9:25 AM Kurt R. http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/201402… “The Flyers are alleged to be interested in New York Islanders defenseman Andrew MacDonald, who led the NHL in blocked shots by more than 20 entering Thursday’s action. The 27-year-old blueliner is an unrestricted free agent to-be.” Kevin C. yea I read that earlier Kurt R. throw me out of…
Remember that time Bob Clarke pissed everybody off and tried to offer sheet Ryan Kesler? It was September 2006, just a few days before training camp, and Kesler, a restricted free agent, didn’t have a contract with his Vancouver Canucks. Clarke tried to steal him away, sending him the league’s first RFA offer sheet in…
The Flyers certainly bounced back yesterday after starting the return from the Olympics in poopy fashion. But don’t celebrate too much — a loss today against the Washington Capitals would be really bad for their playoff hopes. The Flyers are currently third in the Metropolitan, but really don’t have a solid footing there. The team…
Today’s game was pretty much a mess — a pair of strange goal calls, a bunch of really dumb penalties, and more than one multi-player scrum. Fortunately, the Flyers were able to take advantage of the chaos and delivered the Caps an overtime loss. The first period was really freaking weird. It began with some…
The NHL trade deadline is on Wednesday, and it wouldn’t be an NHL trade deadline without the Flyers being heavily involved in rumors. While they’ll surely be linked to a lot of names, it’s clear that their biggest need is on the back end. With that, let’s take a quick glance at some of the…
Washington’s Dmitry Orlov will have a phone hearing tomorrow afternoon for boarding Philadelphia’s Brayden Schenn — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) March 3, 2014 Since it’s just a phone hearing, Orlov won’t be banned for more than four games, but he doesn’t have much of a history, so we shouldn’t expect that anyway. A game or…
1. In the preseason, he fought Tom Wilson. Schenn, uh, felt it. 2. In the first meeting between the Flyers and Caps after the big November brawl, Schenn was welcomed to the Verizon Center ice by this hit from Alex Ovechkin. 3. Two damn days later, back in Philadelphia, Schenn was the recipient of a…
21.09 percent – the percentage of the average Flyers game that is spent on special teams — i.e. with one team on the power play. That’s the highest percentage in the NHL, and by not a small margin — they’re about eight-tenths of a percentage point ahead of the next team, the L.A. Kings. Which…
If Philly is interested in Kesler, safe to say Giroux would be a nice swap along with a pick — G. Justine Galo (@Aviewfromabroad) February 27, 2014 @prkchpexpress76 lol, for Kesler/Edler Claude Giroux would have to be included in any deal — RK (@RKVancouver) February 27, 2014 So is Claude Giroux coming to Vancouver?? —…
With the NHL trade deadline today, there has been a good amount of speculation about what the Flyers will do next. By now you undoubtedly know about the Andrew MacDonald acquisition, and there seems to be a general consensus that the front office isn’t done yet. But before we reach Wednesday’s 3 o’clock deadline, let’s…