*The Flyers are back on home ice tonight to take on the visiting Devils. BSH preview this afternoon; puck drops at 7. Woo. *Scott Laughton has worked his way onto the Flyers’ second line, but the center refuses to let success get to his head. [Inquirer] *Speaking of guys doing well on lines, Brayden Schenn…
*Blue Jackets tonight. There will be Steve Hartnell stories. Check back this afternoon for a preview; puck drops at 7. *There will also be silly things like this nonsense about Umberger being “emotional” about returning to Columbus. [Inquirer] *Ed Snider is apparently really happy with the Flyers‘ West Coast road trip. Ed Snider apparently has…
If Shayne Gostisbehere was a month away from ending rehab on his torn ACL just 33 days after suffering the injury, he would be a freak of nature. We’re pretty sure he is actually a freak of nature based on what he’s been able to do on a hockey rink so far in his life,…
*Insert Luke Schenn, get wins. Science. Can’t argue with it. Seriously though, the Flyers played a great game and then won that game. Good times. RECAP! *The Devils are riddled with disease; hopefully the Flyers managed to avoid contracting any mumps during last night’s game. [Courier-Post] *This next little stretch of games at home are…
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 went winless in their first three December 14 games (0-2-1), but have still managed an 11-4-3-0…
ALLENTOWN— It seems to be the same story every game. Sold-out crowd. Teams scoring late, and an overtime decision. Tonight the Phantoms gave their largest crowd this season something to cheer about, winning 2-1 in a shootout over division leader and intra-state rival. Six (!) of their 12 home games this season have been decided…
The Phantoms, 4th in the AHL’s East Division, take on the division-leader Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins tonight in Allentown for another intra-state, divisional rivalry game. Tonight’s 7:05 puck drop will be the fifth of 12 matchups between the two rivals, with the Phantoms falling to 1-3 against the Penguins (15-9-1-1) this season. Lehigh Valley has not beaten…
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 a collective 12-8-1-2 mark — which includes a 6-3-0-1 record at home — in 23…
*The Tampa Bay Lightning are in town tonight. They are not a Bad Team so this should be interesting. Preview this afternoon; puck drops at 7. *The Flyers will honor Peter Forsberg prior to tonight’s game; get ready by reliving his five greatest games as a Flyer. [Flyers] *The Flyers showed quite a bit of…
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 own a gaudy 14-6-1-1 overall record — which includes five (1967-1976) and six-game (1989-2000) winning streaks,…