This one won’t be easy. The Canucks may have been playing middle of the road hockey earlier in the season, but now they’re establishing themselves as legitimate contenders for playoffs in a tough Pacific division. With a stretch of great play, Vancouver is going to be tough to beat. There are a handful of pluses…
Resilient is not a word anyone would have used to describe the Philadelphia Flyers in the beginning of the season, and now, past the halfway mark, it’s pretty much the only word to describe them. A sleepy start would result in a two goal deficit halfway through the second period, Phoenix up 3-1. That resilient…
I don’t think anyone will be surprised if the Flyers game ranks as the second most popular sports contest in Philadelphia today. On the off-chance you will be watching along with me, it’ll probably be a messy one. The Flyers are coming off a loss to the Avalanche, the first loss of their six game…
*The Flyers are finally back East tonight to take on the Devils at 730. Check back later for the pregame write-up; in the meantime, check out this fanpost on Marty, puck handling, and the NJ Devils. *Both The Inquirer and CSN Philly have noticed that Claude Giroux is more effective the fewer minutes he plays….
*While the Eagles were playing, we got another exciting come-from-behind win from the Flyers. Recap! *The Flyers are finally coming back East this week and they’re bringing eight points with them. [CSN Philly] *Do the Flyers have a secretly elite penalty kill? [BSH] *The Flyers defense has been focused during the team’s climb in the…
*The Flyers have jumped up quite a bit in the latest SB Nation power rankings. [SB Nation] *Zac Rinaldo is out six weeks with a high ankle sprain. That’s either terrible or great depending on your view of Zac Rinaldo. [Flyers] *ASF takes a look at the Flyers’ absolutely outstanding penalty kill. [Flyers] *We’re all…
On this week’s episode of Flyperbole, Steve and Craig talk about Wayne Simmonds being traded to the Nashville Predators. The two also talk about Ryan Hartman and Carter Hart’s injury while also talking about other trades that went down during yesterday’s trade deadline. Make sure to follow us on twitter @Flyperbole and @Sports_Are_Bad. Also follow…
*What an excellent homecoming from the boys last night. Andrej Meszaros had three points! Zac Rinaldo scored a goal! It was nuts. RECAP! *The Flyers have shown over the past few weeks that, if nothing else, they’re capable of coming back when they’re down. [Philly.com] *Part one of a midseason scoring chance review from BSHer…
In a stunning display of déjà vu, the Flyers once again suffered from a slow start in today’s matinee against the Lightning. A giveaway at neutral ice by Nicklas Grossmann made the Flyers pay early. It was one of those plays that you can see developing even before it happens. You could see Grossmann’s gears…
If win streaks have anything to say on the matter, home ice advantage has been pretty intimidating in the past couple months and everyone is hoping that today proves no different. The Flyers will try to make it eleven straight wins while playing at the Wells Fargo in today’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning….