*The Montreal Canadiens are in town tonight, fresh off of their big win in the Winter Classic. Tonight they lose! Maybe. Here’s a preview of the game. *Dave Haktsol has done a bit of line shuffling ahead of tonight’s matchup. [Sons of Penn] *Hakstol and a couple of his players spoke about the new lines…
Morning Observations is a new feature, where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. There was very little to criticize about the Flyers‘ performance yesterday against the New York Islanders. From the opening puck drop, Philadelphia was relentless in all three zones – patient in the offensive zone, stifling in the…
*Cooter goal! Poke Checks! Fourth line offense! Overtime! Winning! Hopefully Ghost is okay, though. He left the game with a lower body injury. RECAP! *Let’s take a look at what we should expect from the newest Flyer, Jordan Weal. [BSH] *Looks like most Los Angeles Kings fans approve of the trade for Lecavalier and Schenn….
The Winter Classic was last week, and as is done at these things, the Bruins and Canadiens were followed around for a month by camera crews as they detailed their preparation for and participation in the New Year’s Day game. That included mic’d up players at the actual game, and this exchange between Canadiens defenseman…
*The Flyers are back out on the road, this time in Minnesota, to take on the Wild. Puck drops at 8PM. Boo. GO FLYERS! *EVERYTHING HAPPENED YESTERDAY!!!!!!! [BSH] *And in case you had any doubt, the Flyers were the big winners here. [BSH] *In addition to Ron Hextall’s magic, our old pal Mike Richards found…
One of the biggest storylines for the Flyers’ organization as a whole this year is the progression of its several young defensive prospects. With a group that’s been labeled by many as the most impressive group of blueline prospects of any team in the league, fans have enjoyed following the exploits of these players, from…
Travis Konecny had a stressful few days last week. The Flyers‘ top forward prospect — selected by the team in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft — was just returning home from the World Juniors in Finland when he got the call. The Ottawa 67’s wanted him to waive his no-trade clause in…
*The Flyers played a hell of a hockey game over the weekend, and hopefully you were smarter than the author and actually watched it. RECAP! *Charlie brings us ten things to take away from a fun, solid win against the very good Islanders ice hockey club. [BSH] *A look at the numbers show that Sean…
Things have really not worked out during Sam Gagner’s tenure with the Philadelphia Flyers. A former sixth overall pick, he used to be good for at least 40 points or so a season. That wasn’t just the case with Edmonton, though; he scored 41 points in 81 games with the Arizona Coyotes before he ended…
*The Flyers will face Boston tonight and not until 8PM because dreaded NBCSN Rivalry Night. Maybe Zac will get smashed. Maybe the Flyers will win. Tune in to find out! *You know what else tonight is? Nick Schultz’s 1,000th NHL game. [Flyers] *Here’s Coach Hakstol and a few of his players speaking about tonight’s game…