One would probably have to be a most optimistic Flyers fan to look at the game the Flyers had played on Wednesday night in Brooklyn and thought from there that the Flyers had a good chance at sweeping two games this weekend — with the second being in a building where the Flyers haven’t won…
At the start of 2015-16 season, it was obvious that the Philadelphia Flyers‘ primary weakness was on the blueline. It was noted in every season preview in every hockey magazine and website, and was essentially acknowledged by the organization when they drafted defenseman Ivan Provorov with the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NHL draft…
The Flyers roll into tonight’s game against Columbus on their hottest streak of the season, and now they’re getting back some of the forwards that were hurt before it all started: Cousins and McDonald have been loaned to @LVPhantoms, while Umberger and White have been activated from IR → https://t.co/m6K47BllAn — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) December…
Through the first two months of the 2015-16 NHL season, the Philadelphia Flyers have performed like a below-average hockey team. It’s obvious from their record (9-10-5), their place in the standings (sixth in the Metropolitan Division), and their advanced statistics at even strength (20th in Score-Adjusted Corsi). No matter which way you slice it, Philadelphia…
For the first time this season, the Flyers have found themselves in the crosshairs of the NHL Department of Player Safety, and it’s defenseman Radko Gudas who finds himself paying the price for a bad hit thrown on Tuesday night on Mika Zibanejad of the Ottawa Senators. The points in the video here are all…
After a disastrous stretch in late October and early November, the Philadelphia Flyers have righted the ship. They’ve won four of their last five games, and have earned a point in seven of their last nine. The Flyers may not look like a world-beater, but they are playing like a competitive hockey team. As Kurt…
Over the past three weeks, the Philadelphia Flyers have resembled an actual competitive hockey team. Whether it was the call-up of Shayne Gostisbehere, increased familiarity with coach Dave Hakstol’s system, or the health of all of their key players, the Flyers were winning games and looking good doing it. Tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets,…
Lately, Flyers games against their bitter rival New Jersey Devils have been rather frustrating, for a lot of reasons. It’s tough to get a ton going against a team that plays defensively the way that they do, and they’ve long been a team that’s been able to capitalize on the Flyers mistakes and cash in…
The 2018 World Junior Hockey Championship will be held in Buffalo, beating out St. Louis and Pittsburgh for the right to host the tournament. That much isn’t surprising: USA Hockey awarded the tournament to Buffalo last time it came to the States, in 2011, largely because of its proximity to the Canadian border. Canadians get…
The last two times the Flyers had come into St. Louis, neither team scored in regulation or overtime, and both times would see the Flyers ultimately lose in a shootout. So for once, it was nice to see a bit of a different script — in terms of game flow and winner. Riding a three-goal…