Were it not for an excellent game from their goaltender, the Flyers may not have walked out of this game with a win. Razor did have an excellent game, though, and he supported the team through a tense third so that they could slide into the Olympic break with a 2-1 win over Calgary. The…
Today’s matinee will be the last game the Flyers play before the Olympic break and, by all estimations, it looks like it will be a great way to say goodbye to NHL hockey for a while. Here’s a hot take for you: the Calgary Flames are not very good. But just how bad are they?…
*Reminder: Please keep all discussion related to the Olympics to the Olympics thread. Let’s keep the Fly By spoiler-free.* *The Flyers won their final game heading into the break, and that was awesome. RECAP! Scoring chance summary for the game here. *Meltzer on Saturday’s game and with some interesting thoughts on advanced stats and Nicklas…
Nick Cousins Birthdate: July 20, 1993 (age 20) Acquired via: Drafted 68th overall (3rd round) in 2011 Current Team/League: Adirondack Phantoms, AHL Nationality: Canada (Belleville, Ontatio) Size: 5’11”, 177 poundsContract: Two-way contact ($70,000 per year in AHL, $811,667 per year in NHL) through 2016 When the Flyers nabbed Nick Cousins in the third round of…
Friendly, on-going reminder: Please keep all Olympics discussion to the Olympics post so that the Fly By can remain spoiler-free. Thanks! *Meltzer recaps the Flyers‘ day two Olympic hockey performances. [Hockeybuzz] *ASF recaps them too. [Flyers] *CSN Philly has a little Olympics Q&A session with Kimmo Timonen, Michael Raffl, and Andrej Meszaros. *Midterm 25 Under…
Friendly, on-going reminder: Please keep all Olympics discussion to the Olympics post so that the Fly By can remain spoiler-free. Thanks! *Single-elimination Olympic playoffs begin (began, really) today! ASF offers his predictions for the tournament. [Flyers] *Switzerland has few NHLers, but they may be the team no one wants to face in an elimination game….
Friendly, on-going reminder: Please keep all Olympics discussion to the Olympics post so that the Fly By can remain spoiler-free. Thanks! *Biggest thing that happened this weekend? T.J. Oshie became a household name. [SB Nation] [Flyers] [Puck Daddy] *A goal-by-goal breakdown of what made Oshie so successful during that crazy shootout. [SBN] *Full roundup of…
*The Flyers won again! Wearing those wrongly colored jerseys! And don’t know about you guys, but your author found herself really liking Ryan Hartman rather quickly. Welcome to the madness, my dude. Anyhoo, the game. RECAP! [BSH] *So about Ryan Hartman… if you’re not terribly familiar with him, here’s what we can expect from the…
*The trade deadline is fast approaching and Paul Holmgren says he doesn’t foresee any big moves for the Flyers. So gird your loins, because there will probably be big moves for the Flyers. [Daily News] *Flyers talk post-practice about staying focused. [Flyers] *It looks like the Buffalo Sabres might have themselves a fire sale. [SB…
*This was kind of a crappy weekend if you’re a fan of USA hockey. Friday afternoon we lost the chance to play for gold and Saturday we lost the bronze, both in exceptionally pathetic fashion. *But hooray for Kimmo! [Flyers] *Good news is we get to blame Dan Bylsma for the collapse. [Puck Daddy] *Sunday,…