Tage Thompson wasn’t supposed to be here. The slightly older prospect doesn’t have the same acclaim that previous standout NCAA freshmen have had over the years. He doesn’t have the same standout experience on the United States national team that most other high profile American boys have, scoring just 26 points in one season with…
Every draft day decision is, in a way, a calculated and cold process. You often have to look at very minor and potentially insignificant detail about a player to decide if a player is worth selecting with your all-important first round pick. But while most players are looked at under a microscope, others have problems…
Ivan Provorov is now familiar with both victory and defeat. A year ago, his Brandon Wheat Kings were swept in the WHL Final. Winning three series four games to one meant nothing; they could never reach even just that 13th win. The 2015-16 season, however, sees a different finish. This year, it’s Brandon who are…
*The World Championships kicked off on Friday with the USA getting destroyed by Team Canada 5-1. This won’t do. Get it together, Americans. [ProHockeyTalk] *Team USA beat Belarus in their next game, which like…it’s Belarus. Auston Matthews had two goals. [ProHockeyTalk] *Scott Laughton wants to be a top six forward on this team. [CSN Philly]…
More Philadelphia Flyers superlatives! They’re not as awesome as the originals, but they’re from the players’ own ballots, so they’re still pretty cool. Part 1 saw a lot of divide amongst the team, particularly as a number of guys (ahem, Jakub Voracek) kept voting for themselves – although we did come close with almost everybody…
Claude Giroux had a pretty strong season overall, but it faltered towards the end – and especially in the playoffs, when he only posted one assist through six games. For a guy who’s been over a point per game in the playoffs prior to this year’s first round series, it was definitely abnormal, and we…
This past season was definitely a success for the Philadelphia Flyers. They weren’t even supposed to make the playoffs; they came away with two playoffs wins before their season came to an end. It’s something to be celebrated. It’s also not the ultimate prize. The Flyers haven’t come any closer to winning the Stanley Cup…
*So it turns out that both Claude Giroux AND Shayne Gostisbehere are hurt enough to require surgery. The same exact hurt. The same exact surgery. So weird. [BSH] *Our kids down in the ECHL gave it a hell of an effort but ended their season in a game seven overtime loss. Which is rough. [Sons…
*Meltzer brings you some stuff on the preseason schedule, Worlds, and an injury update. [Hockeybuzz] *Ron Hextall probably learned a few things from Dean Lombardi during his time in Los Angeles, and it certainly seems like Hexy is applying those lessons as he builds this Flyers team. [Sons of Penn] *Tyrell Goulbourne got labeled as…
*IT’S ALMOST* TIME FOR FLYERS HOCKEY!!!! *(like 130 days but whatever) The preseason schedule was released yesterday; get to planning your fall. [BSH] *This Patrik Laine kid is killing it at Worlds and continues to make a case for himself as the guy should should go number one overall. [NHL.com] *Speaking of, rumor has it…