*The Ron Hextall era has begun. Feels good. [BSH] [Flyers] *Hexy said a lot of good-sounding things during his press conference yesterday, including that he isn’t keen on trading the Flyers’ younger players. If you missed the press conference, BSH has a full transcript for you here. *Check out some of the more um interesting…
It’s been rumored since Ron Hextall returned to the Philadelphia Flyers as an assistant general manager last summer. We discussed it, yet again, last week. It finally came to fruition on Wednesday with Ron Hextall being named the Flyers’ general manager, as Paul Holmgren takes on the position of president. Hextall seemed to say all…
Ed Snider said last Friday that yes, Ron Hextall will be the Flyers general manager. “But that doesn’t mean tomorrow,” Uncle Ed said. More like four days. The Flyers will hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m. today to “announce front office changes.” Teams don’t hold press conferences to make front office changes unless those…
An almost-daily column that takes a look back at how the Philadelphia Flyers have fared on this day, recalling some of the more memorable moments, achievements, and events that shaped the organization throughout the club’s storied history Philadelphia owns a 5-2 all-time record in seven postseason games played on May 14, with a few of…
*Kurt takes an exhaustive look at every single line pairing the Flyers used this season and to be honest it’s kind of fun. [BSH] *Evaluating the ’13-’14 Flyers offense. [CSN Philly] *Flyers prospect Taylor Leier and his Winterhawks are going for the WHL title. [Flyers] *Meltzer offers an assessment of Scott Hartnell. [Hockeybuzz] *Jaromir Jagr…
*Looking ahead at what faces the Flyers this offseason. [Flyers] *Should the Flyers resign Ray Emery? [Hockeybuzz] *Evaluating the ’13-’14 Flyers defense. [CSN Philly] *Would resigning Kimmo Timonen make sense for the Flyers, should he choose to play? [Inquirer] *The Flyers have released some cool, heretofore unseen photos from this season. [Flyers] *Meltzer checks in…
*Meltzer with a roundup of the Flyers‘ performances at the Worlds tournament. [Hockeybuzz] *One Flyer in particular, Matt Read, is absolutely killing it in Belarus. [CSN Philly] *The most recent episode of Flight Plan focuses on the changes in the front office. [Flyers] *Scott Laughton has been named to the OHL All-Star team. [ProHockeyTalk] *This…
An almost-daily column that takes a look back at how the Philadelphia Flyers have fared on this day, recalling some of the more memorable moments, achievements, and events that shaped the organization throughout the club’s storied history The Flyers are a perfect 4-0 in four all-time playoff contests played on May 15, all of which…
The 2014 NHL Draft is just 44 days away, and we haven’t really heard much about tickets yet. But on Wednesday, Flyers full season ticket holders were sent promo codes for priority access to 2014 Draft tickets. Here’s what that email looked like: Most season ticket holders will opt to use their tickets on Night…
Steve Downie Age: 27 (April 3, 1987) Contract Status: Unrestricted free agent 2013-14 Stats (Flyers only) GP TOI/GP Goals Assists Points 51 13:32 3 14 17 Corsi For % Corsi Rel % Quality of Comp. (TOI%) Zone Start % PDO 49.1% (6) -1.2 (6) 29.0% (5) 48.7% (8) 99.9% (7) (Numbers in parentheses indicate descending…