Standing watch from the #DNCinPHL convention floor to the Broad St Bullies locker room @NHLFlyers pic.twitter.com/1CtoAzOshc — U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) July 25, 2016 The Democratic National Convention is at the Wells Fargo Center this week, and that makes for weird photo ops — like this one, with a Secret Service agent standing guard outside…
This is part one of a four-part series by Charlie O’Connor describing and evaluating the penalty kill of the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2015-16 season. Today, an introduction to the PK systems of the Flyers. Entering their first-round playoff matchup against the powerhouse Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers had legitimate reason to be optimistic they…
The last major piece of business for the Philadelphia Flyers this offseason was the contract status of one Brayden Schenn. A breakout offensive season sent Schenn’s value soaring just as he was about to hit restricted free agency, and the newfound surge in production was clearly complicating contract negotiations. With arbitration rapidly approaching, the two…
By trading down in the 2016 NHL Draft from pick no. 18 in the first round to pick no. 22, the Philadelphia Flyers were able to turn their 79th overall selection into an early second round pick at slot 36. With that pick, they chose Pascal Laberge, a forward out of the Quebec Major Junior…
Over the past two seasons, the Philadelphia Flyers have moved from a franchise stuck in muddled mediocrity to a team with a potentially very bright future. In just two years, general manager Ron Hextall has managed to simultaneously steer his club away from salary cap-induced destruction and restock a formerly-weak farm system — two very…
This is part three of a four-part series by Charlie O’Connor describing and evaluating the penalty kill of the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2015-16 season. In Part One, we outlined and defined the different formations that the Flyers’ penalty kill used in their forechecking and defensive zone strategies. Part Two delved into the manual tracked…
This is part two of a four-part series by Charlie O’Connor describing and evaluating the penalty kill of the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2015-16 season. Yesterday, we outlined and defined the different formations that the Flyers’ penalty kill used in their forechecking and defensive zone strategies. Today, we’ve delve into the manually-tracked forechecking metrics. Yesterday’s…
This is part four of a four-part series by Charlie O’Connor describing and evaluating the penalty kill of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16. In Part One, we outlined and defined the different formations that the Flyers’ penalty kill used in their forechecking and defensive zone strategies. Part Two delved into the manually-tracked forechecking metrics. Part…
Prospects like Ivan Provorov, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim are using the preseason and training camp as a way to state their cases for being ready for the rigors of an NHL season. But for the veterans, these three weeks are considered successful if they are able to reacclimate themselves into hockey mode following the…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Provorov provided a steady display On Monday night, Ivan Provorov skated a whopping 28:48 minutes in his preseason opener against the Devils. Yet he was right back at it Tuesday against the New York Islanders, this time…