It’s increasingly likely that perhaps our optimism after the Flyers debut against the Lightning may have been something akin to a mistake. From the very beginning of the game, I had a bad feeling. I can’t explain it. There was something in the air. Even something about the way the first shift went made me…
Awful news out of Lehigh Valley Phantoms camp this Friday: defenseman Logan Pyett, 27, has been diagnosed with sarcoma, a form of cancer, in his upper left leg. “He will be out indefinitely,” general manager Ron Hextall said. “Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the Pyett family.” Here are the basics on sarcoma, via…
*So remember how we all felt something almost resembling hope after that good showing against the Lightning? It’s gone and we’re bad again. Here’s a recap of Saturday night’s tire fire. Tonight, it all comes home for the second game in the home-and-home against Florida. Here’s hoping it goes a bit better this time. 7PM…
*IT’S FINALLY HERE!!! Flyers hockey returns to your life in what I assume will be triumphant fashion because it’s way too early to be negative. Our boys hit the ice in Tampa tonight at 730. PREVIEW!! *Dave Hakstol made some final decisions yesterday and it looks like we’ll be seeing Luke Schenn, not Radko Gudas,…
*It’s Kimmo Day! The Blackhawks are in town tonight and the Flyers will use the opportunity to honor Kimmo Timonen. Game starts at 8PM because of Rivalry Night. Go Flyers! *Look back on Kimmo’s career; feel feelings. [Flyers] *You’ll be happy to know that Travis Sanheim and Ivan Provorov are absolutely killing it in the…
Morning Observations is a new feature, where we will break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. NHL.com Report | NHL.com Highlights | War-On-Ice.com Report | HockeyStats.ca Report | ExpectedGoals (xG) | HockeyViz.com | BSH Recap | Meltzer’s Musings Aside from Michal Neuvirth’s shutout, the Philadelphia penalty kill was the big story after…
*So for some reason the Flyers have off until TUESDAY, which is great when the team is warming up. Spend all of this time reminding yourself that, despite what you keep reading in the paper, THERE IS NO GOALIE CONTROVERSY. [BSH] *Four games in this team is meshing together rather nicely. [Flyers] *With his second…
Morning Observations is a new feature, where we will break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. The Flyers are four games into the season, and so far, this team doesn’t look like a cellar dweller. They earned three of four possible points against last year’s Stanley Cup finalists, but it’s how they…
A child born this afternoon will be 16 years old when Mike Richards‘ contract comes off the Los Angeles Kings salary cap, the team announced today. OK, so they didn’t exactly do it in those same words, but that’s the effect of the settlement reached between the Kings, the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association…
A sometimes frequent look back at how the Philadelphia Flyers have fared on this day, recalling some of the more memorable moments, achievements, and events that have shaped the organization throughout the club’s storied history Even though they lost their last game played on this day (5-2 at home to the Washington Capitals in 2011),…