Too often in Philadelphia sports, we are tortured by teams that get us excited and then let us down. Tonight, with the Flyers playing great hockey of late and a huge game against the Red Wings in the offing, it was another perfect chance for this team and this sports town to let us down….
Morning Observations is a feature in which we break down the previous day’s game with an analytical eye. Today, we’ll be going in a slightly different direction, focusing in on what particularly went wrong in one particular part of the game. Also, it’s not really morning any more, is it? Oh well. *** There was…
It’s not every day you hear a 60-year-old man talk about wanting to kidnap a teenager and put him in a bathroom. And normally, when you hear that, alarm bells go off and you’re calling the police or something. No need for that in this case, though – it’s just Paul Holmgren, and he’s only…
We detailed on Sunday night just how big tonight’s home game between the Flyers and Detroit Red Wings is, so we won’t rehash it too much except to say … well, the playoffs are here. This game is essentially a playoff game. The Devils are basically out of it after a terrible 7-1 loss in…
The Philadelphia Flyers traded up to 24th overall to select Travis Konecny. Armed with an extra first round pick from the Braydon Coburn trade, they were able to package it with an extra second from the Kimmo Timonen trade, and turned the two into Konecny. Konecny who, in what is likely his final junior season,…
It’s been a busy few days for Claude Giroux. He’s the captain of the team that just got itself back into a wild card position, having won two huge back-to-back games against their direct competition, the Detroit Red Wings, and the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Chicago Blackhawks. But now the Flyers have a couple…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. Following their 6-0 blowout of the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 5th, the Philadelphia Flyers faced a seven-game stretch against six teams that were pacing to make the postseason. Still chasing down that elusive playoff spot, the schedule…
*The Flyers are in snowy Denver tonight and they know this game is super important if they want to continue to hope for a playoff run. This game, and all the rest of the games. Puck drops at 9PM because time zones. Go Flyers! [Inquirer] *The boys are hoping late-season fatigue doesn’t set in during…
Shayne Gostisbehere is basically the best. Sure, there’s all the hockey stuff: he’s set an NHL record, come close on a few more, should very easily be the Calder favorite, is a key part of the Flyers‘ playoff chase, etc, etc, etc. But then there’s this: he likes dogs. Specifically, his dog, Cooper the French…
Stall Talk, my favorite thing in the world, is back with its third episode. The ante has been upped a bit this time, as it doesn’t even take place in a stall. Rather, the third episode was filmed at the Flyers Wives Carnival, in which Michael Del Zotto and his guest, Ryan White, go for…