Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes … More series previews: [SB Nation Philly] [SBNation.com] [delcotimes.com] [CSNPhilly] [wpxi.com] [The Checking Line] [Hockey Prospectus] Nicklas Grossmann expects to play Wednesday: [CSNPhilly] [delcotimes.com] As does Danny Briere: [CSNPhilly] [Frequent Flyers] Claude Giroux likes being The Guy: [Inquirer] Ilya Bryzgalov…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news… Recaps: [Lighthouse Hockey] [CSNPhilly] [Flyers Faithful] [Inquirer] [The Checking Line] [delcotimes] Peter Laviolette had to throw the gum to the floor rather early last night: [Daily News] James van Riemsdyk is out with a broken foot. That whole “he’s the new Carter”…
*So yesterday was finally Flyers Day over at the league’s website, and they had some good stuff for us. First up, something we’ve been hearing about a lot lately: just how good our prospects are. [NHL.com] *Speaking of awesome prospects, next up on our 25 Under 25 is Oska Lindblom. [BSH] *In fact the Flyers…
The Flyers may not have won much on the ice this past season, but they finally do have a title they can call their own: ESPN.com’s Best Prospect Pipeline. The BSH Radio crew is here to break down that list, from Nolan Patrick to Matthew Strome. The pipeline’s dramatic improvement under Ron Hextall is discussed,…
*25 Under 25 gets farther into the top ten with big Phil Myers who is DEFINITELY making the team this year. Bank it. [BSH] *Shayne Gostisbehere is READY to crush this season and folks maybe we should start getting excited for the hockey season. [Inquirer] *Jaromir Jagr is, unbelievably, still a free agent. Come back…
*This summer has flown by eh? Know what else has flown by? Our 25 Under 25 series! We’re already into the top five! And coming in at that #5 spot is Travis Konecny. [BSH] *Flyers assistant general manager Chris Pryor has some thoughts on the newest Flyers additions, as well as various and sundry other…
*In case you guys missed the big news yesterday, our own Charlie O’Connor is going to be heading up the Flyers portion of the brand new Philadelphia outpost of The Athletic. We are super sad to lose him but super super happy that he’s going to be covering our favorite team full-time. Give The Athletic…
The Flyers have the best prospect group in the NHL, which means that the annual rookie camp that takes place just prior to the full NHL training camp this fall will be particularly lit. And as has been the case in eight of the last 10 years, rookie camp will close this fall with a…
*…but the Flyers are finally going to retire Eric Lindros’ number. It took way too long for this day to come, but then again it took way too long for him to get his place in the Hall. It’s nice to see Big E get what he deserves, though. And he deserves to hang in…
*Folks we are coming to the end of summer and as such, the end of our 25 Under 25 series. We had a tie at #3 though, which is kind of cool. First #3, Shayne Gostisbehere. [BSH] *And the second #3, surely with a bullet, is #2 overall pick Nolan Patrick. [BSH] *Given that these…