Flyers Backcheck: “Lucky” to Salvage Point in Columbus Andy Dudones | December 10, 2014 The Flyers may have lost their seventh game in their last eight outings on Tuesday night, but by all admissions, they were lucky to gain a point. You know the…
Flyers Backcheck: Flyers Exit West Coast with King Size Win Andy Dudones | December 6, 2014 With Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, the Flyers exit the left coast with three points in three games. After a backbreaking loss in San Jose on Tuesday,…
Is R.J. Umberger Finally Breaking Through? Andy Dudones | December 5, 2014 After going 17 consecutive games without a point to show for, R.J. Umberger finally ended his long personal drought. Umberger’s second goal of the season in Wednesday night’s 5-4 overtime…
Matt Read’s Evasive Start, Downright Confusing Andy Dudones | December 2, 2014 We know what Matt Read can do. We’ve seen what he’s capable of. Entering the current season, the right winger’s 111 points in his previous 196 games is the body…
Philadelphia: Island of Misfit Contracts Bill Schoeninger | November 30, 2014 In the holiday film “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”, the characters in the movie visit The Island of Misfit Toys. The island is reserved for the toys that none of…
Flyers Management Needs To Swallow Their Pride And Bench Players THW Archives | November 29, 2014 In Greek plays ‘hubris’ is a character flaw usually punishable by the Gods. In the past few seasons, the Flyers management have been prideful in signing free agents to outrageous contracts…
Underperforming: 5 Observations from the First Quarter of the Flyers Season Matt Brauckmann | November 26, 2014 Now 20 games in, and with a disappointing 8-9-3 record, the Flyers have not performed very well. Here are 5 observations as we reach the quarter mark of the season.…
The Hartnell Trade Is Still Better Than You Think THW Archives | November 17, 2014 “In the long run men hit only what they aim at.” – Henry David Thoreau Given the recent play of RJ Umberger and Scott Hartnell I know this isn’t the…
Flyers Backcheck: Shocking, Another Loss to Columbus Andy Dudones | November 15, 2014 It’s not rocket science. The Flyers knew they had to get it going after a five-day layoff. They also knew the Columbus Blue Jackets had a surplus of incentive to…
How Have Hartnell, Umberger Stacked Up? Greg Fernandez | November 14, 2014 In case you haven’t heard, Scott Hartnell is making his return to Philadelphia on Friday night. The former fan favorite hits the ice at Wells Fargo Center for the first…
Flyers Roundup: Gordie Umberger, Del Zotto Down & More Andy Dudones | October 23, 2014 No matter the opinion of Craig Berube’s Flyers, they certainly keep it interesting. Wednesday’s win in Pittsburgh not only deflated the Penguins’ early season swagger, but built some confidence in…
Flyers Goalie Steve Mason in Familiar Territory? Andy Dudones | October 22, 2014 The numbers aren’t pretty for the goaltender dubbed, the “Flyers’ most important player” at the onset of the 2014-15 season. But is there more to Steve Mason’s 0-3-1 record through…