The two teams traded chances throughout the first period, with the Flyers moving ahead 6-4 with two late chances. There was a stretch of eight minutes where neither team got a chance, until Scott Hartnell‘s goal put the Flyers in the lead. The second period started poorly for the Flyers, with Nathan Gerbe scoring on…
In the last day or two, I’ve been posting some of the findings from the with-or-without-you scripts I put together to look at how pairs of players perform together. Yesterday I questioned the reported lines and in particular the reported decision to put Nodl with Carter and Giroux. Nodl didn’t end up playing on that…
All the beat writers are all-aTwitter about Sergei Bobrovsky not having a locker stall in Buffalo. Instead, Michael Leighton does. As Brian Boucher was the first goalie off the ice at today’s morning skate, he is your starter. As Leighton has his equipment in a stall and Bobrovsky does not, he is your backup. It…
You could call the February 22 game against the Phoenix Coyotes at Wells Fargo Center one of those where the 2010-11 regular season began to go south for the Philadelphia Flyers. Heading into that evening, the team was on a roll — 15 wins in 20 games, dating back to the beginning of January. They…
With the recent scratching of Sergei Bobrovsky in favor of Michael Leighton, a lot has been made about who is better “coming off the bench”. Set aside for a moment the (completely reasonable) objection of “if we’re worried about the backup goalie playing, the Flyers have much bigger problems” and let’s look into this. Rather…
Let’s play a game of true or false, shall we? The Flyers power play is awful. True. Probably truer than you even realize. Most people look at conversion percent, where the Flyers’ #20 rank is a bit below average. But conversion percentage includes a ton of shooting percentage luck — it takes much more than…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… (They were 26-8-4 with Nodl on Richards’ wing) Recaps of last night’s panic-inducing match: [BSH] [Inquirer] [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly] [Daily News] [Flyers Goal Scored By…] [The700level.com] [Flyer Files] How bad is it for the Flyers? Some not-good numbers: [Frequent…
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals — Sabres lead series, 1-0[Box Score] – [Game Page] – [Quotes] – [Buffalo Reaction][Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] PHILADELPHIA — All the Buffalo Sabres needed to beat the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 was to take a penalty. When Shoane Morrisonn (who the hell named…
UPDATE 7:31 p.m.: Shelley has been suspended ten games. He’ll sit for the five remaining preseason games and the first five games of the regular season. Talk about sending a message. Jody Shelley was likely expecting a suspension today. But I doubt he expected to sit for as long as he’s apparently going to be…
Peter Laviolette announced it this afternoon to a throng of reporters. Sergei Bobrovsky is your playoff starter. Officially, set in stone. He’ll get the start next week when the Flyers host Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (which isn’t a jinx — they’ve clinched home ice, at least). Bob will also start on Friday…