It’s been a while since I posted the game-by-game scoring chance results (sorry, I’ll try get them out soon), I’ve still been recording the chances for all the games and I thought a chance summary was more interesting anyway. The Flyers chance summary for games 1-11 can be found here. Total team chances: Games 1-22…
Paul Holmgren gave me a shout about a month and a half ago and we talked back and forth a little bit, and I was real happy to hear his voice and get the invitation. I told him a while back that I would fly down and have some fun. I hadn’t seen Johnny in…
One of the finer points of HBO 24/7 Flyers–Rangers has been the accompanying soundtrack, whether it’s because the songs are good or because the lyrics happen to fit the story perfectly. But one of the problems is that apparently, those in post-production at HBO are total hipsters, and half of the songs are completely outside…
Brayden Schenn is injured. Paul Holmgren confirmed to the media this afternoon, as passed along by Tim Panaccio, that he has a broken left foot, likely suffered when blocking a shot in the game on Wednesday night against Montreal. Damn you, P.K. Subban. Schenn was reportedly seen with a boot on his foot leaving the…
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] After the Flyers raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first seven minutes, my mind inevitably started to wander to other topics. “I really need to do laundry.” “I wonder what I would look like with blue hair?” “What is Vanna White’s…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Recaps: [BSH] [Pension Plan Puppets] [SB Nation Philly] [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [delcotimes.com] [Flyers Faithful] [Daily News] [NHL Hot Stove] Tim Panaccio has a source that says Sean Couturier will not be sent back to Juniors. In the same…
In the interest of catching up, the chance data for the Sabres, Devils, Blue Jackets, Lightning, Panthers and Hurricanes games can be found in the BSH archives or the Scoring Chances section without analysis. The Flyers more than doubled the Coyotes in scoring chances for this game, finishing 18-8 in total and ahead 10-7 at…
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] After the Flyers raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first seven minutes, my mind inevitably started to wander to other topics. “I really need to do laundry.” “I wonder what I would look like with blue hair?” “What is Vanna White’s…
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] This having-a-lead-and-then-giving-it-up thing is getting to be a trend, as for the fourth game in a row tonight in Ottawa, the Philadelphia Flyers gave up a lead beyond the midway point of the hockey game. After yesterday’s win over the Senators in Philly,…
There were trade rumors surrounding James van Riemsdyk. Probably not so much anymore. The 22-year old has joined the ever-growing list of NHL players with a concussion. Via the Flyers and Paul Holmgren: “James was hit in the head in each of our last two games. He reported yesterday, not feeling like himself. He will…