Lawsuit possible against “irresponsible” blogger

According to the Inquirer this morning, Comcast-Spectacor is contemplating a lawsuit against a previously unknown Philadelphia blogger who spread a rumor last week about Scott Hartnell, his wife Lisa, and Jeff Carter. The blogger who spread the rumor, which was quickly rejected by Flyers PR staff, the Hartnell’s, and Carter, is a Temple University senior…

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Fan Confidence Holds Steady, Sits At 70.8 Percent

The Broad Street Hockey Fan Confidence Rating is a measurement of how confident fans are in the current direction of the organization as a whole. Voters take into account the team’s on-ice performance, management and coaching decisions, and the overall status of prospects and the farm system. If there’s one thing we’ve learned in our…

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Contextualizing Criticism of Danny Briere

With the large contract and less-than stellar numbers, Danny Briere has been a target of criticism in Philadelphia for the past two years – if not longer. With last year’s injury-shortened season, a lot was expected of him this year. Currently, he’s third on the team in points with 40, but that’s quite a way…

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Ranking the Flyers: Number 25

One day late, we crown Andreas Nodl #24. Now, there remains only 3 players who have NHL experience. Mike Richards Kimmo Timonen Jeff Carter Chris Pronger Simon Gagne Claude Giroux Ray Emery Scott Hartnell Braydon Coburn Danny Briere James van Riemsdyk Matt Carle Ryan Parent Ian Laperriere Darroll Powe Brian Boucher Arron Asham Mika Pyorala…

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Four Questions For Five For Howling

Yeah, that’s a tongue-twister.  Anyway, in an attempt to bring back our tradition of inter-conversing, our Travis asked their Travis some questions in preparation for tonight’s game.  Thanks to Travis for happily obliging. Head on over to Five For Howling for a full look at the Coyotes. Check after the jump for his thoughts on…

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Flyers Pound Sens, Win Fifth Straight 5-1

[Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Complete Coverage] – [OTT Reaction] Welcome back Danny Briere. In his first game back from a quad injury, Briere scored twice to power the Flyers past Ottawa tonight. Ray Emery made 22 saves against his former team, but this game goes under the “games you should win” category. Here, the Flyers…

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