Flyers Backcheck: Canucks Humiliate Goalless Flyers Andy Dudones | January 16, 2015 The goalless Flyers have now gone seven straight periods without scratching out a single tally. The team that touts the top scoring combo in the league has now been shut…
How the Flyers Lost the NHL’s Salary Cap Game Matt Brauckmann | January 8, 2015 We’re Not in 2004 Anymore… Jump into your time machine and punch in the year 2004. Travel back to a time when the Flyers were one of the crown jewels…
Plot Thickens for Surging Flyers against Laviolette, Preds Andy Dudones | December 27, 2014 So they meet again. Peter Laviolette will finally face the team that fired him after three games last year when the Flyers visit Nashville on Saturday night. A lot has…
Flyers Backcheck: Move out of the Way, Minnesota Andy Dudones | December 24, 2014 There was no late-game dagger from Jason Zucker this time around. The Flyers avenged their November loss to the Minnesota Wild, extending their current win streak to three games in…
The Fundamental Flyers Christmas Wishlist Matt Brauckmann | December 20, 2014 1) Cap Relief. Santa really is going to have to work his magic to give the Flyers what they need most. That is cap relief. The Flyers have approximately $566,667…
Personnel Check: Bad Coaching Decisions Hurting Flyers Matt Brauckmann | December 19, 2014 Michael Del Zotto I’ll start with Del Zotto because it is by far the most baffling situation of them all, he is the posterchild for the bad coaching decisions that…
Flyers Backcheck: Those Blasted Shootouts! Andy Dudones | December 19, 2014 When it comes to those blasted shootouts, the Flyers are on quite the run. Thursday night’s shootout loss to the Florida Panthers marked their 10th straight loss in the skills…
Cap Hits: Measuring Umberger, Lecavalier Against Peers Andy Dudones | December 17, 2014 The contracts of R.J. Umberger and Vinny Lecavalier illustrate how the salary cap era has been a cruel, harsh ninja chop to the crotch for the Philadelphia Flyers. Long gone…
The Sad Reality of Vincent Lecavalier Matt Brauckmann | December 16, 2014 By this point, everyone in Flyers nation probably has noticed that Vinny Lecavalier hasn’t stepped foot on the ice in the month of December, and judging by the numbers he…
Flyers Defense, Success Starts in Offensive Zone Andy Dudones | December 15, 2014 Common sense says that offensive zone starts are a good thing. In the midst of a five-game point streak, the Philadelphia Flyers have seen quite the increase in that department.…
Is It Worth It To Trade Vincent Lecavalier? THW Archives | December 14, 2014 It’s been anything but sunshine and rainbows for Vincent Lecavalier. The 34-year old signed a 5-year, $22.5M contract in 2013 and has now been benched for the last five games –…
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…