Posts About "Scott Laughton"
Laughton an Interesting Problem for Flyers
March 14th, 2020 Since being drafted 20th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft, Scott Laughton has been a difficult player to project. Early comparisons were made to former Philadelphia Flyers captain Mike Richards, a physical, two-way center with decent skating ability. Those descriptors fit Laughton’s game but his role on the current playoff-bound Flyers...
Laughton Leads Flyers past Senators 4-3
December 7th, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Scott Laughton had a goal, an assist and a hard check in a chippy contest to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Ivan Provorov, Travis Konecny and Shayne Gostisbhere also scored for Philadelphia, which has won six of seven. Konecny didn’t return after a hard, open-ice...
Couturier, Laughton Help Flyers Rout Red Wings 6-1
November 29th, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Sean Couturier shot things started for the Philadelphia Flyers. Couturier and Scott Laughton each had a goal and an assist and Philadelphia beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 on Friday for their third straight victory. Kevin Hayes, Oskar Lindblom, Shayne Gostisbehere and James van Riemsdyk also scored and Jakub...
Flyers' Center Depth Will Power Offense
August 27th, 2019 After a disappointing 2018-19 season, general manager Chuck Fletcher and new head coach Alain Vigneault have their sights set on returning the Philadelphia Flyers to the playoffs. Couple the addition of Kevin Hayes with the emergence of Sean Couturier, along with a few prospects, and you are looking at center depth that can rival the...
Flyers Penalty Kill Key to Success This Season
October 4th, 2018 The Philadelphia Flyers were one of the worst teams at penalty killing last season. They were ranked 29th in the NHL and only killed 75.8% of penalties. If they want to make it back to the postseason, the penalty kill is going to have to be a lot better. Flyers Penalty Kill Over the Last Five Seasons Since assistant coach, Ian...
Predicting the Flyers Third Line Center
August 30th, 2018 The Philadelphia Flyers start playing preseason games on Sept. 16, and there are some spots still to be determined including that of the third line center. Possibilities for the Flyers' Third Line Center The two in-house candidates to fill the spot are Scott Laughton and Jordan Weal. Of course, there is always the possibility that one...
Flyers' Expansion Draft Outlook
May 26th, 2017 Most summers, free agency and the entry draft are the marked and bolded dates on the NHL calendar. This summer, those events may take second and third place in anticipation of the Expansion Draft less than a month away. Like the 29 other teams that will have one player selected by the Vegas Golden Knights, the Philadelphia Flyers have...
4 Flyers Vegas Fans Should Know
May 26th, 2017 Get excited, Vegas Golden Knights fans. The Philadelphia Flyers are up next on our list of players that you should know ahead of next month's NHL Expansion Draft. The Flyers pick is an interesting one. Philadelphia was not a good team this season, but they're going to lose a good piece. There are a couple of safe bets on this list,...
What Happened to Scott Laughton?
December 3rd, 2016 Among the regularly dressed Philadelphia Flyers forwards, there are four undrafted free agents (Matt Read, Michael Raffl, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Roman Lyubimov) plus former late draft picks in Chris VandeVelde (97th in '05) and Dale Weise (111th in '08). Sitting in the press box most nights, dressed in a suit rather than equipment...
Lineup Shuffle Looming for Flyers
November 4th, 2016 Since the start of the season, the Philadelphia Flyers have floated around the .500 mark. Despite the middling record, there have been some bright spots, namely in specific players such as Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek and Travis Konecny. Where the Flyers have struggled is in team play — in putting together a good start and...
Make or Break Year for Scott Laughton
August 10th, 2016 The Philadelphia Flyers have done so well in the first round of the NHL Draft that it's strange for fans to understand when a player doesn't come to Philadelphia and start making an impact right away. Sean Couturier, Jeff Carter, Claude Giroux, Mike Richards and even Luca Sbisa made significant contributions when they entered the...
2016-17 Breakout Candidate: Scott Laughton
July 1st, 2016 The tale of Scott Laughton's professional career, like most young players in their early 20s, has been battling the beast of inconsistency. As a freshly turned 22-year old now with two professional seasons under his belt (one full NHL), maturity will start to be on his side as he continues to grow and develop into the player the...
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...
