Andrew MacDonald is out with an upper-body injury and will not play on Wednesday night against the Detroit Red Wings, the Flyers announced. They say he’s day-to-day. That likely means that defenseman Evgeny Medvedev will check back into the lineup for what will be a pivotal game in the postseason standings. Medvedev hasn’t played in…
As many teams do prior to hosting an outdoor game (you’ll likely remember the Flyers-Rangers alumni game played on New Years’ Eve in 2011), the Flyers confirmed today that they and the Pittsburgh Penguins, as part of each of their 50th anniversary celebrations, will host an alumni game in early 2017, prior to the teams’…
Former Philadelphia Flyers head coach Craig Berube has been out of coaching for the 15 or so months since being fired by the team in April 2015, taking on small jobs scouting for Hockey Canada in that time. But it looks like he’s getting back in the saddle. According to Lou Korac of NHL.com, Berube…
You already know the history behind each name, so here’s the poll. No. 2 “The Misfits” vs. No. 6 “Legion of Groom” No. 2 “The Misfits” 230 No. 6 “Legion of Groom” 159
UPDATE, Sunday 9/4: Jedlicka reported today that coach Josef Jandac confirmed that Gudas’ injury was a wrist injury. Czech coach Jandac about Gudas: “He has hairline fracture in his wrist. He can’t even hold the stick.It happened during practice in Canada.” — Roman Jedlicka (@jedli) September 4, 2016 Not great news for Gudas, but Jedlicka…
Nick Schultz, a 34-year-old with 14 years of NHL experience, still sees the first day of training camp like a little kid does Christmas morning, calling it as an “exciting” of a time as there is. So, too, does all of his teammates. That’s why Friday’s official start to the Flyers training camp was a…
This is the third part of our look at how the most threatening chances emerged in game 3 against Buffalo. It started here and continues here. In the fourth chance of the night, Stafford carries the puck up the ice, gets a bad angle shot that Boucher sends behind the net, and suddenly it turns…
This story was written by Eric T. It begins here. The second chance for Buffalo again came on transition play (link to video in case the embedded player isn’t working): We’ll start this one from here, with Nodl coming up on an aggressive forecheck. With Versteeg already below the goal line to cut off a…
We might not have training camp to talk about this week, but hockey still does actually exist. So does our hatred for any number of rival teams, so … well, why don’t we decide which team we, fans of the Philadelphia Flyers, hate the most? When asked, you probably have an immediate answer: the Pittsburgh…
No. 1: “Redemption Line” A BSH favorite that’s been used around these parts since the playoffs last season, “Redemption Line” is rooted in the rough seasons that Danny Briere, Scott Hartnell and Ville Leino were having last season — until, of course, they were united. From then on, the trio found instant chemistry, leading to…