Posts About "Samuel Morin"
2013 NHL Entry Draft: 5 Forgotten Picks
September 20th, 2019 From feted to forgotten, in just over five years. The 2013 NHL Entry Draft in Newark, New Jersey is notable for producing plenty of players who either just becoming or are firmly entrenched as impact players in their primes, and for being the first draft in which all non-playoff qualifying teams had a chance of snagging the overall...
Flyers' Playoff Dreams Dead So Morin & Talbot Deserve a Look
March 25th, 2019 The playoff dream is officially dead. The Philadelphia Flyers have six games left and are eight points back of the Montreal Canadiens, the final wild card team. No matter what the players say in post-game interviews about things not being over, a mediocre two-week stretch (capped off with a pair of losses last weekend) completely doomed...
The Other Two: Morin, Myers and the Future of the Flyers’ Defense
January 16th, 2019 A few seasons ago, the Philadelpia Flyers fan mantra was: “The defense may be a patchwork now, but in a few years, watch out!” Sometime in the future, they held, a deep arsenal of unique Flyers defensive prospects would vault the team back to relevance and contention. Former general manager Ron Hextall and his predecessor (slash...
Flyers Season in Review: Wild West November
May 16th, 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, The Hockey Writers, will take a deep look at each month of action. We will break down what...
Providence Bruins Ready For Playoff Battle
April 20th, 2018 With 12 games remaining in the regular season, it looked like the Providence Bruins were set to play the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs. The P-Bruins had a game in hand and a four-point lead on the Charlotte Checkers. The first-place Lehigh Valley Phantoms, one of the league’s best all...
The Great Wall of Philly – Samuel Morin
February 3rd, 2018 When the Philadelphia Flyers stepped up to the podium and selected six-foot-six defenseman Samuel Morin from the Rimouski Oceanic at 11th overall in 2013, there were some mixed reviews. Some people immediately thought Chris Pronger 2.0, while others were left scratching their heads. If you look at his makeup, standing nearly seven...
Flyers Have a Defensive Problem
January 16th, 2018 Since the Flyers' run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2010, the organization has done an excellent job of acquiring talented defensive players. Because of this, they find themselves with too many good defensemen in the organization. It's a good problem, but a problem nonetheless. Now they have to decide who will be the Flyers of the...
Ranking Flyers 2017 Prospects
July 8th, 2017 The Philadelphia Flyers development camp is underway and the fans finally get to watch the young talent battle it out. Unfortunately, second overall pick Nolan Patrick will not attend due to his recovery from a recent abdominal surgery, but there is still plenty of talent to keep an eye on. With the camp underway and the draft complete,...
Playoffs a Pipe Dream, Flyers Look to Pipeline
March 20th, 2017 The Philadelphia Flyers’ 2016-17 season is all but over, so now is as good a time as any to look ahead at what general manager Ron Hextall might do to prepare his club for next year. Flyers Prospects The Flyers won’t be Stanley Cup contenders in 2018, but they should be able to take a step forward with contributions from some of...
Flyers' Focus for Season Finish
March 14th, 2017 Last Thursday morning, the playoffs didn't seem like an unrealistic goal for the Philadelphia Flyers. Five days and three losses later, the postseason is out of view. The Flyers were a measly three points out of the last Wild Card spot heading into Thursday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who were two points ahead of the...
Despite Demotion Morin Makes His Case
October 16th, 2016 As the 2016-17 season gets underway, the Philadelphia Flyers find themselves in a position they have rarely occupied over the past several years: Their minor league system is stocked with young, fast, talented defensemen. The thought of players like Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim, and Samuel Morin patrolling the ice have filled the Philly...
Important Season Ahead for Samuel Morin
September 22nd, 2016 When Philadelphia Flyers fans envision the team's defense for next season, usually the lone prospect to make the jump is Ivan Provorov. As reigning CHL Defenseman of the Year with an excellent World Junior showcase under his belt, plus the pedigree of being a seventh overall pick, Philly - or the fans at least - have penned Provorov into...
Philadelphia Flyers Prospect Report: Ivan Provorov
March 21st, 2016 The Philadelphia Flyers are the envy of quite a few NHL teams right now for one reason: their vast amount of talented defensive prospects. I've spoken with quite a few scouts around the NHL about this topic and almost it was almost universally accepted the Flyers might have the best bunch of young defenders of any team. I recently...
