Posts About "Ryan White"
Flyers Final Grades: Forwards Part 2
May 1st, 2016 The 2015-16 season was a surprisingly impressive one for the Philadelphia Flyers. The men in orange and black finished in 5th place in the strong Metropolitan Division with a 41-27-14 record (96 points) which was good enough to enter the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the second and final wild-card team in the Eastern...
Capitals: Orpik Out, Holtby Will Start Game 4
April 20th, 2016 It's been a bit of a hectic ride for the Washington Capitals after a sensational 6-1 blowout win over the Flyers in Game 3. First off, Dmitry Orlov survived a bracelet thrown at him and a scary hit in Game 3, while Brooks Orpik sustained an upper-body injury in Game 3. The scariest moment came the morning after that intense game, when...
Strong Team Play Has the Flyers Flying High
December 22nd, 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 the middle of November where the Flyers were an abysmal 2-7-5. Things looked extremely bleak in the City of Brotherly Love. Until things started...
Over-Reliance On 4th Line Talent Is Killing Flyers Offense
November 30th, 2015 Right now, the Philadelphia Flyers have the worst goals per game average in the NHL, 1.83. Despite the fact that they have offensive weapons like Calude Giroux and Jakub Voracek, the Flyers have been unable to get into an offensive rhythm. Prior to their back-to-back wins against the Predators and the Rangers this past weekend, the...
Flyers Fourth Line Earning Dave Hakstol's Trust
October 18th, 2015 Through the first four games of the 2015-16 season, the Philadelphia Flyers have gone out of their way to ice four competent lines. They have been unafraid to bench Vincent Lecavalier and they traded Zac Rinaldo over the summer. As it stands now, each player in the Flyers top nine is a capable, skilled player. Their top three lines...
Petr Straka Gives Glimpse of Flyers' Fruitful Future
February 2nd, 2015 It was a short introduction to the NHL for Petr Straka. The 22-year-old winger was called up to the Flyers last week after appearing in only 99 games of professional hockey. And even though the speedy Czech celebrated Super Bowl Sunday with the news of being sent back down to AHL Lehigh Valley, it's what he leaves behind that adds to the...
