We have fond memories of Jaromir Jagr’s time in Philadelphia, and when he signed with the Dallas Stars as a free agent last summer, we were sad. Sure, the contract was probably a bit too expensive and all things considered it was probably a smart move to let him walk instead of matching Dallas’ $4.5…
We’ve known for some time that Chris Pronger has had a pretty rough go at life since the stick-to-the-face and the subsequent concussion he suffered back during the early part of the 2011-12 season. His wife has talked about Chris’ search for “good days” in a sea of bad ones; how hockey is no longer…
The Flyers are proving to be perhaps most inconsistent team in the NHL. They can hang with and defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins one night, shutting down their bonafide stars successfully, but then a night later, they get smoked by one of the league’s worst teams. That’s what happened tonight. Florida Panthers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2….
When you know the exact problems that ail your favorite hockey team, how much more can we really write about it? The defensive zone coverage is suspect at best. The turnovers are laughable in all three zones. Generally, the team is young and they make a lot of mistakes. The goaltending is not able to…
The most frustrating losses — and this is true of every sport ever, not just hockey — are the ones where you see the same thing happening on every misfortune your team suffers, and yet even though it’s plain as day, they keep happening. Whether it’s because of stupid mistakes, bad coaching, or the other…
Over at SBNation.com, Jon Bois does a weekly feature called “This Week in GIFs.” There haven’t been a ton of hockey GIFs lately, what with the lockout lasting four months and all, but this week gets us back in the groove. There are three hockey GIFs, all of them are spectacular, and two feature Flyers…
Given the way things are going lately with our Philadelphia Flyers, I decided to do a quick trip down bad memory lane this morning. I went and peeked at our game recap from December 3, 2009 — the final game of John Stevens’ tenure as head coach. There are, uh … similarities. Buffalo Sabres (9-13-3,…
NHL trade deadline day is here, and the Flyers are still — at best — treading water in the Eastern Conference. There’s still a chance they could sneak into the postseason, but that chance is still a tiny one, and even if they do, it’s no secret that this team isn’t a Stanley Cup contender….