For Paul Holmgren and the Philadelphia Flyers, the college free agency market has been used as both a crutch and a serious advantage. You don’t want to have to rely on college free agents to stock your farm system, but at the same time, having the knowledge and exploiting that market whenever possible is a…
Claude Giroux met with Brendan Shanahan this morning via telephone, and we should know by the end of the day whether or not he’ll be suspended for his hit on Dainius Zubrus, seen above. It’s impossible trying to forecast the decision Shanny will make, but I guess we can try anyway: No injury on the…
It’s happened many a time: I’ve joked on Twitter about a potential shutout, only to get yelled at by fans from all across the tri-state area. Yet, in two of the last three games, Ilya Bryzgalov and the Flyers have shutout out the opposing team — both Southeast Division clubs, too. Tonight, it was a…
3 — The number of times in their history that the Flyers have won a first round series 4-0. The most recent year it happened was 1995. The two years before that? 1974 and 1975.
The Philadelphia Flyers announced this evening that they’ve signed Ohio State goaltender Cal Heeter to a two-year contract. It goes into effect at the beginning of the 2012-13 season, and financial terms weren’t immediately made available because the Flyers think we’re somehow not going to find out anyway. Oh, we will. We will. UPDATE: CSN…
Eastern Quarterfinals, Game 1 — Flyers lead series, 1-0[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] So I had this whole thing largely written during the first intermission, because I’ve had to learn to be…
Ceremony at 7 p.m.Wells Fargo CenterTV: CSN Philly, FS DetroitRADIO: 94 WIPTICKETS: Starting at $52WINGS BLOG: Winging It In Motown PHILADELPHIA — Mark Howe will join an elite class of Philadelphia Flyers legends this evening at the Wells Fargo Center when the organization raises his No. 2 to the rafters for the rest of history….
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kimmo Timonen is hurt. Kimmo Timonen is always hurt. But no, really. This time Kimmo Timonen is really hurt. Paul Holmgren announced before tonight’s game against the Washington Capitals here at Verizon Center that both Timonen and Andrej Meszaros are out with lower-body injuries, and they’re out indefinitely. For No. 44, it’s…
Charity is good. The Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation is wonderful. Thus, Broad Street Hockey is teaming up with our blogfriends over at Flyers Faithful to host a two-day roller hockey tournament that will benefit ESYHF. Here’s all the pertinent information, because you know you’re already excited. What: 2012 Broad Street Hockey and Flyers Faithful…
You’re up 3-0, but you’ve been down 3-0, so you know what it’s like to be there, some of your players know what that’s like. Does that help them prepare, knowing what that desperation is? “My team? My team hasn’t been down 0-3.” Some of the players on the team… “Yeah, but this team hasn’t.”…