So here we are. There are six games left in the 2013 season, the Flyers are seven points out of the playoff race and we’re officially nothing more than spoilers. But hey, wouldn’t it be nice to drag the Rangers down with us? New York Rangers (21-16-4, 46) at Philadelphia Flyers (18-21-3, 39)7:30 p.m. |…
The Flyers have locked up Zac Rinaldo and Jay Rosehill for the next two seasons, announcing that they’ve signed both the effective Flyers pest and the …. uh, pair of fists to two-year extensions. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Rinaldo signing makes a ton of sense, especially given his growth into an effective player…
Since the 1994-95 lockout, the Flyers have played in 1,404 regular season hockey games. They were in mathematical contention for the postseason in all but 26 of those games. Today in North Carolina, that number becomes 27. Philadelphia Flyers (19-22-3, 41) at Carolina Hurricanes (17-23-3, 37)7:00 p.m. | PNC Arena | Raleigh, N.C.TV: CSN Philly,…
There is very little to say about tonight’s 3-0 loss to the no-longer-scoreless-or-losing-ten-in-a-row New Jersey Devils, which might have actually topped last Saturday’s game in Buffalo as the most unexciting game of the season, but let’s try to come up with something. Things I noticed: * Just coming off of a fresh, two-year contract extension…
The Flyers will give out their annual team awards on Thursday night before their final home game of the season. Over the next few days we’ll handicap the race for each of those awards — the Barry Ashbee Trophy awarded to best defenseman, the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award for “class guy,” the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial…
I wanted to watch the Flyers game last night. Really tried to do it. And then, before I realized it, the first period was 10 minutes old and I was watching clips on YouTube from the 2004 playoff run. It was about that time when I came to the conclusion that I just don’t care…
Paul Holmgren chatted with ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun for an interview that ran yesterday morning at the Worldwide Leader in Sports whatever you want to call them. You could call the talk Homer’s season-ending exit interview to a certain extent though, where the Flyers’ GM summed up the big questions heading into the offseason and discussed…
Some news from out of the blue tonight in Trenton, where Mike Ashmore of the Trentonian reports that the Flyers‘ ECHL affiliate, the Trenton Titans, will cease operations for the 2013-14 hockey season. Ashmore’s story suggests that the reason for folding is due in no small part to low attendance figures for the team in…
A pair of updates on the defensive front, courtesy of the Flyers‘ PR department this morning: * Andreas Lilja has been recalled from Adirondack. He’ll join the team, though it’s very hard to imagine he plays in any of the team’s final three games this week. The Courier-Post’s Dave Isaac reported earlier this month that…
Earlier this week we dissected the candidates for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, awarded each year to the Philadelphia Flyers‘ team MVP. Now, let’s look at another team award: the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Award, awarded each year to the Flyer who’s most improved from the previous season. The players themselves vote on this one. All five…