Mike Richards goal on the powerplay is about the only decent thing to write about from the first period. The three other power plays in the first resulted in zero chances and one against, while the Senators scored on one of their two powerplay chances. The Flyers were outchanced 7-3, with Richards getting two of…
The first period was filled with penalties and bad plays by Michael Leighton. Unsurprisingly, the Sabres took advantage of their powerplays to score two goals on four chances. The Flyers didn’t manage a single chance on their powerplays, which included some 5v3 time. The chances for that period were 7-7, with all seven of the…
We recently looked at how balanced zone shifts compare a player against his peers in their ability to shift play from one end to the other, as judged by where shifts start and end. Why not do the same thing with shots? After the jump, I’ll describe a new balanced Corsi metric that compares a…
As this game got underway, I thought the Flyers had absolutely no chance to win it. With favorite son Rod Brind’Amour being honored, Carolina would have their most pumped crowd of the season in the building. The Hurricanes were sure to come out with far more fire than the Flyers (coming off two impressive wins…
Kris Versteeg‘s excited to be a member of the Philadelphia Flyers, and apparently, his new coach is happy to have him. Courtesy of the thankless work of the Flyers PR department, you can find a transcript of his entire talk with reporters after the jump. First, some bullet points: Lavi hopes that Versteeg will play…
BSH Radio returns this week with a rousing game of Flyers trivia between Justin F., our reigning champion, and Pardini36, a worthy challenger for sure. We won’t give away any of the details, but you’ll want to hear about the time Pardini slept in an elevator. Oh, and we need a challenger for next week……
Nikolay Zherdev has cleared waivers today, according to Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly.com. This means that he stays in the Philadelphia Flyers organization, and now, there are options. – The Flyers could keep him right where he is now — in the press box. He’ll still be unhappy and he’ll still be the same old Zherdev….
A new statistic has evolved in the community over the last several weeks. It’s called Balanced Zone Shifts (BZS) and aims to look at how good players are at moving the play from the defensive end to the offensive end.After the jump, we’ll walk through how it came about and how we might use it….
The Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy is handed out each year to an NHL player who, according to the League, “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” Each of the 30 local chapters of the Professional Hockey Writers Association nominate one player from the team they cover before the award is handed…