We’re not even 30 games into the regular season and Chris Pronger has been hit in the eye with a stick, he’s had a mysterious “virus” that knocked him out for over a week, and he’s had knee surgery. Now, he has a concussion. Or “concussion-like symptoms.” We’re going to go out on a limb…
First, we all wish Chris Pronger a quick and complete recovery. Eye injuries are scary and that is true even if he was not a hockey player. Pronger’s personal health is of the utmost concern. Second, the Flyers have a problem. You can’t replace Chris Pronger, but that’s just what the Flyers will have to…
Ridiculous. Keeping in mind that I only count a scoring chance as a bonafide shot from within a designated area, the Jets at one stage had 1 goal and 0 scoring chances. By the end of the second, the Jets had a total of 8 scoring chances and 6 goals, though the Randy Jones and…
5.35: Jonas Gustavsson’s absurd goals against average so far this season. He’s allowed nine goals on 61 shots in just two games so far for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gustavsson gets the start tonight for Toronto in place of the injured James Reimer. He’ll go up against Sergei Bobrovsky for the Flyers. Matt Walker and…
We’ve been pretty negative around here all summer, and honestly, we still feel that’s with good reason. We don’t like the addition (and the contract) of goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov. We felt Sergei Bobrovsky did an admirable job last year as a rookie, and that shedding two elite players in Jeff Carter and Mike Richards to…
Just going to quickly present a few facts: Sean Couturier is 18 years old. He is playing on the fourth line with Jody Shelley and Maxime Talbot, playing against other fourth line competition. These are not quality NHL minutes. He is playing on the penalty kill quite frequently, giving him a small share of valuable…
One of the biggest problems with actually attending a Winter Classic is the view you’ll get of the action after spending hundreds or perhaps thousands on your tickets. You’ll drop all that money, only to get to the stadium on game day and realize you can’t even see the game. It’s one of the hazards…
A bazillion: How many times you should watch this video of Danny Syvret: Offensive Dynamo raining hell down on the Milwaukee Admirals. Coincidentally, also the number of the new DS:OD shirts that you should buy. Sigh. At least we have…Lilja?
In years past, the Flyers have divided usage pretty strictly based on defensive skill. Forwards like Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, and Andreas Nodl consistently saw really tough minutes, where they were asked to start in their own end against top competition. That allowed players like Ville Leino, Daniel Briere, and Scott Hartnell to feast on…
Stefan Legein has been traded to the Los Angeles Kings, along with a sixth round pick, in exchange for those always-confusing “future considerations.” At this point in his Flyers career, Legein has just about zero value to the organization, and he’s probably the one player with a contract that made the most sense to get…