The gang turned the show over to you, mostly because we love and respect our listeners and want to know what’s on your mind, but also because we are lazy. And because we have the best listeners, the topics were interesting and lead to some great conversation. The coaching search, which young players we’d trade,…
It was announced today that goaltender Felix Sandstrom will be joining the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for their final three games of the season. Goaltender Felix Sandstrom has been assigned to the #LVPhantoms from his HV71 Club in Sweden. This past season Sandstrom appeared in 19 games in Sweden going 10-8-0 with a 2.16 goals-against average…
*Well, that’s a wrap. One last time, here’s what we learned from the final loss of a very long, very frustrating season. [BSH] *It was a good day for Mark Friedman, though, who was rewarded for his outstanding play with the Phantoms with a call-up for the final, meaningless game on Saturday. [Philly.com] *Jake Voracek…
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms faced the WBS Penguins Saturday night in the PPL Center. The Phantoms came out strong in the first period with a goal from Tyrell Goulbourne and a breakaway shorthanded goal by Cole Bardreau. The Penguins answered back with a shot past Alex Lyon from Bryan Haggerty to cut the lead in…
The end has come at last. Eighty-two games have now been played, wrapping up the 2018-19 season for the non-playoff bound Philadelphia Flyers. On this season finale episode of the postgame show, I take a look back at the season, try to take away a few positives (Carter Hart, Oskar Lindblom, Sean Couturier) and look…
After coming to grips with the fact that Joel Quenneville chose to coach the Florida Panthers instead of the Philadelphia Flyers, the gang turns its attention to the first round of the playoffs. Would a Tampa Bay Lightning loss in any round be a choke? Can the Toronto Maple Leafs make it past the Boston…
Steve and Craig return this week to talk about how nothing good has ever happened to the Philadelphia Flyers, such as Joel Quenneville going to the Florida Panthers and two divisional rivals jumping up to the top two spots in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The guys also talk about how likely it is Scott…
*Playoffs! They start tonight! Fun hockey! To get you started, here’s a quick rundown of each of the Eastern Conference series… [Sports Illustrated] *… and also for the West. More that a couple of really tight matchups across both conferences; should be a party. [Sports Illustrated] *And if you’re the betting type, here are all…
*So you didn’t get the coach you wanted. SO WHAT? There’s other fish in the sea, friends. Buck up. [BSH] *Have you been wondering who John Boruk would like to see coaching this team with the Quenneville choice off the table? No? Well here it is anyway. [NBC Sports Philly] *In the end, Joel decided…
*Okay there are some other links down below but I put those here before The Big News. No one cares about anything else, so let’s talk about it: new head coach Alain Vigneault. [Flyers] [BSH] [AP] [Hockeybuzz] *The announcement prompted some analysis from our friends at Blueshirt Banter. [Blueshirt Banter] *Speaking of, here is their…