The Flyers are the 29th ranked scoring team in the NHL. They’ve scored 1.38 goals per game this season, and only the awful Buffalo Sabres have scored fewer per game at 1.27. The New York Rangers are the 30th ranked defensive team in the NHL. They’ve allowed 4.14 goals per game this season, and they’re…
The Flyers enter tonight’s game against the Ducks coming off two straight wins, and Saturday night’s win over the Islanders gave us at least the illusion that the goals might finally be coming for this team. Vincent Lecavalier scored three himself, the PP finally converted and the team scored five in the win. It was…
* A win! Two straight wins, in fact! Vincent Lecavalier hat trick! Good things happened on Saturday against the Islanders. Check the comments from our crowdsourced recap on Saturday for a, uh, recap of sorts, and also read these if you’d like: [Inquirer] [CSNPhilly] [Hockeybuzz/Meltzer] * While we’re talking about the Islanders, holy crap they…
It was a great first period all around for the Flyers against the Ducks, who lead 2-0, but this pass from Claude Giroux to Vincent Lecavalier was by far the highlight. This was on the power play, too, which makes it even sweeter. Lecavalier has four goals in four periods now, and Giroux has three…
It’s a Saturday night, and both Kurt and I won’t be near the computer to write a recap of tonight’s game against the New York Islanders. So let’s all do it together. In the comments, write a recap of the game …. one sentence at a time. The first comment should get us started. Then…
Steve Downie made his NHL debut in orange and black. He only played 44 games with the Philadelphia Flyers, but he certainly made himself known in those games. Remember this? That happened during the preseason of Downie’s rookie season. He was suspended 20 games — still the 5th longest in NHL history — for the…
It’s one thing to sit back with a lead. Every team in the NHL does it, especially when it’s a multiple goal lead. It’s a completely different thing to do what the Flyers did tonight. This graph, via Extra Skater, shows the Flyers third period as clearly as possible. The blue line tracks the number…
Here’s your Flyers shocker of the day: Former Philly draft pick Steve Downie is coming back to town, and Paul Holmgren has sent Max Talbot to the Colorado Avalanche in return. The deal is official. It’s a good move. Yes, Talbot is an extremely likable player and he fills a lot of roles for the…
Put very simply, Steve Downie is an offensive upgrade. Year Downie GP G A Pts PIM Shots Sh % 2009-10 TBL 79 22 24 46 208 116 19 2010-11 TBL 57 10 22 32 171 83 12 2011-12 TBL-COL 75 14 27 41 137 140 10 2012-13 COL 2 0 1 1 6 2 0…
The Flyers acquisition today of Steve Downie in exchange for Max Talbot was undoubtedly a good move for them, as they pick up a player with better offensive chops than the guy they gave away and added some extra top-6 ability. Nobody really gives a shit about what the hockey writers at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review…