2023

Here’s the full press conference, courtesy of CBS Philly.

It might seem crazy to fire a head coach after just three games, but when those three games are a mirror image of all the problems the playoff-less 2013 Flyers faced, it’s clear that this isn’t just about a three game stretch. The Flyers fired Peter Laviolette today. It will be made official at 11…

Craig Berube’s hiring and Peter Laviolette’s firing wasn’t the only move made on Monday morning. The Flyers have also let go assistant coach Kevin McCarthy, and that’s not shocking at all considering McCarthy was hired with Peter Laviolette back in 2009. With Berube being promoted and McCarthy leaving, that leaves two open spots behind the…

You’ve probably seen a lot of talk about “Flyer culture” and Ed Snider talking about not needing “a fresh perspective” in Philadelphia. Those were the quotes that made headlines Monday, but the more interesting talking point from the chairman might be this one, via CSN Philly’s Tim Panaccio: “I thought our training camp, quite frankly,…

When you think of Craig Berube, the Flyers new head coach, you probably think of something like this. He’s a face puncher, and it’s a typical Philadelphia move. Hire from within, hire a former goon. Same old crap. Still trying to win with a 1970s mentality, right? Well, no. Not quite. Berube might seem like…

This doesn’t really have to do with the firing of Peter Laviolette, but it was part of the dumpster fire that was the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, so we should talk about it. From TSN’s Darren Dreger, via Bruce Arthur of the National Post: So @darrendreger just told us on TSN Radio that a Philly…

Two bits from of Pierre LeBrun of ESPN made news yesterday: First, to no one’s surprise… A source told me Monday morning that Laviolette and the players were no longer on the same page, and that’s not shocking when you saw how they played in the opening three games. The players seemed to be waiting…

Craig Berube’s running the first morning skate of his NHL head coaching career this morning, and he’s completely switched up the Flyers lineup. Via a number of sources in Voorhees this morning, including Bill Meltzer and Sarah Baicker, here’s a look at the lineup: Scott Hartnell – Claude Giroux – Wayne SimmondsBrayden Schenn – Vincent…

1. What are you guys expecting out of Tim Thomas? At first, Thomas was an insurance policy. The original plan was to field Jacob Markstrom as the starter and Scott Clemmensen as the No. 2. Thomas, however, looked good enough in camp to justify the top slot. Clemmensen is coming off the worst season of…

Here’s the audio of Ed Snider’s interview. *** Transcript: There’s a long standing assumption that preseasons don’t mean much, in the National Hockey League especially. What made this one different for you compared to others? I just felt very, um … I felt that we had a very bad preseason. Nothing to do with wins…