Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Are the Flyers now a one-line team? My big concern after news broke that Matt Read would miss four weeks due an upper-body injury was that this might be one lost piece too many for the roster…
Wayne Simmonds now has 10 goals on the season. It took him 20 games to get there, and we knew it was going to happen, because Simmonds is a goal scorer. He has the most for the Philadelphia Flyers, after all. Next in line is Jakub Voracek with seven. But of course, this isn’t anything…
* The Flyers played a pretty solid game on Saturday night and they scored four goals on Carey Price. They still lost. Recap and observations from a tough one. * They did have Michael Del Zotto on the ice for the first time all year, though: [CPSJ] * Some words on the Flyers’ goalies, who,…
The story of the season for the Philadelphia Flyers has been one that plagued the franchise for years, even if in recent seasons it had been dormant and hibernating. The goaltending, last year maybe the team’s biggest strength, was consistently letting the team down, taking dominant efforts and turning them into losses on a nightly…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Horrendous third period undoes strong effort otherwise In most of the Flyers’ regulation losses this season, the team has managed to find itself overwhelmed in either the first or third period of the game. Last night, we…
* The Flyers wasted a strong performance on Saturday. What even is a goal? I wouldn’t know. [BSH] [Philly.com] [Sons of Penn] [NBC Sports] * Kurt had 10 things to say about that one. [BSH] * And here’s a little recap of the week, courtesy of CSN Philly. [CSN Philly] * The Flyers power play…
I’m not going to mince words here: the Flyers game against the Buffalo Sabres was incredibly stupid. But after coming back from a three goal deficit, the Flyers were able to eventually notch a win in the shootout. And that’s pretty neat! We all know it’s pretty early in the season, but let’s face it:…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: A game where both teams deserved a point In recent weeks, the Flyers have lost a number of games where they outplayed the opposition in terms of raw shots on goal and overall even strength play-driving metrics….
* SO LET’S TALK ABOUT NHL ALL-STAR GAME MVP WAYNE SIMMONDS. First, a recap of Sunday’s game: [BSH] * Simmonds talks more about what it meant to him to be as warmly received as he was in the city that traded him six years ago: [NHL.com] * Here’s a recap of the Skills Competition on…
The story of the season for the Philadelphia Flyers has been one that plagued the franchise for years, even if in recent seasons it had been dormant and hibernating. The goaltending, last year maybe the team’s biggest strength, was consistently letting the team down, taking dominant efforts and turning them into losses on a nightly…