I don’t understand Craig Berube. Like, at all. I just don’t. The story of his goalie change tonight will probably be that by yanking Steve Mason late in the second period, right after Calgary made it 2-0, he kept the Flyers alive in this one. Ray Emery came in cold and indeed made a big…
Penguins assistant general manager Bill Guerin was on Sportsnet’s Hockey Central At Noon on Thursday, and …. hahahahahaha. Here’s the talk between Guerin and host Doug MacLean: … DM: Billy, I’ve whined at the odd referee in my career. I’ve yelled at the odd referee in my career. I’ve been pissed off at them at…
Steve Mason has been one of the few bright spots on this sad, forgettable Flyers season. Without their starting goaltender, the Flyers would have been out of playoff race long before late February and would be sitting pretty with a chance at Connor McDavid. With him — injuries and all — the Flyers were able…
If you’re an out-of-market sports fan, like so many of us are, you know the dilemma well. You want to watch the Flyers (or the Eagles or the Phillies or any other team), but unless the game is on national television, you’re kind of stuck. You can either fork over your $150 or $200 to…
The Flyers and Oilers entered tonight’s game, respectively, as the 24th- and 28th-ranked teams in the NHL in the standings. The Flyers are mere days away from being formally eliminated from the playoff race, and were in the final game of a four-game Canada swing during which they had not won a single game. The…
It’s been just 532 days since Craig Berube was hired as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. But as the team plays out the string, falls further down the standings, and the noise about locker room discontent gets louder, it certainly feels like we could be watching his last seven games here. It’s up for…
It’s rare that you see large groups of people agree on anything on the Internet, let alone when it’s related to sports. But Kimmo Timonen’s legacy in Philadelphia is something that literally all of us can agree on. In case you doubted that, though, we got to see a fun little experiment play out on…
Starting in the 2007-08 season, there was one constant on the blueline of the Philadelphia Flyers. Through three coaches, four captains and six playoff runs, Kimmo Timonen was always there, with his inimitable brand of steady, cerebral, fearless hockey. He never met a bruising power forward he couldn’t slow down, a slapshot he wouldn’t block,…
Weeks ago, when it looked like Kimmo Timonen would return to the Wells Fargo Center ice in a Flyers jersey this season, we proposed welcoming him back like this: I’d love to do something like Ottawa’s “Alfie Chant” for Timonen whenever he returns to the lineup. Chant “Kimmo” at 4:40 of the period? — Shawny…
We all know that Vincent Lecavalier is unhappy with the Philadelphia Flyers and that the Philadelphia Flyers are unhappy with Vincent Lecavalier. It is not a good marriage, and both sides would love to divorce if only … they … could … get …. this … damned … ring … off. That’s pretty damned evident…