A season starts with hope and optimism and the Philadelphia Flyers stumble out of the gate, seemingly dead in the water as the calendar hits December. Suddenly, the points start accumulating and the team goes on a second half run to either squeak into the playoffs or just miss. Sound familiar? This has basically been…
The city of Philadelphia loves Carter Hart. We know this by now. We all feel it. But you know who else loves Hart, too? The NHL, apparently! They’ve made him their rookie of the month for January. *cue Carter Hart/Baby Shark song* It’s a deserved title, Hart’s had a pretty stellar January—he closed out the…
“I considered returning to the Avalanche, but they are struggling (losing six of their past seven) and I didn’t want to take any space under the salary cap. I didn’t want to return to the Flyers after all my foot problems the last time I was there.” –Peter Forsberg, via Toronto SunThank you, Peter. If…
Early on this season, it was fair to say Ivan Provorov was having a rough go around, and was not the Flyers best defenseman. His underlying numbers were mediocre to below-average, and he wasn’t producing at his scoring pace from last season. Since the new year, however, his underlying numbers are improving, and the points…
The Flyers beat the Penguins today 6-3 and took sole-possession of second place in the East and now trail the New York Rangers by only two points with about a hundred games in hand. B&P’s Take: Honestly the best game of the year for the Flyers. They played a strong, solid 60 minutes and Marty…
They say that eight is great. The Philadelphia Flyers have now won eight-straight games and are red hot! Carter Hart was outstanding once again, making 41 saves on 42 shots. Sean Couturier and Jake Voracek paced the Orange and Black on offense. The win gave the Flyers their 2000th victory in franchise history, making them…
photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images via d.yimg.com [AP Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Extended Stats] – [NHL.com Highlights] That was a good old fashioned butt-whoopin’ there, that’s what that was. I don’t have an answer honestly. It was just an awful effort by our hockey team, right through our lineup. … We were awful tonight. We…
It isn’t just Philadelphia Flyers’ fans who are recognizing how well Carter Hart is playing. After he was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month honors for January just a few days ago, Hart has now been named the Second Star of the Week across the league for the week ending on February 3rd. Here’s…
Tonight’s game begins at 7:30 p.m. ET and can be: Seen on TV locally in Philadelphia and nationally in the US via NBC Sports Network (or via stream on the MyTeams App) Seen on TV locally in New York via MSG Seen on TV nationally in Canada via Sportsnet Heard on radio locally via 97.5…
Welcome back readers! Today I wrap up my look back on the Flyers drafting history in European countries. I’ll be taking a look at the second half of the skaters. The following list is made up of draft picks from Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. European Skaters II Draft Round…