The Philadelphia Flyers find themselves hovering in the middle of the NHL pack at the All-Star break. They’ve earned 53.2% of all possible standings points so far this year, ranking them 20th in the league. And while Philadelphia remains in the playoff hunt, it won’t be an easy road, as the they sit five points…
It’s been well documented that the Philadelphia Flyers have been generally trending upwards since an extended period of poor play in late October and early November. The reasons for the team’s improvement are numerous – improved scoring, the return of key players like Sean Couturier, the emergence of Shayne Gostisbehere. For their part, the players…
The rosters for the 2016 NHL Skills Competition are out, and Claude Giroux will play a big role for the Eastern Conference team on Saturday night at the annual event. The Flyers captain, the only representative from Philadelphia going to Nashville, will take part in the Accuracy Shooting competition, the stick handling portion of the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There are some big changes at this year’s NHL All-Star Game, which is set to kick off at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday night at Bridgestone Arena. The NHL has scrapped a million different All-Star Game formats in the last twenty years or so, but most of those formats were based on…
Less than a week after the hockey world converged on Nashville for the 2016 NHL All-Star Game, the Philadelphia Flyers are in town to take on the Predators and former coach Peter Laviolette. Philadelphia will keep the same lineup this evening as they saw in their victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Steve…
The nice thing about being a goalie is, because you’re getting vulcanized disks of rubber shot at you at very high speeds, you get to wear extra protection. And while there may be a lot of nonsense going around but goalie’s pads being too big, at least there’s one thing you can never take from…
UPDATE, 10:19 a.m. ET: The Flyers have recalled Anthony Stolarz to take Neuvirth’s place. Roster Update: The #Flyers have recalled G Anthony Stolarz from the @LVPhantoms → https://t.co/9gUwugxr0D — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 2, 2016 Stolarz played in Syracuse on Monday night in the AHL All-Star Game, so odds are we won’t see him playing…
The dream is finally coming true. Flyers. Penguins. Outside. Twice??? Thats the report from ESPN’s Scott Burnside tonight, confirmed by others. The Penguins are likely to host the Flyers in an outdoor game in 2017, perhaps the Winter Classic, and the following season Pittsburgh will return the favor with a game in Philadelphia. This is…
On the verge of a big regulation victory over the rival New York Rangers, the Philadelphia Flyers let the win slip away with only seconds remaining. Keith Yandle blasted a shot past Steve Mason with only 12.9 seconds left to tie the contest, and the Rangers ended up earning the win via a shootout, taking…
Let’s start by saying this: it sucks that Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh has a concussion, apparently suffered when Wayne Simmonds punched him the face on Saturday in Philadelphia. You never want to see somebody get injured, especially something serious like a brain injury that makes him miss time. That said, take this as a general…