In August and September, everyone in the hockey world likes their team’s chances for the upcoming season. This is the year a player breaks out, or this player will rebound from a down season, or that player will be great for one more season. Entering camp, everybody is an optimist since you never know what’s…
Earlier today, we asked our writers for answers on 10 over/under prompts relating to Flyers players’ performances this season. Here, we’ll do the same thing at more of a team-level. Enjoy, and the comments are there if you think you can do better than us. 11. Nerd stuff! Over/under 51.0 adjusted 5-on-5 Corsi-For percentage for…
In news that we’ve been discussing for at least six (!) years, CSN Philly will officially be rebranded as “NBC Sports Philadelphia” before the upcoming hockey season. The move, which will apply to the television channel, the website and also The Comcast Network, will take effect on October 2. The 2017-18 Flyers season begins October…
The Flyers have traded frequently scapegoated defenseman Ryan Parent to Nashville in exchange for the rights to Dan Hamhuis, who becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1st. Rumors had swirled around Hamhuis coming to the Flyers around the trade deadline, but he stayed in Nashville through the end of the season and until his team…
Can someone please explain to me how meeting in the Stanley Cup Final one time, a time that shall never be mentioned again, equals a rivalry? No? Got it. The Flyers face-off tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks, looking to bounce back from an overtime loss at the hands of the formerly winless Arizona Coyotes. The…
The Flyers have traded frequently scapegoated defenseman Ryan Parent to Nashville in exchange for the rights to Dan Hamhuis, who becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1st. Rumors had swirled around Hamhuis coming to the Flyers around the trade deadline, but he stayed in Nashville through the end of the season and until his team…
<img class="photo" src="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/65875/bruins_yellow_medium.gif" alt="Eastern Conference Semifinals, Game 4#6 Boston Bruins at #7 Philadelphia FlyersBruins lead series, 3-0Wachovia Center – 7:00 PM ET – Philadelphia, PA TV: Versus HD, TSN HD, RDS HD Radio: 610 WIP (internet stream here), XM 205, SIRIUS 220 Get the Boston perspective at Stanley Cup of Chowder <img class="photo" src="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/65878/flyers_orange_medium.gif" alt="…
Tonight’s game in Los Angeles is listed as a 10:00 p.m. ET start time, with puck drop likely around 10:30 p.m. ET as the Kings open their season. Locally, the game is on NBC Sports Philadelphia (the network you may know as CSN Philly); elsewhere, you can catch it on NBC Sports Network. The radio…
The story all summer has been how Mike Testwuide is going to make the Flyers out of camp. With rookies reporting to Voorhees this morning (actually, Testwuide has been in town all summer, but nevertheless), that story is popping up yet again. Paul Holmgren has said several times this summer that he really likes Testwuide,…