Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news… Recaps: [BSH] [Winging It In Motown] [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [Flyers Faithful] [Daily News] [The Checking Line] Ilya Bryzgalov, in his post-game interview with John Boruk, told Boruk “Shhhhhh”: [the700level] Video of the Mark Howe retirement ceremony: [the700level] Video of the Niklas Kronwall hit…
7:30 p.m., CONSOL Energy CenterPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaGame 2, Eastern QuarterfinalsFlyers lead series, 1-0TV: CSN, NBCSN, TSN, Root RADIO: 610 WIP — not 94 WIPPENS BLOG: PensBurgh Game 1 wasn’t a perfect win, but it was a win, and it put the Flyers in clear control of this Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. But…
For those of you who like me have spent your last month or so on the road and paying little attention to hockey outside of the St. Louis Blues‘ waiver wire, let’s catch up on what the Philadelphia Flyers situation is right now: The Flyers are fifth in the East with six games remaining. With…
Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell are among the 12 NHL players who participated in a preview video (above) for a new equal rights campaign called You Can Play. They’ll be making their national debut during NBC’s coverage of Rangers vs. Bruins on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. The mission statement of the group, via their website:…
A Mother’s Day video! With American Olympians! Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms who read Broad Street Hockey. You are incredible. And speaking of mom, my wonderful mother handcrafts these really cool Flyers bracelets that we sell through the BSH Store. (She takes custom orders, too.) Support my mom and buy your mom an…
Two big-time nationally televised games this weekend gave us a good measure of how the Philadelphia Flyers are playing right now, and we have to be happy about coming out of it with three points. The attention paid to these games also made them a nice window into how fans view the team. While Geoff’s…
The Eastern Conference playoff race is starting to get pretty interesting. The Penguins are surging and completely healthy, while the Devils and Flyers are both hanging with each other in the middle of the pack. The Boston Bruins are sinking like Tim Thomas in a swimming pool and the New York Rangers are playing just…
We’ll worry about the Rangers in a bit, don’t worry. – Travis If there’s one single thing that can sum up our general disdain of the Pittsburgh Penguins and their fan base, it’s the general holier-than-thou attitude summed up here: See, I KNOW this: W or L, Pens will handle series w/class &character. Flyers, their…
Two big-time nationally televised games this weekend gave us a good measure of how the Philadelphia Flyers are playing right now, and we have to be happy about coming out of it with three points. The attention paid to these games also made them a nice window into how fans view the team. While Geoff’s…
Claude Giroux isn’t one of the three finalists for the Hart Trophy, and while there seems to be a lot of outrage over that this afternoon, I don’t see it as a big deal. It’s not that he’s undeserving of a nod as a finalist, but in the end, a nomination simply doesn’t make all…