Among the Flyers’ top free agent needs is penalty kill help, speed, and adding scoring to the bottom six. And luckily for Ron Hextall, there’s one free agent on the market this year that can provide all three: Michael Grabner. Not only is Grabner one of the NHL’s fastest skaters, but he’s also scored 27…
With two picks in the top 20 of this year’s NHL draft, Ron Hextall’s fifth draft as general manager of the Flyers could go in any number of different ways. While the prospect pool is still reasonably deep, no one group is dominant to the point where anything should be off the table with either…
Nolan Patrick came into his rookie season injured and struggled for essentially all of 2017, but once the new year came around, the 19 year old arrived. Let’s dive into Nolan Patrick’s first NHL season. By The Numbers Basic Stats Games Played Goals Assists Points PIM Shots on Goal Shooting Percentage 73 13 17 30…
The other day I wrote about the Flyers’ goaltending situation and argued for keeping the status quo, that bringing back both Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth was the best thing for GM Ron Hextall and the team at this juncture. On second thought, screw it. Let’s blow this whole thing up, gang. This is a…
*Let’s kick things on a positive note, Carter Hart won CHL goalie of the year, again [Flyers] *On the topic of Carter Hart, he’s as cool as a cucumber [Courier Post] *And immediately flipping over the coin, the Phantoms season ended on Saturday, as they were swept by the Marlies [BSH] *Mark Howe was a…
Our goal with the 2018 SBN Mock Draft was to provide an entertaining, and somewhat realistic, experience for our readers and for ourselves. That led to us being active in discussing trades with numerous other SBN blogs. We completed three deals, and the last one was certainly the biggest. We (on behalf of the Flyers)…
Free agency begins this coming Sunday, July 1, and the Flyers could be active in any number of ways leading up to and after that time as they try and build on a roster that’s moving in the right direction but still may need some help to really take the next step forward in a…
*Well, looks like the Islanders are doing some stuff. [Lighthouse Hockey] *No hockey until tomorrow, because the NHL loves to stretch things out. But once we get back to game time, it’ll be the Caps’ series to lose. Here’s five reasons why they are on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup. [The Hockey News]…
In this edition of Saturday morning scrambles, Jake reviews the first round picks of the Flyers, Joel Farabee and Jay O’Brien. He also talks about potential players to look for in Day 2 of the draft as well as an impromptu report on Flyers 2nd round pick, Adam Ginning. What could the Flyers do on…
Brandon Manning started the 2017-18 season as a spare part on the Flyers defense, but injuries opened a door and he seized a spot in the regular rotation and PK, and even saw time on the 2nd PP unit. He was shredded by much of the fanbase because he was mistake prone and often placed…