Hey everyone, I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Although I grew up just outside of Baltimore, I fell in love with the Flyers at an early age thanks to my parents, who were both born and raised in Philadelphia. The Legion of Doom, the Philadelphia skyline on Ron Hextall’s mask, a helmet-less Craig…
Jaromir Jagr is ready for the new challenge that waits for him in Philadelphia, but admits there will be a lot of new things waiting for him that he needs to get used to. He even compares the current situation to the beginning of his career in Pittsburgh. “I’m going to an unfamiliar environment. It…
Last year, when Eric Lindros was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, we wrote this: The only remaining question regarding Lindros’ greatness? Whether or not the Flyers will retire his No. 88. Aside from Barry Ashbee’s No. 4, the Flyers have reserved the honor of number retirement only to players who have been inducted…
What a game, what a game! We saw a lot of great things happening in last night’s game, so let’s get right into it. All stats and graphics from Corsica, HockeyViz, Natural Stat Trick, and nhl.com. 1. Elliott regroups After a shaky showing in Nashville, relatively quiet as it may have been, we still entered…
Let’s follow up on the earlier story on forward line matchups with a look at how the defensive pairings lined up in Game 1: 5v5 minutes Parise Kovalchuk Henrique Gionta Timonen 7.1 1 2.6 0.9 Grossmann 3.4 9.4 1 0.9 Lilja 1.9 1.4 7.1 4.3 Kimmo Timonen and Matt Carle joined Sean Couturier’s line in…
Recently, while reading an article by BSH Radio analyst Charlie O’Connor on The Athletic about the Flyers struggling to create offense at even-strength, I decided to read the comments (huge mistake, typically). I came across a question from a reader asking about the tactics Dave Hakstol implemented at the University of North Dakota. It has…
Kelly is joined by Patrick Olsen from The Copper & Blue to have a chat about what we should expect from the hockey team the Oilers when they make their first visit to The Farg this afternoon. Our boys are coming off a less-than-impressive meeting with the Predators, and the Oilers are coming off a…
Eastern Conference Finals, Game 5 #8 Montreal Canadiens at #7 Philadelphia FlyersFlyers lead series 3-1Wachovia Center – 7:00 PM ET – Philadelphia, PA TV: Versus HD, CBC HD, RDS HD Radio: 610 WIP (internet stream here), XM 204, SIRIUS 208 Get the Montreal perspective at Habs Eyes On The Prize The Flyers haven’t faced off…
Through the first nine games of the season, Dave Hakstol hasn’t made too many tweaks to his forward lines. After mixing up the the middle six following a loss in the second game of the season, Hakstol’s only other changes to the forward group this year has been due to injuries suffered by Jordan Weal…
Gathering some observations on the Flyers’ matchup against the Islanders, from the PPL Center in Allentown. 1. First period woes To start, let’s talk about the rough start that was last night’s first period in Allentown. The Flyers were out shot 5 to 13 and spent a good part of the period hemmed into their…