*Let’s kick off the week with Kurt’s excellent piece on the likelihood that Steve Mason will be awesome for the Philadelphia Flyers. (BSH) *Meltzer on the Flyers’ new Swedish scout and Nick Cousin’s preparation for the transition to pro. *This is a little old, but why not: a full review of the Flyers’ 2013 draft….
*Kurt takes a look at the Flyers‘ puck-moving defensemen can contribute offensively. (BSH) *Peter Laviolette is excited about the upcoming season. (Flyers) *Meltzer on the legacy of the great John LeClair. (Hockeybuzz) *Danny Briere is starting to feel at home with his new team. (Hockey Inside/Out) *”When [Claude Giroux is on the penalty kill], almost…
*Happy Friday, hockey fans! For the players, hockey season started yesterday. Who knew! (Backhand Shelf) *Meltzer continues his offseason list-making, this time with the Flyers ten best and worst enforcers. (Hockeybuzz) *Bernie Parent thinks that there is a lot to like about Philadelphia sports right now. (Philly.com) *Are the Flyers going to be able to…
*It’s August! This means we’ve only a month and a half until sweet, sweet NHL hockey returns to our otherwise empty lives. In the meantime, here’s some hockey news: *Meltzer lists the top-ten offensive defensemen in Flyers history. (Hockeybuzz) *Another look at the can’t-miss games in the upcoming season. (CSN Philly) *A couple of former…
*Kurt & T-Hughes are back on the air tonight! And they’re having one of our new neighbors over so be on your best behavior, ‘kay? *Meltzer looks at Peter Laviolette vs. Ken Hitchcock. (Hockeybuzz) *This is a video of some Philadelphia Flyers, with skates on, on an ice surface. That should be enough to get…
*Flight Plan was pretty enjoyable eh? Made me yearn for more HBO 24/7. I dug it, except for one glaring problem. Nevermind. ASF made sense of this via tweets. Watch here if you missed it, and check it here for our review/reactions. *Team USA made some roster cuts at the Junior Evaluation Camp yesterday. (WCHB)…
*Friday, the game lost one of its greats, as Jody Shelley decided to hang up his skates. Seriously though, best of luck to Shelley as he joins the Blue Jackets broadcast team. (BSH) *Meltzer’s thoughts on Shelley, as well as a look at the Flyers’ goaltending coach. *Zac Rinaldo tells ASF that he’s one of…
*Today the Flyers debut their awesome behind-the-scenes web series called “Flight Plan”. (BSH) *Meltzer on WJC Camp, Day 2. (Hockeybuzz) *On why NHL teams extend lucrative contracts to players in a “rotten core”. (Puck Daddy) *Big news yesterday was the finalization of the sale of the Coyotes. While this keeps them in Glendale for the…
*Last night’s BSH Radio meeting with our new friends over at The Cannon went swimmingly. If you missed out, listen here. *The preseason schedule came out! We’re so close to sweet, sweet NHL hockey and yet, so far. (NHL) *Remember Andreas Noodle? He’s playing in Switzerland now. (Flyers Faithful) *Anthony Stolarz played pretty well in…
The Flyers vs. Capitals rookie game was canceled a year ago due to the NHL lockout, but the two teams will get together again this year on September 9 in Arlington, Va. for the sixth annual event. The game will take place at 3 p.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Washington’s practice facility, and the Caps…