As I’ve written elsewhere, one of my major concerns for this off-season has been where the defensive minutes will come from. The Flyers shipped off two forwards in Mike Richards and Jeff Carter who were consistently among the team leaders in tough minutes played. In return, they got one guy (Wayne Simmonds) who plays tough…
19: The number of goals scored by the Adirondack Phantoms through four games this season. That’s second in the AHL only to the Manchester Monarchs, who have 20 goals scored in five games. What’s that, The Hockey News? The Phantoms are going to be the worst team in the East this year, despite the fact…
Good news! Remember that whole thing about how the Flyers didn’t anticipate any public sale of Winter Classic tickets? Well, hey… there’s a very slim chance that you can get your hands on some of the few tickets that will be made publicly available, after all. The NHL announced today that there will be a…
10: the number of skaters who have played for the Flyers with 11-letter last names. Harry Zolnierczyk became the 10th last night in Ottawa. The full list: Dmitry Afanasenkov (2006-07), Nolan Baumgartner (06-07), Rory Fitzpatrick (07-08), Ross Fitzpatrick (82-86), Kent Manderville (99-02), Branko Radivojevic (03-06), Myron Stankiewicz (68-69), James van Riemsdyk (09-present), and Dennis Ververgaert…
Good news! Remember that whole thing about how the Flyers didn’t anticipate any public sale of Winter Classic tickets? Well, hey… there’s a very slim chance that you can get your hands on some of the few tickets that will be made publicly available, after all. The NHL announced today that there will be a…
Bye-bye, Blair Betts. Bob McKenzie of TSN reports that Blair Betts has been claimed off the waiver wire by the Montreal Canadiens. Oskars Bartulis (phew) and Matt Walker remain with the club, and it appears as though Walker will start the season with the Flyers, apparently on a pairing with Braydon Coburn. That would make…
Via Tim McManus of the Glens Falls Post Star, some absolutely great news regarding tickets to the outdoor events at Citizens Bank Park: Tickets for Phantoms outdoor game w/ Hershey at Citizens Bank Park on Jan. 6 have just gone on sale exclusively at phantomshockey.com To get your hands on these, head to this link…
Here’s what we had to say back on July 1, when Terry Pegula and his shiny new toy, the Buffalo Sabres, threw all kinds of excited money at former Philadelphia Flyers forward Ville Leino: The Buffalo Sabres signed him to an unbelievably obscene six year, $27 million contract today. The deal was announced by the…
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] I’m starting to think that HBO scripted tonight’s game and it was all a farce, because damn, that was just about too perfect. Jaromir Jagr scored the goal that put the Flyers ahead for good in the second period — and saluted a…
Tampa Bay Lightning fans are getting awfully defensive defending the boring-as-rocks defensive strategy their team employs. From our pals at SB Nation’s Raw Charge: So Comcast has set the media narrative, as we’ve seen it on Versus since the 2011 NHL Playoffs when the Tampa Bay Lightning kept surprising the big-shots of the NHL: Guy…