I was having a conversation over a beer last night with a life long Washington Capitals fan. He was talking about the season their team is having and about just how it’s been watching the best team in the NHL for 60-plus games this season. There’s no doubt about it — that team has been…
Here’s the thing: the WHL is not a particularly easy league to score in. Okay, it is somewhat – junior hockey is still junior hockey, after all – but among the three CHL leagues, the western one tends to be the most defensively-inclined. Which is what makes this little factoid all the more awesome. It…
Shayne Gostisbehere did something last night he has yet to do this entire season: have a multi-goal game. Sure, he’s had two-point games before – six of them, to be exact – but in the Flyers‘ 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ghost gave us our first look at wondering if we were about…
Steve and Craig are back to talk about the emergence of Travis Sanheim, how Ryan Hartman has looked in his short time as a Philadelphia Flyer, and how this team might actually have some scoring depth. The pair also talk about some of the new rules suggested by the general managers, where Claude Giroux ranks…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. Last Thursday night, the Flyers played one strong period (the second) against a lightning-quick transition team in the Edmonton Oilers. They did it by dominating on the forecheck, pinning their opponent deep in their own end for the…
*Woohoo we’re finally back to having Flyers hockey in our lives! In Tampa tonight for part two of the home-and-home. Puck drops at 730. [Inquirer] *Poor Charlie got owned online by Jakub Voracek yesterday. Evidently Jake’s sarcasm meter isn’t working. [BSH] *Speaking of Charlie, he looks at what the Flyers might do when Jake is…
Three straight days without hockey… But thankfully, the Philadelphia Flyers have us covered, entertainment-wise. While we all scoreboard watch – and it’s seriously so, so close – we can also learn a bit about the Flyers themselves, and how they may be spending their downtime. For example: guys still gotta eat, right? The #Flyers are…
*So many days between games but the Flyers are finally back tomorrow, in Tampa. They’ll need to get some wins in Florida. [Inquirer] *Good news is this break has made it such that Jakub Voracek might be back soon. Bad news is poor Sam Gagner will probably be the odd man out again. [BSH] *In…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. On the whole, this game really could have went either way, so an overtime finish where even the loser receives a point was the most fair outcome. The Flyers essentially broke even in the 5-on-5 puck possession metrics,…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. The Tampa Bay Lightning are feared most for their high-end speed, and their skill up and down the lineup. Led by the Triplets line and Steven Stamkos up front, they have the ability to simply overwhelm opponents with…