Two big-time nationally televised games this weekend gave us a good measure of how the Philadelphia Flyers are playing right now, and we have to be happy about coming out of it with three points. The attention paid to these games also made them a nice window into how fans view the team. While Geoff’s…
Claude Giroux isn’t one of the three finalists for the Hart Trophy, and while there seems to be a lot of outrage over that this afternoon, I don’t see it as a big deal. It’s not that he’s undeserving of a nod as a finalist, but in the end, a nomination simply doesn’t make all…
The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Monday evening that they’ve agreed to terms with 2011 third-round pick Nick Cousins to an entry-level contract. Cousins himself scooped the organization on Twitter about an hour before the official announcement, but nevertheless, he’s a member of the organization and will join the Adirondack Phantoms on an amateur tryout contract…
We already mentioned today how awesome Scott Hartnell is this season. He has 35 goals, which is third-best in the NHL (!), and his game-winner on Sunday against the Penguins was quite possibly the best moment of the Philadelphia Flyers‘ season thus far. What gets lost thanks to that OT winner, however, is his similarly-important…
Jaromir Jagr might not play for the Philadelphia Flyers again. Man, that sucks. The guy really, truly does love it here. This quote from Jags after last night’s loss will make you sad, but it makes you sad in that happy sort of way. If that doesn’t make any sense to you, keep reading. You’ll…
Sean Couturier’s favorite player prior to last June’s NHL draft? Take a wild guess. Evgeni. Malkin. Couturier has been tasked with shutting down Malkin all series long, and not only has he done that from a defensive perspective, he was able to score three goals in Game 2 as he completely took over the head-to-head…
During their time in Adirondack, the Phantoms have been terrible. Like, worst-team-in-the-AHL terrible. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. Brayden Schenn’s seven games this season are the only to be played in an Adirondack uniform by a first-round pick since the team relocated from Philadelphia. The only second-rounders to play even 20 games for the…
I had an idea recently to look at the advanced stats for some best and worst games of 2011-12. I thought it’d be fun to remind everyone of some particularly dominating performances the Flyers had this year. When I actually produced the list, however, I realized that score effects were a real problem. Teams tend…
[Complete Coverage] – [Detroit Reaction] – [Discussion Thread][Event Summary] – [PBP Log] – [TOI Log] – [Faceoff Report][Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Shot Differential] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] PHILADELPHIA — Ilya Bryzgalov did it again. The Flyers goaltender made 37 saves — several of them of the gigantic variety during the third period — as…
(SB Nation) – Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux has been suspended one game by the NHL for his head shot on New Jersey Devils forward Dainius Zubrus. The hit occured late in the second period of Sunday’s Game 4 between the clubs at Prudential Center. The news was announced by the Flyers on Monday afternoon…