Entering the season, it was no secret that the Philadelphia Flyers were not going to be a fantastic 5v5 hockey team. In 2013-14, they were outscored, outshot, and out attempted at 5v5, and they had lost both Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell, two of their better players at even strength. The hope was that the…
The Flyers have points in eight straight games following tonight’s game. They sit seven points out of a playoff spot, which is to say that they’ve picked up a tiny bit of ground over this streak. Their realistic odds at making the playoffs are very, very slim, but they exist, and they’ve improved in the…
We’re coming down to the home stretch for NHL trade deadline deals with the March 2 date approaching. Despite the Flyers‘ recent surge they still only have a 10 percent chance of making the playoffs. The responsible thing for the Flyers to do would be to commit to being “sellers” and try to shop as…
I have a hard time pulling together a ton of strong feelings about this game so I’ll try and keep this part brief. The Flyers used 40 kinda-good minutes of hockey tonight to beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 and pick up points in their ninth straight game, which is the longest point streak they’ve had…
The Flyers kept their point streak rolling last night in Buffalo with an ugly win against the league-worst Sabres. In these last nine games, in which the Flyers have earned 13 points, there have been good performances and ugly ones, but at the end of the day the only thing that matters is that slowly…
As the Flyers approach the trade deadline, they may be faced with the question of whether or not to deal their longest tenured player in Braydon Coburn. We all know that the Flyers aren’t going to be buyers at this year’s trade deadline. Regardless of how optimistic you are about their chances of making the…
At the beginning of the season, none of us really knew how long Michael Del Zotto’s tenure in Philadelphia would be, and it’s entirely possible that it could come to an end shortly. Del Zotto, who sat on the free agent market for weeks with no takers, was brought into Philadelphia on a one-year contract…
Originally, the timeline for Kimmo Timonen’s return was about two weeks from the date he was cleared to skate, and that would have lined up perfectly for his return this coming Saturday against the Nashville Predators. Kimmo would’ve made his triumphant return to the ice against his old coach, Peter Laviolette, and against the only…
Throughout his tenure with the Philadelphia Flyers — previously as a player, assistant coach and now as the team’s head coach — Craig Berube could certainly be described as a polarizing figure. You’ve got the vehement detractors and the vehement supporters (albeit much fewer in number) of his methods, and there’s very few people who…
You had to know a game like this was coming eventually. During the month of February, the Philadelphia Flyers have been slowly cutting into the deficit that separates them from an improbable playoff berth. Along the way, they’ve certainly had their fair share of deserved wins. But there have also been quite a few games…