*Surprisingly, Mark Streit turned into the Flyers best defenseman by the time this season ended. [BSH] *The Flyers’ front office is busy laying the groundwork for the City of Philadelphia’s first NHL draft. [Inquirer] *Meltzer on the likelihood that the Flyers will trade up or otherwise made a splash at the draft. [Hockeybuzz] *Late yesterday…
*Might as well get this over with: revisiting the Carter and Richards trades. Again. [Hockeybuzz] *Looking ahead to the top-ten forwards in the upcoming draft. [CSN Philly] *The Flyers want you to vote for Ray Emery’s save of the year. [Flyers] *Sunday night’s Kings–Blackhawks game seven set a ratings record for NBCSN. [Puck Daddy] *The…
As far as high-end offensive forwards go, Ivan Barbashev is definitely among the top in this 2014 NHL draft class. Like many of his big name Russian counterparts, he possesses elite skill with the puck and is a threat to score whenever his line is on the ice. What sets Barbashev apart from the Russian…
*The Flyers are back at it tonight, but before we get to that let’s kick it off with an article pointing out that the Flyers’ playoff hopes now rest on Brian Elliott, with Hart being injured. Okay but… playoff hopes? You guys lol. [NBC Sports Philly] *Anyhoo, before tonight’s game catch up on what we…
Mock Draft (Date) No. 1 (Florida) No. 2 (Buffalo) No. 3 (Edmonton) Flyers Pick (No. 17) Defending Big D (June 5) D Aaron Ekblad C Sam Bennett C/LW Leon Draisaitl LW Sonny Milano NESN (May 23) D Aaron Ekblad C Sam Reinhart C Sam Bennett LW Kevin Fiala Frozen Futures (May 2) D Aaron Ekblad…
*Game one is in the books and it was a pretty good one. Pretty, pretty, pretty good. [SB Nation] *The affiliation deal between the Reading Royals and the Flyers is official; for the next two years the Flyers will have their entire farm system in Pennsylvania. [BSH] *The Flyers will kick off their preseason on…
*Big congrats to the L.A. Kings, your 2014 Stanley Cup Champions. Friday night’s clincher was a hell of a game. [SB Nation] *And bigger congrats to Justin Williams, who won himself a Conn Smythe. [Puck Daddy] *Friday afternoon, Kimmo Timonen signed a one-year extension with the Flyers. [BSH] *Timonen wasn’t ready to retire and still…
Haydn Fleury is one of those defenseman that has everything GM’s and scouts look for. Size, speed, hits hard, can move the puck, puts up offensive numbers, etc. It’s no wonder why there are many mocks and experts saying that Fleury could be drafted inside the top 10 of this years draft. Fleury really doesn’t…
It’s hard to talk about Sonny Milano without talking about Jack Eichel, the Boston University commit who will go No. 1 or No. 2 in the 2015 draft. Eichel has been talked about for almost two years now as one of the best US prospects to ever develop, playing on the U20 team as a…
So this is pretty out of left field. Or right field. Yeah, the kids who can’t play in Little League are always put in right field, and the Edmonton Oilers are absolutely, positively that kid. So this comes out of right field. #Oilers Panel predicts host Flyers acquire Panthers top pick, draft Ekblad. Look for…