Now that finals are over (Finally!) and we looked at the Phantoms’ rookies, why not see how VUKOTA is doing so far for the Flyers? If you remember, VUKOTA predicted a fairly similar team performance, but individuals were projected to return to a level closer to what was expected last year – as opposed to…
UPDATE: News is official. Paul Holmgren has done a commendable job as general manager over the last four years, according to Ed Snider and Peter Luukko, and as a result, they’ll be awarding him with a three-year contract extension later this week. That’s the report this morning from our friend Anthony SanFilippo at the Delaware…
On January 17, 1989, the Vancouver Canucks beat the Philadelphia Flyers in Vancouver. 11 months later, the Berlin Wall fell. The Flyers haven’t lost in Vancouver since. Does that mean anything? Of course not, especially considering Paul Holmgren was head coach, not general manager back in 1989. That doesn’t mean it’s not fun to mention,…
[Box Score] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Pittsburgh Reaction][Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] PHILADELPHIA — Evgeni Malkin played tonight for the first time in four games, and boy, did he wind up having a big night. It looked for a while tonight like Malkin would…
Scottie Upshall was suspended two games today by the NHL for his hit on Oskars Bartulis last night. Bartulis left the game with a shoulder injury and today, the Flyers announced that he’s out with “left shoulder instability” (that’s a new one) and that he’ll undergo more testing tomorrow. While the team was essentially non-committal…
With Michael Leighton clearing waivers, the Flyers have made a major move in terms of the salary cap and their depth chart. First things first: Brian Boucher and Sergei Bobrovsky are your NHL goalies. This makes that clear. But what happens if one of them goes down with an injury? You have to think Johan…
[Boxscore] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Toronto Reaction] [Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] After last night’s nightmare of a third period against the Sharks in Philadelphia, the Flyers weren’t going to let another 4-1 lead slip away. They took care of their business, learning from…
Continuing with our Year End Awards, it’s now time to pick one Unsung Hero of 2010. The nominees… Ian Laperriere, #14 There’s no doubt that Lappy is a hero in all of our minds, and that he’ll go down as a legend for what he did in the playoffs last season. This award is for…
Short recap tonight because my Internet hasn’t been cooperating over the last few days, but really, on a night like tonight, there’s no need to get really into the details of the game, right? The Philadelphia Flyers, leaders of the Eastern Conference for most of the season, are officially playoff bound after surviving a late…
Ready… and, deep breaths. Chris Pronger left the third period of last night’s game with one of those dreaded lower-body injuries, and immediately we all jumped into a frenzy. Not the knee. Not the knee. For the love of God, not the knee. Hey, it’s not the knee. Frank Seravalli of the Daily News has…