The Flyers lone acquisition at the 2017 NHL trade deadline, at least as far as actual living, breathing human beings are concerned, is forward Valtteri Filppula, acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Filppula has an expensive contract, worth $5 million against the salary cap, with one more year left on it. He’s probably not worth…
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A few quick facts about tonight’s Flyers game, a 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes that is by almost any measure the worst game they have played this year: The Flyers, despite trailing for all but 7:11 of the game, were outshot 28-16 on the night. 16 shots is tied for the fewest shots on…
Hockey is an expensive sport – especially if you’re a goalie. Which is why it was probably all the more devastating when Jake Mattice, a grade 8 student in Belleville, Ontario, had his goalie equipment stolen from his dad’s car. Who does that? Steals a kid’s gear? That’s low. Via Quinte News, enter: Steve Mason,…
Today, the Flyers lost a 1-0 contest to the Los Angeles Kings at home in overtime. Jeff Carter (he used to play for the Flyers) (not a lot of people know that) (it’s rarely mentioned) scored the only goal in the contest, beating Michal Neuvirth about halfway through the 3-on-3 period while Brandon Manning and…
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Bracket season is upon us, and while the Flyers do not look like they will be on a bracket come this April, we have made our own. Jacques Plante famously was the first goaltender to sport a mask in 1959. Since then masks have grown and changed with the game around it. Gerry Cheevers first…
Brandon Manning is going to take a two-game seat. The Flyers defenseman delivered a late hit against Penguins forward Jake Guentzel in Saturday night’s Stadium Series game at Heinz Field, and today the NHL announced that he’s been suspended two games for the incident. Here’s the NHL’s ruling: The league notes that the hit made…
This story was originally published on March 3, 2017. It’s been updated now that Mason has signed a two-year, $8.2 million deal with the Winnipeg Jets on free agency day. When the Flyers signed Michal Neuvirth to a contract extension on 2017 NHL trade deadline day — a two-year contract extension, with a big raise,…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Flyers wasted a strong first period After a thoroughly underwhelming performance against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, the hope was that the Flyers would come out strong against a struggling St. Louis Blues squad. And that’s…