The Philadelphia Flyers are in first place and undefeated after a big win in San Jose pushed their record to an exciting 1-0-0 on Wednesday night. Wayne Simmonds netted a hat trick, Shayne Gostisbehere picked up three assists and the newly minted top line of Sean Couturier centering Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek were a…
#12 Philadelphia Flyers (19-18-3, 41 pts) at #6 Ottawa Senators (21-16-4, 46 pts) ScotiaBank Place – 1:00 PM EST – Ottawa, ON TV: CSN Philly HD, TSN 2, NHL Network US Radio: 610 WIP, XM 204This is the open game thread.Behind Enemy Lines: Silver Seven In an anti-climax to end all anti-climaxes, the Flyers follow…
As Flyers fans, we tend to find a lot to disagree about. Ask five different orange-and-black-donned die-hards about what Claude Giroux has left in him, or just how useful Sean Couturier is, or whether the Flyers mishandled their goaltending situation with Steve Mason, or how good a job Dave Hakstol is doing, or even how…
Some things seen and observed in last night’s meeting against the Kings. All stats from Corsica, Natural Stat Trick, and HockeyViz. 1. Slow starts Last night saw the Flyers looking like they were slipping back into start-of-last-season form, as they faced a relatively slow start to the game. The Kings dominated early, and the Flyers…
We’re just under two weeks into the NHL season, which means that while we’re still probably not far enough into the year to actually try and draw many meaningful conclusions from early trends that we see, we’re probably far enough in that we can pretend, right? With that, let’s take a look at three numbers…
BSH Radio’s Steph Driver sat down with Todd Little from Litter Box Cats to get an idea of what the Florida Panthers have looked like so far this season and what THTTF can expect. While Todd says there isn’t much rivalry between the two teams, Mama (cat) Driver disagrees and declares her undying allegiance for…
Let’s start by saying one thing. When Dan Carcillo dives without getting touched, it’s embarrassing. Even when it’s effective, it’s embarrassing. Carcillo needs to stop that stuff. What else is embarrassing, though, is the way Don Cherry ranted about Carcillo last night on CBC. The video: Cherry complains about the diving towards the end there,…
[Box Score] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Ottawa Reaction] [Corsi and Fenwick] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [EV Faceoffs] – [Shift Charts] First, Brian Elliott played a great game. There is no denying that at all. Also, the Flyers had plenty of chances. Any time you don’t score a goal – which is…
Thanks to a dominant night from the team’s top line and a two-goal night from an unexpected source, the Philadelphia Flyers steamrolled the Washington Capitals for an 8-2 win. Sean Couturier, Scott Laughton, and Claude Giroux each had two-goal games, while Wayne Simmonds and Valtteri Filppula added goals in the tilt. Giroux had a four-point…
Jaromir Jagr is ready for the new challenge that waits for him in Philadelphia, but admits there will be a lot of new things waiting for him that he needs to get used to. He even compares the current situation to the beginning of his career in Pittsburgh. “I’m going to an unfamiliar environment. It…