When Nicklas Grossmann left game four with an injury and didn’t return people began to wonder who might replace him in game five if he was unable to play. The initial favorite among many was Erik Gustafsson. The dark horse was veteran, and a Nicklas Grossmann-like player in Hal Gill. Well, news has come out…
Rangers lead series 3-2 After what was their most satisfying effort of the playoffs in Game 4, the Flyers played their worst game of the series in Game 5 and lost 4-2. The game started at the asscrack of dawn (by my nocturnal standards), and the Flyers never got up for it. They’ll need to…
So here we are. It’s been a little bumpy and neither of the two wins were all that pretty, but we’re back in New York City and this series is tied at two games apiece. The next three or four days will decide which of these teams sees their season end and which one will…
The Flyers rely heavily on their special teams, and it’s been no exception in the opening round of the playoffs versus the Rangers. Even though the second power play unit did manage to score on Sunday, it’s clear that Craig Berube wasn’t happy with them. He tried Matt Read and Sean Couturier at times after…
(UPDATE: Episode is complete; click the player below to listen. We were also joined by Collin and Kurt later on. Original post below.) *** This weekend was a mixed bag for the Flyers — they were able to even up the series on Friday night, but put themselves right back in the red after losing…
You all know the drill by now. Click the links for Games one, two, three, and four matchup charts. On to Game 5, then. Flyers forwards vs. Rangers forwards F1 / Stepan (13.7) F2 / Richards (10.6) F3 / Brassard (10.1) F4 / D. Moore (8.8) F1 / Giroux (13.9) 5.4 (+2/-4) 3.5 (+8/-4) 1.1…
2008 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Capitals 4, Flyers 2 The Flyers had a chance to put away the Washington Capitals in Game 6 of the Eastern Quarters back in 2008, and they looked good early: power play goals from Mike Richards and Danny Briere had the Flyers up 2-0 early in the second period, but the…
Craig, how aggressive does this team have to be tonight and is there a fine line given the refs in this series, and given the fact that if you do throw a big hit or you do throw something that New York will beat you? “Well you definitely don’t want to go to the penalty…
It’s never fun to write what might be the final game preview of the year, but here we are: the Flyers face elimination tonight in Game 6 against the New York Rangers. Game 5 on Sunday was ugly. The Flyers, behind a slow start and an out-of-sync power play, fell behind 3-0 and could never…
Nicklas Grossmann is out for the rest of the season. That might be one day, that might be two days, that might be seven weeks, but no matter what, the Flyers will be without the defenseman until next season. The team announced today that Grossmann had surgery to repair a busted ankle. The busting occurred…