young,...
Flyers Dedicate 4-1 Victory over Ducks to Lindblom
December 17th, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers honoured cancer-stricken teammate Oskar Lindblom and beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 Tuesday night behind goals by Claude Giroux, David Kase and Jake Voracek. The Flyers played their first home game since Lindblom was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancerous tumour that grows in the bones or in...
Flyers' Lindblom Out Rest of the Season with Rare Cancer
December 13th, 2019 Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom will miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancerous tumour that grows in the bones or in the tissue around bones. The 23-year-old from Sweden had 11 goals and 18 points in 30 games this season. Lindblom has 30 goals in 134 career games over two-plus...
Flyers to Watch at the 2019 IIHF World Championship
May 14th, 2019 What's the one thing NHL players want after a long grinding season of playing hockey? More hockey, of course. The IIHF World Championship offers players who weren't fortunate enough to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, or were eliminated early, the opportunity to satisfy their thirst for more competition, while also representing...
4 Young Flyers That Are Sparking Team's Resurgence
March 15th, 2019 At this point in the Philadelphia Flyers season, a playoff chase is just an added bonus. While a season is never supposed to end in Philly after just 82 games, it’s hard to realistically expect a postseason appearance from a team that was in 31st place at the halfway point. But the team has moved itself into the fringes of the...
Flyers' Lindblom Is Finally Breaking Out
March 11th, 2019 The trio of Oskar Lindblom, Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek has been the Philadelphia Flyers most effective line in recent weeks. A quick look at the grouping and you may assume that Couturier and Voracek are the ones driving the success of this line. A deeper dive into the numbers shows that Lindblom isn't just riding his linemates'...
Flyers Season in Review: March Woes
June 19th, 2018 The 2017-18 Philadelphia Flyers was a roller-coaster ride that ended with their second postseason berth in the last three years. The season was filled with great moments, goals, saves and players' performances. Over the next couple of weeks, THW will take a deep look at each month of action. We will break down what happened in a specific...
Phantoms & Marlies: Top AHL Teams Clash
May 18th, 2018 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms broke AHL records and moved into the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in 13 seasons. There, they will face the top team in the AHL during the regular season - the Toronto Marlies. The Eastern Conference Final will be just the third playoff meeting in the last 18 years between the AHL's top two...
Phantoms & Checkers Expect Goals Galore
May 3rd, 2018 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms continue their run towards the team’s third Calder Cup on Friday against the Charlotte Checkers. The Phantoms won a playoff series for the first time since 2008, when they were playing back in Philadelphia, by beating the Providence Bruins in four games. Home has been where the heart is for the team as they...
Battle of Pennsylvania' Hinges on Game 4
April 18th, 2018 I have always believed that Game 4, in a series, is always the most important to win. It's especially crucial when a series is at two games to one. The difference between being tied at two and being down three games to one is a vast gap. The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins face-off in another one of these pivotal matchups on...
