The Philadelphia Flyers and the Toronto Maple Leafs both have reputations for being aggressive and physical, and really, that’s putting things delicately. The Flyers, a perennial leader in penalties, currently lead the league with 980 (!) total penalty minutes. After a significant gap, because really, how can you compete with nearly a thousand penalty minutes,…
In recent games against the Penguins, coach Craig Berube has been matching Sean Couturier primarily against Sidney Crosby, and the results have been pretty darn good. Yesterday, in particular, was amazing. We all remember the 2012 playoffs when then-coach Peter Laviolette consistently matched Sean Couturier against Evgeni Malkin. The result was awesome, with the rookie…
Voracek: “With 40 seconds left, you better be pretty god damn sure to make that call.” — Frank Seravalli (@DNFlyers) March 12, 2014 Voracek on disallowed goal: “Fucking unbelievable. It’s a joke,” — David Strehle (@DStrehleTFP) March 12, 2014 Thoughts? Did Anton Volchenkov push Scott Hartnell into Martin Brodeur? Was Brodeur even impeded by Hartnell?…
*The Flyers dropped another attempt at a comeback on Saturday. Lost to the Leafs in OT. Recap! *Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds made their basketball debut Sunday with the Harlem Globetrotters. Looked pretty fun. *The Flyers shutdown line, centered by Sean Couturier’s beard, continues to impress. [Flyers] *Tim Panaccio held another Twitter Q&A, this time…
An almost-daily column that takes a look back at how the Philadelphia Flyers have fared on this day, recalling some of the more memorable moments, achievements, and events that shaped the organization throughout the club’s storied history The Flyers have put together an 11-6-4-0 all-time mark in 21 games played on March 18 – including…
*Two games against the Pens, two wins, four points. Couldn’t have asked for a better start to this tough stretch of games. Recap of Saturday’s rout here; recap of Sunday’s win here. We’ve also got a scoring chance summary for yesterday’s game courtesy of BSHer Andrew D. Fantastic stuff. *Sean Couturier was an absolute beast…
The Flyers can overcome any obstacle. That much is obvious. Chicago charged out of the gate and scored two goals in four minutes to open this one up. The first was the product of a Brayden Schenn turnover in the offensive zone. When play moved quickly back into the Flyers zone, Schenn overcommitted. Veteran annoyance…
With the Flyers hosting a four game home stand against a handful of strong competition, I certainly hope that the “all ice is home ice” saying is put to rest. For a team that held a ten game win streak at the Wells Fargo Center earlier in the season, perhaps playing at home will still…
Last Thursday, Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds scored what would end up being the game-winning goal in the Flyers’ 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Here was that goal, which came with 7:39 remaining in the game. The tally was Simmonds’ second of the game and 23rd of the year. (He would go on to get…
*One, one win. Two, two wins. Three, three exciting wins. Four, four wins in a row ah ah ah! RECAP! *Wayne Simmonds was on fire last night. [Flyers] *Luke Schenn has never made the NHL playoffs in his career. He’s itching to change that. [Daily News] *Scott Hartnell wants everyone to know what an awesome…