Claude Giroux and Kimmo Timonen are among the 36 NHL veterans named to the 2012 All-Star Game today by the league. Rookies Matt Read and Sean Couturier were among the 12 rookies named to the team as well, giving the Philadelphia Flyers a total of four representatives in Ottawa. All-Star Weekend kicks off Friday, January…
In two games against the New York Rangers this season, Claude Giroux has zero points. In one game against the Rangers, Jaromir Jagr has zero points. In two games, Scott Hartnell has one point … a secondary assist on an Andrej Meszaros power play goal. If you want to understand why the Flyers haven’t been…
[Complete Coverage] – [Pittsburgh Reaction] – [Discussion Thread][Event Summary] – [PBP Log] – [TOI Log] – [Faceoff Report][Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Shot Differential] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] For the second time in two seasons, the Pittsburgh Penguins sashayed (Doc Emrick term) on over to the Wells Fargo Center with a ridiculously long win streak…
Get ready to take every preconceived idea you’ve ever had about the way the Philadelphia Flyers operate and throw it out the door. These are the new Flyers. The tame Flyers. The Brendan Shanahan-is-watching-you Flyers. Via Puck Daddy, emphasis ours: “Philadelphia told me about Zac Rinaldo,” said Shanahan. “He’s a really big hitter. Hits hard….
The Empire State Building rises 1,452 feet over Midtown Manhattan, just two-and-a-half blocks away from Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Rangers. That iconic building will be lit up this evening in conjunction with the NHL, as part of the buildup to next Monday’s Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park. Fancy press release…
I’ve said it a numerous amount of times. Desperation wins hockey games. >> Peter Laviolette, speaking after Game 4 The Flyers are now desperate. If they lose on Sunday to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the upper hand they once had in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal will have evaporated. They will be staring a blown three-game series…
UPDATE 3:44 P.M.: The Winter Classic Alumni Game has indeed been pushed back two hours to 3 p.m. ET. TV coverage remains essentially the same — there’s a live telecast on both CSN and Versus. Parking lots now open at 9 a.m., gates open at 1 p.m. PHILADELPHIA — Alright, so there’s a bit of…
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] With Chris Pronger out for the year and guys like Marc-Andre Bourdon and Andreas Lilja playing significant minutes on the blueline, you’d expect the defense to be the weak link for this Philadelphia Flyers team. After some early season struggles reversed themselves, however,…
7:30 p.m. CONSOL Energy CenterPittsburgh, Pa.Game 5, Eastern QuarterfinalsFlyers lead series, 3-1TV: CSN Philly, NBCSN, TSN, RDS, ROOTRADIO: 94 WIPPENS BLOG: PensBurgh The Pittsburgh Penguins have all the confidence and all the momentum heading into Game 5 tonight. That’s what happens when you beat a team 10-3 in the playoffs, regardless of how far down…
Apparently we’re being possessed by the bizarro Philadelphia Flyers. Shutouts? Good goaltending? Solid defense, even without Chris Pronger AND Kimmo Timonen? A relative lack of scoring? What is this? Whatever it is, it’s not all that bad. Five straight wins and the Flyers are suddenly right behind Pittsburgh in the battle for home ice in…