Casual fans of the Philadelphia Flyers will scoff at the fact that we’re making a big deal about losing a fourth-line role player. But it’s not only the fact that the team lost Blair Betts to the Montreal Canadiens via waivers today, getting absolutely nothing in return, that pisses us off. It’s what such a…
The Flyers quietly announced the roster and schedule for next week’s rookie camp, the annual kick off to training camp, on Monday night, and with all the news on Tuesday, our story got bumped back a day. But never fear — that just means we’re a day closer to hockey. Real camp opens next Saturday,…
The annual Rookie Game is today at the Wells Fargo Center, with the Philadelphia Flyers playing host to the Washington Capitals. If you’ve yet to see the roster for the game, just head here and you can see the entire thing. We’ve picked out five guys from the roster that you should keep your eye…
What Harry Kalas said 10 years ago still rings true today. Never Forget.
PHILADELPHIA — We’re gonna be best friends with Brendan Shanahan. Tom Sestito is the next one who should expect a call down to the principal’s office this week after drilling Andre Deveaux from behind the first period of tonight’s preseason game against the New York Rangers. Sestito will likely be suspended and he deserves it….
Casual fans of the Philadelphia Flyers will scoff at the fact that we’re making a big deal about losing a fourth-line role player. But it’s not only the fact that the team lost Blair Betts to the Montreal Canadiens via waivers today, getting absolutely nothing in return, that pisses us off. It’s what such a…
During the playoffs last year, we started a new tracking project. By keeping track of when the puck enters the offensive zone, who brings it in, and how they bring it in, we’ve been able to pull out a lot of information about system and results. The team that wins the neutral zone will likely…
You’ve probably already seen the pictures, or even better, you’ve been to camp and have seen it all live in the flesh. But this is just the weirdest thing. Complete transcript of Saturday’s press conference: PAUL HOLMGREN: We just wanted more than anything to give Jaromir a chance to take care of you guys, and…
The final scoring chances for the Canucks vs.Flyers game reflected the even contest between these two teams, with the chance total ending at 17-17. The Flyers managed eight chances in the first period, largely due to spending a lot of time on the powerplay where they generated six chances. The second and third periods featured…
Many of you who were around Broad Street Hockey at the end of last season may remember that I started tracking the Flyers scoring chances, and I will continue to do so this season. For those of you who haven’t read about the scoring chance project undertaken by members in the hockey blogosphere, or for…