ALLENTOWN— With 14 regular season games remaining and 10 points out of playoff contention, the Phantoms sense of urgency during each game should be skyrocketing, but like their big brothers in Philadelphia, they’re running out of steam. After playing a solid first 30 minutes of play, Sunday, the Phantoms allowed their East Division rival, the…
The Phantoms welcome Northeast Division leaders, the Syracuse Crunch tonight in a mid-week matchup to kick off one of the teams toughest home-slates of the season. Tonight is the Phantoms (29-27-6-1) second and final meeting with Syracuse this season. Last time out, the Phantoms fell 2-4 with the Northeast Division leader in central NY. Center…
*Kimmo Timonen is back in town tonight with everyone’s playoff bandwagon team, the Blackhawks. Puck drops at 8PM because of the intense rivalry between these two teams. Woo go Kimmo! *Meltzer has some thoughts about Timonen’s return to Philadelphia. [Hockeybuzz] *Craig Berube says he and Steve Mason are totally cool; nothing to see here. [Courier-Post]…
*The Flyers come back home tomorrow night; let’s look at what lies ahead for our ragtag band of scamps. [Flyers] *Ron Hextall isn’t saying much about any possible changes he might make to his team after the season ends. [Inquirer] *The Flyers have had an inability to finish and it’s lead them to a final…
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 a pretty impressive 13-5-3-0 record in 21 contests played on March 29. Included…
With the Phantoms playoff hopes in the dumps, the Flyers rob Lehigh Valley of its best players just hours before the start of its most challenging two-in-two weekend of the remaining regular season. The Phantoms (29-28-6-1) will take on Wilkes-Barre (38-21-3-4) tonight and Eastern Conference leader Manchester on Sunday afternoon without leading scorer, Nick Cousins;…
Even strength play saw the Flyers beat up on the Blackhawks while each power play generated two chances. The Flyers did a great job at even strength considering the opponent. Home/Away Chance Locations A fantastic night by the second line set the pace for the rest of the team. The bottom six had a solid…
*The Flyers lost to the Sharks in a shootout Saturday afternoon. That’s different. Also different? The only reason it even got that far was Steve Mason. Recap! *Speaking of shootouts, they’re one of the reasons the Flyers will miss the playoffs this year. [CSN Philly] *One good thing about Saturday’s game was getting to see…
ALLENTOWN— If there wasn’t bad blood between these two East Division rivals because of their NHL affiliates, the Penguins’ last visit to Lehigh Valley (when they handed the Phantoms their first shutout at home) was certainly cause for a tense game on Saturday. Just five seconds after puck drop, Brett Hextall and Dominik Uher exchanged…
The Phantoms take on the No. 1 team in the league, the Manchester Monarchs, today in a 3:05 matinee in their second game in 1.5 days. Saturday Manchester clinched the first playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 92 points. Saturday night the Phantoms beat East Division rival, Wilks-Barre in a 4-1 decision at home,…