Jamie Langenbrunner has likely played his final game as captain of the New Jersey Devils, and according to several reports, the Flyers are one of the teams that are interested in acquiring the services of the 35-year-old former Cup winner. We chatted earlier today about the Flyers and their desire to improve the club at…
(Disclaimer: I saw nary a second of this game).This is the best the Flyers have looked all year.After the jump, questions answered and your comment of the night. Questions Answered: 1. Michael Leighton‘s first game since… you know. What’s the deal? Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Michael Leighton allowed four goals in…
About two years ago, the Flyers had one of “those” shifts, where they absolutely dominated play for well over a minute, tiring out the Buffalo Sabres in a display that ultimately led to a goal. Mike Richards, Mike Knuble, Simon Gagne, Braydon Coburn and Matt Carle participated in that shift. Here’s video: Then, there was…
We’ll hedge this with a few things. First, as we learned a year ago, the playoffs can be a mess and any team can wind up advancing all the way to the Cup Final despite their regular season troubles. Secondly, the Flyers are no guarantee to even make the playoffs yet (not until there’s an…
From Action News last night: Typical local news fluff, for sure, what with the awkward shot of them walking into the house with their jerseys on and all, but it’s fun to see the two guys in their natural habitat. Giroux’s even abnormally good at pool. HT: Crossing Broad
Setting the scene: despite a furious Rangers comeback, the Blueshirts were about to fall short. The Flyers are about to win the hockey game last night, and Brandon Prust was clearly irritated at that. So, he takes a run at Kimmo Timonen. To be completely fair, it was a clean hit from Prust. Timonen had…
[Box Score] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Florida Reaction][Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] PHILADELPHIA — Tonight was a bad game. The worst of the season. It was very, very bad, but we’re taking the Sean O’Donnell atttitude on tonight’s 5-0 shutout loss to the Florida…
Matt Walker needs hip surgery for the second time this season. No, not that hip. The other one. According to Tim Panaccio at CSN, Walker will need surgery on his left hip, not the same right hip that was fixed back in October. He’ll miss another six weeks, which is a lot shorter of a…
Chris Pronger talks hockey in great depths, describes his relationship with the media and doesn’t mind if he ends up with more wins than friends when all is said and done. Pronger has taken three different teams to the Stanley Cup finals in the last four years. That’s hardly a coincidence. “Hopefully I’ve had some…
2010 was a year of spectacular hockey moments in Philadelphia, but is it possible to single out just one of these moments and pick the BEST Moment of the year? We’re sure as hell going to try. The nominees, after the jump. Note that we tried to keep particular goals out of the mix here,…