Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. For fifty-five minutes of regulation and then throughout the five-minute overtime session, last night’s game between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers did not look like a matchup between the Presidents’ Trophy winner and a team scraping and…
We all know Claude Giroux is a really good hockey player. For one thing, he wouldn’t be in the NHL if he wasn’t. For another, he probably wouldn’t be the captain of an NHL team. Or be the Philadelphia Flyers‘ leading scorer. Or have 514 points over 568 games. So yeah, he’s good. But thanks…
Last night in scoreboard-watching wasn’t a particularly good one for the Flyers, as for the first time in a while every team that they were hoping to see lose actually went out and won. It’s a minor setback, but as we’ll see the Flyers are still in fairly good position relative to the other teams…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. In their two victories over the Detroit Red Wings this season, the Flyers took full advantage of an above-average forechecking game to retrieve dump-ins, extend cycles, and keep constant pressure on a limited Detroit defense. The Red Wings…
At this point of the season, you hear a lot about how Every Game Is The Biggest Game On The Schedule, especially when you’re a team right on the bubble of the playoff race the way that the Flyers are. Tonight? That’s actually true, as the Flyers will face off with the Detroit Red Wings…
Tonight is an extremely important game for the Philadelphia Flyers, in case you haven’t heard. The Flyers, Red Wings, and even Bruins are all neck-in-neck for the two final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference – so a match-up between two of said teams is huge. Naturally, all good-hearted people are cheering for the Flyers….
That sucked. What happened last night? The Flyers lost ugh who cares. (Wait, you do? Really. Huh. I guess that’s why you’re here, isn’t it? Feel free to read more about that game here.) The Bruins lost! That helped matters. They fell behind 6-0 to Chicago and put together a bit of a rally in…
*Another day off ahead of another round of back-to-back games because NHL scheduling is dumb. Bad news is the Flyers have lost Andrew MacDonald to injury. Good news? Medvedev! [BSH] *Also in the “good news” column: Nazem Kadri has been suspended for the remainder of the season so Thursday’s game against the Maple Leafs has…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. It was noted by a few of the beat writers that the Flyers have only played three bad games since the start of March — March 4 against the Edmonton Oilers, March 19 against Pittsburgh, and then Sunday…
Wednesday night’s loss in Detroit wasn’t the end of the world. The Flyers still control their own chances, as five points in their last six games would get them into the playoffs no matter what happens elsewhere, and if Detroit or Boston slip up a little bit in their final games, their chances grow even…