If you’re not caught up, let’s recap all the pertinent news of the last few days. Chris Pronger was injured on Thursday night. As a precaution, he’ll be sitting out tonight’s game in Ottawa. Erik Gustafsson was called up yesterday and will play in place of Pronger tonight. Also, Oskars Bartulis is apparently out for…
Jody Shelley tells why there’s still room for fighting in hockey and what kind of opponents are the toughest to face one on one. “Usually fights calm the game down”, he starts. “And that’s just the way it is; the fans really like to see fights.” “Sometimes it wakes up the team that doesn’t play…
Sergei Bobrovsky had a bit of a reputation in Russia as a successful goalie in shootouts. While Bobrovsky admits he likes shootouts, he plays down his success. “Why would you say I’m good at shootouts?”, he asks with a laugh. “Last game was my first shootout win in the NHL.” “I don’t have enough information…
Your 2011 March Madness bracket is already shot to hell, since you obviously picked Villanova or Temple to go all the way, so why not try your luck at this year’s hockey bracket? Announced on Sunday, the 2011 NCAA Division 1 hockey tournament begins on Friday at 3 p.m., and for the second year in…
After last week’s debacle of a radio show that will be thankfully tucked away in the abyss of my computer for the rest of time, we return this week with a new trivia challenger and a listen-able version of BSH Radio. Reigning champeen mikefive was challenged by Justin F., and much like an episode of…
There’s a lot to say about this mess of a series and this wild season we’ve all experienced together, but now isn’t exactly the time for rational thought. Just a lot of reactionary bullshit. We need clearer heads to make sense of anything that’s happened tonight, this week, this postseason and all year. The Bruins…
Paul Holmgren’s college tour continued on Thursday, as he signed Bemidji State forward Matt Read to a contract. The news came first via Eric Stromgren, a reporter in the Bemidji, Minn. area. Yes, BSU is in Minnesota, if you’ve never heard of it before. We won’t blame you for that. The Flyers have officially announced…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… A little twist to today’s thread. I’ve placed a pop-culture reference in every link blurb. If you can name them all you’ll have my eternal respect. Everybody tells me that it’s cool to be a cat….but not when they lose…
We have had many conversations about the Flyers propensity to trade draft picks. There are obviously two schools of thought on this – one says it’s working, keep doing it and the other says it’s dangerous and they need to keep their picks – and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. But what…
[Box Score] – [Game Page] – [New York Reaction] [Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] After a shootout loss to Pittsburgh where the Philadelphia Flyers‘ offense looked rather anemic, the team and its fans (okay, mostly the fans) were looking for a player to step up tonight on Long…