Finally, hockey is upon us. Well, almost. The Flyers started their rookie camp this week, and the story has already shifted from “Does JVR impress enough to win a spot?” and “Is Patrick Maroon a credible threat to make the opening night roster?” to “Flyers invite two players to camp, both could make team.” The…
The one major problem people seem to have with Scott Hartnell is that he’s just a stupid hockey player. Yeah, he has skill, works hard, and gives you everything he has, but he takes a ton of terrible penalties along the way. I’ve heard the saying “it’s easy to kill off the good penalties, but…
Multiple sources are reporting that Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Randy Jones will be put on waivers by the team in the next 24 hours. Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly, Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News, and Anthony SanFillippo of the Delaware County Times have all reported the news out of Voorhees this afternoon, although the…
(That picture is priceless, no? Captions welcome in the comments section) Continuing the promise to move these along, voting has ended on #6. Claude Giroux managed to win by 7% of the vote. The results are still available below. This round looks to be quite interesting as there are many players worthy of the next…
A week after hitting the free agent market, former Flyers goalie Antero Niittymaki has opted to head to Russia. Ironically, he will suit up for Atlant Moscow Oblast, the former team of Ray Emery — one of the players who forced him out of Philadelphia. Niittymaki had been with the orange and black for six…
photo via d.yimg.com The Flyers have shuffled around lines, and the wake of these moves, the teams’ most consistently effective scoring line has been split up. The offense has looked stagnant over the last two games, and we understood moves were coming. Danny Briere needs a chance, as he has yet to record a point…
photo by Elsa/Getty Images via d.yimg.com This whole hockey thing is pretty fun. The Flyers played a great game tonight, powered by Simon Gagne, Scottie Upshall, and Antero Niittymaki, and they beat the best team in the East on their home ice 4-2. Due to the health of the club, they were able to roll…
The Flyers had a ridiculously tough schedule this weekend, flying down to Phoenix from San Jose to play two games in less than 24 hours, dealing with a time zone change and a team who had the previous night off. With those excuses in mind, the Flyers turned in a pretty lethargic performance in what…
photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images via d.yimg.com [AP Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Extended Stats] – [NHL.com Highlights] While Sabres fans are contemplating the end of their season tonight, the Flyers are looking ahead at what could be a bright postseason. For the second straight game, the Flyers offense exploded, the defense buckled down, and the…
[ Recap ] – [Boxscore] – [Complete Coverage] – [Detroit Reaction] Opening preseason play at the Wachovia Center seemed to spark the Flyers as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead slightly over seven minutes into the first period, never to look back. James van Riemsdyk scored twice to lead the Flyers, furthering his quest…